The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-09
SPELLMAN SEATED.
lie Council Finally Awards the Con.
tested Seat,
And Mr.. Spellman Is Sworn In Ms
Alderman.
List Of the Rejected and Received
Ballots
Committees on Which Spellman Serves.

ileseut-Mayor Iaoell, Aldermen Loeb,
tllman, Moroney, Gill, ]. d. Carter.
A communication was read from Alder.
man c. Il. Carter saying his partners
daughter had Just died and asking for adj.
tournament until Thursday evening.
On motion of Aldermen Moroney pro.
ceedings were commenced.
Alderman Tillman moved that the hal.
lots cast and contested be taken IN and
voted on, one by one, on the legality of
each vote. Carried The vote was as follows.
!, II DAVIS, rejected gu motion of GIL.
L. H. burton, rejected on motion OF Till.
mFn.
}, IL. Hansen, rejected on motion of
Loeb,
- $, Stansbury, rejected on motion of
Carter.
g. Frazier, received; motion made by
Gill. y
George Nowlin received zone yotel. ON
motion by Tlllman.
William Littlepege, rejected on motion
Alex. Kennedy, rejected on motion by
Carter
J. d. Smith. rejected on motion by Loeb.
W. H. Exam, rejected on motion by Till
man.
John Fullerlove, rejected on motion by
J. ID. Carter.
V. +. Pace rejected on motion of j. D.
Carter
G. IL. Parker rejected on motion of Mo.
roney.
=. August Raeger rejected on motion of
Tillman.
Nathan Glover rejected on motion of
Loeb.
j.. c, Wainscott rejected on motion of
Moroney.
NJ. +. Shaw rejected on motion of Gill.
Robert Banker rejected on motion of
Cillman.
W. c. Davenport received on motion OF
Gill.
Robert Best received on motion of Till
man.
J. l.. Britton rejected on motion of Till.
man.
John Peltry rejected on motion of Car.
ter.
Henry jenkins received all but Tillman
voting aye, Carter aye.
John ID. Bough rejected on motion Of
Tillman.
John Hooner rejected on motion of TIL.
man.
J, d. Padgitt rejected on motion of Gill.
In this last case all voting for his rejec-
ton except Alderman Moroney.
The Nowlin case then came up and his
one vote received Ms stated above. Mr.
Moroney referred to the votes alleged to
have cast under assumed names, such as
Cullen, Scott and Others, but on motion of
aldermen it was resolved that the following
electors be declared to have voted illegally
and have been rejected
J, r. Davis, j. II. Hanson, S. SALISBURY,
l.. IL. Burton, VIM. Littlepage, Alex
Kennedy, j. d. Smith, W. Il Fam, John
Fullerlove, V. II. Pace, G.. II. Parker, Au-
gust Roegler, Nathan Glener, j, G. Wains-
colt, NJ. f. Shaw, J. ID. Padgitt, Robert
Banker, j, d. Britton. John Pelt2. J. d.
Baugh and John Hoover, and that the ev-
denc- in case Of the following is not suGi-
Gent to reject them j. c. Frazier, George
Nowlin, W. @. Davenport, Robert Best and
Henry jenkins, and they are hereby de.
careu legal voters. On a vote the resou.
tiou WAS made unanimous.
OumOtiOn of j. ID. Carter il WAS resolved
that the legal votes stand, for SpelIman,
2l5; Greenlaw, 23G; thai Greenaw is not en-
titled TO The office of alderman from the
second ward, and that Spelman be sworn
in.
Mr.. Spellman was then sworn in, and ap-
pointed in Greenlaw's place on the follow
ing committees; railroads, Journals, SAM.
tary and hospital, purchases, gas and tax
Council then adjourned until Saturday
night next.
Marshal Arnold was unintentionally mis-
represented by the reporter in his evidence,
but IN such way that all must see the
mistake. lie was no parti2an in the affair
one way or the other.