Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1884-12-17
RING OUT THg Old
And Let the New Appear
Upon the Scene.
TIE SEW COUNCIL SEATED.
D. r.. Miles Elected rs Presi-
dent
MCCARTHY, CHIEF OF POLICE.
George G. Knox Retained
as City Surveyor.
RING OIl YHE OLl
MCCARTHY, CHIEF OF POLICE
PIKE, street superintendent.


Pike, street Superintendent.
Yesterday afternoon the old city Council
mot for the last sime npd anisHed np wiAi
ever business lherewas Icindaias before g.
me lobby vas filled With euflsua crowd
Whilo the eaFflaers leading 70 The chamber
werp jammed By aspifants f4f official NJ
pointincpt Any anineky hold over Or newly
elected Councilman VINO feH into the
claichcs d the Office seekers. was 70 be
piled indeed
M2i0 o'clock the PRESIDENT called The
Council 10 order Tho following members
Wcrepresent
President Moore, Counclinen tamDle,
Day naiiade, daassn, French, Miles, Niica
woliakin. aeGasry. Hamilton Hammel
1ohnsou Schroeder.
The minutes 81 two previous aeetlngs
were read ard approved
The cry Auditor presented his report Of
the condition Of the several funds o. the
city Referred to the Finanpe Committee Of
the incoming Council.
The city CLERK reported the saip Of lots IN
the Fort Hln tract fRss1i; previously pub
iished). Filed
The CLERK presented Tho award Of the SUI
perlor Cont ia the matter VI the opening Of
Los Angeles street Adopted.
The bond pfJ ". Mckinley m 5000. q
City Attorney was presented and approved
The City Zaniero pretended pay roll Of
mon employed during the week. amounting
90 f773 Referred 70 the .fiuenee Commit
tee
pay roll ampuntine 20 s222T1 Referred 70
Tie Finance GoHpitlee.
90 moiiou the money heretofore ia the
fund Tor bridge npprcaehea was transferred
RspoRra or COMMITTEES.
The CommIliee on Finance reported q bal.
anoe Of tl2p7p ia the olive street. improve.
meut fund aud aHsgestcd an equtablc MS
trihutiOn 81 the same, 80 ordered
reported that they he'd ezamiaed The %
pofis OF different city offeefs and rae0m.
mended that they he hlcd so ordered.
On fhe petition OF siiauua and Hubbard
iof return Of t4xes, recommended that
warrant iot y2.so be drawn IN theit favor.
50 ordered.
That tile petition u G Moynez ial return
Of taxes be denies. So ordered,
1hnt the petition of a. Meyer be referred
to the incoming Council soordered.
lineer feet oil The Alameda street sewer were
anIn pleted fitted
Prsfented pay roll amounting 70 i8oo5o
iar sewer work Referred 90 Tic Finance
The bond Of Harper Reyndids CO for fur
nlshing IRON pipe was approved.
4 resolution was pissed relative 70 the
opening and extending q Los Angelica
me pas roll on river improvement was
presented and referred to The FINANCE Com
iattea Of the new Council
THE INV couscu.
The table now being clear, Mr, Schroeder
moved that the Council adjourn sine ~.
suggestion was made thal the newly elected
member be brought 10 and Introduced be-
Messrs. Nelslf, uoihruuk hisc1ituzi Brown
Bullis, aanted and slusabaueh were pre-
scented hy the retiring members
presidetf Moore then made a Yefy pleas
ant LILLE address, thankirE The retrHg
C0unoil Tor the uniform coprieHy extended
~ him during hts iiicumnencs t. President
OF the Council. HIS thanks were also cN
tended 10 the hdld.cver members.
Mr. Mca1rfy arose anu in ehat. address
10 the Republic ana elect, asked fer the same
consideration 81 their hhnds ass Democratic
Council mad shown tho Republican, hg
hoped that Ia The appoinnuont 81 city on
GERS party ieaiiag would not pfcYail.
Tile COnneii then adjourned sine ace.
Mr.. Johnson Hayfd Tint Mr. p " Mile be
called 20 the Chair temporarily This was
unanimously Ggrecd Co. Mr. Miles took the
Chair aud ordered can OF the roll. Ibis
Biecaliuz RroWu Rullls, Day, French,
Hamilton, Boihf00k, Johnson, Lambie, Me
Garry, Miles. Nilasi san.eo ainsabanBh, Vel,
Sir.
FRICTION on oFTcRRs.
The nme having arrived for the election,
by the Council. ofciiy officers Messrs John
son ana lHV WHFT Amounted tFilHF4.
Mr. McGarry nominated Mt. y. =. Miles
iorp crmaneutFresideut Mt French moved
that MI Miles be elected By reclamation.
This was agreed % and the CLERK Of the
Council cast the entire vote for MI Milea,
and De was Declared elected Mr. Miles
| thanked the Council for the honor pnferred
! bat excused himself from making an eX-
tended speech owing to sore throat.
cry AUDITOR.
Mr Brown plseed in nomination for City
Auditor W w Robinson, present incumbent.
This nomination seemed 70 meet the entire
approval nf the body, auu Mr. Robinson was
elected bg feeiametiou.
cry SURVIVOR.
Mr. Lamlie placed IN nomination George
! g. Knox, the genllemln who now occupies
the responsible position OF City surveyor for
reelection 60 thHt ofiee, MF. Johnson,
| chairman Of the Committee on sewers SEC
iinded the aoniuFuon Of Mr.. Knox Mr..
Bulls Nominated John 6nldsworthy. bal
lot YVES taken with the following result;
/ Knox l2i doldswotihy, Mr. Knox was
declared elected.
| cry zAEINRo
Mr. Ffeuch nominated for City Zanjero.
Me- g, N. Jenkins, The present incumbent.
| Mr. Day uored thai bee be elected by accla
nation, which was done.
suPnRlsTrNbENr or STREETS
This being the next order OF business m
/ astoaishing number Of applicants came 20
tho fru!it
M Mceaffy nomlna'ed F. Boyd
( NJ. DAY naminncd % s Aurisftg.
Mr.. Hamilton nominated A. y Medley
Mr johnson uaininuicd George Il PIKE.
I Mr sinsahaueh nominated NJ hfaiuarl.
j = MT NelsF nominated .. Williams.
Mr.. Lambie aaminated G. Yapp.
Mr. H0lhroak nominated James Meredith
Mr. Iambie nominated Robert Boswell
Mr. French nominated l.. II. Emerson.
Mr.. Niles nominated John Burns and A.
Th0 nrsi ballot resulted as follow Boyd
] p NCeley :. Pike ,, Meredith ? Williams !,
| YApp l. Mariarty & No choice
neW ballot WIS ordered, with the follow
| ing result BOYD . Pike e. Medley
@r. Pike was declared elected
euIsF oF roLief,
when thia office was reaehpd Mr Niles
angg hsttl hat the vote Dc public. Hispr0p-
/ ositiuu was not agrceQ %.
Mr. Day nominated j. y. Dunlap
Mr. Hamilton nominated Geo P Mcl.aiu
Nj Nues nominated Edward Mccarthy
~. nay seia shst M- Mccarthy WA not
/ on fhe Great Register
] NJ snsabaurh "a thsi Mccarthy nuue
! appeared un the crest hHgt4terf ont owing
/ t0 typographical crr1r nis ago wau put at
! twenty one wears when it should have been
! NJ Hoibrook .aoiatnalea Captain r. NJ.
/ T6s oeuol re.niied as follows Duuisp o.
/ MCCARTHY.
! Mr. NeCariby was declared elected,
calFHE 1F rHE CHAIR akN8.
| Tho following gentlemen wera placed IN
nomination Tor Captain oi sine chain gang
| NJ nav nominated Walter Me8rath Mr
/ johnson nominated james Cummings. pres
/ eui Incumbent Mr. Brown nominated r.
| Oilara
q ballot WIS iheu ,keu. with The follow
] Ing resulii ae6ra,h d Gamhdngs, 8.
| U'hHfa, p
Mr Cummings WIS declared elected.
| ON motion eli ST. Nilrs q Committee of
/ Biscaiua was ppomtcd 70 confer with 0ut
Assemhlywan and Senators a. 90 whul lpgis-
Hl1u o. neuess IS for the cilY Messrs. W.
| ID Stephenson and Frouk 8anieh werc ne.
gussted 70 He' I'm conjunction With said com.
miuee.
Ine Council did then sdiaurn
selling Rapidly.
! Seventy tour 81 tlc zoo lots In the Chuds
/ tract ufra been alrcedF uufehssed Alpi-
/ naiiuus inrfurtF inret more, 10 he taken after
! January tsa have hHru hled. lhis loo lion
/ ls one 50 the most desirable IN JOS Angeles.
/ sud after the division O.. he lats u Nay
! uDzi aiiy handsome residences vii be DOT
z f..H ..HNr .ffa H..s4rffN.H Hf.ruF nfnunFfu HTI