Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-06

Tufts and w. H. Rhodes.
Bridge Committee: +. NJ. Nickel, G
II. Afford and Theo. Sumnerland.
Water Supply Committee: w. H
Rhodes, Theo. Summerland and D
Innes.
Gas end Light Committee: s. Rees
w. n. Rhodes and F. M. Nickel.
Land Committee: Theo. Summer
land, D. McGarry and j. @. Tufts.
Public Buildings Committee: J. @
Tufts, d. Innes, c. H. Afford, d. Nc
Garry and Theo. Summerland.
The president, w. H. Bonsall, under
the rules is ex-officio, an advisory mem
ber of all committees.
The regular monthly reports of the
| various officials were received, and re.
ferred as usual to the city auditor, while
that of the city auditor was referred te
the finance committee.
The superintendent of buildings re-
ported that he knew of no reason why
the new high school building should moi
be accepted, as the contractor had full
filled the terms of his contract. The
matter was referred to the building com
mittee.
A communication was received from
City Justice M. T. Owens, announcing
that he had appointed M. I. Kinzie as
clerk OF his court, and asking that the
appointment be confirmed.
Mr.. Rees moved that action on the
matter be deferred for one week, but
Mr.. Summerland moved as substitute
that the appointment be then and there
confirmed. The matter was debated at
some length, but finally the motion to
defer action prevailed.
The report of the city engineer accom-
panying number OF ordinances for
street work was referred to the boz ard OF
public works.
A communication was received from
the board OF park commissioners with
reference to the city hall park, stating
that as the ground adjoining the city
hall had never been dedicated for park
purposes, the board could not be ex-
pected to take care of it. The commu-
nication was filed.
"A communication was received from
City Assessor j. w. Hinton, asking for
authority to employ three assistants,
one chief and two other deputies. Mr..
Hinton was sent for, and while waiting
for him to appear before the council,
Mr.. McGarry moved that the county
authorities be requested to allow the
city assessor to have access to the
county assessment list, in order to save
expenses, but no action was taken
thereon, although the idea seemed to be
generally approved.
Mr.. Hinton subsequently appeared
and stated that he had already consulted
with the county assessor for the purpose
Of having the city improvements as
sessed on the same basis as those of the
county. There was, however, a greaS
deal of work to be done in his Office, and
he would endeavor to do it with the
usual number of deputies.
Mr.. Innes stated that before the coun-
Gil convened he had spoken to Mr.. Hin
ton on the subject of his deputies, and
that official had stated that the salaries
paid at the present time were not suf-
ticient to tempt thoroughly efficient men
to accept positions as deputies. The
question arose in his mind as to whether
or not it was cheaper for the tax payers
to pay better salaries and secure efficient
men, or to pay poor salaries and employ
inefficient deputies. After some debate
the matter was referred to the finance
committee.
In the matter of the contest of F.
Cobb against S. Rees, the sitting mem
Der from the Ninth ward, the city attor-
ney reported advising the council to re-
quest the city clerk to bring the ballots
cast In the Ninth ward at the general
municipal election held December /,
1890, into the council chamber, and that
the council should proceed to canvass
said ballots.
Mr.. Summerland moved that the
council proceed to canvass the ballots at
once, but Mr.. Rees said in view of the
fact that the contestant had assured
him that he was satisfied that he was
entitled to his seat, and had not given
him any notice Of his intention to con-
test the matter until yesterday morn
ing, he thought action should be de-
ferred one week in order to give him a
chance to procure counsel. He there
fore made motion to that effect.
J. Marion Brooks, Esq, counsel for
Cobb, ridiculed the idea OF anyone
directly interested in matter of this
sort making motion to defer, where
upon Mr.. Rees jumped to his feet and
said that it seemed to him an un-
gentlemanly proceeding to come and
ask him to shut up like a
clam in the face of lawyer
whose volubility was unexcelled in this
clCy. Inc mOLlOn 10 QeIcr action was
then put and voted down by votes to
8, Messrs. Rees, Innes and Bonsall vot-
ing afirmatively.
Mr.. McGarry made a motion to the
effect that the council adjourn until 10
O'Clock this morning and take up the
matter then, but there was no second,
and Mr.. Summerland's motion carried
unanimously.
The ballots were then produced and
counted, and at 8 40 O'Clock the result
OF the count was read by Clerk Teed, as
follows: Rees, 375; Cobb, 800; scatter
ing. 2; no votes, 2; total, 500. Majority
for Rees, 55.
On motion of Mr.. Innes, Samuel Rees
was then announced as the duly elected
member from the Ninth ward.
After disposing OF several unimport-
ant matters, the council then adjourned.
A BUSINESS PROPOSITION.
4 City Lady Who Required Proof Before
Believing.
There recently appeared in the San Francisco
Cdt, CArontcEs, and Eramtnsr, proposition
hitherto unheard Of In similar business rela-