Los Angeles herald., 1893-01-04
Col. Freeman G.. Teed Elected
as President.
Mayor Rowan, ex-May0r Hazard and
Colonel Teed Make Addresses.
Tho Alameda Street Double Track MAI
ter Postponed Until February
Pleasant Speeches All
Around.

AN ELECTION FOR PRESIDENT.
Councilman Innes rose and placed In
nomination Councilman f. M. Nickel
as president. Councilman Munson
nominated Freeman &. Teed. There
being no further nominations before the
council. vote was then taken and re-
suited as follows
For rTeed-Messrs. Campbell, Munson,
Rhodes, Strohm and Teed-5.
For Nickell-Messrs. Innes, Gafey,
Nickel and Pessel-4.
Mr.. Teed was then escorted to the
chair By Councilmen Rhodes and Nick
ell.
PgELIMINARIEs FOR BUSINESS.
Councilman Nickel moved that the
rules of the old council be adopted for
the government of the new one. Car
ried.
A committee was then appointed to
wait upon his honor, Hon. Thos. E.
Rowan, and inform him that the coun-
Gil is thoroughly organized and ready
for business and ready to receive any
message that he might desire to offer.
A verbal message was then returned by
the mayor, to the effect that he would
communicate with the council at its al
ternoon session.
TIE ALAMEDA STEET TRACK.
There was an enormous lobby surging
backwards and forwards outside the van
of the chamber. These people were
mostly interested in the double-track
on Alameda street proposition; and
when Councilman Strohm moved that
the subject matter be deferred until the
regular meeting to be held on the first
Monday in February, the motion was
adopted and the crowd perceptibly di-
minished after this action was taken.
MINOR CASH RECEIPTS
The city clerk, chief of police, police
clerk, water overseer and superintend-
ent of buildings each presented re-
ports showing collections of small
amounts OF money in their respective
departments, which reports were re-
felred to the finance committee.
CLERICAL HELP WANTED.
The city assessor now memorialized
the council to the effect that he wished
the authority to appoint four deputies
80 days and one tor 80 days. This was
referred to the finance committee.
STREET AND SEWER WORK.
The ordinance OF intention to con-
struct sewer in portions OF Calumet
avenue was then offered by Councilman
Innes and passed.
A contract between the city and J. s..
Mansfield was then brought up, cover
ing section of the outfall sewer. On
motion of Mr.. Strohm, consideration of
the matter was postponed until the
afternoon session.
MR.. THoMPsoN's COMPLAINT.
A long-winded communication was
received from Mr.. Thompson, secretary
of a waterways convention held at
the city of Duluth, Mimi, set
ting forth the grievances sustained
by the United States commerce
at the hands of the Canadian
canal authorities and asking that the
state of California send delegates to a
convent on to be held in Duluth to pro-
vide for g. canal between Buffalo and
New York sufficient to carry vessels of
IA feet draft of water. The clerk
showed signs of "bellows to mend" long
before reaching the middle of it.
Mr.. Nickel moved to refer it to the
zaDia committee, Lost.
Mr.. Rhodes thought it should 60 to
the sewer committee and one OF the
new members was in favor of sending it
to the morgue. The clerk was finally
requested to transmit it to the chamber
of commerce. Mr.. Gaffey was granted
81 days. leave of absence.
Afternoon Session.
On reassembling Messrs. Nickel and
Munson were dispatched to the mayors
Office to notify the. new mayor that the
council was in session and wishing to
know if he had anything to COM
municate to the council. The mayor,
who was about to convoke meeting OF
the board of retiring police commission
ers, said he had something to say about
the city affairs. He there rose and ac.
companied the committee to the council
chamber, where he was welcomed by
President Teed.
THE MAYORS SPEECH.
Mayor Rowan said: Gentlemen of the
council, it gives me pleasure to meet
the council in the joint discharge of our
duties. Wholly experienced in mat
ters of this kind, you will perhaps be
called upon to bear with me at first, but
I can assure you of my hearty desire to
meet YOU more than half way in al
matters affecting the good of the city.
/ have iuet been presented by my ofii
cial predecessor with key oi the city
an enormous golden key about three
feet in length, with which nope to un-
lock the hearts o. the council,
Ex MAYOR HAZARDS ADDRESS.
Mr.. Teed called upon ex-Mayor Haz
ard. The ex-mayor's face beamed with
good humor as he said:
GENTLEMEN OF THE COUNCIL: l part
company with you with unfeigned re-
gret. There have been some times
when the council differed with me on
matters of a public nature, and believe
they did so sincerely. According as
do all sincerity to the gentlemen whit
have just vacated seats in this counci
chamber, as we'll as to those who bav'
been reelected, say goodby to publi
OF it. believe that the late ccunci
did its best to give the city an homes
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