The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-01-08

ocCuplsu the seats on the right ou0 oil
the row, and Ashman, the new member
from tbs seventh, sat at the extreme
left. Kingery wag near the center be-
tween those old war horses. Munson and
Pessell, while iced stood behind the row,
and the chair was empty.
ELECTING A PRESIDENT.
Deliberately, but without needless
delay, Mr.. Munson arose and placed in
nomination for president Of the council
Freeman q. Teed. 'the man," he said,
"who has go faithfully and consciens
tiously served in that capacity during
the deliberations OF the council just re-
tired"
Mr.. Snyder arose after the nomins-
ton had bsen duly asconded aud placed
in nomination q member OF the old
council. "a man well fitted to perform
the duties OF the position"
IL needed but one vote to elect Mr..
iced, though four of the nine votes were
cast for Mr.. Pessell.
Messrs. Munaon and Peassll were APP
pointed committee to escort the newly
made president to the high place, and
gracefully they performed the service.
From the platform Mr.. iced addressed
the new council fittingl7. II would be
leaa than human if were not gratified
and proud at this expression of the es-
TEEN of my fellow members of the
council" he said.
Like all new councils you will have
20 struggle with depleted treasury. 1t
il the practice of all outgoing councils
60 spend all the money they can, and all
new councils have to practice economy"
While the president was speaking, re-
firing City Engineer Dockweiler entered
bearing huge bouquet OF yellow chrys-
apthemums.
Mr.. iced referred to the need of some
immediate action by the new council in
the tramp problem. and in saying that
he believed the solution is in build
ing barracks in Elysian park; he
incidentally remarked that the measures
taken by the council last winter had
been failure. Then thanking the mem
berH he called for the next business.
SOME NEW RULES.
Mr.. Munson offered set of rules for
the new council to supplement and
amend the rules governing the old ones.
The rules adopted were as follows:
Demands upon the treasury shall be
acted upon only at regular meetings OF
the council to be held on the first and
third Mondays of each month, excepting
only the pay-rols which NAV be passed
upon on the fourth Monday in the
month, and no demand shall be acted
upon unless the same has been filed
with the clerk at least eight hours be-
fore the meeting.
The rule OF the old council allowing
executive SESSIONS ia stricken out.
Committee meetings shall be gov
erned as follows: Weekly meetings of
corn mittees shall be held, the finance
committee meeting on Saturday at 10 a.
M, board of public works on Friday at
10 q. M, zanja committee ON Friday at
10 q. M, sewer committee on Friday at
p. M, supply COMMITTEES on Saturday
at 10 q. m.
Messrs. Munson and Persell were then
selected to notify Mayor RAIDER that the
new council was in session.
Shortly the gentlemen returned with
the message of the mayor. and with or.
der restored the clerk read the docu-
ment.
Following the receipt OF the message
report was read announcing the ap-
pointment of W. f. X. Parker aa clerk
of the mayor and Q. L. Strange as sup.
erintendent of buildings and w. A.
OdluWoll WhboE QV6r66oF. Inc report
was unanimously adopted.
The message of the outgoing mayor
was read and following it message re-.
nance granting to w. B. Larrabee an
electric street railway franchise over
certain streets OF the city. s..
The latter message was referred to the
city attorney.
The city clerk was elected custodian
of the city hall without pay.
The new council got down to actual
work now, upon the announcement OF
President iced that nominations for
police commissioners were in order.
ELEcTING A POLICE COMMISSION.
Mr.. Kingery was first on his feet to
place in nomination J. Pirtle. Mr..
Pessell nominated John Weber;
Blanchard nominated D. W. Field;
Savage nominated Guy Barham, and
Snyder nominated Eugene Carberry.
On the first ballot Messrs. Pirtle, Web.
Der, Field and Barham were elected.
Pirtle and Field are the Republican
members, and Webber and Barham tho
Democratic.
FIRE COMMISSION.
For members OF the fire commission
+ Munson. when the time came, nomi-
nominated Louis Vetter; Kingery
nominated Andrew J. Bolts; Snyder
nominated ]. Kuhrts; Pessell nomi.
mated l.. NJ. Order, Ashman nominated
Thomas Dermody. Messrs. Vetter,
Bolts, Kuhrts and Order were elected.
PARK COMMISSIONERS.
Munson took the chair when il came
to nominations for park commissioners.
Stockwell placed E. J. Post in nomina-
ton: Teed nominated Matthew iced;
Blanchard nominated W. HI. Workman;
Munson nominated John Gross Pessell
nominated Frank Adams, and Snyder
nominated A. L. Pinney. In making
this nomination Mr.. Snyder explained
that the minority of the council, in
other words. the Democrats. had not
been consulted in regard to some of the
nominations, and as two Republicans
had always nominated Democrats, he
took pleasure in nominating q Repub.
lican. Mr.. Ashmsn following the lead
then nominated Mr.. Van der Cullen.
Messrs. Post, Teed, Workman and Cross
we're elected on the first ballot.
WILL HANDLE THE CHAIN GANG.
Stookwell now asked that the election
of n "a ntain NJ Tho oho;y, copr ha ,,oda