The record-union., 1896-01-07
NEW BOARD OF CITY TRUSTEES.
Leonard Elected President and Des-
mend Clerk.
Mayor Hubbard Appoints H. w. john
son Corporation Counsel and e.
rutherford Police Clerk.


Rennish being present.
President Lawton called the board
to order for the last time, the roll was
called and the minutes were read and
approved by him and were also, by ad-
vice Of Corporation Counsel Devlin,
afterwards approved by the newly
elected President.
On motion of Bragg, the old Boaro
of Trustees adjourned sine die
Trustee Devine was elected tempo
rarv Chairman. and resolution was
adopted thanking the retiring Presi-
dent for his courtesy and impartial
fly in presiding over the board, and ex-
pressing regret at severing its connec-
tion with him.
Trustee Wachhorst, in neat speech,
then presented the retiring President
with a handsome silver-mounted gaYel,
on one face of which was the inscription
From members of the Board of Trus-
tees to it's first President under the
charter of 1894" On the second face
was, "a token Of esteem given upon the
retirement of our President" On the
top were the words, ITO Hon. w. d.
Lawton, Jan. 6, 1896"
Trustee Tozer then addressed Mr..
Bragg, who was also a retiring mem
Der, saying that the board deemed 1t
fitting to also express their feelings
to him. Perhaps no member could re-
tire bearing with him so hearty feel
ings of esteem and confidence as he, and
the speaker wished to have him real
ize that fact.
On motion of Kent, committee of one
was appointed, consisting of Trustee
Wachhorst, to have resolutions OF
thanks to Trustees Lawton and Bragg
engrossed and presented to them.
The new members took their seats,
the roll was called and a ballot was
taken for President.
Kent nominated G. E. Leonard and
Pennish nominated L. Tozer, saying
that he thought there should also be a
Republican nomination.
The vote stood: Leonard 5, Tozer 3.
and one blank, and Leonard took the
chair, being presented to the board
by Devine as its President. He thanked
them for the honor and said he should
endeavor to make his rulings fair and
treat all with fairness. He hoped that
he would have the support Of the mem
bers and that by adherence to parlia-
mentary rules the business of the city
might be carried on with harmony and
dispatch.
M. J. Desmond was nominated for
Clerk by Kent and George P. Royster
by Wachhorst. Desmond received five
votes and Royster three, one being
blank.
Desmond was declared elected, and
thanked the members, assuring them
that he would endeavor to make as
good a Clerk as possible.
The new President announced that
the committees for the coming year
would be Finance and Auditing, Streets
and Parks, Police, Water, Building,
Sewer and Levee.
Pennish thought that Devine had ex-
ercised authority over the cemetery as
well as the streets, but he thought that
it should have a separate committee.
Kent informed Pennish that the Gem
etery was part of the city, and its
streets and alleys under its jurisdic-
ton.
ooh, give US something easy" said
Pennish, and Leonard Immediately
called him to order, saying that he
would not allow personalities or un-
gentlemanIy language. Pennish dis
Gld1nlGu dII AlLG11NAOA VI OlA~A4oC'
The President then announced the
members of the committees as follows:
Finance and Auditing-Tozer, Wach-
horst and Devine.
Streets and Parks-Devine, Bentley
and Kent.
PoIice-Bentley, Tozer and Kent.
Water-Davis, Mckay and Bentley.
F'ire-Kent, Devine and Mckay.
I'll,
Davis.
Sewer-McKay, Pennish and Tozer.
Levee-Pennish, Davis and Wach-
horst
Communication from the Mayor
were then read, announcing that he had
appointed w. ]. Renfro as his Clerk,
and would have his Office in the same
room that the late Mayor did; also, that
he had appointed Edward Rutherford
temporarily as Police Court Clerk in
place of M. ]. Desmond, and that he ap-
pointed Hiram w. Johnson as Corpora
ton Counsel, to take office February
1st, subject to the confirmation of the
board.
The appointment of E. Rutherford
was confirmed by the board.
Corporation Counsel Devlin made his
report of the condition of the various
suits in which the city is concerned, and
his opinion on several matters that had
been referred to him.
Supervisor brennan asked the board
TO appoint an evening on which to hear
the application of the Exempt Firemen
for a fund, in accordance with the law.
The matter was referred to the Finance
Committee.
Kent reported that the culvert at
Thirty-first and J streets was in bad
condition and recommended that it be
bricked over. The matter was referred
to the Mayor and the Superintendent of
Streets, to report to the board.
The offer of the Sunset Telephone
Company for 81 a month service was
accepted.
Tozer said that it had been stated in
relation to the advertising bills of the
daily papers that the board had not had
due notice of the advance. He read
from reports in the daily papers in Sep
tember, showing that President Lawton
had given notice to the board.
Clerk Flint explained, in relation to a
bill of the evening paper for publishing
the election proclamation, that he gave
the notice to the advertising agent
twelve days before election, with the
understanding that it should not be
published until ten days before election.
The latter, however. published it the
next day, and charged for it. He did
not think the full bill should be allowed
therefore
The matter was referred to the FL
nance Committee.
A number of bills were allowed and
some laid over for a week.
A remonstranee against grading the