The herald., 1896-12-24
/. WAS A REGULAR CIRCUS
A Lively Time at the Meeting
of the City Council
ALFRED MOORE WAS MAD
Almost an Alteration With the President
on the Floor
Peace Finally Restored Without the
Aid of an Officer and Before Any
Damage Was Done.

There was a regular circus in the city
council yesterday morning, and for
time the fun was fast and furious. The
principal performers were Alfred Moo->,
ST., of the East Side, and President
Teed assisted by Alfred Moore, jr., ana
one or two Of the councilmen. Mr.. Moore
is a venerable gentleman who "squatted'
on some city land, situated on the Mis-
sion road and de los Posas canyon some
ten years ago, and proceeded to diVioe
it up into town lots The case was tried
in the courts, which decided that the
title to the land was in the city, but
Judge Mckinley awarded Moore 100
feet on Mission road to indemnify him
for certain Improvements made by him.
Mr. Moore has always claimed that
great injustice has been done him, ana
that he was not fairly represented by his
attorneys. Be that as it may, ne mas
been trying ever since the decision OIL
the court to have his claims recognized
by the council, and yesterday he filed
protest against the city's leasing a por-
ton of the land claimed by him to one
Artunaz at an annual rental of So.
nosad of Mr.. Moore was allowed to ad-
dress the council. The old gentleman
rehearsed the story Of his woes at length
and made a strong plea that he be given
Justice He insisted that there was
house on the land in question that pc
longed to him, and for which he could
get 81 a month rent he further claimed
that he had paid taxes on the land for
wears until the city woke up and claim
. fy, a
warmed up to his subject he began to
get very much excited and quite per-
sonal in his remarks intimating that the
members of the land committee had
gone back on their agreement with him
by which they We're to allow him nine
lots in the tract.
When he had concluded, his son, AL
fred Moore, jr., who was in the lobby.
came inside the rail and began talking
to the council. The young man was
even more unfortunate in his remarks
than the old one. and in few seconds
he was tangled up in q row. MIR. Moore
said the land committee had agreed to
allow them nine lots. and they had gone
back on their promise.
President Teed who was on the floor.
understood Moore to say that the coun-
ell had gone back on their agreement.
and he challer Eyed the younger Moore's
statement Moore repeated his state
mcnt. when Mr.. Teed roared. IF this
man Alfred Moore, whom | have never
seen before. says that | ever entered
into any agreement as he states, he
tells an unmitigated lie
The elder Moore, who was standing by
his sons side, yelled out, Don't You
call my son a liar." and started for the
president, raising his cane in a threat
ening manner.
In an instant all was confusion. Mr..
Ashman was in the chair, and pounGled
vigorously with his gavel tor order.
But the old mans mad was up. and
he was determined to have his say. and
as there was no officer in attendance he
had his way.
You call my son liar. do you? I
wish / had you out on the street, and
I would beat you,' again roared the old
man.
Your gray hairs protect YOU" calmly
replied the president, to which Moore
retorted: Never mind my gray hairs;
come on!"
President Teed objected to Moore or
his son being again heard. and the son
tried to get his father away. But the
old man was stubborn and would not
bulge an inch.
Then explanations followed. The
younger Moore explained that he had
meant that the land committee had gone
Dack on It's ple0Se, not MI. 1eed.
This explanation notified Mr. Teed.
But not so the old man, and, looking the
president in the face. he again roared'
You thought you were the whole coun-
Gil, didn't you?"
Yes" replied the president in joking
manner.
Yes. you did, but you wasn't the whole
council when you came here beggnr,
were yOu?" howied Moore.
This WA bapnp1inr dpri1edlU pbnr-
RAISING, and the son finals got his fathe,
outside the rail. There were some ex-
plantations from Councilmen Savage and
Munson, and then the matter dropped,
the elder Moore firing parting shot at
the president as he went out of the door.
1t is safe to assume that the Moore