The herald., 1896-03-31
A VOTE LESS THAN STAIE
THE COUNCIL CANyASSES THE ANNEXA.
,rIoN ELECTION RETURNS
But Little Other Business Was Yesterday
Transacted and Another fleeing Will Be
Held This Mornlng-A Harkst Site to Be
Selected -Other Details.


posed OF yesterday, all Of the afternoon
session having been devoted to the cam
vassing OF the annexation vote. Irregu-
Iarly cast ballots were thrown out as fol-
lows: Vernon IA, Pico Heights 4, Rose
dale 23,.Second ward 2, Fourth ward l,
alton vote as officially declared showed
1883 votes for and 7S9 against annexa-
ton.
Tho canvass of the vote was begun
shortly after o'clock. The returns had to
be canvassed first, and later the tally
sheets were checked.
The work of counting was very tedious
affair. Three ballots against annexation
were thrown out in Vernon, the first pre-
cinct canvassed, under a vigorous protest
from the antis. As finally completed the
count showed in the aggregate one vote less
for annexation than the figures previously
announced. placing the total number of
votes in favor of the proposition at 22, in
stead of 23.
w. A. Spaulding, commissioner OF state
building and loan associations, appeared
before the council yesterday with samples
of wormy and other substances which he
had taken from the oil pools in the oil re-
gion. He made a forcible argument for
the abatement of the nuisance complained
Of and on motion of Councilman Munson,
Oil Inspector James Methwin was in
structed to do his duty. the health officer
receiving similar advice.
The hearing of the protests against the
widening of Ninth street from Spring to
Pearl was deferred until next Friday
afternoon.
Tho commission having in charge the
opening of Byram street into Eleventh, re-
ported that J. A. Dodge had refused to ac-
cept the amount of 1925 allowed for his
land, involved in the proceedings. and
recommended that the city attorney take
utc dad tnxyI Inx,
The necessary instructions were issued.
When the time arrived for canvassing
the vote cast in the recent annexation elec-
ton, J. II. Mitchell, representing those op-
posed to the larger city, protested against
the proposed canvass.
M. T. Allen appeared for the opposing
side, maintaining that the council had no
Jurisdiction. The count was postponed
until 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
The appeal against the assessment war.
rant and diagram for the sewering of First
and Hope streets was sustai ned and new
proceedings were ordered in the work and
the appeal against the assessment warrant
and diagram for the sewerng of Second
street from Rose to Hewitt was overruled.
The complaint against wires and poles
across streets and alleys in the SOUTH
western part of the city was referred to the
gas and light committee.
The recommendation of the street Sill
perintendent that the chain gang be
placed for duty in the Hill street cut was
referred to tho board of public works and
the recommendation that the contractor
improving Maple avenue and Washington
street to Twenty-fourth be granted an ex-
tension of thirty days in which to COM
plete his work was adopted.
The request of the board of education
that additional land be purchased adjon-
ing the Thirtieth street school for school
purposes was referred to the special
building committee.
The sewer committee filed the following:
"In the matter of the report of the street
superintendent, asking that the council APP
point competent sewer man to inspect
sewer connections from property line to
the sewer in the street, we find that at the
present time these connections are not be-
ing properly made. The street surern-
tendent claims that in making the reduc-
ton in the expenses of his department
there have been taken off two OF his men
who were engaged in inspecting sewer con-
nections, and that he cannot with the
force at present allowed him make the
proper inspection. A number of large
sewer districts have just been completed
and numerous connections are being made,
and your committee feels that it would he
unwise to make these connections without
proper inspection and having them laid in
a sanitary manner. We therefore recom-
mend that the street superintendent be al
low ed an additional man for the purpose
OF making sewer inspections at a salary of
$-per month, and that the city attorney
be instructed to prepare and present the
necessary ordinance therefor"
The above was adopted.
The committee on public buildings re-
ported in the matter of the petition from
A. M. Hough asking for the privilege of
using the wall of the new police station as
q party wall, recommending that the same
be denied.
Councilman Thomas Savage reported in
the matter of the petition from c. +. Will
lig. stating that some five months ago the
council passed an ordinance of intention
to sidewalk and curb Commercial street
from Alameda to Vignes street, and that
no protest has been filed, and also that the
ordinance of intention to sidewalk and
curb Vigpes street from First to Also
street has been allowed to go to sleep, and
asking that these matters be pushed to
completion, that in neither of these mat.
ters have ordinances of intentions ever
been passed. In the improvement of Com
mercial street after the ordinance of inten-
ton was ordered it wss found that it would
be necessary to change and establish a por-
ton of the grade before walks could prop
erly be laid and this proceeding is going on
rs rapidly as possible. In the matter of
the sidewalking of Vignes street, the pro-
ceeding was instituted by motion made
by Savage himself, but after the same had
been presented a large number of the
property owners personally protested to
him; two-thirds of the rroperty-owners
also protested against the performance of
this work, and believing that where a large
majority of the interested property-owners
are opposed to such an improvement, their
wishes should be regarded, he has held
the ordinance of intention in abeyance.
In neither of the proceedings mentioned
have ordinances of intention been passed.
Councilman Savage recommended that
this petition be filed, as these matters will
be properly taken up as soon as possible.
The above was adopted.
MARKET SITE AT LAST.
The committee.on public market reported
having advertised time and time again in
hopes of finding location somewhere in
the locality of the Plaza. The park COM
missioners recommended the Plaza as
suitable place, provided it could be used
for that purpose. The matter was refer
red to the city attorney, who reported
that the Plaza could only be used for such
a purpose by an act of the legislature, and
he had serious doubts of the legislature
having the power to make the change. The
committee are still of the opinion that
there is great necessity for the establish
ment OF a market, and recommend that
the bid of Abraham Jacoby to lease land
on the corner OF Ninth and Los Angeles
streets is the best and most suitable place
for the market, and that his tender for
5000 per month be accepted. The report
was adopted.
ANOTHER MEETING TODAY.
The council will meet again this MORN
Ing. when the business still upon the