Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08

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The old council went out and the new
began it's work yesterday-the first
Monday in the new year.
With Councilman Blanchard hold
over member. in the chair the retiring
council heard the minutes of it's last
sessions read and in fifteen minutes
had vacated the seats by occupying
which they had helped to defeat the
Republican party by their course.
With adjournment the old council
men made q rush for the Hobbies, Coun-
Gilman Smith alone going over to shake
hands with his successor and inviting
him to the chair Uncle George
Smiths friends loudly assert that he,
for one, leaves the council chamber
with his reputation for conscientious
work not harmed by his career as coun-
Gilman
City Clerk Harry Lelande, who only
once a year takes the desk of the coun-
Gil secretary, displaced Minute Clerk
David Carroll for two hours while the
preliminaries were on, and read the
new members names as one by one
they were assigned chairs in the order
of wards, the first ward being entitled
to the chair nearest Broadway the west
end Thus the order is: Dromgold, |
Clampitt, Wren, Wallace, Yonkin, Lyon,
Healy and Blanchard, the last two
named occupying their old seats. Both
are holdovers.
President Pease Takes Gavel
Mr.. Blanchard nominated Niles
Pease for chairman and the clerk was
instructed to cast the vote for the coun-
ell Messrs. Wallace and Dromgold be-
ing named to escort the new presiding
officer to his seat.
F 81, shall use my best efforts" said
President Pease in taking the gavel
after extending thanks for his election,
ito preserve peace and harmony and
j am sure / will have the cooperation
of the members.
"We have been elected by the citizens
of Los Angeles for three years service.
We have to do with the affairs of one
of the most progressive and growing
cities in the United States.
"Its development is so rapid that it |
will require all our ability and good
judgment to adequately keep up with
it. Our constituents expect much from
us in the way of elevating the standard
of city government. Dare we disap- |
point them? | think not.
81 think we owe moral and patriotic
duty to give the city our best service
along the lines of our work. l believe
the council will endeavor to do this"
Announces the Appointments
Mr.. Pease then announced the COM
mittees
VAt Mr.. Wren's suggestion the present
council rules were temporarily adopted,
after which the mayors appointments
were read These were confirmed
hn liSf q
Police Commission--Nathan Cole, jr.,
Samuel Schenck, II. b. Woodill, Her.
bert w, Lewis.
Fire Commission - John Larronde,
John c. Kolff, Anthony Schwamm, M.
j. McGarry.
Park Commission-Will Humph-
reys. John N Rushton, Jesse T. Walden,
Franz Kern.
Board of Health-Dr ]. H Seymour,
DIR. C. B. Dickson, DR.. Albert w. Moore,
w. ID. Newell.
PLAYGROUND Commission-Rev. Baker
p. Lee, Mrs Willoughby 'Rodman Miss |
Bessie Stoddardt John G. Scarborough, |
Fernand Parmentier.
Mayors Secretary-Herbert d. Ken
nedy.
Former. Sheriff White and Capt. Cake |
sent in their designations of places ten
dered on the police and fire boards |
respectively II. B. Woodill and NJ j. |
McGarry being named instead.
Messages were then read from Re-
tiring Mayor McAleer.
The first vetoes the demand of the
J, d. Hooker company for 1852 for sup
plies furnished the city because one of
the members of the water board was in
terested In the firm. Reference, it is
understood, Is made to Fred Baker.
This veto message and the demand was
referred to the city attorney.
The second message vetoes the pest
,t..t, So.
retiring Councilman Houghton. At
Councilman Wren's motion this veto
was sustained.
Kills Fertilizer Scheme
The proposition to establish a fertil-
izer district in the southwestern limits |
then came up and the council unani-
mously voted TO deny the request of |
Attorney DoclSweiler representing the
promoters.
adopted by sections, including the ap-
pointment of Robert j. Adcock as
assistant prosecutor.
The only debate In the first session
came when Councilman Yonlxin asked |
that DR.. w. e. ID. Morrison be re-
appointed veterinary surgeon for the
city, an office to which no pay is at
tached.
Councilman Wren asked that 1t be
deferred one week, as he was not pre-
.pared to vote on 1t, and all but Council
Inca Blanchard. Lyon and Yonkn
fvoted in favor OF the weeks delay.
Il simply do not want TO vote on
proposition about which / am not i'm
formed" said Wren afterwards. 81 have
no other man for the place up my
sleeve"
Trolley Freight Rights
AT this point the old question in the
city attorneys report asking for in |
structions as 10 how to proceed against
y fectrlc railroads carrying freight |
through Los Angeles streets came up.
n The proposition Is sDr the city at |