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Show One Vote Is Lost to Water Bonds Official Canvass Cuts Majority Slightly Slight-ly Contention Over Moran Contract. At tho canvass of tho vote In tho watei bond election It was found that tho bonds had lost one vote In tho First district. Tho City Council met yesterday as a board of canvassers ami officially declared tho result of the election. They found that tho majority In favor of tho bonds was ICO Instead of 167. This one vote was lest In tho First district. A resolution WaS drawn up declaring that tho taxpayers had authorized tho Ixind Issue No resolutions and no ordinances woro offered at the Council meeting last night Tho matter of paying Miss Eddlngton $250 back salary was brought up, but no definite defi-nite action was taken. Tho matter was deferred for two weeks It was voted to place $1084 on tho appropriation ap-propriation list to the credit of P. J. Mt.ran. Tho money w:ls the balance on a contract for installing a steam-heating plant at the city Jnll Councllmen llart-ensteln llart-ensteln and Tuddenham protested, saying that Moran should not bo paid until ho had Installed a smoke-consumer, according accord-ing to his contract. It was decided not to hold Moran to the Contract, as he did not want to carry It out The Mayor probably will veto this as ho thinks Mr. Moran ought to do what he agreed to do At the end of the meeting K H. Davis, who hail voted In favor of Moran, gave notice of a motion to reconsider the mutter mut-ter next Monday night- Tho petition of James Bennett asking to bo put back on the payroll was referred re-ferred to the Water committee, with tho City Attorney associated. Mr. Tuddenham Tudden-ham moved ns an amendment that his petition pe-tition bo filed. Ho thought tho Mayor would not remove tho man nxcept for k 1 oatirte City Attorney Dey said that this employee, being paid by the year, could not bo removed except with tho consont of tho Council. The matter has not yet come beforo the Council It was voted to raise tho pay of Albert Al-bert Swcnson. valve and hydrant man's helper, and Harry Ooddard, head valve, man, In tho employ of tho waterworks department, from $2 to $2.50 a day. Tho payrolls for Judges of tho water bond election, amounting to $32S GO, woro ordered paid; also the r nt of polling places. $192.50 |