Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1861-04-24

mittee OF sa fcty, or u majority of them to be ap
pointed the eXisencies Of the times require it; th
compensation lo be the same as that Of the present
police. The Mayor TO have authority to designate
one Of the policemen, Superintendent or Captain
whose compensation shall be .5 cents per day I'D
| diti0nal.
The report also recommends The appointment o
! two persons from each Ward, committee Of safe
ty, 10 advise with the Mayor in relation to the
safety and good order Of the city.
Mr.. Mckenzie thought the number Of police
men recommended by the report unnecessarily
| great and upon his motion, the word twelve was
stricken out. aud eight substituted
Motion WAS made to amend the report by insert
| Ing in the first line, after the word Mayor, the
words Sin conjunction with the Presidents of the
two Boards ofthe City Council" which was agreed
to.
Mr.. Ashby moved us q substitute for the whole
report, the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Mayor, in com junction with
the President Of the two Boards, are hereby re-
guested and empowered to employ such addition
III police force they may deem requisite to pre-
the public peace and security of our citizens
The question was taken on its adoption, and
lost
On motion of Mr.. Snowdeu, the report was
amended by striking out the section designating
the committee of safety, and inserting in lieu
appointed by the Presidents of the Board Of Alder
men and Common Council to act us committee
of safety, TO advise with the Mayor in relation to
the safety and good order Of the city.
The question was then taken on the adoption OF
the report amended, and agreed to- and sent to
the Board OF Aldermen for concurrence.
On notion Council took a recess of thirty min
uteS; Mt the expiration of which time, the Presl.
dent called the Board to order, when a message
u. 3 k1,k
they had not concurred in the action of this
Branch, on the report Of the Committee on the
Mayors communication, and had passed as a sub
stitute certain resolutions. The resolutions were
read, when. motion, Council refused to concur,
and adhered to thoir former action.
Motion was made that committee Of confer
ence be appointed; which was agreed to.
Messrs. Mckenzie and Snowden were appointed
ON the part Of this Board.
The committee retired, aud on their return,
ported that they had agreed upon the following
resolutions:
Resolved That the Mayor, in conjunction with
the Presidents of the two Boards Of the City
Council, is hereby empowered to appoint eight ad-
ditonal Police Constables, whose term of service
shall expire or before the lst July next, at the
discretion of the Mayor, which said additional
Police shall receive the sa;ue compensation as is
now allowed the present Police Officers of the
city, except that one OF the Police Ofhcers snail De
appointed Chief of Police, whose duty shall be to
report to the Mayor all Police Officers who shall
be delinquent in the discharge Of their duty-the
sud Chief OF Police to be paid Sl.25 per day and
night.
Be it resolved That the President Of the two
Boards are hereby appointed committee of safe
ty to advise with the Mayor in relation to the
good order and safety of the city.
The report of the Committee was concurred in
On motion, Council then adjourned
Teste: JAMES DEMPSEY, Clerk