The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-04
ALEXANDRIA. VA.

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The New Cry CoUNcIL.-The two board
OF the new City Council assembled in calle
meeting ct their respective chambers, Lac
night. ~ n
Board Of Aldermen. -Present-S Shinn
President, in the chair. j. Tacey, clerl
pro tem., and Messrs Jameson, Wiley, Bell
and Harmon.
Mr.. Wiley called the attention of tn,
board to the provision in the charter re-
curing the official publication of the min
utes of the council and the laws and ordi
nsnces of the city.
After some colloquial debate upon the sub
On motion Of Mr.. Bell it was resolved tina,
joint committee be appointed to ascertain
upon what terms the proceedings and laws Of
the City Council could be published and
Mr.. Bell was named as tho Aldermen's mem
Der Of the committee.
On motion. the finance committee wss
directed to settle with the accounting off,
GERS OF tho Corporation and receive from them
oil claims, moneys, &C., remaining in their
hands.
Nj. Bell introduced bill providing for
change in the method of keeping aud dis
bursing the funds Of the Corporation:
Section LIST provides for tho abolition of
the Office of Treasurer Of the Corporation.
Section I'd makes it the duty of the collec-
tors, &c, to deposite, from time to time, the
moneys Of the Corporation in such bank al
may be designated by the finance committee,
70 be drawn therefrom, only, upon the check
OF the Auditor. countersigned BY the Mayor.
Section Sd provides for the immediate one. |
ration of the act.
Mr.. Bell explained the object Of tho bill
to DO to save the salary Of the Treasurer. and
to simplify the financial operations of the
Corporation,
The bill was read the first and second
time, and the I'd rule having been suspended.
had its third reading and was passed.
Aldermen concurred in Council bill chang.
ing the amount of penalty in the bonds Of
the collectors of taxes.
Aldermen refused to concur in the order
OF Council for u joint meeting to elect Off
GERS.
The Board then proceeded to chose = Mes. ,
senger. and Henry Shackelford having been I
placed in nomination, was unanimops,v 8
elected t
r. l.,
After some conversation relative to the all. h
ary OF the Messenger, it was agreed to .llow C
his pay to remain as usual for the current r
year. |;
The Board then adjourned. IL
Common Council.-S. F. Beach, President a.
'ro tem IN the chair, and a full attendance Al
# members. ia
w. y. Massey, member elect from the II
To Ward, appeared, and having been quail II
hed by taking the required oaths. took his u
eat as member and as President of Tho ol
;oard. re
b. r. Franks, clerk elect. appeared, was u
ualified and took his seat. sa
The Board then proceeded to elect Mos.
" OounCi. l. ne IOllOWlny were
laced IN nomination: A. j. OGDEN. W n
Pullman and John Soper &c
The voting then proceeded with the fol- b.
wing result: LIST ballot, Spillman, 7; Og- a.
H. o; Soper, |. 2od ballot, Ogden. 8: a.,
olllman 6. After several further unsuc- -
'ssful ballottings, A. j. Ogden was chosen
the following vote: A. j. Ogden. IL
m. Spillman, 2. Gi
Mr.. Beach, in introducing bill for chang. da
g the penalty Of the bonds Of the citv col. 10,
;tors, said that the present law REQUIRED tel
bond of each Of the collectors in the ann rig
$4,000 or 100000 This was evidently thu
much when, it was considered that the Col
ms to come into the hands of the new col. be-
'tors would be small, and as the collectors II
'uid deposit weekly, it was not likely that for
re than 81 900 would ever be at one tim rag
their hands. He thought, therefore, that con
penalty of the bond should be largely rela
=
me bill provides that each of tho collec- t,e,