Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-06-26
LOCAL NEWS S.
FRIDAY EVRHING. JUNE g:

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meeting Of the City Council last night were,
as will be seen BY reference TO- the Official pro-
oeedings published in another column OF IT. to-
days Gazette, but brief. s. i r s 81, aG3 =:
There being no quorum presentfin the cham
Der Of the Board of Aldermen that board did
not transact any business. l.s5 u a3r@s E&Z4S &
In the Common Council Mr.. Baker offered
the following resolution, which vas unanimous
" adopted: - u, ~. = YS - -
q Resozoea, That the Committee on Streets
/; IN connection with the Superintendent of Po-
lice-be requested to ascertain whether or not
+, the, w ashington, Alexandria and Georgetown
Railroad Company have, and are at the present
time, complying with all the requirements set
forth in a certain law passed by the City Coun-
Gil of Alexandra, having special reference to
railroads in the city of Alexandria 49,
The President then stated that as the meet
ing Of the. Council was, for the express; pur-
pose of completing the election Of the munich
nal officers, and as such elections were conducted
in convention Of the two boards, Of which the
City Councils composed, he would appoint
Mr. Arnold a committee to inform the Board
of Aldermen that the Common Council was
ready to proceed to the election, at.#s.
Mr.. Arnold retired, and in short time re-
turned and stated that no quorum was present
in the chamber of the Board Of Aldermen.
1t was then moved to adjourn, but at>the
request OF Mr.. Massey the motion was with
drawn, in order to allow him to offeras resolu-
ton he was then preparing &.<. =
In few minutes Mr. Massey rose and said
that the conduct of those members OF the
Board of Aldermen who, at the last meeting OF
the City Council, had adjourned that board
after having been informed that the Common
Council had business to transact, was highly
discourteous. The course heretofore pursued
with reference to adjournment had been for one
board, when ready to adjourn, to inform the
other board of that fact, and If the board so
informed had no business under consideration
requiring the action of the other Board. to ef-
feet the, adjournment The other night the
Board of Aldermen had djourned while the
Common Council was in the act of preparing
business for. its consideration, and he repeated
that such course was highly disoourteous.-
It was no more inconvenient for the members
of the Board of Aldermen to attend the meet
ings of the City Council than it was for the
members of the board to which he belonged.
The action Of the Board of Aldermen was a
studied effort to prevent the accomplishment
: of ends desired by the City Council-ends
whose wants were pressing. He then offered
and read the following resolution:
Rcsozced, Thatit being usual for each branch
of the City Council to inform the other before
adjournment of its readiness to adjourn, pro
vided there is no other business, it is a breach
of that courtesy which should exist between
the two boards for either branch to adjourn be-
fore notification of readiness upon the part OF
the branch notified, is acquisesced 10.
chopped that under the authority of the
charter of the Corporation the Mayor would
call a meeting of the City Council, tomorrow
(to-night) night at eight clock, and that if at
that time no quorum appeared in the Board OF
Aldermen the military authorities would ap-
point members of that board that would attend
its meetings He had no fondness for the po-
sition he then held as member OF the City
Council, and had sought to avoid being APP
pointed as such ); but now that he was mem
Der of that body he always, when in the city,
made, it convenient to attend its meetings.
The question was then put upon the resolu-
ton, and it was unanimously adopted. 1a,s
Mr.. Massey then moved that the Mayor be
requested to call meeting of the City Coun-
Gil tomorrow (to-night) night He had heard
on the streets during the day that there would
be no meeting of the, Board of Aldermen, and
what he had heard proved true. What did
that mean? What but that it was studied
effort on the part of that branch to prevent
the election of the municipal officers yet to be
elected by the City Council? He was willing
to meet all the obligations he incurred as a
member of the Council, and he hoped that II
no quorum presented itself at the designated
hour the military authorities would institute
inquiries concerning such condition OF affairs,
and if no sufficient reasons could be assigned,
Immediately appoint other members who would
attend its meetings.
MIR. Mckenzie said it was possible that some
of the members of the other board were not IN
the city; that he bad just returned from trip
to the country, and it might be that members
of the other branch were necessarily absent.
Mr.. Massey repeated that the course pur-
sued By the Board Of Aldermen was studied
design to prevent the elections veto be con-
Guided in the City Council. sgoJ a4ha.
Mr.. Reed explained why it was that some Of
the Board of Aldermen were absent, which
Mr.. Massey said was valid, but need not pre-
vent the passage of his motion, which was &C
cordingly carried, and.the Board adjourned.
THIRD WARD RADICALS. meeting OF the
Third Ward Radicals was held last night IN the