Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-07-01

OIL WeQlclleS TO the poor Do gwen W Heiu-
Der of thatsocety, which had not been acted
Eupon, but he would vote for member Of that
society, ifa physician. for one of the four Of
| fees to be filed.
| Mr.. Martin nominated DR.. }. B. johnson.
| M. Massey nominated Dr.. W. Leon Ham
mond, and stated that he was a gentleman OF
acknowledged skill in his profession and that
if elected he would discharge the duties of the
Office faithfully and conscientiously. Dr. Ham
mond had no idea that he Mr.. Massey was to
nominate him, but he had taken the response
bility, of doing SO from his knowledge of the
| man and his desire to see energy, skill and
| proficiency rewarded
Mr.. NeaIe nominated Dr. G. S. King.
Mr.. Shirley nominated Dr. William Gibson.
The President said it was always con-
sidered that the old officers were candidates tor
| re election. l a5-g5
| A ballot was then taken, with the following
| result: Hammond, Is; Gregory, IA Glib
son, y; French, II; Adam, 10; King, s..
West, 6; johnson, l.
Drs Hammond and Gregory having each
received more than the number of votes requi7
site, viz Is, were declared duly elected and
after some remarks by Mr.. Massey in favor OF
the election of Dr. King a second ballot was
taken, and the result announced as follows:
Gibson, a. King II; French, @; Adam 5;
and Johnson l.
Dr. Gibson having received on this ballot
I 10 A. - ,hor of W
| declared elected, and third ballot elected no
oue-the vote standing King, 10; French, g..
| and Adam 4. .l,&@ H. y I
| Mr.. Massey said that when DR.. French was
a younger man than at present, aud when he.
| MR. Massey was in Council, be had voted for.
him as physician to the poor, as was then the;
custom Of the Council, in order to bring young
practitioners into notice, but that now Dr.
| French, in addition to the income he derived
from his other practice received from 800 to-
| 1925 per month for services rendered at Bat
terry Rodgers, and that, in his opinion, the
Council would act wisely in clecting a younger
and more neccssitious man to fill the Offices
pccay as he did not know that even we're
DR. French elected, he would perform the du-
ties of the Office Z1@1-
| Mr. Martin said that if the Office was to be
| given to him who needed it most DR.. Adam
should certainly be the successful candidate
and besides DR.. Adam was charitable man,
| always ready to render his assistance to those
| who required it, without inquring whether he
1 was to be paid for his services or not. He too
was one of the old residents OF the city, and
| should be elected in preference to strangers.
! Mr. Brewis withdrew the name of DR.. French
| in favor of DR.. Adam.
| Mr.. Shirley, in a conversation with the SUI
perintendent of the Poor's House, had been in
| formed that Drs French and Adam were un
firing in their attendance upon the city's poor.
They were both excellent physicians-just such
as should be clccted-for he thought that poor
people were just as much entitled to good med
ical attendance as rich people, and he was not
of those who believed that young physicians
ought to obtain their experience by practising
upon the needy and destitute.
| A fourth ballot was then taken which, how
ever, again resulted in no election-the vote
standing Adam H. King 7, and French /.
Mr.. Shirley, as Mr.. Brcwis had previously
done, withdrew the names of DR.. French, and
on the fifth ballot DR.. Adam was elected
receiving Is votes to DR.. King S.
Mr.. Massey moved that DR.. Gregory be des-
| ignated Health officer, which would make him,
ex offcio, President of the Board of Health,
and the vote by ballot being suspended, the
motion was unanimously carried.
The Weigher of Hay was the next officer to
be elected, and for that position Mr.. Mckenzie
nominated the incumbent, Mr.. f. NJ. Weldon,
but hoped that gentleman in future would not
charge so much for mending locks.
| Mr. Neale nominated r. W. Davis.
| The President caused the Clerk to read the
following petition:
ALEXANDRIA, Va, May 25th, 1868.
| Honorable Council IN Council Assembled:
GENT EuEN: have the honor to respect
| fully apply to your honorable body, for the po.
| sition, of Weigher of Hay. Hoping you may
| grant my request,
| have the honor to be- most respectfully,
your obedient servant,
CHARLES GORDON.
Some inquiry was made as to the identity of
the petitioner, but no satisfactory answer could
be obtained.
| A ballot having been taken, Mr.. Weldon
was elected, be receiving Is votes, Davis 3,
and Gordon l.
The next officer to be elected was the Keep.
er OF the Town Clock, and for this position Mr.
Mckenzie nominated the incumbent, Major
George Duffcy.
/ Mr. Massey nominated f. S. Fleming.
Mr. Duffey was elected on the first ballot
he receiving Is votes, to Mr.. Flemiug's g.
The election Of INSPECTOR Of Beef and PORK