Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-05-13
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ssdi:,v,aDNRsDA,sY3 EVENING. NAY. L

n,r CouNe1L--A regular semis monthly
sstI.lfesTIak Elsa f;tvEf 5onntif. vas held last
5. s5Y sine the chambers Of their respective
the Market House uiEsng ana ma was
issssnoaed by "a dhausuall large number q spec
ssi0rs, astraeted by she interest they
1sa h the eleet11on Of those ptnNlolps oI 1le
W. are are eIIeetivei By The Council TSsf si4a
- siIsthg members Of both boards We're pres
i.apdl lie meeting continued from eight un-
s u tsealVe O'Clock I'm the Common Council,
t.ss 6asaparsocesdings Of the last meeting had
s.ss rsaa- Mr. Mckenzie moved that the min
corrected 90 that the expression iron
N.Y. a.S saith, might read oath required by law;
~ tbough the motion MAS opposed By Mr..
i ss IL was adopted. dion yss79d s5s loz
l.qsesyatsE2 petitiona and claims were then pre-
= It'd and referred to- approp
.sons tlHemm q petition. of Mrs Brooks, pre-
tss,nts5 by Mr. Ne Kensie, saskiug permission.to
, aa frame building on The corner sof Wash
notion and Prince streets agss, i i ;.s
IS Ms. oMassey moved that Che petition be re-
,ssa,Isd 10 The Committee on Public Property
~ Me- Moran moved that 5itsbe laid an' fhee
table "a 49, go ,,. go *: ~.
MI. Arnold trusted 5ttbe petition bs7 at
,leasstreated With the respect c accorded Others
d the same character and tee7 referred as az
oilers of lts kind wgere to she committee on
Pebble Roperty.}itlsoqse aa. o4: s. 5s4 s.s5
T. MI. Mckenzie stated that the pro'poseq
building was to loe handsome xresloense' eens
estimated cost OF which was wa between SIX ahq
seven thousand dolars: sai ..rFeoi
af horan then WlsndfeW u ms tnosao e ana
the petition was referred 20 Tue appsoRfia's
committee. : - = & g. &c =
AT half-past nine 0 CLOCK the members = tue
Board Adermen entsrea sne 0oa af5 ors1l1
bef aad ne lolat Doasas co9sElsueeaA o'Dyoo
ton tor the election OF munloiPal omes t
Ihe nrss omcer % pe. elecseu Was lteAsa.si
ter tbs city. baf, on metiou soldAr
the election a Of that nat oeer vas lp,
ne The next once on sne tss,e % hisus :, was
the Captalncy OF tne NrightH atch, ana tor 'n.S
office the names 90 Of John y. omitn' isoot. p
Wade, .Jaos Moore, Larkena Pattonaand Francis
Manlev were put. IL 1omiina zion ~ MMcfKen
o,,nn o c,; :, tba on;ma Is
2elln .sa ~, ouppol slos e',0-
Captain smith. a ballot having peen tsHkRen'
the following result was announced Smith II,
cp.tton Wade 4. Moore 2: Marley / l,qThir-
a.. ana ona
seen oef'g s !equis,se 'ot a Ley e, cN 40 = II
having received that number OF votes, the name
Of Mr.. Marley was dropped, and atl2the close
5ofia second ballot the vote stood Smith II,
W. ( Moo,ras ) 'T,b,..r,laa, or r,si
-eH sae = s'.v 20 ~ NJ
sil third ballot, afeer the name OF Mr; moore
Lad been dropped, terminated 10 the following
.yesnlt: smith. "a: 3W ade,3 IO; Patton, ga
M. p,.ton,, ,ana mos fhayn ,dronned and
~. as,ou NJ aa1'1.as s. o1aa,ian -, M.
the fourth ballot resulted IN inc ieiectaon Oh r
Smith, the captain Of the old watch, by q vote
5d 1sto lIfor Mr. " ade. Is j,96i.s4 { ton
and for tba ssixtaen tai 70 be o elected the
names ,i If, f;fty.t candidates we're presented,
slnoo1ns bee8m basina ninciuded those Of the old
xatoh and those Of three or four colored mep.
. The result Of the first ballot was as follows
Henry Baker s.: j. A. Coeswell, s; Raw
leigh Henry !: IA; Geo. r. Gantt, 8; Hezekiah
. ~ r III
Patton s; Thomas Galaghsr, .; Jer en- q
sl.hsF o Ih9na e. snnaa deffsisoo
sE a; :. Basil Waring. 10 !. John Bagot, IS
JEW alker, s. Louis Ticer, %; Samuel JET
fersos, Ia; U q. smith, or, q HIRAM " eD
SET "a p 2;7ai y q. ag asnrse Man To-
sanii orssmab, III sGeofgee Oedep,r 8 George
Ly1es, 6, Christoph er Lyles, !; Thomas Alii
lsons6 Charles Morris 10; Iheodorc s5rimn,
Gornsgs Faaps lo soIge s.uaeT'
,SfsnySa sSoftN o. Robert Wade, is; William
Hbtchens, z; Louis LoveIace., T. W lillian Tay-
Tor, l. Ohm, "A. Veitoh, 81; Emanuel Webb,
John Fields, 81 Augustus Lumpkins 4; Jas,
oa Bradley, g George ~. Jones, 10; Thomas - q
s glstke Dennis royce! y - IN Gnase, =
sS smtb aYo'e' ~. nA'ste0A' stoe
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