Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-07-06
Common CuHNci|.

(Jntntoh CoHNCH.
AT All adjourned meeting 81 the Com!,."n
Council, held Juy 5Lh, 1870, there wrr" Pee
sent:
j. Il. smont, esq pro=idont; Mca,r&. 'hinn,
Whc.t, Moore, Ncale, Lawson, W#tYrmsn.
scy, Evans, Parker and Dyson.
An omission in tho minute: ithn Proceeding a
Of the last meeting Was hllcd by Inserting -
That, on NOTION tho rules OF order 81 the pre-
cedlnE Board were adopted.
The standing committee on Finance Messrs.
Massey and Wheat, having been appointed 1t
the previous meeting, the President appointed
the remaining standing committees rs follows :
Committee Oh Claims: Muasrs. Nr"ln and
Wedderburn.
Public Property: Mesars. Price AMI hvana
Light: Mrssrs. Sninn nnd Dyson.
Streets Messrs. Moore and Harrison.
General I,aws Mrssr5 lawson nI,I i'"rL
nor.
The Poor: Mcssrs. Waterman and Parker.
Schools: Messrs. Price and Wheat
On motion of Mr.. Wheat, it was resolved,
that this Board cntertain any imp"rtsn! hnsi-
ness that may be brought before itpri"r t" the
election Of officers.
On motion of Mr.. Price, it Was resolved, that
q spt cial COMMITTEES Of four be appointed, two
from the Common Council and two from tho
Board Of Aldermen, to whom shall be rcI:rrcd
all laws hearing upon the present p"iicG and
| night watch, and that they be instructed 10 re.
port by q bill ut the next regular meeting such
changes rs may be eXpedient or advisable to
secure regular day and night police system
for tho bctter protection Of tho city, snd that MI
elections for tho police and right watch be
postponed until said committee shall make their
report.
Mnssrs. Price and Wheat we're appointed on
| tho part OF this Inarl under the above rcs"iII
ton.
On motion of Nj. Shinn, it WAS resolved, that
| 81 committee of five, threo from the Common
Council and two from the Board Of Aldermen,
be appointed, with Instructions to inrm OIL the
office of Scavoneer to the highest bidder, TAX
| ing the necessary bond, &nl report their action
| to the Council for conllrrratidn.
| Mossrs Shinn, Portncr and Ncd'icrhurn
| wcro appointed on tho part of this Board Under
| the above resolution.
On motion Of Mr. Ma&sby. tho Board OF Al
dermen WAS notified that the Common Council
| was ready to proceed to the election u city "!i-
GERS.
Tho Board Of Aldermen cnacrcI the chamber
and the convention proceeded I" the election Of
| city officers, as follows:
Reencr Of tho Puors' lIuusr: John Stephen
Physicians to tbs Poor: Drs. Gibson Ham
mond, Adam and Powell.
Weeher of Hay: f. NJ. Weldon.
Keeper of Town Clock: George Duiley,.
The election Of Inspector Of Beef snd FORK,
Keeper of Powder House and Hsrbor Msstcr
was passed by.
On motion of Mr.. Shinn, it WAS resolved, to
20 into an election for superintendent Of 70
lice, and IN election having been held, Il. ".
Clifford was chosen.
The following Board of Health officers were
e!ected-lst Ward. James Entwislc, ,jr:, 4.
Bell, ir., and Joseph Grimes I'd Ward, +; &.
Swsine, Joseph Broders and Joseph Hop.
Eins I'd Ward, p. q. Henderson, John =.
Armstrong and j. $. Emerson 1th Ward, X.
/. Csrne, j. w. Nails and 81. Eidridge.
After several Intellectual efforts 10 elect
Health Officer,
On motion of Mr. Massey, the Convention
dissolved.
On motion OF Mr.. Massey, the resolution
adopted st the previous meeting with rega: to
assembling each succeeding night until all the
CITY officers were elected, the Board Of Alder
men concurrng, was rescindcd.
The Board then ad burned.
Testo: HAROLD SNOWDEN, Clerk.