Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-07-20
Common Council.

At called meeting Of the Common Council,
held July 10, 1870, there were present;
John 3: Snoot, ESQ.,, President, aid Messrs.
Shinn, Wheat, Moore, Neale, Lawson, Water
The President stated that the meeting had
been called by the Mayor who had sent to the
Board tho following communicate
Mayors Office.
Alexandria, July ~, 1870
To the Honorable city Council:
Gentlemen: regret the necessity which con-
strains me to call You together in special SEES
sion. Tie Board of T olice recently elected has
assumed tho prerogatlves Of the Mayor, and
directed the police forco to DO sworn in toy Il
Justice Of the peace, without giving the required
bond, Us directed by the charter snd laws OF
tho CORPORATION. For this assumption Of power
in the premises, felt called upon by my sense
of duty to suspend said Board Of Police. | have
also suspendeG, and cnjOincd the captain and
lieutenant elected by tho City Council to refrain
from perior ming any Of the duties Ut their posi-
lions until further orders from This ot!lco
resuectfullv refer you to tho ri section "l
an act reducing into ono and amending the sew
eral acts respecting col.stablcs, Corporation
lsws. page Ii, J for the reason of my action Oh
this subject, which is not, in my Judgment. IA
consistent with your recent act. and IS not re-
pealed uuaU LATHAM, Mayor.
Mr.. Wheat made statement Of the conter'
encc held ut noon between tho Bunrd Of Police
and tho Mayor--tho result Of that conference.
Whist had happened since, and read r notice Is
sued by tho Mayor and served up"a han sts
pending him from office
Mr. Smoot introduced tue following i"Iht re-
solution, which WAS Lost:
Resolved by the Common Council, the Board
Of Aldermen concurring, That the night watch
and police force existing Gil tho 18th of July,
1870 is hereby continued in fierce until such
time As the difficulty now existing between the
Mayer Of til, city snl tho Board 1t Police
elected in pursuance al IAN net cntiLic! MI MT
to rcnrgaIi., the police of Alc.an,!sia. i. :n:.
tied.
Mr. Massey oherci the following resolution ,
Resolved hy the City Council "t Alexandra,
1hst the police force elected under the pr"TiS-
IONS Of the Police 4 i passed by the Cay Coun-
ell on the 18th instant are hereby instructed t"
qualify according to law.
Mr.. Wheat introduced = tall entitled nh act
to amen! the a.: entitled MI act reducing mt"
one and amending The several acts res expecting Z
cUnsta blea" but withdrew it t. enable
Mr.. ;ihnn IT, otier the following Il: :Ht,t'
tnte tor Mr.. MasSey's resolution:
Resolved, That lht''art entitled IA Act rrIu!'
ing into ono and amending the several nct= fr
sp.rting r0nstabes Is in rOGiiic. with til. nct
entitled IAN act - re"rgan,a the police !"!r",
passed July 18th, 1870 AID i: therefore. REPEALED
by section Of the last named act
which WAS lost for want II Il r"nstItu'rnml Iaa'
iOrity.
The question thon rerurrin" uH"n The s,,l"I'-
tiun of Mr.. Massey resolution. it WA. lost.
MIR. WhesL then rointroiucel In; following
bill, which WAS passed. the Mith Iuir Irinr 81"
pended:
AN ACT t., amend the act entitled nn at re-.
,lucing into one and amending til" several
acts respecting cpnstabca.
:ieclnn |. BE it enacted hg the City t"unci
Of Alexandria, That section :! II thn s''''Sr RS
cited act DO and is hereby repealed.
Section :? This act shall has In t"irr IRAN ita