Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-12-14
Gay~ MAYORS CoMMlNICATloN.-T TO-.
lowing is the COMMUNICATION II the Mayor To.
the City Council. rrfc:,c.i to ia the proceedings
published Yesterday

ga MAYOR 5 LOMMt SlCATlGS.-l ne TO-.
lowing is the contamination TT the Mayor To.
the City Council. rrtc.Icttp III the proceedings
published yesterday:
ALEXANDRIA. Dec. - 1871.
To til, hDnorubic City G1u'tcu:
GENTLEMEN AT your last Inc ting Mr..
Wheat SAW proper to make charges against the
MAYOR, which, if true, should BE- punished by.
ut least formal vote Of cel!sure. These charges
| propose to examine and answer a, briefly
meeting OF the Police Board the Ma had
thrown difficulties in the way. After one ar
more meetings 1 the Board and the election ~
the police force the Board called on the May:
for the first and last time relative u swearing ~
the force, when the question of the bond.
CAUSED disagreement which led ~ the unior;u-
nate difficulties which resulted i'll tn" rendition 81
Judge Keith dccsl''!I. Since. that time TIE
police Board has not either directly or ind!-
rectly communicated officially or otherwise with
the Mayor they have ignored the Mayor entlrr-
~; then how could the Mayor d!s"bry the orders
of the Police Board when nome were issued 10
him? Again, what right had the Board 10 ISSUE.
orders TO the Mayor: Mr.. Wheat says "evru
before that ut the meeting Of the Fire Depart
lnenl trouble had been made III similar way
between Tie department and some of the
pnnics | can prove by Il. T. Wilmington. esq.
then President OF the Friendship Fire Company.
that | cxcrted every effort in my power To get
him and his company to yield obedience To the
authority OF the Fire Wardcns. With the sun
Fire Coln,any nv effort, were successful /
never had any other thought or wish. The Mayor
never knew Of ready men appointed 10y the ''Pu-
lice Board who We're they? By what authority
| Muvor gets his authority rom the law. of the
| CORPORATION To appoint special polic-mcn Mr.
! Wheat says, MIR jackson sen. in his rc<igua-
! ton three or four weeks after he had left the
force and gone to work. v bat did the Mayor
do? Put the resignation in his pocket and alter
| J,ctsnn huI hrrn ul,s.nr for some time mn him
on nguin." This is A serious charge and # true
| rho N.vnr deserve. condemnation Now for m,
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zen ,%', unnIJ cnns;jnr;t + had nrnyi,,,,.'
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- - .,nI IN lis rc.irn,,inn. whsn the T,nt IL,
snu liz La nynrc.,rd n wish 10 rr,n,in md HOW.
I'd 7 wnujJ f,rpive hin, + semi for h,m. he c.uT.
fnud..J and nne wr,k pttor nv rnturn md ,,ttrr
"Juoni"h;ng sn.nrndrd him far one month !
sn,i'm ~ 7La n,Ii,.,. t,rr. arr. a: ,,,ivn of
ffcient and reliable AS any force in the country.
| md Mr. Jackson is on. Of the hest men ON orr
Hn,a. 90 ,,nnot III ,rd tn ln.o surh , man t. ,
E,,Io lor;nncv viii reclaim him Nr Jackson
'a, 80 had H.; ro.;,nntinn ovnn wr;tion rn,,.n.
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t .nS ths t"iiH,rino Vlnndnv ,Itrr nv r.
.'r, -, ~. ,,,. S,vnrl nt tho ,nnmhnrs ,,v
81; , ~. tuna f,r Cnun,,I tn sustain tho p Ii
R,rd Sme,ain ihpm in what , There has never
Ln.n ,nv difficulty bctwc,n the MAYOR and The
pnI;," R,nrn ini. ,hr ..hond difficulty an,
tinnto - lnsS ~ soc rh,T thnr. * f. .us,,im
Thusa member. nppcur ANXIOUS to Sustain tn.
Ro.rJ:'' if they viii investigate they will lld
there is nothing to sustain Mr. Shinn sad
truly II do not Know what the Polio" Commits
sionrrs c) had TO do with he Mayor orlhe Mavor
! with the Board" Mr. Shnn Was right in saving
| she wa, .urr Mr. Latham would obey the. order.
of the Council: - the Mayor has never urc,lcrrni
or refused to- do So. | assure the CITY Council
and MIR. Wheat that have never abuse, him
eYreut for his abuse Of me- | have always said
that Mr. Wheat is one of the best and most Use
tui members of the City Council barring hi per
scculon of Hugh Latham; Tor that / II fight him
to the death Mr. Wheat said ".Ju,igek eth had
dccid,d that Council might confer executive.
unwrr u,,on TIE Board" judy. Keith decided
rrrnci .elv tho reverse. he saws Sit was never de-
Stoned that the Council should cycrcisenuvor;.rr
thnn legislative functions, they could not.
nf course delegate to u committee. of their n,yl
bndv - mower Which they themselves could pot
nrouerlv exercise Mr.. Wheat said the Mavor
did not nav attention To the orders of Cou,!rL
Sometime ago Council ordered horns for the
nolce the Mlvor had furnished none" Nv r,.r,v
f. tlni !. thrt;,llowing certificates: