Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-07-23


having to supervise the labor of the lawyer and
strike out Of his compilation such laws as they
thought out of date or inapplicable
MIR. Evans offered an amendment to the cf-
feet that 100 copies be printed for the use OF
the officers of the corporation, and as many
copies at - dollars each as may be subscrib-
ed for by citizens. He thought that probably
eight hundred copies would be wanted in adj
dillon to the number required by the members
of Council and the officers of the corporation
Mr. Beach did not think the Board of Alder
men would agree to the amendment. When the
matter was before the committee the other day
they thought 100 copies a sufficient number.
Two hundred would certainly be enough to sup
ply those who want them-the members and
the lawyers The matter had been before Coun-
Gil now for eight months, and he thought it
better to concur in the action of the other
Board. and SO have the laws printed without
further delay.
Nj. Hopkins was also in favor Of agreeing.
II citizeus want copies they could easily pro-
cure them He would not be surprised if 100
copies would not be left uusold in 20 years il
500 copies we're printed.
| Mr.. Claggett would like to vote for the sub
stitute, but if so, it would have to go back to
the other Board, and that would be the last
heard of it, We had tried all last year to get
the laws printed SD that we might see what we
were doing, aud not be jumping in the dark,
and he was opposed to delaying the matter any
longer
The amendment was lost and the substitute
adopted.
The members of the Board of Aldermen hav.
ing, on motion of Mr. Hopkins, been invited
into the chamber for the purpose of electing in
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the invitation an hour after it was rendered
Mr. Markell nominated for Auditor R. s.
Ashby, the present incumbent, and no Other
nomination being made, the result of the ballot
was announced as follows Ashby, 81; blank, ?
So Mr.. Ashby was declared elected.
For Superintendent of Gas, MIR. Simpson
nominated Jacob Roxbury, the present ucum
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A communication from w W. White asking
for the position was read by the clerk, and {
ballot was taken with the following result
Roxbury Is, W. W. White +, blank |. S.
Mr.. Roxbury was declared elected.
For Superintendent Of Police, Mr.. Loving
dominated William Mullen, Mr.. Hopkiu!
noun mated G. W. Clifford, the present incum
bent, and communication from B. R. Foley
asking for the position, was read. Somebod!
amoug the spectators nominated T.. l.. NcaIe
The name of MIR. Mullen was Withdrawn anc
the ballot resulted as follows Clifford ID, Foley
I. SO Mr. Clifford was declared elected
For Collector of Northern District Mr. Clag
gett nominated S. T. Hill. the present incum
bent DR.. johnson presented a communicative
from Wesley Avery asking for the position, anG
Mr. Beach nominated James Fossett. The re
suit of the ballot was: Hill II. Fossett
Avery 3-no election, as l3, majority of til,
whole number of the members OF both Boards
is Decessary to choice The name of Mr.
Avery was dropped and the result Of the seconc
ballot was Hill ID, FoS>ett I. So Mr. Hill Wa
declared elected.
For Collector of Southern District Mr. Sea
ton nominated j. K Field, the present incum
bent, and moved that the President of tn
Common Council cast the unanimous vote O
the City Council for that gentleman.
DR.. johnson said in order to do that the Dat
rule would have to be suspended.
Mr.. Seaton moved to suspend that rule
Mr.. Markell hoped the baotiug would b
proceeded with-we could have elected tn
officer in the time wasted in the discussion.
The motion was then Withdrawn and ballo
having been taken its result was announced a
follows Field 2l, blank |. So Mr. Field wa
declared elected.
For the two Measures of Lumber Mr. Hop
kiDs nominated T. E. Kemp, one of the pres
ent iucumbents Mr.. Seaton nominated j. L
Adams, and Mr. French nominated W. /
Vincent, and communications from w. +. Vim
cent. w II. Mcknight aud W. r. Howard
endorsed by the lumber merchants of the city
asking for the position. were read by the clerk
4 ballot was then taken and its result an
nounced as follows: Kemp II, Adams 6, Vim
cent S, Mcknight s, Howard I. So Mr.. Kem1
was declared elected, and the name of Mr.
Adams, as the lowest candidate, dropped.
Mr. Seaton placed the uame of Mr.. Adams
in nomination again, and hoped that gentleman
would be elected He would discharge tn
duties of the office as we'll as any man in tn
city With all due respect to the lumber mer
chants who had endorsed the other nominees
he would rather take a man who was not thel
favorite We all had to buy lumber sometime
and he thought it best not to have the men VIII
measured that lumber such great friends 0
those who sold it. He considered Mr.. Adam
as possessing the finest qualities of any man il
Alexandria, man Of the first water.
Mr.. French was gratifed at the course pur
sued tonight in re electing the old aud wei
tried officers and hoped that course would b.
for several years past with fidelity and to tn,
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it would be the pleasure of the joint meeting
to re-elcct him. The baloting was then re
sumed, and TWO tickets, each containing tw'
names were then read and thrown out
MIR. Loving stated that he had deposited
one of the tickets containing two names ant
asked to withdraw it, and his request was al
lowed He then asked to change the ticket h.
had Withdrawn and vote it.
The Chair said he had seen the result aud
the change would not effect it, but the proceed
ing was irregular, and could not be allowed, i
would change the result
DR.. johnson said such action was entirely if
regular-a member could not vote twice on ont
baIIot--ita mistake had been made the mem
Der must abide by it. The result was then an
nonnced as follows: Adams s, Vincent 7, Nc
Knight 8, Howard mo election.
The name Of Mr.. Mcknight was dropped
and another ballot taken, with the following re
suit: Adams s, Vincent II, Howard 5-nc
election. '~
The name of Mr.. Howard was dropped, and
Gen. Corse placed the name of Mr. Mcknight
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