Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-07-25

companies because the apparatus was Old
DIR. j. then said he would illustrate the petit
ness Of the Superintendent by another incident,
and related some circumstances attending the
presentation Of the vote of thanks to the volun-
teer fremcn of this city bv the Washington
Department on the 22d of February last. He
DR. j. had been selected to reply to the pre-
sentation on that OCCASION and when the fire
men assembled at Sarepta Hall some miserable
creature who was there whispered his caum
MES, and there was 90 reply to the presenta-
ton, except that which was made iuopportune-
ly by the President of another company. The
Superintendent had then gotten possession OF
these resolutions and put them In his store
window, and finally, when the hand companies
forced them from him, ne sneaked behind the
Mayor, putting them IN the Mayor office.
Such creature as that to govern decent men
DR.. j. continued. And III show further the
deeper damnable malice of this mans heart,
and he continued at some length to comment
upon the Superintendent alleged resistance
to the law organizing the Fire Department and
consigning the fire companies to seven years OF
magnancy and Hpersecution and when the
new department came to be organized he pro-
posed on the basis OF a section OF dead militia
law to disbaud the old hand companies. SO
horrible was this proposition that his colleagues
shrunk abashed from him. lie hated mean
Insignificant, mean and treacherous creature;
smooth faced hypocrite. The thief was beld
by Christ to be capable of salvation and sanctl-
fcaton. but the hypocrite is beyond salvation;
Christ has condemned him. DIR. j. proceeded
to describe the manner Of the Chief Engineer
in proposing to the Fire Department the turn
ing of the hand engines out of the Department,
If these men attempt their oppression they will
be resisted The people iresist them. They
shall not tramplc upon the people. There arc
three hundred of US. We contemplate otedi-
euce, but we demand justice. Everybody knows
me to be man of concession, but we do not
intend to be overawed. Let this gentleman
put on his airs again and we will see tie
nominated Fl. Webster, who was practieal
fireman, who knew something more about fires
in buildings than man who knows only how
to make pills.
lst ballot: Z. S. Lcadbeater, IA; Fl. Web
ster. S.
Keeper of the Aims House-Johu Stephen
son, l3; John Arnold, 9.
Gaugcr of Casks and Inspector of Liquors
LIST ballot: l. B. Loveioy, II; U. NJ. Monroe, 9.
I'd ballot Lov4joy Is; Monroe, 9.
When the Fire Wardeus came up for election,
DIR Johnson advocated postponement until
the law could be amended, speaking at length
upon the subject, and in describing the recep-
ton of prop oSition Of his at'the Department
meeting said, lone of them put on the airs
and the strut ola turkey gobbIer, and another
few around ike humble bee and one Of
them had published garbled statement Of the
affair in the newspaper which, if he mad made
at the meeting, would have occasloned quite
another termination.
lst ballot: JAS. P Coleman, IS; George +.
French, 10; j. r. Suoot. Is; S. A. Green, II;
B. Whea,lcy, /; Henry Eaton, 2.
For Clerk of the Market Thomas Whiting
ton was nominated.
LIST ballot: Wilmington, 90: Blank, 2.
When nominations for physicians to tine
Poor were called for, motion to adjourn untlE
next Tuesday night was made by Mr. Mcken-
zie and agreed to.