Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-07-14
Bills Of j. B. johnson and Eaton 8, Co


by Observation-Disclosures. 81 90
B. johnson, professional
services . ..,............... 800 90
., Eston q Co., grocerles....... 81 9
July 81, ......... Is II
J.B johnson, cash advanced
by him......"". ............. 81 90
Sept. y, j. B: johnson, pro!e sional
services. ..................... 81 90
-, 1888 10
These bills were contracted by the small box
hospital and ordered u'bc paid by the Board OF
Health.
DR.. johnson excitedly denounced the com
munlcauon as an attempted SANDER, and APP
pealed to the President Of the Board to sustain
him He said it was mean, sncakiup and cow.
ardly attempt to mpugn bis honesty. He had
had nothing whatever to do with Eaton 4 Co.,
except 10 advance money gu, OF his own pocket
to purchase articles necessary for the comfort,
of the poor sufferers. The reason Mr.. Eaton
had been chosen by the Board Of Health to
furnish supplies to the small pox patients, was
because be had himself had that disease; DR..
Powell bad charged $3.50 for attending one case
aud had visited it but three times, and then raj
around after the members Of Council begging
them to make the appropriation. He charged
that DR.. Powell and bis associates had evaded
| the plague, while he, at the peril of his life
and that OF his family had gone forward and
attended the ati ,cted without a salary, AT.
ter the disease had abated Council had
appropriated to him $500 for his services. He
bad 10 antipathy toward DR.. Powell, to whom
he had never spoken, and therefore it was
! from no such feeling thai he bad opposed him;
but this Health Officer now came here to SIAN
der aud maIlgn him, and to ask for cumpensa-
ton tor services never rendered, aud his com-
munlcatlon was base saudtr. He would not so
condescend; he would be a mau or mobkey.
lie repeated that he had never had auy con-
nectlon with Eaton Il 20. except to advance
money out OF bis own pocket for supplies
bought from them at a personal loss of 81 500
Inc bill Was ordered to be paid, no one
| voting 10 the negative
Alter concurrlng 10 the action of the Com
mon Council upon several bills, among them
the bill in reference to uniforms for the chain
| gang, which was simply referred the Beard
after II o'clock, adjourned till the second Tues,
day III October.
COMMON COUNCIL.
lhe JOINT standing com mites, composed as
stated 10 yesterday Gazette, were announced
| The Board OF Aldermen having entered the
chamoer, the election of the municipal officers
was proceeded with: James Webster as Captain
and John L. Smith as Lieutenant OF the poIiee
were elected without opposition, the President
being directed to cast unanimous vote for each
OF them. With the .priv4:es Of the police force,
however, the result was different, as will be
seen. There were fifteen 10 be elected, aud for
those fifteen places the following nominations
we're wade: /. Travers, W. B. Garner, w. W.
Gray, Il. ii. Tomlenson, j. I. Feddon, Frank
Scauman, }. ". Graves, J. H. Thompson,
Arthur Simpson, Cornelius Philips. James
Travis, James McCuen, Thomas HAYES, A J
Nicholson Robert Mcdowell, Mathew La,ten,
james Hepburn, g. H. Lyles, j. G. Watkins,
Julian Arnold, James Smith, w. L Muep,
Christopher Lyles, Hiram Webster, James
Swaou, +. Webb, II. A. Crump, 3. f. Belts,
John Nlghteng, Joseph Horseman. Ran
dolph Purcell, I. 2. Norris, P. G. Bartlett,
George Ogden, WIN. Woodfeld, Jas. Walker,
and Charles Slpple-t hirty-se7en.
The first ballot resulted as follows: Travers,
4 Garner, |; Gray, |; Tomlenson, /; Frddcn,
4; Schumau, .; Graves, Q; Thompson, |; Simp
son, 5; Phillips, 10; James Travis, 5; McUuen,
3; Hayes, 9; Nicholson. l; Mcdowell, i; Lat
ten, II; Hcpturo, IL; G II Lyles, 5; Wat
ktnS, y; Arnold, 10; Smith, IL; Mu len, lG;
Chrlstopher LycS, ID; Webster 5; Swami, S;
~; Horseman, Is; Purcell, l6; Norris l3:
Bartlett, :; Ogden, 10; Wood6eid, 3; WAIKIKI
10; and Supple, l. As thirteeo is majority of
the whole number Of members Of the Citv
Councl, and as majority is required to elect
all those who received that number were elect
ed, and so the twelve, Nghtcugille, Crump,
Phillips, Arnold, Mullen, Purcell, G. H. Lyles,
Horseman, Walker, Hepburn, CHRISTOPHER
Lyles, and Morris were declared elected There
beng three more to elect another ballot was
taken with the following result. The coIored
Aldermen, Seaton, having previous to the cast
Ing OF the ballots made speech 10 favor Of the
election OF Thomas Hays. who was, be said,
a good lrlshmau, and bad been gallant Con
tederate, and upon whom you could not put
your hand where bullet had not struck :" /,
Travis, 2; Feddon, g. Simpson; 4; McCuiu, |;
Hays 4; Latten, 6; Watkius 7; Smith, II:
Swami, 2; Webb 5; Belts, 10; Bartlett. $:
Supple, l. Nobody having been elected on this
ballot 1t was repeated with the following result:
+. Travis, 3; Fcddon, p Smpsou, |; McCuin,
3; Hays, 4; Latten, s; Watkins, s; Smith. 10:
Swami, /; Webb 4; Belts, 10; Bartlett :;
Ogden, |; Sippie, l. Again DO election, and
another ballot was taken and resulted as follows:
/. Travis, 2; McCuin, 5; Hays, g. Latten, !;
Watklns 9; Smith, l.; Swami, 1; Webb, .:
Belts, IA; Bartlett, 5; aud Supple, l. So Bet.
It's was declared elected, and another ballot was
taken aud announced as follows: L. Travis, |;
McCuen, 2; Latteu, 4; Watkins, To- Smith, ii;
Swami, 3; Webb, l. Bartlett, 4. So Smith was
declared elected, and the 9Th ballot WIS an.
bounced as follows: McCuu, |; Hays, |; Lat
ten, 3; Watkins, II; Webb, |; Bartlett, no
election, and the 7th ballot taken with the fol-
lowing result: Met 'uiu, 3; L4tten, 2; Watkins,
Is; Swami, |; and B .rtlett, 3. SO Watkins Was
declared elected aud the whole nuuber was