Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-11-10
CITY COUNCIL.
A regular semi-moDtby meeting of he Cit,
Council was held last night.

A regular semi monthly meeting of The CITY
Council was held last night.
| BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
| The Board of Aldermen was called to order
by President Janney at twenty minutes to
eight, and the business was transacted without
much debate. The spectators we're few, in
this Board, the attention of all being directed
to the chamber ofthe Common Council where
the great fight was to take place over the
election of Clerk of the Market. The .ex-
element was great and specu!ations as to
who would be the lucky man, we're heard on
all sides, and hopes expressed that good man
would be selected, aud certainly there was O
multitude Of candidates to select from. The
times, truly, must be hard. when, for the Office
OF Clerk of the Market, there are fourteen
candidates for that position.
Alter the reading of the minutes, and the
ordering OF some bills to be paid,
Mr.. Latham, from the Common Council.
entered the chamber, and invited the Board
| to meet In joint session for the election of a
| Clark of the Market.
Mr.: Neale said before accepting the invita-
| ton he would like to present the following
communication from Mr. Seaton:
NEW YORK, Oct. q, 1875.
Samuel Il. Janney, esq. p ssulent Of the Board
| 81 aldermen, Ater@ndria, "a:
| DEAF SIR AS l have removed my residence
! from Alexandra ia for the present. (belng engag-
ed IN business in this city, and it msy be desi.
liable that my constituency should be represent
ed constantly at the sessions of the Board over
| which you preside hereby respectfully SUBJ
NIT the registration of my position member
venture to express the hope that whoever
| may be chosen to succeed ma will endeavor TO
advance the good of the avhote city, as feel con-
| scious of having DONE so far as lay in nv power;
| and that he may be selected without reference
| 10 Pc ltlcai t'es-snd solely for personal worth
and devotion to the right.
Permit me to express my lively sense of the
courteous treatment have uniformly received
from yourself and the other members of the
Board.
trust your deliberations may always promote
the best interests and good name Of alexandria,
my native city, and ever the home of my sffec.
tions remain your obedient servant,
JOHN A. SEAToN.
On motion of Mr.. Neale the communication
was laid on the table, but finding that the City
Charter required the acceptance of resigna-
ton, the motion was reconsidered and the COM
munication accepted.
Mr. Neale then offered resolution proyid.
ing for an election, to fiIl the vacancy OCCASION
ed By the resignation of John Seaton to be
held on the 10th inst. which was adopted.
The Board then proceeded to the chamber
OF the Common Council to elect Clerk of the
Market.
The Board of Aldermen having returned to
their chamber,
A resolution authorizing the Superintendent
OF Police 70 employ an additional captain of the
CHAIN gang when that gang exceeds nine men,
bers, coming In from the Common Council,
Mr.. Mckenzie moved to lay the resolution
on the table, which was lost.
Mr.. Smoot said he did not see the necessity
for al additional captain of the chain gang,
and opposed the passage Of the resolution.
NIT. Neale said be did DOT think it courteous
to lay the resolution 90 the table, as he had no
doubt the mover had good reasons for offering
1t. He moved to refer the resolution to the
COMMITTEES on Police, so that the mover could
have an opportunity to explain it.
Or. johnson said that when the chain panp
was established 1t was not intended to create |
neW office, but when there was sufficient
oumoer OF prisoners to bring out to work, one
OF the Workmen engaged on the streets was to |
superlntend 1t, and when there was no work for |
toe CHAIN gang 10 do, he was to 20 back TO his |
work Instead OF this new Office was made |
ana DOW second one was to be created The |
chain gang, be said, had been exceedingly badly |
managed; they did not average six hours a day.
Out perhaps this was on account of the gang
being divided one half at the Jail aud the other
nalf at the work house; they ought to have
rendezVouz SO that all could start to work at
seven clock 10 the morning. He could not
vote to create new Office
Mr.. Moore did not think it would do apy
harm to refer it to the Committee on Police:
ne was not IN favor Of the chain gang, but i'll