Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-28

Mr.. McKenzie-You don't regard that as an
electioo? They are certainly to be elecled by
the separate Boards.
DR.. Johuson-By 90 means; the amendment
to the charter settles that. The contest has
been made and settled. The clerks rae, and il
they had been elected it would have been all
right.
The PRESIDENT suppose that matter will
come up before the new Courc.
The Board then refused TO concur with the
Common Council, aud adhered TO its original
| bill.
On The invitation to 20 into ,nt convention
! DIR. johnson said the Council had no light to
| eject aov coll, ctor, as there was NO vacancy
10 the office. The fifteen day law did not ap-
ply to officers elected by the reople. He, the
speaker, had intended iD the amendment to he
charter, to Ii Ike d clean sweep OF all officers
and agents, clerks Of the Boards and all, and
the law had doue 80. There could BE- no va .
cancy in the office Of collector until he nrst OF
July, except by death or resignation, and If
there was one, II must b, referred to the peo
pie.
MIR. Mckenzie read the section of the corpo
ration law on the sutjec! OF official bonds He
did not object to letting the whole matter 90
over TO the new Couocil.
Mr. DoWnham suggested that the purpose OF
the joint convention had not been stated by the
| message.
O motion of Mr.. Mckenzie DR.. johnson
was diiec ed to Inform te CUmmon Council
tha.. owing to doubts as 10 the right to elect,
the Yard refused to go into the i)iot meeting.
Ga the passage OF the resolution OF thanks
to the president aod clerk President Janucy
expressed his thanks to the N mbers Tor their
- i,,s n
had endcavorcd to discharge the duties OF his
succeeded 10 doing Sc he had accomplished his
Whole desire. He agaiu thanked I'll; Board.
The Board theu adjourned
COMMON COUNCIL.
The Comm Council held its last regular
meeting, last night, and was we'll attended.
After considerable debate on the report OF
the Committee on Light, large lumber O.
bills for election services, Nc, were ordered tc
be paid.
Mr.. Brodcrs said THAI at the last meeting OIL
the Council he had reported that TWO OF the
Officers chosen by the people had failed to bond
: within the lime required by law Since Their
these officers had handed 10 their bonds, apC
the commi,tee desired the instructions O
Council
Mr.. ckham-Who a;e the 6fic"s?
Mr. Brodcrs-rhe Surveyor, (Mr. Cox, anc
the Collector of the Northern District, (Alr
Fns-ett.)
Mr.. Rishe moved that the Aldermen be
Invited Into joint convention to I'LL the va
cancleS.
Mr. Hughes said that while they were wait
ing for the other Beard, be would like t" know
something about the sum due from TIL: Orange
and Alexandria (Vlrglula Nj Handy R4roa
Conpany. II. said thcr" WIS ShoWo t. b" duo
from The o 4 \. Go. preferred stock, $50,OOO
note Of hand, $1,000; overdue interest. about
500 0UO. OF ibis interest he saw that the
couml;tcc made DO statem!tt. lie would be
, glad to have some inform .tion 90 the su ject
Mr.. Broders explained that the note Of the
o. T. A. Company was one that had been glve[
some time since aod not paid. He knew 10th
Jog about toe 500, 900 interest.
DIR. j. B. Johnson, from the Board Of Al
:, dcrman, appeared AMI said that the Aldermen
declined to 20 iato an el ct!on for any officer OF
the city, because there Was 90 vacancy.
The Salary bill which had beeu amended
and rejected, then taken up and passed. and
sent TO the Board of Aldermen, was returned
! from that Board non-concurred 10, and com
. mi tee Of conference appointed, who afterwards
reported that they were unab,c to agree.
While the ommltt"e were out Mr. Bcoders
said he still held the unapproVed bonds OF Mr..
EJssctt aud Mr.. Cox, and he desired to he
them with the clerk OF the Counc. He sup
posed that on the failure Of new officers 10 bono
h. old officers held over until au election by
Council.
Mr. Luham opposed allowing these bondS
=. to g to the clerk Of the Cvuncil. He had
nothing to do with them.
Mr.. Broders did uut desire to procket the
boud>. As the matter was before Council he
thought the clerk should take charge Of a the
papers tincludDg bonds relating to the matter,
NJ. Lltham said that the clerk Of the Coun
Gil had II, more to do with the bonds than the
:, Secretary Of State had.
Mr. Bcckhau understood that Mr.. FOssct,
dccn"d to receive his bond back, and conteud
cd that he had complied with the law AID
!, was collector.
Mr.. Hughes aud Mr. Harlow thought Coun
Gil had nothing to do with the bonds.
Mr. Latham was surprised that Mr.. Fosset,
claimed t. be collector. Mr.. Fossctt bad re
quested him (Mr. Lltham) to dominate I'm
, for the coeclorSnip at he MT meeting which
it was expected would be held to night. he
had come here to vote for MIR. Fossctt. He was
amaz d to hear that Mr.. Z. claimed there was
20 vacancy.
Mr.. Bcckham said be had made the state
ncut on his own aut hority, without authority
lro!n Mr.. Fossett
Mr. Latham urged that this CouuciE, whicl
had done so many foolish thngS, should not be
guilty OF the supreme act OF folly OF taking
charge Of these bouds,
And with >ut other action, the Council at
1910 aGj)urntd sine die.
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