Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-08-03
CITY COUNCIL.
A called meeting of the City Council was
held last night


BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
This Board was called to order by Mr.. Ann
strong, who sad that By understanding With
the President of the lower Board, he had dl
rec,ed the Mayor to Gull this meeting, for the
rurpose of passing resolution tor the henent
Of our officers. Ha then offered resolution
for the partial payment Of officers OF the Cor
poration.
Mr.. Nealc asked if that did not embody the
idea of reduction OF salaries as stated by MT.
Armstrong at the last meeting.
Mr.. Armstrong said it did
Mr. Strauss offered sub tilutr, stating the
amount to be paid each officer.
Mr. Ncale would vote for the substitute, as
the original resolution would imp y commit,
tai of The members to the reduced salaries, and
he, with other members, wa, not wiling to
agree to auy:hug of that kind
Mr.. Smcot thought the understanding Was
that the Finance COMMITTEE recommendations
were to be agreed to temporarily.
Mr. Strauss said his substitute was merely
com promise between the parties dlsagreelng
Mr. Armstrong was sorry the substitute had
been offered. He understood, 10 calling Coun-
Gil together, that the Finance Committee
sums were to be fixed. The course now pur
sued would only cause trouble to the ohcchoiu
obstinaey of some in this aud the other Board
If this substitute passed, the amounts hx:u W
it. for the wear, would be claimed by the officers
MIR. Dowuham would support the substitute,
with the proviso that if it went to the other
Board and was rei@ced, the gentlemen sup
porting the substitute would vote Tor the oligi
nal resoIu ion. He offered this as a compro-
| mise.
Mr.. Neale accepted the proposition Of Mr.
DoHnham. :,
The ayes and noes were called and resulted !:
| AYES: Messrs Armstrong, Strauss, DoWu-
| ham, 0 Neal, and Neale-~5:
| Noes Messrs SmUot and Moore.
| The Chair decided the substitute Carried.
MIR. Moore thought it required six votes.
The Chair said that the substitute only had
been adopted, and the vote would nnW be taken
on the final passage Of the resolution.
| Mr.. Neae appealed to Mcssrs. MoOre and
! Smoot to agree TO this, which was conlpro
mise measure, and committed no one 90 the
final passage of the Salary bill Ii this resoIu
ton were rejected there was 40 prospect OF an
| agreement 90 this subject
| Mr.. Snoot moved to amend by making the
resolution expire on the 2nd tuesday III Otto
| Der. Agreed TO mem COD.
After further amending the resolution as t.
| pay or inc SlcHaTQ vi OluS"s. VIC lCopio''oo
| as amended, was passed u aumouslY.
| TIE Board then took recess, aud upon re.
Assembling the resolution in regard TO the trial
| of Officers Phillipsand Mullen, by magistrate,
was received from the Coinmou Council
| Mr.. Nea!c recounted the circumstances o!
the case, aud said ne was clearly OF opinion that
| the magistrate had authority to try the case.
The res llulioD was agreed to.
The amendment Of the Common Council to
| the Salary resolution was then agreed to, and
the Board adjourned
COMMON COUNCIL.
The called meeting of the Board, last mig ht,
was we'll attended After some business with
| out debate,
Mr.. Latham Ielving the chsirl said he had
resolution to offer relative to the conduct
of the Mayor on the occasion Of charges against
| some policemen. He was not Only mortified
but disguised at hearing the facts that had
been made public 10 the case Of Green vs.. Pail
lips aud Muep. Mr.. L. then introduced re.
solution for the appointment Of committee to
investigate the recent trial of two policemen BY
Justices of the Peace. Mr.. L. urged thai i;
was the duy of the Mayor to sustain the officers
if possible. HI always did 50. Green told the
speak that the Mayor had told him that the
| poicemeu had no business at his Green Sl
door, and he exclaimed with emphasis, "Ean
humiliation 20 deeper aad lower than that l
am speaking now of the Mayor; DOT OF the
man, bus Of the cthsrr.
Mr.. Seals being somewhat acquainted with
the matter, and having taking somewhat
active part 10 it, had spoken to the Mayor 90
the subject, and the Mayor had said he did not
try the case because he was fearful that II
would be said that he was prejudlced against
these men. He detailed at length the ciIcum
stances of the trouble between Policemen PhllI-
lbs aud Mullen aud the c,ored man Green.
The Mayor did not say Green had 40 business
at he door, but that he had 10 business at the
door at night. The policemen had gone there
about dog at night aud had besten sick man
He was glad Mr.. Latham had taken such an
active part, and he hoped God would bless him
| for it.
Mr.. Latham said the occurrence had taken
| place at 7:3O o'clock in the evening. Mr.. L.
| then r:sumiug the chair said ii was usual that
| the mover of the resolution be Its chairman,
| but
Mr.. Hughes (who had moved to adopt the
resoluton) do not wish
Mr.. Latham: Il am speaking of myself; do
not wish to shirk the responsibility, but wcu'd
| not desire to serve.
Mcssrs. Hughes and Mushback were ap.
Il
| pointed the committee.
Mr.. Lamdin introduced resolution relative
to the repairs Of the Princess street guley.
He said We have had large rain, the largest
| water fall be bad ever known. It had carried
stones that man could not lift into the canon
near the marsh. If this was continued the
Corporation would have street that was not a
streeel-a street that was canon. If this was
"a specimen Of the engineering of the pas'----
The Chair hoped that the gentleman would
not speak of the engineering Of the past.
Mr. Lambda had merely spoken as au illus
traton.
The Chair-Rut, still there are two ways of
illustrations to subject.
Mr.. Lambdin-Perhaps, sir, there arc three.
Mr.. L. continued. saying he was familiar with
the matter. The trunk sometime since was
lying 10 tho canon on Princess street, but had
now bcep washed square further, and would
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