Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-09

Hill, VA, SOJ g. m.
Mans sas Division, 600 a. m.
southern, via Fredericksburg and Richmond
Va 6:tW a. m. and $50 p m
ns,-Generul delivery window closes at SUI p.
NJ, Doors close Ut 800 y. M
as:-u open on Sundays st q. m. and closes at
$50 N.
WEATHER PRoBABILTIEs.-Wa War Depart
m,nt mice of the Chief Signal Officer, Wash
mJ.ou, D. g., Sept'r 9, lS7s-lO:3O a. M
+ the Miidle States rising barometer, north
e.s, 10 northwest winds, cooler, partly cloudy
Weather and possibly occasional raiDs
NEE1lSG AT THE MAYORS OFFlCE.-Iu ac
cordaocv with previous notice, several gentle
men who. it is claimed, were elected to certain
municipal ticoS at the May election, which
c;ices were subsequently flied by elections by
tae City Council or the branches thereof met
at the Mayors ofhoe last night.
Mayor Johusou addressed them, saying that
b.: had called upon them, in obedience to the
provision OF the code requiring the Mayor to
see that all the officers Of the city performed
their duties tait i.iuy. There was no doubt
whatever OF the legality Of the May election
AID 10 Contest hid been made. He then
called each of the gentlemen up and asked why
he vas not pc,tormirgshc duties Of the office
t, which he wss clsct-d Mr.. James Fossett,
Gaining to be elected Collector OF Taxes for the
Nortnurn District, recouoted the circumstsn-
C Connected with the offering Of his bond aud
It's rejection % account of the expiration of the
iii en- days. When asked by the Mayor wi at
he had doLe towards enforcing his claims, be
sa;cd that he had employed counsel aud pro-
posed grttin., his Office if possible.
Mr.. Henry Herbuer, claimant for the office
Of Chief Engineer of the Fire Department, was
ncxt heard. He made statement OF the va
r0us attempts to settle his case and the de
elsiou of Mr.. Wattles as arbitrator. The Mayor
iHerruptipg, said that the decision OF MIR.
WattIes was DOT that OF a judge. Tie was bound
ly no OATH hence his decision amounted to
Do.hipg more than auy other mans who had
read law. Mr. Herbuer them handed 10 his res
)goa'lou.
Mr. William Dobe, candidate at the late
election Tor Fire Warden, being called up, said
that he had not Knows whether he Was elected
OF not. had received no certificate Of election
and did not think the Office worth troubling
about. The Mayor said that then Mr.. Dobie
nut resign, which he consented to do.
The Mayor going on, said that Council had
no rgnt TO decide who were to be elected and
could not be tolerated. Were such things per
United corrupt and veua set like the present
Couuc could entirely override the wishes of
the people, AID any one who had one or two
uuelrs or cousins 10 the Council and could buy
upo one or two other members could get any
etfce he wanted He had no doubt that if
~ kemper had been contemplate enough to
have gone to Council and asked them to do so,
TIE sat han nt, fn sptaS
Us (thr Mayors election and have gone into
b4.o, III which MIR. kemper wculd have re
ceIvei large majority Of the votes.
Nh. t. 7. Grimes, Gaining to be Clerk of
the Comnou Couucii, was >ncxt called on, and
sad that lie tad claimed tile Office and had
offered his bond which was refused by Mr..
Latham He said that he had not decided
What 10 d. about it, but had been awaiting the
DECISION IL Mr. Herbner's case.
The Mayor said that had nothing 10 do with
1t, aud the decision amounted TO nothing Mr..
"ra'S must enforce his cla5m or resign, or it
Would be his THE Mayor's) duty to remove
lIm He W ud give Nj. Grimes five days 10
"hich To make up his mind.
ar. j. VI. Buchanan being asked what he
,f"r"S,d 10 do about his claim to the office OF
I'ek ot Tie Board Of Aldermen said be should
0onhothug aud resign.
DR.. Joins thcu dismissed those present,
@Syus thai lie could not tolerate the attempt
W Nouncsl to xrrcise powers not delegated to
N'u' The RIDICULOUS character OF that body
Could tc seen by their action the other night
N"Yo they took thirty two ballots Tor 40 office
aO0 tNeu decided that they had 90 right to
eee'' those present then retired.
LIE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE GAS
"oSKS.-Cousiderable commens has been Gre
4vG on the streets to day by the statement
laae by Mayor johnson hat a freud of MIR.
iN"s;'' IN" Supcrniend ut of Gas, had called on
Nun previous to the tender of that officer S
tts>'snatou to Couari|, aud offered, on bis be
u1'' 10 forward that rrsguaion to the Mayor,
pIoE'n'd he would app, Int certain emp oyee
=. Tue rk> as Mr.. N iShs successor, in order
,"Al u. Trend might be appointed to the va,
r4"c! mus created atGhe works. The friend,
~ sSov'r, required that the Mayor give him a
r'o~i>e 10 wiring to that eff ct. The Mayor
, n,s 'ha1 be regarded this proposition as cor
oup' Que, and refused to eutertain it. He also
S'.'u Mr.. Nash before bin and rebuked hiu
~ SSdlns such proposition. 1t is proper
MAUI that Mr.. Nash denies the truth Of tn,
!oF statement in toto.
'RAlS WRECKER ARRESTED The police ar
'Na III the northwestern section otthe city tt
w., colored man named Gloucester Cromuie
,, ~ys charged with putting cross ties on TIT
my, Vi the Virginia Midland road near Pied
W., ui' on The 22i of last month, with intent t
,ins A train. Cromuie was working at tina
may 10 Fauquler county, but has sloce re
hairy su to Fairfax, from which county be va
aSolGg o load If wood whan arrestea