Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-05-30
Meeting Of the Common Council.

,Au huJJuTueu ueetlnR Ol INC COmmOo CouD
Gil took place last night.
Immediately upon the call to order the
Clerk, who presided, stated that the first bust
ness in or der would be the election of q Presi-
dent.
The balIotting then proceeded as follows: |
Sth ballot: B.ckham. s; Latham, S.
9Th ballot Beckham, I; Latham. G; Blank, l.
Mr.. Broders nominated Capt. d. l.. Smoot,
who he said had been fairly elected president
some time ago.
Mr.. Beckham Withdrew his name and the
balloiing proceeded.
10Th ballot: Latham 8; Smoot, S; Blank, l.
Mr.. Smoot said that he did not desire to be
president of the Board, and owing to the man
uer n which he had declared himself as to the
affairs o! the last four WEI x he did not think
as the Council is at present constituted that he
could be elected. He therefore withdrew his
Damc and renominatcd Mr.. Bcckham.
lllh ballot: Beckhan,S Latham 5; Bank
l2th ballot: B ckham l. Latham, d; Blank.
Mr. Beckham declined aud nominated Mr..
Hopkins
10 II ballot: Hopkins,S s; Latham, 5; Blank, !.
Mr.. Hopkins withdrew.
Nj. Hughes nominated Mr.. Beach.
MIR. Beach said he would accept the nomlna
ton, but he hoped that the members woull
vote for Mr.. Latham, as he would do, aud
thus ctfec, an organization.
18th ballot Beach, s; Latham, s.; Bark |.
18th ballot: Bach, 9; Latham, +; Black, |.
So Mr.. JOIN s. Bcacn was declared elected.
After some time spent 10 waiting Tor JUS
tice OF the Peace, nearly an hour being thus
occupied iu searching Tor ore, r. Bell esq.,.
appeared
Then there was 10 Bible
Finally Bible was found.
Then there was no Code containing the oath
Of office.
Ole of the members OF Council volunteered
to 20 into ncighbOrlDg office and get copy
of the Code of Virginia, which, was done, the
entire proceedings occupying the time until
nearly ten O'Clock.
The oath OF Office Was administered by JUS
tice Il bert Bell, aud Mr. Beach returned
thanks for the honor conferred.
4 resolution from the Aldermen IN relation
to payment OF clerks of election c ming 10, sew
cral substitutes were offered and discussed.
During the discussion,
Mr.. Hughes said that he was infrrmcd that
some of the clerks at the Third Ward instead
of doing their work 90 Saturday w"rc about
the street trying to pay off the National deb'
by consuming taxed liquors. He was opposed
to paying them for wo;k that others did.
y mmuu!car;on relative TO the closing IN
of MaliSoo street, between Washing on and
Columbus street, having been read, was dis
cussed
Mr.. Evans said the ouly importance OF. the
matter was that when the street was fenced up
only one mans Cow could get the grass. When
it was open AL COWS eat the grass alike.
Laughter
Mr.. Hughes said that there was no need Of
the resolution. 1t was the duty OF the Super
lntendcnt Of Police to remove The Ter c., yet
the Superintendent had perrt'cd streets TO
be forced in without doing anything TO stop 1t.
Mr.. Latham saw no reason Tor blaming the
Superintendent of Police. Two third. of the
ccnsurc that the Superintendent Of Polo: has
had 10 bear has growu out OF the drcctlJns oil
the Committee on Streets He was certain
the Superintendent Of PJIicc had done his duty
to the best OF his feeble judgment.
Mr.. Hughes defended the Committee CO
Streets.
The resolutions Of the Aldermen relative to
the right Of way OF the Washington and Alex
anlra Railroad, on ST. Asaph street, was di>-
cussed 10y Mcssrs. Latham. Bcckham. Hop
kiuS, Smoot Beach and Evans. 1t was con-
tended on one side that i conference Win the
officers of the road could do no harm, tu, it
was urged iu opposition that the resolution
was y mere device to gain time.
The resolutions were laid on the tabI".
Mr.. Evans introduced resolutions tl,arking
George Il. Shinn, the late president, fer
the courtesy and ability with which he
had presided over the Beard. He said
that he hoped that Mr.. Shnn might
bc'as succ :sSEui in all his pursuits As he had
been, rs 4 presiding otiicer lu winning the good
opinion Of the Council.
The resolution VS. unanimously agreed to,
and at Il o'clock the Board adj 'urned.
ARREsTpF SUPPOSED BURGTARs.-A IN &C
count of fight with burglars, at Sul,k, 10
this State, was published 10 yesterdays Ga
zetc. On Sunday one, half Of that town, whit
and black, turned out TO scuur the country IN
search of the gang, and in the Dismal Swamp,
near Magnolia Station. fourteen miles frrm
Portsmouth, the hunting party came upon a
suspicious tent and captured two German jew.
La the tent was found quantity Of burglar 5
tools aud other suspicious apparatus. The
three prisoners have been confined in Suffolk
Jail. They are very rctleent and refused to
give their names or any information. The gang
is generally supposed to be composed Of pro-
icssional cracksmen from the North.