Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-07-05
CITY COUNCIL.
A called meeting Of the City Coupci' was
held Monday night.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
This .rd was called TO IT Ter al S:25 0 clock.
auc1 ir,:Iue iairiy t ok &c SIS TO await the &C.
ton Of The Common Couucli, the President
having stated that the Board Was called tor the
PURPOSE OF met,iUg 10 Jolut convention 10 co.,
sid r esptca uatters, and that 40 other bu>i
nes- wouii be III order.
At,er ,hc recess Mr.. Mushbach, as messeD.
ger from the Common Council, iLVited the
B,srd iuto joiot convention for the purpose OF
Il lug vaca1ctcs 10 cliy ctlces.
MIR. Armstrong asked il there had been any
re>o utios adopted ~ the Comm u Cou"cl'
cutting IF debate or discussion 10 The conVen
ll1E.
Mr.. Mushbach No, sir. =,
The Board thno repaired to the Councll
chamber for joiot convention, aud upon their
return adj ,ututd.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The meeting Of the Cuuocl On Monday night
Was well attended, within he bar, while al he
spacr outside the bar and portion OF the hoor
was ilcd with spectators.
Mr.. Biondhelm moved, IN the absence OF
the Pr sldcu,, Mr.. Latham, that Maj. W. W..
Herber, be called to the chair
Mr. Mushbach moved that the Board OF
Aldermen re invited to the Council chan Der.
Mr., Seals sail that if Ire und r:!ood what ne
had red the amend. d charter took w from
the Guy Council the power 10 elect 0hccrs OF
he city He would l;quirc OF the lcaroed
GENT, man Mr. Mu.hbach whether the election
| On the 18th If My was legal.
Mr.. Mushbach sal the member from the
4 ii wa was prcnla urc. Tn question be
suggests would properly come UP when the two
| boar /. cooveue together. His motion w's not
ut. pded as blow at the amttd d charter.
| i.s mo ioo was OILY TO invite the Board 10 a
| ioiot session, 10 oder to dcterulre th= very
on .stion tn member if III the 4th ward
| gu : hit to !aisc
NJ. Evans said the o'har Board could DOT
be inyt. 4 unless it was Tor some purpose.
iir. Miller saw DO improperly 10 llVitlog
/ tie Board Of Aldermen u the chamb r. lie
was b arty supporter Of th" city charer, but
he re .og zei the fac, that nthcers wele voted
| .r al tic q ciiou on the 2oin ct May VINO
wer. not "a! y elected. He would pr@cialm
! that upon the use tops. De would say 'ha'
| t., re are offices DOW vacaUt, anu there was no
| i'm; rIprlr:, ID Inviting the other Board 10 st
w!h this B ard a0I participate with III BOARD
III determining the question
Mr.. Evans sngc. St 4 that the resolution be
amended so as to specify n, purpose 10: which
! III 1T tn"- nag = ~ nc cal cd.
Mr.. Mu>hbach said The object of the r-solu
ton was 20 c rry out tn purpose Of the meet
ing. wh ca Wa 10 de:ermlne the quesn1n very
o;,ery lai,ed ty The m mber II u III. An
wari a 10 supplying v.caucles Ii the o11ces
tn. election to 3hch devolved upou the City
| Council!
Mr. Eeaos said that discussi ~ could not b.
dot in the joint meeting. It va. 10 use 10
cal meeting FIR discussion. Each Board
would have to decid; ior Itself whether a!
yacanc - xi>ed, aud if both coucuFred Il d.
| ciurus a va.aucy. then & Julot meeting.
| MIR NUN zach then Introduced a resolution
requesting tn. AID ,msn 10 convene 10 J"iut
,.,>:1n aui i'll! such VACANCIES as remala to be
| flied.
The rcsolu %. was agreed TO- and the Al Ter.
men soon enter: Il and convened II
JOINT con vESTIoN.
The Clerk read the resolution coovenog the
| B ,a,d.
Nr. Nushbach moved that the convention
| proceed t. el,c; UEif Engineer AID Fire
| Wardens He was net unaware that some
persons bcli.yei Chief Eogin3cr ard War
| deus had been chosco at the May election. he
yas sall-6 d tnai that election was guilty.
| H. goud, he said, how this. Mr.. NJ. then
I. ad the clause OF the atH charter, and said
| that the Legislature IN passing thcamendatory
act cid nut intend TO refer to any othcer elected
! uI.!cr the cou>tl u I'm and laws OF the State.
| he referred to The Code of Virginia, the chap
| ter on fires 10 toWnS, which proVidas that III.
| Cgui eli may appoint The Chief Engineer AID
! Fir Wardens
Mr.. Armstrong inquired when the act was
passed
member referred to the t"c that this act was
D >srd before the do2tlon oil the present con
! utlon, and was therefore imperative, but
! -uci, an lura was erroneous. The constitution
pyovidas that all former laws not repugnaut to
the constitution should remain 10 force. Il
these officers were cted under any law of the
State OF Vi gioia lns Council Was obliged to
elect und,r that law.
Mr.. Armstrong said that be did MT think a
sv earlier than 1916 would apply to this case.
| Alexandra eatereu Virginia under q special
,niract made by Congress, when Alexandra
Was rerroctd d. Ii Alexandria was 10 Virginia
when the law VS. passed tue position OF the
| peDtcmau, Mr. Iushbach. would be correct
| Ee had ever maiulaiued that the Legislature
| had not unc ntroatle power over the city OF
| A,xlLdris. II. had learned that contract
| vas as inviola,e as the con>t tuition itself. he
had DO objection t. going ioto an election, but
| III we're his views.
Mr. Seals begged to BE- excused, but nobody
col. d be found to understand the charter, law.
| yers aud all. II the city charter was illegal
Why did both parties have their candidates Ia
the field? Why did they DOT then protest ?
Why was 1t that when the Couocll, last year,
| hal the power to elect their ofhcers the cry
d d COT come down from Macedonia there is
;rou lie 10 The camp? G me and hslp US. H.
| d rcd 10 court the smiles not the truwos Of
hon raoie members He would treat all Will
aspect, ard topped that he only would receive
i du. tie was surprised to hear old laws
road. There had been new constitutions and
| laws since 1927, and he could not understand
W Y hey sunu;d be brought here COW.
llr. Miller said that all the ucju>; laws had
DOT been repeated Council ha1 just as much
| right TO eIccs Fire Wardeus as ju ises bad to
| rider the lash 20 apply to q mans back. He
thought shat there should be Fire Warden
elected either by the Couocii or by the peopl,.