Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-31
LOCAL NEWS.

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TIE CHARTER QUESTION IN COUNCIL. The
Common Council met, last ulght pursuant t'
adjournment, to consider the amendments 'C
the CITY Charter, reported al the last meeting
The report oi the ci1u ni'tr1 was Tcan oS 'p'
clerk.
The first subject which excited discusssiol
,ras tie provision which allowed u member
elected to the Clly Council to retain hts seat
alter removal from the Wars.
A change OF phraseolugy Wa ulad1 at th'
suggestion Of Mr. Mu>hoach.
1,r E,sanS doubted whc!h this amend
mcbt was consistent win that portl1n q! the
rnnr,er when required that the Comm 10
Councjl shall CONSIST vi four members irou
rarh warl" Ii. had 10 objection To the amend
,nn,i !. three mau from ouc ward alu Que from
an, th,r would constitute four I:ubcrS trJm
each ward.
Mr.. Scales desired tuat his remarks be re-
,,,tad nm the ucwspa ucrs verb .il,u. lie thJuG ut
thar would be Courteous.
The Chair decided mat ila was uIi 10 order
Mr., Iugaes favored taking the election o!
Collector OF taxes aui Superintendent ct Gas
from the people He thought that otherwise
no saith ,icut COLLECTIONS couil be N de.
Mr.. Mgsnbach thought that with the Strln.
re,t provisions of the proposed charter these
oh .nrs mishi safely be c'ected by the voters.
,Ir, Miller hoped tina; the couacii wou d
:,low the people to elect tn: lax electors.
Nc. Hu The, Withdrew hi, amendment.
Mr. Hughes moped 70 str!ka "Cnief E lgl-
ncer of,ae Fire para iDeut' from The officers
to be elected Oy tie people.
THIS amcndm"ut WAS supported by VIZ.
Hughes, MIR MuShbach AMI Mr.. Miller, and
opposed by Nr. Seals
The amsulmcut Of Nr. Hughes was alnptcd.
Mr.. u0gneS moved To STRIKE out the pay
ucut Of tic State tax As pre- req i:Slie 10 Vot-
luG IN the cry.
('orporariou Attorney Stu:w held that
whether that provision Was 4. the clar'cr or
rot. the S;aGu Constitution W ,ui all ~ no man
t. Vote who had not paid lhr St"Ir c!plj !tion
tax.
Mr.. Hughes withdrew his amendment.
Mr. Evans suggested an atn3nim ut Ia re-
dr"w.
Mr.. Seals did not SAG WHY The committee had
moi locked 70 the interest o the bone and slne~
OF the .uwu. He opposed Tie prvls'on which
made "a conviction Oi petty la ccuS dlsquah-
i.atiun from voting.
The Chair said that che CONSTITUTION or the
State obliged the city to NIKE this dl>qnallh
cation
All the amcndm"nts were agreed to hur those
to he 22d scction the phra>~ oi1gy OF winch
wa, discussed at some icng:h. Many amend
meats We're proposed, AN! ii ally, on the ln"tlou
Of ilr. ilu !bacI the D. section was rec, III
united.
Mir. Fickiin, from the tinarc,, Comrnitcc
re-. RED Il resolution approirlatlne Si5o Tor
election expenses TO the close Of the year, the
anbu!! levy for lHIG11 having been OK.
nau-tcd.
Mr.. MuShb;ch and others doabt, d if dc
fcicucirs could be made NY IN this Way. The
charter seemed 10 look to Que appropriation
only tor the year.
Mr.. Latham said such bills had been Gus
t0nlary.
Mr. Mushbach called the attention Of the
advocates OF the new CHARGER TO the fact that
.hiS year, for the first time, the election cxpen
es had ovcrrnn the appropriations.
The Chair decided MIR. NJ. IS not IN orCer.
Mr.. Scales waited to know II Mr.. MuSh-
bach referred to hiW. He
The Chair saii the debate was our OF! order.
The Courcl then adjourned until tuesday
night Gext.