Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-10


Inc suu-ct was further riscu SGD by Alr.
Hughes, Mr.. LamJdIn aud Nj. E:.us
Mr. L.tiiam said he agreed with Dir.
Hughes. The Commissioners d the Sinking
Fund bad accG Dut in a single instance, aad
that Was when they had ordered bill Tor re-
pairs to be paid, ayaost his vote. As to the
repairs 10 the station House, (llayor's office,
he bad never beard them mentioned al the
meetings of he Sinking Fund Commissioners.
Council uou concurred III the reference.
4 bliI Of D.. j. & J,hoson, S503, TOR re.
pairs to the FRIENDSHIP eng ne house came i u
iron the Aldermen refused.
Mr. Scales favored The paymeui of the bill,
end thought it sirauge that the 0o.rd should
refuse 10 pay bill which the Committee On
Public Property had reported As correct
tcuucii c0rcurrci with the Aldermen 10
refusing to pay the b'.
A bill Tor adre!t;s ug c0Dlog up as pass-d
by the Aldermen,
Mr. Mushb ch ask d how m1ch Of this was
tor 1)roclan.dtt0ns.
Mr.. Latham said $50 for one proclamation
aud 81 80 ior another.
Mr.. Hughes 1ubtei The night OF the Mayor
u ruu the city IL cost, by publishing procia-
| nations.
Mr.. Iatham-Hc has the privilege.
Mr.. Hughes-rhcu it is ilme Ii was Ia ken
away tIom him.
Mr., Aiu.hbach doubted the correctness ci
| Mr. La.ralns oplulgn. t-rtaln prUc!a matu1s
as to elections, e., the Mayer had uniouoted-
| |; righl 10 max: ~ ths MAJOR certainly hal
! no power 10 se!,c. OF" law IS the SUBJECT o.
proc ,mltou aad keep tt:.t IL, "a au advc1
| tlSumant, at the est 0! tie city. OIc o. Bis
prucamatocs was ,tatcmrnt ;nat he intcnj-
| 10 carry cut his juigueOt IN relation - drunk
cnuess in opposition 10 the declared will OF the
peope's representatives l. vas uinc stop
! should bc III, IL Sucn th:@s>. Inc people were
supposed to know The Jaw WiLhDu: naVlng i
daily proclamation OF H. Ii ihe Mayor could
make proclamation Of uue Jaw he cou!d DC 80
OF every chapter III The code.
Mr, Seas defended ;hc course OF Mayor
JoausoD. urs,ng that h. la oniy followed the
coumon custom Of al! his prel.c s,o1- 10 rcia
ton To the is,u: OF procIam.tiins. ua l. The
| best Mayer the SUI ever -nou= up5o tor this
town H. vas gul"g IL We tnT d. j. Is.
,Johusou a. i!ug as he lis Il. tor Dr. j. dld
| Justice To the coUrci man "a w1,.a- u ,ne "hl!e
mau: that the klrd IT man he Was looking
for. He was mau hat d.dn ouly sc, BIN
sell up 10 try cases, bu to ID good to The poor
| people. He helped them al b. 'u.d, aud he
was the b.st Mayor he had ever kn va
Mr.. Latham said his colleague, iii. Mu-h-
bach, had used word '!lf rent ir"m tina: used
by him. He di,; not Say Tie Mayor had tie
fright" Fl. said II Sa- the privilege oi the
Mayor Tier: was no Jaw oi the Corp1ratloo
to restrict tn: Mayor, 10 that resp"c'. lhe Law;
O! common seuce, prudeoc", anl might say OF
deccncy, could restrict hlm. pu; 10 :tatutc law.
There never Wa- a .Nay,r 81 profile OF prCcla-
nations as the "b.st Mayer Ai,xanirla ever
bad AZ locg a. the Mayor vas night he
would support hun, but be could hard COO
ceVe OF a case 10 which he T0u!d D. right. Ia
his Christ nas pr3caDatoo he gave US pistols
aud guns for m.rri ueu!, and thcu wound up
With benedictiou. Ii u m4n fred pistol, and
guns 10 earuest-If pistols were used t0 kill
men, there WAS DOthias 10 the ptrc.auaHon
against it, bur they must not shoot tor III ri.
meut oh no. We havs got to !lka chauc2s 10
pick up the f. Z. F., aai to stau! them
1hcn we get them.
Mr.. Hughes opposed the payment Of bills
for the Mayors proc!amatlou.
Mr.. Evaos-"rhe peopI" Of Alex ira are
supposed to kno@ the .aw. IA, Is wy
great mistake f.; I've kuoH1 MYERS wac 1!d
not kaow what the AK va. Inc .!ayor was
bound to cxecutc IL: lay. and h nal I" r>=
his owa best judgment 4, /, the mcnrs # exc
.uou. There is nat anybody SDo" ;h.l calls
Dr. Johnsoo drSy Class fool. Il die Mayor
violates tn. aw tn=rc ar carts - take hrlu
10. If pew lass Tag1 ue:!ed l.T" was tie
pl &c 10 MAX: !.en.
Mr. Aiu>loacl SAID thar ~ advertisement 10
The effec, that aw is 10 b. euiurccd /, Tot Tie
execution ut the Ia".
Mr.. La ham a1mlted thai the Mayor tad s.
RIGHT to admiolstar IN. law, a:c)r.iug 10 his
owe BIS; judgment. H. did not say tHat
B. ] 5h9sou As AiIerm.u, Or as i cltiz y, 'sas
| t--i m, Ia. !.
Nayor J1:luStn Apr ,xiula'sS IL uvaf to it a.
any man could" Tue Council coulI rt<'rc
the cxpaodi;ur2 OF suy otiicer. The Mayor
had spcct moucy on ''improvetu Us, and
Council vas oct allowed 10 ko0w where the
money came from. Il was tie Guy o. RI: RI.
| name. Committee to Y unite / Z ,.cvuu.S 81
the Mayor's oficr. Tuc Mayor ha1 no right
TO 61e man $40; put s. III the corporation
treasury, and turu the oiaor So IL nakihg re-
| pairs.
Mr.. Mushbacll-N1 Ut repairs, but ca;pe's AID
| chandeliers.
Mr.. Esaus-I did not ka,w tie chan lsiier
| Que-tloG waS up
Mr. Seals said h. had right to his opin;on
untI be saw reason To caan-e it. d.. johns, n
had not only tried people IT pti ucc> ~: he
had helped The poor. H. lad Ion. Justice be
tween mao and man without regard ~ rich al
D or. Ii hid been his rxpcao'v, duty 10 at
tend to charity. when wa- the wheel Of imc.
! He euopiz d The ADMINISTRATION Of Dr.. } Dha-
sop, AID added: Yes, repeat th:t Dr.. J. B.
Johnson j. the b.s Mayo: thas Eh,r!,, Seals
has ever kuowo.' Some pc RI" c mpiair Of
Dr.. j.; 20 some c6mpajC"d Ct Mr. Latham
when he was Mayor. His Dcs; trlcoi> had
vetoed him, and he ought 10 g.va and take.
| He thought thi, I vcrrm2ot the oe- he tad
ever kuOwn beau 1t r"coI uiZ ! lis rights as
citizen, which 20 other nd doc, ard he
m,ant to live 30 a> e. Of res, rctcd
| The bill vas ac:aad 20, AMI at."r SON. r.u-
tire business the Is ,rr; i. :jaurn"d.
| Letter from ssictnODd
| [Corrfsnonierca Of lie Aiexnn-,ri. Cs.Zrtt e.