Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-03-29

west VINES, ..a'"S cIesr or fair weather, e1-
renf - tie extreme o":'"7'a !'-''~
SOW Gurrg INC 0"y.
iyyEs11dATIoN.-The special com'Alt'ee d
the City Councli appoiute;! to Investigate tns
oserses araius, VIM. B. Dio@o, SuperIItena,,
.ns q po|;ce, met at the chamber Of the BOARD
- Aldermen, last night, al! Tire members oelns
,,-ogent. There were also prescott "eSS!s'
;1Nea!, Strauss end Lamudic c! tie oeAEh,
,so On Streets Sevara! spectators were S'E'ea
,r,thou. tie bar. Nvittc7 me Mayor ':0f 'ae
;,;narintepGent Of Police "!S pTe0cn'.
The Secretary read the iol!o"ilI ie'ttE isoM
,he Mayor in reply to oGc adtteSi'" 20 h''h ny
the Secretary:
MAYORS OFFICE. ALEXANDRIA, A.A'
March 3S, 1871.
T. j. Jy,mit$2a s:4., tSscreta'y to"'n!'fse: 0t
SRI hive fixed the day Tor tAc 't'a' u
William 3. Droun oo Monday rex; Vt e's7eo
,cock, 10 ac;2rdaoce with Dec. 20 .! inc I;'G.
s.,.,,;nn n ~. STATE OF Virginia. acre las
:' 49, ni,,r.e 70 nv knowledge, oade against
~, 70 re officially, except tia; o. cru"Een'
,.Ss 7Innr Of rnaiieas1nce or mls lea2aEce IL
n:Gcc and / vii suumcn tho Comu'l,tec 90
<:.-oa,s ,o i,a n-cscc; al lie t1:1l WIZ taeiT
ci;arc,s, e. iicst respectfully, :,
J. B. JOHNSON, Mayer.
i.!so l. coy Of tie no!lc' served upon ~ d.
+: Ij1o2n b. L. II. Eaton, Messenger O. 'Et
Cinnamon GJunc!'. ,
inn referred 10 10 he Mayors commu3sea
i.0n. ,.
hic, Huen:s did not kcJ" !.o" lie case cou'i
......d ~ iir1wa's ;2;,;l4:, hut he!ng int )rui
a., Rcown had ia:1 rc."ss Il i:o:n I'll anA
as Ire. o :paaT, withdrew his otI'cHon'
Alderman /. Z, q Aea, Chairman OF lnc
,',cr5:i..ue "a Streets, helGg caiied ca Haas d
- l.. II Of the cont!act 9! Et1Wn since HIS
,...:g..;.on nto Office; his :rtempcranc' asa De
.'tt' : business. lha commute" MAJ w"
..H.,! 20 pass i resolution directing TIC Andl-
a.! 60. % pay aay bills tx street ci:aDIn2;, c"'
H.. q: lied bY the chairiG1a Of the cHmE'I't"r.
.'aa cxgcui!;urcs 'hal been o&;:saiit, ari II
....... Gus lie has. had % rria'c 10 aiso ii2
$40, ~ tina. ;&cceunt. liz rlapy distances me-
lad b3cr cc1oye,i u! ley" tic cnalH gang c"o'H
:.::, teen used ami the 2,iy w. lbs Siri'c
# ~ rnaca"ssary expense.
I'na Secretary tnen r.:d ;N> restitution:
..g...i - TIC ;lrcsinc3 ct n Ho:;:s@:!'e2 Oh
.:rr...;+ relative II Dt5.:n : iaGs;Dpc:cnc1.
Ir. O'Nca, a,utjauiQg s@.it: ;iAt ia& 6 ~
.n;ttee had loa. though, t':at br1"n ~" An
,ua9,nuC;cat ni.ccr. bur, - ne ia: %11 c!2ct'
Il. nay wanted u Csc h,n' ,EerE c:'anr1 Z
ill tic ot!ice, an! !s2A .:,o"a ih:t d"srs, b.
,pr,nicg - bis Reinstatement iG O5;uber .2ai
d., . na;:cc "a do bette: ani keep sober. lie
.c.7,sr IL Z oucsrion q Mir. Hughes, IS TO
whether tic p2a@!iy prescribed i:g ia'' l'r re,
i.,sia., 4, ole; orders 6 ;aa cn:rnl:;ee ;!sd
ioen enforced, lie sid Ii :G3 cot, i
h;r. Strauss c0ncnrred 10 tbs siat2lIen;S CT
II. NN.a, aad haci read = pledge s:sccd 81
HrGga acreeiag to aE5;alu from intozicail0g
drinks o. which hey agreed 10 i:s ~ iDS'at@'
!acnt. ,!
Mr.. i.s,ni.,iin ctuouvrcI IN the statements 6!
The o:hor ri,: ;.kcrs Of The coc)mit!cc. iir rs
coanl2d The nicmprI&nca ct Drown and some
81 IL" G",s al ;Eiravag2;ca .uuuEcd IN By hini;
also H.. several suspebelrns by the Mayor aH;!
tic ycag2cs therefor. Tie N6y0r bad uot bean
uniformed in ta} matter, bur had been G:EeE
I'll! Information.
Fir. Strauss said that when The committee
:.%d teen os.iia;i 10 tic Mayors ctlco on 'he
-! 10 r@sait: 10 this case Of! Brown, i" had
asked the Mayor whether be could not remote !
t:rawr, a;,l he ithe hlayor) sad &c; he "ol'A !
s}y suspend and appoint.
Iir. T. j.. BrccEett, Auditor OF ;hc v,Iy, vs. |
s'!cLl " .,.,t maj e . statement OF his ao;!2H !:
.ysari.ng li.. !'cowo; said he had refused! {"
.,av a3v ,Do:ry IL. Brown :, order unless coHn'
:c:s!gnsA ~ iho lomm:ttee o. Street.. In
.usg?n!. Is :, question rC;n INC ciarinau = to
whether lie considered Mr.. ErcWn i comneiact |
o;ce. he saih liia; he Was sorry IL say hat lie
ID MOI. 10 farther stated that t!,e report
,i,s.t Iir,wa had drGwC N2G dUrinr has suspcG !
Ion was i.cnrToci.
i;r, Strauss asked whether any mouey ha! !
!.aeu rai in ~ Bcosn f.: otfal during his terr2
81 r{lcc.
a;r. Beckett sai! ;hat The ouly amour; re-
.a;va:i OF tl.t account was 81 from Mr.. Di!Epu
Or the Ice CT! from the streets las. wiutcr.
!, the request o! the Chairman Mr.. L. II.
Halor statat that he had served the notice ca
NY. H:3w1 It his housG, and be (Brcwn) SAID
;Ea. - was guiog to Georgetown and would
Ya;i:sn on Monday. ia reply Is questions he
said til. l;rcwa did not say That he was gong
to Ge0rrttcEn 10 AVOID meeting The caa:inli-
tee.
Mr.. Hl0ndham s2id that he had been 10.
;oru5d that tbs Mayor released Brown al; ;oa
ann - 80 10 Georgetown.
A!?. luahcs moved g adjourn uot!i to-
morrow r@ht and SUMMON the Mayor f. ut
TEND.
n:r. Downham said that " he unter:'o1i
Inc tIarny's COMMUNICATIONS he rro:G:ci T." ~
nor. O., C5upcil. fie (ha speaker did u't
.a;casi to recognize the Mayor in ;A's m4,tvr,
q. committee was appointed. IHc Mayor h,,i
.tuG,eus!g i.ccrcd the City Councli IN ali VAS
2ossi:sls, and he thought hin deserving Of 10
Characterization in this matter. lie moved hat
lie co;.,c,I:tcc proceed to consider the evidence
and maxi u, lhcir report.
tir NrgLr, wished 10 &c; II nc boHon!
:ae,s, aGG show shc way lhsuss were manased
At thc Mayors oEicc.
Mr.. DowDham said tbs committee Was oct
&rpo!ntc', to investigate the Mayors actions;
;?.ns was q E,atrcr for failure consideration. lie
avgHd his former motion.
lIr. DoWahaui'3 rn0iion was zen carried
aGl tie chamber cleared for consultation,
Ii Is understood that thc committee agreed
g rcpcrt 70 Council that the charges were sus-
ialrc4 and tii&t Brown was Incompetent TO dis
charge it.a duties Of his office.
;i0up IRlDAI.-ro,morrow viii be Good
friday, CT the anniversary Of The death Of
;,:,.s Christ, Oh :ho cross, 1u -hount Calvary.