Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-10

| paa. ~ III: Is that EIr. C9Uh had taken cut
iicac5c t'r ihe arimal. your petitioner tt
pQE;cd said Geek 55 tic keeper ct 60 uulile1ssd
Ga lie 81 Z; august summoas 8as i.su:l
cni put 10 Scu: petitioners hands, a1G he
vent 10 the s!s9'e, aud, meeting Coak, SSH to
him, 'E1och. | have a suumoIs for ycu 10
appear q: the Mayors Office to un;Rer for
keepirg deg without license" Alr. Geek re
piled That tbs dog belonged to his brother 10
IaH aud cot to hin; !has his brother in laT
cane 10 from tue country on tie Monday Pre-
cejiUg and thought at first that lie would Cary
tic deg back With hin to bis home, butts lie
had ridden in Gu horseback, be concluded rot
10 undertake to carry the dog eNay thep, and
acoorGasy LETT without it.
Nj. Cook Thea added that he consi3srcd it
rather hard to be obliged 10 pay fer dog
ahich did net belong to Kim, aid which lie did
not ilte0d TO keep. You: ps!i,o1:r coiCcide1
with Cook Ia his view Of tho hardship Of The
case, aud said to him. 'Icu must appear a!
the Mayors Office. and, perhaps, Ecu may be
. atle 20 make It all tight upon you7 explanation
as TO the ownership of the dog, but il the Msy.
or requires you 10 tak5 cut License and Fay
the G1e vii! let you have the dollar that is
ctraiDg 10 me, for c!ro DDth!ns about il.
Your petitioner then left Cock osd vent
about his dug.
Right hsrc your petitioner desires TO say that
du!ice the conversation betgeen Mr.. Cock aud
himself, Tot enc word WIS said about the sIx
ct the deg, nor did your petitioner iI ecy wey
whatever ADVISE. !osligato and prompt Nlr.
Cook to ooucoal It's sex and take cut license
Tor an animal of the maIo kind, sud thus &C.
prlvo The ely OF portion of its revenues
Your petitioner did not know thst the animal
} was female, and consequently could not have
, given any such advice and al he meant and ell
! he wished TO be understood 10 mean was, that US
the csse appeared 10 be ono Of hardship, and SIS
, Mr. Cook and himself had been intimate friends
, for O number CT years, he did not care 10 take
tho dollar allowed him for reporting the csso
. snd would, if tho same was psid him By the
Mayor, return is to Mr.. Cook. Thoro was sure
~ nothing improper in this, for IS the dollar be-
iongod to your petitioner, be could siTo i 20
whom he chose.
!, # your petitioner e.. is slegoi) wished t. IL.
: vor Cook and deprive tho city of money dua TO
Z u, &c could have done so u:t as oasiiy and
, made the benefit TO Cook much more subs.snta!
c by MOI reporting the dog at all and Is no did
G report It, that isct should DO taken 10 Indicate
4 tins. be had no intention t. deprive the city Of
= lis revenue.
On the S!h (Frdsy) Cook was fnod snd RS
y qu!red to take cut 8 license for the dog, and the
Il Mayor handed dollar to your petitioner.
8 a few minutes after the trial your petitioner
left the office TO 80 70 Cooks stable to hand him
n the Collar, but before reaching tho place i oc.
i cured to your petitioner tina: Cook msh. bs in
:. n excited frame of mind because OF VIVA! had
: !ake2 place end fearing thstif be called upon
L Air. Cook so scoa attor the trial something uI.
T pleasan! might happen, ho determined 20 wsit 4
cay Or so, and retraced his eteps.
@ That night (Fridsy) your petitioner went on
duty. and the next day at about one O'clock h.
=, left his house snd was On his way 10 Cocks
place of business for tha purpose Of handing him
J. the sum above mentioned, when Eo wss intorm
cd that he had been reported 10 TIC Msyor by CT
81 the instance of Cook for advising Cook to con-
c cesl Ire sex CT tho dog in question. and apply
= Tor license for q male dog, snd thus GsfrsuI
n the city out Of the IS cents difference II tec tex
- On the liccLso.
OF course for obvious reasons, upon lndag
thst such chsrge had been brought against
hin1, your petitioner reffsinei from pay.Dg Che
G dollar to Mr.. Cock.
r This IS the whole case. AID the testimony will
t net disclnse different state Of facts.
r. Respectfully submitted.
CHRISTOPHER LYLEs.
+ Dir. DAsics ma7ad that TIC matter BE- 10.
n isrred Tor Investigation 10 the Connittco on
;; Police.
= TIE chair said the morJG was ous Of order
i 10 the ab:cCce Of q notification By tho Mayor
U that Alr. Lilies offoc was vacant. Counc cid
:. net krow officially shat Mr.. Ugl=s had been 70
: moved.
/ Mr.. Egans-l. ia !a!Ec. az unpleasant dnty,
but must appeal t:om that decisor.
Tho chair I'm very glad TO have yGQ 10 So
Dir. Evans ccqulTtd what would be dose if
y tic Mayor ntVer communicated the removal
| Was he 10 CO an IL Justice and then Cluuc TO
await w1rd from him before il Investigated tic
., mailer. lie ciriaia!y will not sczd hs pspers
10 CoGrcll until nexs mor.h. ! 81, ia!t That
= he said so. If that is connuDiea:in& "HlL-
oct tc!ey." done kaow Thet "si!houi d.
. la" mcars.
Tho decision cf the chair was susaiucd--
yeas G. nays3.
Tho following is the letter Of The t!ay6r 10
I be transmitted to C5uLci!, cany CT H!iCI. az
pes!ed i1 the G9z:tte last August:
In the matter OF the charge against Chriaopher
r Lyes. Tor misconduct in tic cfict" CT p.-
l;cemon Of Alexandra city:
t Tho facts ii the case are lot coDtrover!ed by
th5 officer, ana are 10 effect IS follows:
c hlr. E1och Cock having been reported by
g said officer for keeping deg withCu. IL
y c,Sse, The said ofic:r, with the kooYledse
. that the ANNA! was Of the female kind, adj
t vlsed, iustigated and prompted sid Cock to
take out license Tor 40 a5lmal Cftho malo kind,
| but Nh Cock applied fIr Gud ohtsiucd the
Q proper license.
G Tie law requires tia! every keeper OF tog
r OF The msle kind shall pay g license Of $50,
ona OF the female kidd $l.75, and for failure to
D teko ont the same provd,s reaalty OF IS.
The cticer at tbo timo he advised the CwGcr 10
take tic lc2Dss fer tho mao kiad knew Of the
difference in the public revenue, small as it is.
t 1t was bis duty to have made correct report
9 CT The nature ofthc animal, aud failure 10 his
lies misconduct 10 oilicc. Much more so wac
f the voluntary &c: OF advising ano!hsr to violate
the Law bg ccucealiDg The iIu, Ea:urc ct tex
ab!c suffice. The officers Of polio, Gro paid
on. OF the public rtvanues it is tho scurc,
t from whence they derive their enollme0s. and
Get oo y is it the duty Of the good citizen ter
! port violations Of laws cGac!ct fer tho purpose
OF raising Iho public revenues, but moro es-
peclsliy the paid public servants employed SO
for the purpose ct preventing such vio.ai,as.
and whose ilc,me is derived from that soufoe,
and who are sworn to uphold lhs law; for
them 10 hinder or otsrles the collection Of
tf2:s OK dues TO thu city is such high desreo
. OF misconduct in Office" Ito cal, the pcs by m