Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-12-24
be the ciHcers elected By Council.

lIaltlG 60u W a!kcr,
Mr. Rlsheill said ho bad nominated NJ. LIST
ten for reelection. as he supposed, with the
approval OF the Mayor. and was surpris. ID a:
tho Mayor refusing to swear him 10. Names
were on the paper endorsing the Mayer .hst
were On the bond OF Laltsn AID be kuew
men that were ashamed that their Damts tad
appeared on that paper.
Mr.. DOWoham said that Mr. L9tteu had c5rc
to him snd Informed him that he Was going to
be atdldatc for re election, ana asked him
to vote tx hin. lie DIR. d. ted Mr.. La!lcn
thas he had been deposed for cause and lha:
he could not vote for lin. Mr.. Latte1 then
Informed him that the Mayor approved If bis
re eltciop. He tht informed Mr.. Llttcn tha.
II that was The case lie would vtts Tor him. He
waited for some time fox the Mayer 10 cay some
!tlog to HIM about tEo matter, Lu. that official
tal!ing 10 d. So, he approached the Mayor and
asked bin II be had any OH lon to the 70.
ciec,i9n III tfiosrj Lltte1 and Walker, aud was
iofrmed by BIN that he had lot he slightest;
bu: whcu le asked him il he would swear them
in, he said lie would uot by I'd sight. Mr.
DoNnham said he would not soy the Mayor
courttd ;Eis little theatrical with tho Council,
but it locked very much like it t. n man up
tree. He did not Thick it was right for gentle.
men "ho understood the matter to Fit quietly
by and and allow the Council to be ccnsuicd.
The rc5oiniiops were laid ever Until the mkt
meeting.
h'tr the transcticn OF soHe raui1e tu>i-
r"'s the Bo:ri at lG:lj adjrurttd.
COMMON COUNCIL.
T"tro was u far g ad.lc; at tie meeting
II GOuacil las! hight
When resolution t. add $l2l2 TO Tie
sE2ct appropriation Was read.
Mir. kOck said that the Committee on Streets
were II dtbt for street work, douo under di
rtccC5 Of C0u1cll, AID the snail sum OF So
WAS uceGci IT, be appropriated in order to Set
tie the Auditor boJks.
The appropriation was passed
Mr.. Latham introduced sOmo resolutions,
which are 10 be iuuad III the otfiaial proceedings
10 another c>'uGln, 10 r;irrctc. 10 tho Mayor
and The police.
Mr.. l.. said that il there ever was timo he
coveted strength it was at this particular iuoc.
tue. Il VS. sail that there was NJ evil with.
III corresponding good. II tho rccent cleo
tlon OF come pClocmc had been 40 evil the
good which compensated for IL must be iOund
Ia The tdlltoLs which il had made TO elegant
literature. Tho literature II this .tsle and dis
trIot had htcu Increased 10 "a renlalk,b do.
rree-ScIlb51Is and qHlus had pfcsperCd ur.
90 1t, AMI iho ;Cl4i'g public found a Lew
s1nfce Of CT Jynen,. When Wu take into consid'
cr.titr sucn pages ~ cjEo from 'ORl Run"
Who W, nd hesitate To b. ;haLklul for the cuntro
V1!,y which called forth SO nuph goriu5 We
81! kn3W that SONS iuWls have the Zip. tut he
Hcccr kew il to inicc: tic wcbb-tco!cd tribe
with biOad bills Something should bo done
tnr them. lis honed that Gen. Hunton would
rel ~ rXtCnsou Of thu river and haibor bill SO
iI,.t IN. 49,, b 4, r,u,in ,,,,,,
nG0ush 10 Il Jat la al d 81 Kun. tome received
full b'n>li. l:oM this kiad OF fowl, aud why
II oud Lot Al:x aGdta profit by her example,
He commented Tn tha endorsement Of the
Mayor ly $ large number OF citjz,rs. That
cudGIs'maEt Was rrCbltly right Gud proper,
-: lir :n;iuutioa that CouDcil had ensured
The Mayor vas Uuca'ltd fer scd not justified by
;hJ iaotS here tic loud toot Of horns was
heard tu:.ld., almost drowning tie speakers
voice. Eight years tgo q somewhat similar
occurrence had taken Elac,. A POLICEMAN had
dctcd tho Mayor and culminated lis conduc.
By an cpcn insult to the then Mayer. The PC
lie .uan was suspended by tho Mayor, but took
Ill bis ta&ro acd snir.oGered his badton and
rcsi2u.c. he Mayor annouoced tho suspen
:loD Of ihc Oiceman /, Tho CDulcil. Still 10
s'o tGcl Of ihaf, ia the lace i lutiebiy put by
til, 30! p,on Oh tho Mayor, tie Couocil rut
lin on he iorcc Wh,r. was the Indignation
3: this largo runbcr 81 c::A@ns Then? Why
slept tn ic wiaih? This policeman thus elect
cd r:cs'D:c; H.m:c!i 20 :hC Mayer, was syorn
'4iH ctuc: AID ru: upOn dly, aud 90 official
difference Vas made ty the Mayor bot~ccn
tlG2 aLi She c:Hcc m2U.he!s oSIha force. Thcro
>!c n.cE.' "aiI;r' 81 i!la paper endorsing the
p.t'.aai Aa5Or who voted to restore this police.
iaaG, q u s;u!t'yiuG themselves. The Mayor
Yggorn 10 int relic. mau because ho knew ho
sau!i b; ii ,!a;"g h.a 0a.h il lie Ci} not do SO.
The Mayors p2*>r ceases with The removal or
rCs'gpatluB, AID tic policeman thcu starGs
gGrc ou' wiki TIC l::tcr ne presented 70 Coun,
chi he, Sir. j., had 20 doub: Tat Ct the sign
cia 10 &c .;a9c,'5 cLG0!S:mCIt four. tifths il
bot OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES G9ul! have aigDcd
to have Nix, WGtkar reelected. Every man
knows thaG 10 disre-pgct t. the Mayor Was To-
tended by Gr. Wa.R:rs rc-clccliou. Tie
,iayor hiMEei! Hsd told al h,dermsp that he
had Go Obj: c;oato NJ. lIat!ea'6 lroscnticg him
self before me Courcil Ter re collection. Ilo
had hoped the Mayor might reconsider his
action, atd bad waited with that view 10 vain
Now Sir, tho City Council uust sustaio their
own action aud thCl7 own officers. These ts10
men must 10 paid cvcn if tho Mayer did re,
fuse TO swarc item III. he first rclice forco
under this Law were swOIn IN, captain and ell,
20: by the Mayor, luz by q magistrate. Those
rrs0lutl2ns endorse the Mayer to the fullest
cxieGt What ssa could tic Mayor do except
wha, h. Id ionc? What ci5o c2uld Council
90 than ccc: }. 4 Walker alter tho appeal
dat iISd been made to their charity and bebcv
calcI? Was h:rt anythiog ulcre than matter
OF impulse in too election OF hlr. Lnttcn. The
Mayer atknoH lcdpcd that Hlr. Lsttcn Was n
coed Officer. Walker fell from grace and was
punished. bu! hu vas now an Cfioer chosen by
this Counc nDd saoud bc paid and sustained.
4 TO the ezra mcH Sppcuttd by the Mayor
nc Gao pay thcso uucU at tbs tue. What
tt.c future nay uo!,ll wo carn)t tell. Mr..
Lalnam Closed b. an appeal 10 tic Board TO
stand by the nen when they hsd made POLICE
ncr.
MIR Eichbcrc n.keA what was motn: by
portion ct the resolution, which sccuitd 10
hin to l20I Ike s proposal to pay tho subst-
luc policemen appointed b. tie Mayor.
Tho Char Tie tobtpmau has mistaken
the meaning Ii is done to prevent the uGy-