Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-01

"sdyor Al. 4. Northumberland 7
VI the Recently Elected 1suntciDa
O'ii GERS, dc &c.
at WE'VE O'Clock TO day the new city govern
mcnt JT2s !nsugsrated by the meeting of bo,t
DFaothes Ct The City CouDcll 10 their RESPECTIVE
1aa4b!Fs, aod the swearing il Of Mayor cleo
James Thomas Bsckhan, 10 the preseuue of the
members OF both boards. 10 jout convention
ASSET b!td, 10 Tho hall OF the Common Council.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Al OF the mcnbcrs OF the Board were prcs-
coz tE,apt MIR. =. G. Smo0t, one of The AlCer
men 10: Tho Fist ward
iho Gle. K called The Board To order and an
hounccd ihct tic lis! bu,iness was the election
CT a ffcsdynt.
Col; keid noinioatCd the present itc.mbcn,.
Mf. i Il D)"nham. aud there being 10 other
uoHiant'on, the Clerk was authorZ ID to cast
The ballet t1r Mr.. D0wnham.
hlr. DOwuham was then sworn in bv Jus,;cs
Ih0mpsoa and addressed the Board al follow:
Gentlemen Of the Board Ut Aldermen. |
.hsAk Yor Tor ihia renewal Of your confidence
hhd 10 30 doio2 do not iose sight of the respoo.
otlltp Of tho position TO when you have again
Goo'sh ne. 90 70, detu Ii eXpedieut nor do
'eei mys; II cJmpcttn; TO COUNSEL the mem bers
81 tbs Board as TO their duy, ali except one
4 -
nav .of .n' p's' |" years, when 10
n,s,o,n no VIC "ost 'Seo''u' 10 our CITY
Co.. :. ". ~, 'u"o0g1eu ~ p.sc'nR IL %
-; '".1''A' o.H''' INV c'fult u accom'
p.,'s 'lio s'ni' 49, 10 NY op'nion. 10 very
Hteti measure. due to lnGlvidu.i members OF
lais hoard and wnen ST ,nn ,,.o - ~. ' S,, ",
years cautions lsoors, We, the gentlemen who
kNsD 80 "tcn ,iH'e aHt ispof t. The city
ah ~ 'ne'c' sinking any responsibility
o"n"s' :" pass isSo'uIo"S oi ih'nK' 70 the re.
o's,ou g ''u Us our o!untrg,
a.;,..o ~ ''0u, oOn' zoos
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Wa7 G.iscle' :" ',EH' "' "'F'"H' 10 tbs c Tx CT
o one CerpoFsll2o Court IVr ias a"Eun; OF the
bor, y ''o o'''"''''S 81 ''''' u '"0 mem
~, ;,r;..,;o H.,
;, ia 'ns.'a,sop' tot hiucfmc" .H'h proceeded
s"t u 'ia Hohi1 lo NVuoc' 10 "it
r ,"' 'L'th.'"''o' VI ne 'h"'o''
hI'', 'He'f ictuln. MF 0.iau,S a1dfta'cd
t"' o'u;' con2Ia'u!a!ine the ely % rs bright
p'os2se'' sfd Eoped 'hAt soou' Alexandria
W.T. !r.' % % 'sc'nd 10 90 cay 10 the sale
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COMMON COUNCIL.
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~ '.'o "ou'r'o' W uu''' w.
,,ar 800 1'O' " % i''e'S
,'uo NC oa' was o'c'p'cu' s1u 'ue
a.. Wy ioSti"H ~ ~, w, 'oer was eEo"ueu'
i n,s a"yt' =" u n. h!ikgIsy occupied SCAT
Win no oaE' hHao " 81 l"e'Vo o 0cK H.,
~nl'n no Iowa clock WA tcliIng ont tho hour.
tiS'A oalnsH H. Ia:Oh oAIico me DC" hoafa 10
.tu'' anu t'HH@s'cu messenger iay'oF % coiifo.
'''T ., c.'I,'Vn l'S", Wv men pV'S
'o' WASH nc cA''e" anu u -, io'""ine a.
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10, ,1ooTr' -. Il. i'ahSeI'' W. W. HefnGf!, J'ha
W. barXSi S.c9ou NaiHy J0stpn ,. beach,
~ r. hc", Il ou'rd MaroufY; lhiro ward,
L. IL ch0GrS' J'm21 w. ohinD. y am >. dug
l'S' VI. rci''@n, r0lT'h Whtd james C!%-
ing; >. !. H"ceEeY. }. l. Ni'I7, ano y 0hn w.
Gako:
lnc dca OF Mf; a.. '. Daniel mtmor
,Icct 'rJm I'll; N9oH1.i Ward. was a9DCn0o:d.
Ih" mex hu.iuass il o:d bang the SIC jo
Of Pfescent,
MT Mth'hn n9ni"a ea Nf. James :. DOut
Ia, w. Is H. i'1Dlhtf! nominated MI n W.
". liGro,r Mr.. Wc:. ). Moore nominated
Mr.. |. E'chherS
Mo:gr5. EohDarg ani llerbert deciding The
pomlnatilo, 90 moii.n OF Dir. Rec tho clerk
was author = a Ia ems; the v,,c Of the Beard
Tor Mr. J 4mcyS DJuglns Tor Pusdent.
tIr. u usi.s blnr declared ,lo unanimous
choic, OF Ia, Bo.ri for Pres d .pt. he was c.-
c,rlud t, he caa!r and gas sRorn IN, Can't. *
kcmpcr, Notary Pubic. administering the os h
OF offi,c.
Mr.. Douglas, ia cntcring upon ttt discharge
of hia tuucs said;
living Doe" sell cted to preside over your
dclb,rAtloIs | tender you ny mes; slacere
thanks for the honor conferred. with tho
ASSURANCE that my Coz 5 mt aim shall be to
merit ytur APPROPRIATION and provo myself worthy
OF yo2r c)LEiicsc, AID (s.ecm, am deeply
seu-,hlo that at this period in our cty's history