Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-07-13
CIT YGONNGH.

poration Officers Postponed. DC.
Tie second meeting Of the neH City CourclI
WIS attended last night by larg, number OF
spectators, it beicg eeuetsll7 believed that the
citcon for tic rcnai,i,g Corporstion ttiioos |
YES to take place.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Jha Bard Ct Aldermen WAS cslled to order
o! clock. 9th ell the membrrs ptts,Dt.
4 good deal Of business. as will ba seen By
tho cficisl proceedings published elsewhere,
wsG transacted, tut the temperature 10 the
chamber b,pg very high, there was little talk.
Mr.. John 3. Smoot moved that the rules of
o,d,r and the jti1t rules OF order governing the
lsst City Courc be adopted SIS the rules OF order
fer this Oouocil. The lu'es wtr, then read.
amended slightly and adopted.
from each Board to prepare r. soluiions 10 TO-
gard to the attempted assassination OF Presl'
dent Galiisld, coming in from the Common
Council,
Judge Stuart said ho had prepared series
Of resolutions 90 the sui iscs, which he intend
ed TO offer when The opportunity rres:nted it
self.
Al er some further discussion, the resolution
was adopted and JGdg, Stusrt and MIR. Moore
appointed Is tho committee 90 the part of this
Board.
The omaittee retired, atd 10 short time
returutd, when the resolutions ct sympathy
with the President of tho Uatod States, which
will be found elsewhere 10 to dsI's G zItte,
were read and adopted uuauim ousy.
Il resolu ion postnoDng the election Tor Uor.
poraton officers until Moodsy night next. the
! 5 h lost, was also adopted.
A IN nuoicston from the Mayor enclosing
list OF iurpitrre turled ever 10 him By ex.
Mayor Smith, was ec:iGed from the Common
CCurc,l, and. On motion OF MIR. D. B. Smoot.
| referred to the Committee 90 Public Property
| with pcwtr to dispose Of tho property for the
hest interest of the city.
A Communication from the Mapur, ROOM
N ,udiog tho purchase Of shsckeIs for tho ohsin
! Rsrg. yes also received from the Common
Coueci ard, on molioa Of Mr.. j. B. Smoot,
the Com mite en- SrceIs was author z ID to CAL
~ ou. the Recommendation Of the Mayor.
Tho Common Ccurcil non eon"ut.ed 10 su'
thor zipg tho Superlltc naent Of P,ic, 10 ur
| chase the slscksls.
Mr.. J. Is. Smoot said 10 mosia9 to rcfsr tho
nlstter 10 the Committee 90 Slrons. he did not
| inten nd any reflection on tho Sur eiiotendent OF
PoliCa. and be w1ull new to ooucar 10 tho &C
ii1n Of tho other Board.
The motion vas adopted.
o motion of Judge Stuart the sppoi IN ,nt
CT Wm. II. Hunphties by The Superintendent
OF Poliao SO captain of tie ohaln gang, was
confirm d. and tho Board, St halt past tins
orlock, az burned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
Tue Unmnuu Council met sherllJ siter
o'click last night. Alter attention had b,eu
calItd to he lao. thst tho Board. OF its last sas
sion had neglected TO adopt lu'ts. those OF ,hs
last CoauciI we're adOp'ed.
A i0int resolution for a committee TO report
suitable resolutions ttu,hirg the ttmpt on The
ilic IF President Gsifelu was uusbim sly
agreed TO Without dEbatr. lnd r'soiutiu, wtrl
reported ard adopted.
a motion was made ty Mr.. Mclean that
tho clelk provide suitable books itr keeping
minutes Of committee meetings. HI snd that
such books were needed tbst oommittees might
keen miru.es CT their aoliop.
Mr.. Ros said that the cammitte TO which
he was attached lon Poor bed kept reo,ld OIL
thu IL PR ,edin:s.
Mr. Mclean 1S seaS tstS q 30 buct
Mr.. ,kl'hberg hold that be only proper rs
crd OF committee eas tho papers r fs,red IL
them. Tho reotri eLd rsed thereon tue 70.
pert OF Ms clmmltto. bnd the ,urual Of the
rIc'r'ion Of DO report. 81, wss kept by The
Citik OF tho Common Coulci.
The resclu ion was lost.
an amorded rnlo giving The cont;ol of the
Aims House bu!'diug to the Committee on tho
foor iosIesd OF tho Committee On Publo Pup
ertv came 10 from Lha AEdelm!u.
Mf. Rico explained that there bad been some
con.ts. between committees Is to Tho jarisio
ton over the building and this Tue was de-
siGoeu 10 sttlo The matter. The amended
rule vas adopted.
A resolution pcspcning ,hs ,leci,n f police
AID other tthoers TO the Is b Instant was CON =
c1,rcd 10, and the crowd Gu 8 i, tho bsr,r,a
'tertupon rapidy less
A communication vas received from Ma, or
B:ckham, turning ever 10 tho Ci y tlougo Ger.
tain cirpots. washstapd, curtaius, 60, left 10
the private cthoe OF M.ycr Smith. The note
OF tho Mayor orc'udeG: "fhcss things being
q 90 Us" to me. turn them ever to the City
Ccunci." and Wi hand the key TO tho Commits
s!orers OF The Sinking EuGd. This clmmuui>
cailon WAS ordered 10 be recaivsd Aitersards
1t osms back ftom tho Aldermen with O Iesolu
tion directing tic sale OF these articles.
Mr.. Echberg said that pone of tho CON.
mt'ees CT CGun,;l had q roon 10 which thfy
ccu'd meet. They wcro Dow compelled to uss
the Trcssurer's ot1ioe. the Auditor o(ios, &c.
aud be thGu2ht tlst these Two rooms, u,ed as
q private ciico By Mayor Smith. might, With
| The iuttl!urs, he Eut to u.s. az committee
! rooms
| MIR. RIO, supported the susees ion of Mr..
| E;cibtrk, and it WIS adoptec; but when tho
| resolution WAS Fect for c)tcurrerc, to The
Aldermen, il Vas fouOd that that Bosrl had
Rdj,urn d. So UOuociI. also. .dj1uroet.
AN ITALIAN BRlOAND GUS ppe E.posilo
arrived at New Yotk yesterday from New Or
leans, whero ho was arrested at tue rs'sro, of
tho Italian coosul. lie will be sent to I.aly 10
DO fried fer his many crim.s LIS was The chief
OF bald Ct brigsnds who itf.sted the Island
of Sicily aud Wer5 h, terror of travellers.
Whco thy CAP ufed man who had rci rsls-
toes lhty he'd him until his friends paid bis
ransom. 10 ono tf their highway raids they
happened to get hold Of au English clergyman,
and cut eff his cars 10 Lrder 10 impres, bis
iliends with iha urgency OF tho demand for