Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-07-10
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CITY COUNCIL.

I'LL CUUNC1L
The first regular meeting of the new City
Council was held last night. Owing to the
heat, the members were slow in assembling
Z though the number of irrespective candidates
for the police force and other Offices elected
by the couDoii began swarming around the
City Hall al q early hour in the evening.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
TIE Aldermen were called tc order al D
qnar!er past eight O'clock, bare quorum ui,
( th7e) being present at mat hour. ne
/ resd the prucstiirgs CT the o'sa 't..,h ~,
meeting uf the l.. inatant, ai'er "hicu on
int.rmissiop fn,;ows1 IN tho absence oi ousi'
nezs fans n,ias piled vigorously III 'he
meanwhile. Fuaiy o1.;to,t
MI, NJ. Ke. 20 iuqGired 81 sho iesluen'
,fthare w.s an, busluess before the board,
SIT was verv wafm. ne ra'd, ana II any
th,n. was 20 D.. does i; would be we'll to get
& at il al oI3e
The President tsp.isl that Lusiuess would
ma presented for ihe consideration OF the
Aldermen in fe% IN mites. Alter another
interval,
NJ McK.,ze grew restive aud Dispatch
ed he Messenger 10 he ,wer beard 10 10
form than thai the Board o. Ale;aen were
waiting upon them.
The P esident at this uuctura had the
list of the standing committees read.
Mr.. Brpact presented the petition OF sun
dry oyster dealers pra,iug Councii 10 a5ol:
jsh he Office of 0 5sier Inspector, aud moved
that the paper be re!errt d 20 the Committee
On General Laws. Ii "as 80 referred
Mr. McKspz.e suggested that the Conn
mon Council bs informed that The Aldermen
were through with their business, ana nav,
iup but Eve members present, they wonid
not 90 into Joint convention Tor the election
of officers Mr.. Mckenzie wss deputizsd 10
go inform the lower board.
After concurring in the action CT the lower
board on several papers, among them reso-
luton that when Council adjourn 1t De VII
Monday night next, the Aldermen ad-
iIuined.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The Common Council looked last night
like Japanese commission. Every man
was practising the fan drill, and sixteen
nalm leaves raiaed breeze which the
change in the committees failed to create.
The police evidently expected riot on the
mart of the Council aud gathered in mum Defs
around the doorways and in the corridors
rs.,dv TO preyent bloodshed and secure a
free ballot.
The business created no debate and much
of the time was spent in recesses, While the
clerk endorsed papers, or 10 waiting Tor mes
sages from the Aldermen
Mr.. Sweeney the president, before an
nounclug the standing committees, said that
under the rule two members OF each com
mittes were appointed by the President OF
each board 1t had heretofore been the
custom for the President o! the Board OF
Aldermen to designate the members of the
Committee on Light from tbs 2od and 4th
wards and the President Of the Com mon
Council those from the LAT end 5rd wards.
He he'd expected that this plan would be
carried out this year and had Intended TO
appoint Mr. J r. Harrison from the SD
ward bat the President of the Board OF AL
dermen had insisted on selecting tho men,
bers from the Ord and All wards. He
(Mr. SWeeney) had offered Varions com.
PROMISES to President Marbary offered
10 let NJ. MarDury have feat choice !;
ne. second Mr. Marbury, third, amt
ne fourth hut Mr. Marbury declined. He
had offered as a compromise, to put Tho
wards in "a tat aud each draw tho wards,
frnm which each should make appointments.
This Mr.. Msrbnry had also declined. All
that was left then was for him to Gil the
vacancies on the committees left by Mr..
Marbury and take the council appointees
OH the committee on light FROM the 1st and
q wards. He then announced the commit.
tees whose names appear in the official
iproceedings. II was known that several
members of the other board we're absent,
and no election for police or other officers
took place, and the board adjourned until
next Monday night, when such elections
will be held.