Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-10
CITY COUNCIL.

gentlemen was anticipated with IN
terest.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
President Marbury, as soon as the
minntes of the last meeting were read,
announced the standing COMMITTEES OF
the board. - D-o
JVardens recommending the adoption
nv Council of q suitable fire alarm sys.
tenn was received from the lower board
and their action concurred in.
The board then entered the chamber
of the Common Council for the purpose
of participating in the election OF 70
lice Commissioners and other city OH
cas-, and upon their return adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The board was somewhat late in as
sembling, but was well attended.
Mr.. E. F. Thompson appeared and
took the oath of Office at the hands Ct
the president of council.
A communication from the Board OF
Fire wardens urging the adoption OF q
fire alarm system was read and refer
red.
An order appointing E. G. Dunn City
Engineer for July was presented and
laid over.
The committees which appear else
where were appointed and the Board OF
Aldermen was invited into the Council
chamber and
JOINT MEETING
was convened to elect q Board of Police
Commissioners, the Mayor being presi-
dent of the board ex-officio. The ballot
proceeded as follows
For First ward to serve one year,
Messrs. Noble Lindsey, r. 3. knight
and Alton Moore were nominated.
First ballot-Liudsay IA, Moore 4,
knight 8.
So ex-Alderman Lindsay was declar-
ed elected.
For the Second ward to serve two
years Henry Strauss and [. M. Kell
were nominated.
First ballot-Strauss IA, Kell z. So
ex-Mayor Strauss was declared elected.
For the Third ward to serve three
wears Charles E. Marshall, Herbert
BRYANT and P. NJ. Bradshaw were nomi.
mated.
First ballot-Bryant II, Marshall 0,
Bradshaw 1. No election.
Second ballot-Bryant IS, Marshall
S. So ex-Alderman Bryant was declar-
ed elected.
From Fourth ward to serve four
years VIM. F. Vincent and Jon F.
Tack eff were nominated
First ballot-Tacket Is, Vincent 4.
So John F. Tackett was declared elect
ed.
The joint meeting was about to dis
solve when it was suggested that the
minor Offices of the Corporation which,
by the charter, are to be chosen every
two years by Council, be elected.
This was agreed to after division
and by unanimous votes Dewitt G:
Aitcheson was chosen Weigher and
Inspector of Hay, Chas. F. Adams
Keeper of Town Clock; Drs. Purvis
and Miller, Physicians to the Poor;
DIR. Miller, Health Officer, and Edgar
Warfeld, ST., Chief Engineer of the
Fire Department, after which the unan-
imous elections ended.
The next vote in order was for Fire
Wardens, one from each ward.
For the First ward ]. M. Hill, pres
ent incumbent, and Benoni Wheat were
nominated.
First ballot-Hill 10, Wheat 10.
Second ballot-Wheat II, Hill II.
Third ballot-Wheat IL, Hill IL.
Fourth ballot-Hill IL, Wheat IL.
Fifth ballot-Hill II, Wheat IL.
No election having been effected, the
First ward was temporarily passed
over.
For the Second ward John Harlow,
present incumbent, and John CogaD
were nominated.
First ballot-Harlow II, Cogan 10.
Second ballot-Harlow IL, Cogan 10.
At this point, Mr.. Thompson moved
that the members of the First ward be
allowed to retire and suggest nominee
for Fire Warden from that ward. This,
he said, was the only way to secure an
election.
Mr.. Sweeney said that he had heard
that many members of the community
thought that officers should be chosen
by the whole Council, not by the
wards. He had been in favor
of selecting the candidates nominated
by the ward delegations but had been
overruled by others. The request made
by Mr.. Thompson he thought was uns
precedented on the floor.
Mr.. Greene had heard no proposal
until now for nomination by wards
and he thought the plan good one.
Mr.. Snowden said if this was an I'M
usual proposal it was one which seem
ed likely to secure an election. The
First ward delegation had come to
Council that night unpreparied to go
into an election of these officers and
they would like to have an opportunity
to confer. If they presented candidates
from the First ward who were not ac-
ceptable to the other members, the lat
ter had the right to vote against them.
He thought Mr.. Thompson's request
that his delegation be granted permits
sion to retire for few minutes was a
courtesy that Council could grant.
Mr.. Cation moved as substitute that
q recess be taken in order that all the
delegations might have time to confer.
This motion was agreed to and a re.
cess was taken for consultation by all
the ward delegations.
At the close of the recess it was an.
nounced by Mr.. Thompson that the
First ward delegation had failed to
agree and it was understood that other
delegations were not unanimous. Mr.
Thompson also said the members seem.
ed to think that for the wards to pre-
sent candidates would be establishing 6
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