Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-31
CITY COUNCIL.

C nsldeiIng the reslSnatlGn OF mayor
John G. Beckham, which was tended
O, Thursday. The session was short,
a 4 after the transaction of some rou-
tine business the Board of Alderman
and Common Council met in joint ses-
sicu and unanimously elected Mr..
Luther II. Thompson to the vacancy
occasioned by Mr.. Beckham's resigna-
ton.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
There was no debate in the Alder
men, they merely coneuring in the bust
mess brought in from the other board.
COMMON COUNCIL.
A large crowd had assembled in the
champer of the Common Council.
The object of the meeting was stated
by the chair, and Clerk Johnson pro-
cseded to read the call of the Acting
| Mayor for the meeting and also the re-
sienation of Mr.. Beckham.
Capt. Mushbach, having been out OF
| the city when the new council conven-
ed in July, was sworn in as q member
from the Third ward.
After the reading of the resignation
of Mr.. Beckham,
MI. Mushbach moved that it be &C
cepted with regret, which was adopted.
MI. Uhler asked that unanimous con-
sent be given to amend section s OF the
license law, and then offered the fol-
lowing amendment, which was adopt
ed:
"That the license to be paid by an
a~uctioneer shall be $40, but no auction
eer shall sell real estate under the Ii
cense.n
MI. Burke offered an amendment to
the ordinance passed some time since
granting the right to the Standard Oil
Company to erect 8 building in the
CITY, requiring that such q building be
not erected within 200 feet Of the city
gas works.
MI. Mushbach moved to amend the
resolution so as to require that no
building should be either constructed
or used for the purpose of storing oil.
The amended ordinance was. then
adopted.
MI. Burke then presented an appli-
cation from E. M. Anderson for per-
mission to erect a frame building on st.
Asaph street near Duke.
Al this point Mr.. Greene said ne
thought council had convened to elect
a mayor, and objected to further bust
ness being transacted.
The application of Mr. Anderson
was, however, referred to the commit
tee on streets.
Mr.. Greene then moved that the
Board of Aldermen be invited to meet
this board in joint session for the pur-
pose of electing q mayor.
This motion prevailed and a recess
was taken awaiting the arrival of the
Aldermen.
Upon the assembling of the joint ses-
sion, Mr.. N. P. T. Burke in q compli-
mentary speech said he took great
pleasure in nominating a gentleman
who had served the city faithfully for
the past twelve years in the City Coun-
ell. He had also served as chairman
of the finance committee, as president
of the Common Council and had also
acceptably acted as mayor at different
times. He then named Mr.. Hubert
Snowden, president of the Common
Council.
Mr.. Snowden took the floor and de-
clined the nomination. He said he
was not a candidate for mayor nor
would he serve at this time if elected.
He had enjoyed the honors of the Office
for the past two months and was now
anxious to surrender the duties which
he had not too willingly as
,umed. "While on the f1oor.n
continued Mr.. Snowdeu, "I will
present the name of q gentleman for
this Office who has performed the duties
of Mayor at different times during
the past four years; one whom l
have known from boyhood, and cne
who would fill the Office most accept
ably" He then nominated Mr.. Luther
81. Thompson, and said he hoped it
would be the pleasure of Council to
| elect him.
MI. John Greene seconded the nomi-
nation.
Mr.. Strider moved that the president
of the Board of Aldermen cast the vote
of the joint body for Mr.. Thompson.
This Yves adopted and MI. Thompson
was declared elected Mayor of this
city.
Messrs. Burke and Strider were sp.
pointed a committee to wait upon MIR.
Thompson and inform him of bis cleo
ton. Mr.. Thompson was escorted to
the council chamber, where he was re-
ceived with applause.
The chair said, "Mr. Thompson / am
happy to inform you that you have
been unanimously elected by the City
Council in joint session as Mayor of the
city of Alexandria."
Mr.. Thompson said:
Gentleman Of the City Council: Upon
the occasion of being indicted into the
responsible position of Mayor of Alex
andria it is customary for him upon
whom this honor has been conferred to
acknowledge the compliment in a pub
lie manner, end I avail myself of this
opportunity to thank you, the repre-
s~entatives of the good people of Alex
andria, for the trust you have reposed
in NE. In assuming the duties of the
| Office I do SO with some realization of
their Importance and with the know
lege almost of experience that their
name is Legion and sufficient to tax Sc
yerely any one who will give all their
details proper attention. 1t is my pur-
dose to labor assiduously to discharge
every duty incumbent upon me, and
should / not fulfill expectations it will
be the fault of my imperfect judgment