Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-03
CITY COUNCIL.

Removal From Office Of the clerk
OF eas-.-Report Of Examining Com
mittee.-- action Deferred.
! The called meeting of the City Coun-
Gil was highly successful last night SO
| far as attendance was concerned, all
the members of both boards being pres
ent, but 40 action was taken upon the
matter for which it had been convened.
Great interest was manifested in the
proceedings, and large number of
spectators were present long before
either board was called to order. All
the candidates for the position of Clerk
of Gas made vacant by the removal Of
MIR. r. 7. Cook, were present, as we'll
as many of their friends, aud
lobbying was carried on ad libi.
tum. 1t was the general impression,
however, that action on the Mayors
communication converting Council
and announcing the removal of the
clerk would be deferred, in Difference
TO the wishes of number of Mr..
Cooks friends, as the announcement
had been made that that gentleman was
on his way home aud desired to make
an explanation of his disappearance
and the apparent confusion in his ac-
counts. The statement, too, that the
gentlemen VINO had examined his &C.
counts had discovered that there were
nearly 5000 to his credit which had not
been previously accounted for aided no
little in deferring action.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
The Aldermen were all present, but
transacted no business apart from con.
curing ia the action of the Common
Council in receiving the message of the
Mayor and the report OF the committee
appointed to examine Mr.. Cooks
books. and deferring action until next
Tuesday night.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The attendance of citizens in the
space outside the bar was larger last
night than has been the case
since the annual election OF officers.
A number of active city politicians were
among the throng, as were also num-
Der of the multitude of candidates for
clerk gas.
AS soon as the president had taken
the chair aud called the board to order
he handed to the clerk the communica-
ton of the Mayor calling the meeting,
which was read.
Mr.. Greene arose.
The Chair-The Mayors oommuni-
cations are not vet completed.
Mr.. Greene did not know that,
sir.
Another communication from the
Mayor setting out that he had removed
Mr.. X. 7. Cook, clerk of the gas, for
misconduct and neglect of duty was
read.
The report of Auditor Price and Dep
uty Treasurer Normoyle as to the ac-
counts OF the gas works (Which appears
in the official proceedings of the boardl
was then read amid breathless atten.
ton.
MIR. Uhler, on behalf of the Auditor,
made q correction in the report by
which 1888 40 in one of the items should
be credited to the late clerk of gas.
(This does not affect the $1,56S item
shortage as lown by Mr.. Cook g report
submitted to Council last Tuesday
night)
Mr. Greene hoped action on the mat
ter of filing the office of clerk would
be postponed for the present. He said
the reading of the papers did not con-
tent him and from the limited time the
Auditor ard Deputy Treasurer lad to
prepare the report it must almost OF
necessity be incomplete. He did not
think man should be condemned in
his abscene. He had telegram in his
possession from Mr.. Cook 10 which he
said he would be hera by to-mor-
row and he bsiieved he would
fully vindicate himself from all
the charges which had been
brought against him. His friends had
made good all the officials had found
to be due from him to the city. Those
friends had claim to consideration.
Mr.. Books family appealed to every
one who had children. There were
also circumstances of a personal nature
which were not proper for him to mer-
ton which might be disclosed, that
would lead the members of the Coun-
Gil to take more lenient view of MIR.
Cooks coDducs and which might show
why Mr.. Cook had left the city. He
moved that action in the matter of fill.
ing the vacancy in the Office of clerk of
gas be- postponed until the regular
meeting next Tuesday night.
The motion was seconded by Mr..
Smith and the motion being uuani-
mously agreed to the board adjourned.
Before the board adjour, ell Mr.. Uhler was
requested to convey the Mayors message and
the accompanying report to the Board of al.
dermen and make the same explanation to
that board that he hsd made to the Common
Council
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