Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-12
CITY COUNCIL.

fOllc6 COm mlSSlOHor lrOn IHo Fouith
ward in place of Mr.. j. E. Tackett;
Dew. Aitcheson, wegher of hay; q. F.
Adam, keeper of the town clock; Drs.
]. T. Miller and W. R. Purvis, physi-
clans of the poor; DR.. Miller, health Of
ficer; George w. Pettey, chief engineer
of the fire department; fire wardens-
First ward, c. N. Moore; Second, Sam
uel Cuvillier, jr Third, R. E. GroDau;
Fourth, w. S. Wheatley; overseer of
the poor, VIM. Shock. The old board
of health were reelected and William
M. Smith was re elected keeper of the
aims house. Mr.. Luther H. Thompson
was elected clerk of the Board of Al
dermen, Mr.. George Scbafer Messen-
ger, and Mr.. J. G. Gill Jsnitor of the
City Hall.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
All the Aldermen were present, and
after the minutes OF the meeting of July
l had been approved balloting for
clerk was resumed. Messrs. w. f.
Carne, F. G. Grimes and w. L. Hoy,
who were the candidates on the 1st
instant, were again placed in nomina
ton, and on the first ballot Messrs
Carue and Grimes received 4 votes
each and Mr.. Hoy none. The voting
proceeded with the same result until
the fourth ballot was reached, when
Mr.. J. T. Sweeney arose and said thai
inaemuch as there was no likelihood OF
breaking the deadlock between Messrs.
Carne aud Grimes ne would move that
the election of clerk be deferred.
Messrs. Ballenger and Clark pro.
tested against such procedure, and
vote was taken on Mr.. Sweeney's mo-
zion and it was declared lost.
The balloting continued with the
same result until the tenth ballot was
cached when Mr.. Dobie nominated MIR.
Luther h. Thompson ard he was elect.
ed on the eleventh ballot, the vote
standing: CarDe 3, Thompson 5. There
had been twenty ballots taken includ-
Jog thost OF the 1st inst.
The next business in order was the
election of Messenger, the candidates
being Mr.. VIM. 2udd, the ncumbent,
and Mr.. George Schafer. The first bal
lot resulted Rudd, t, Schafer
Mr.. ]. T. Sweeney at this juncture
arose and withdrew Mr.. Rudd's name,
when Mr.. Schafer was declared the
unanimous choice ofthe board.
The Aldermen then proceeded TO the
chamber Of the Common Council for
the purpose of participating in the cleo
ton of certain city officers, and upon
their return President Marbury an
nounced the sanding committees on
the part OF the Board OF Aldermen,
which will be found in the Official pro-
ceedings.
After concurring 10 the action OF the
Common Council on several papers
which had been sent in the board ad-
lourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The outside of the bar was well fill.
ed and every seat had its occupant
when at $40 President Strider called
t he board to order.
Young Helwig. the boy soprano, who
was singing at the Exchange opposite
the Council chamber for some time di-
vided the attention of the members.
The Common Council members
the standing committees having beef
announced,
Mr.. Burke moved that the Aldermen
be invited to go into joint Session for
the election of officers.
Two hundred dollars was repor ed
by Mr.. B. B. Smith, from the commit
tee on streets, for a grayelled roadway
on Pitt street.
Mr.. Snowden called attention to the
fact that no committee on street, had
yet been appointed. The twoeCouncil
members had been designated only q
minute ago. No report could be made
from that committee.
The chair-The point is we'll taken.
The order was referred to the COM
mittee on streets.
After recess the Board of Aldermen
entered the chamber and the election
OF the various officers of the corpora
ton was entered upon. In all cases Is
votes were necessary to a choice.
For Police Commissioner from the
Fourth ward-Messrs. ]. E. Tackett,
tue present incumbent; Ashby Miller
and James McCuen were nominated.
1st ballot. Miller, u; Jacket, S; Nc
Cuen 4.
2nd ballot. Miller, i6; Jacket, i Nc
t'uen, l.
For Weigter of Hay Mr.. Dew.
.Aitcheson was rechoseD unanimously.
For Keeper of the Town Clock MIR.
~ a do nj
mously.
The next order was the election OF
TWO physicians of the poor. Drs. Julian
I. Miller, w. r. Purvis, W. NJ. Smith
and Ed. a. German were nominated
and ]. Nj. Hopkins, colored, petitioned
to be appointed physicians to the COL
ored poor.
MIR. ]. T. Sweeney said be bad hoped
that the position of Health Officer
would be divorced from the position of
Physician of the Poor and suggested q
postponement until this COLD be done
During his remarks Mr.. Sweeney said
now that the trouble was over Council
could take time to consider matters
pertaining to the Office. He was asked
10 what trouble he alluded and replied
that il was the smallpox.
A member suggested that the small
po1 had disappeared, but another re.
piled by saying that there were still d
few points" left.
Mr.. Smith made the point of order
that the election of q Physician of the
Poor was the only matter before the
convention.
Mr.. Sweeney insisted that he was in
order as the two positions of Health
Officer and Physicians of the Poor were
united in law.