Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-10-27
Official.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN,

BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
At a called meeting Of the Board. OF Al
dermen Of the city Of Alexandris, Va, held
j. T. Sweeney. esq, President. and Messrs.
Burke, Marbury, Ballenger, Simpson aud
Curtin.
communication from F. ]. Paf, Mayor
announcing that he had withheld his sigma
ture from resolution appropriating $500 for
the apprehension and conviction of tue muir
dererof Chs T.Smith, and giving his reasons
thereof; aso message from the Mayor stat
ing that the Governor Of Virginia had offered
Q similar sum for the same purpose; also res
olution sppropriating $40 for the apprehen-
sion of the murderer, and an ordinance APP
propriating $500 to be used by the Mayor for
criminal expenses ia the police department of
the city, were received from the Common
Council and their acton concurred in by
unanimous votes.
The board then adjourned.
J. 4. SWEENEY, President
Teste: LUTHER II THOMPSON. Clerk.
COMMON COUNCIL.
At called meeting of the Common
Council Of the city Of Alexandria, Va, held
October 26, 1906, there were present Hubert
Snowden, ESQ President aud Messrs. Lead.
beater, Burke, Risheill Strauss. Williams, Brill,
Reader, Birrell, Roothe, Hellmuth, Harrison,
Uhler, Marshall. Spini and Evans.
The president sta ed that the meeting was
called to consider communication from the
Mayor.
The following was rece we'd from the Mayor:
Alexandria, Va. October %. 1906
To the honorable City Cou icil of Alexandria,
Virginia.
Gentlemen-Jt is with much regret that
return without my signature the within paper,
and In explain ition of my act in yeloing
same would say that it is simply a sense of
duty which impels me to do so. Ny COM
municstion Of Tuesday, the 23rd instant, is
ample TO satisfy you that am heartily favor
able Of going as far as the law permits in OIL
e'ing the reward, but you will find by acts of
General Assembly 1905, page %, chapter %,
the limit ofsuch is one hundred dollars(Sl00).
which amount | trust IL will be your pleasure
to offer Immediately, not that think that
the prospects Of obtaining the amount offered
would inspire our police TO more sctive and
diligent efforts, for feel warranted in The as
sertion that no set of men ever worked more
f-arlessly or faithfully then have they in
their endesvors TO capture the fugitive. but |
do think 1t would possibly he the means of
causing men Of the depai tn ents of other
cities to be more Jealous
Respectfully submitted,
FRED J. PAFF. Mayor.
Alexandris, Va, October 2eth, 1906.
To the honorable City Council of Alexandris,
Virginia.
Gentlemen-In connection with my com
muEicat.on Of previous ,te | h We to re-
report that today ] received advice from his
excellenoy, the Honorable Claui A. Swan
son. In which he supplemented the reward
offered by you for the apprehension and con-
viction Of the murderer Of Charles T. Smith
by 500 Of the State funds
Respectfully submitted,
FRED j. pAFF. MAYOR.
The question being put, shall the bill b.
come law notwithstanding the Mayors oh
jections was decided In the negative, and the
Mayors veto was unsnemously sustained.
An ordinance appropriatng the sum of
$500 a. q contingent fund to be used by the
Mayor to defray necessary criminal expenses
Of the Police Department, was introduced by
Mr.. Strauss, and resd The first and second
times. The Chair decided that the bill could
not pass on the night Of its Introduce on and
must be refer
Mr.. Brill mt the bill be plssed or
its third reaii - obiected and
the Chair sust hr. Brill
appealed from ~
called for q re
follows Tok
MessH. Leadb
Birrell, Booth.
and Evans 10
liams, Brill,
Chair was sustain.
to the Finance Comm,,.
Mr. Uhler presented the TO-.
was unanimously adopted-aves IL. Al,
Alexandria, Va October 26, 49,
Resolved, that the sumof oasAiuf
lars be ahd Is hereby appropriate
for ha N 4 AID lal;r..,t