Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-04-23
COUNCIL ELECTS
EIGHT OFFICIALS
Shinn, Knight and Lawler
Are New Police Com
missioners.
AN EXCITING CONTEST
Eight Ballots Required for First Ward
Representative - Latham Elected
Superintendent of Gas.

Eight vacancies in the city govern
ment of Alexandria were filed las
night at a joint melting of the two
bodies of City Council. There was ne
contest in the election of the superin
tendent of gas and the four member.
of the board of school trustees bu
when Ahe election of police commits.
sioners was reached there were three
exciting contests.
Frank w. Latham was elected SUI
perintendent of gas and Walter S
Nicklin, from the First ward, T. NJ
Erwin, from the Second ward, DR.. W.
NJ Smith, from the Third ward, and
j. Frank Myers, from The Fourth
ward. were elected school trustees.
The only change in the board was Mr..
Niclslin who was elected in place of
Oscar w. Phillips, the latter refusing
to be candidate for reelection.
The three police commissioners who
were elected are J. Edward Shinn,
from the First ward, R E. Knight
from the Second ward and Nicholas j.
I.awler from the Third ward. Mr..
Shinn was opposed by Leopold Ruben
and was elected after ballots, the
final ballot being Shinn 1S, Ruben 10.
C. w. Wattles was placed in nomina-
ton against r. E. Knight from the
Seco,ri waiSi, but The latter was elect
cd on the first ballot by vote of II
to 9. 7. Calvert Perry opposed Mr..
Lawler from the Fourth ward but
was defeated on the first ballot by .
vote of Is Ito 10.
None of the new Police Commits
sioners were chosen to serve full
four years term.
J. Edward Shinn, VINO succeeds Z.
8. Barrett, will servo until August l.,
1916. R. E. Knight, who was elected
70 fill the unexpired term Of Mayor
Y. A. Fisher will go out August l.,
1913. A. H. Ohlert's term will expire
August l, 1914. N. ]. Lawler will
fill the unexpired term Of Councilman
Albert Bryan, and will go out August
l, 1915.
The name of MIR. Shinn was placed
IN nomination by Alderman Jacob
Brill, while Councilman John Lead
beater nominated Leopold Ruben.
The first two ballots taken resulted in
Ruben receiving II votes and Shinn
II. On the third Alderman Field
changed from Ruben to Shinn, giving
the latter IL and the former II.
In view of the fact that it required
q majority vote of all the members OF
both boards, or thirteen votes, for an
election, it was decided for The time
being to elect the two remaining com
,nissioners.. The balloting' for Messrs.
Shinn and Ruben then proceeded. The
4th, 5th and 9th and 7th ballot showed
Shinn -; Ruben II, and on the eighth
Councilman Chauncey changed from
Ruben to Shinn, the latter receiving
13 to Ruben's 10 votes, and Mr.. Shinn
was therefore declared elected.
For commissioner from the Second
ward. Councilman Smith nominated
c. William Wattles, and Councilman
Williams nominated R. E. Knight. The
first ballot resulted in Mr.. knight re-
ceivine fourteen to Mr.. Wattles' nine
votes, and Mr.. Knight was declared
elected. Before voting Councilman
Graham stated that Mr.. Wattles had
informed him ais late as 6 O'Clock that
he was not candidate for the posi-
tion.
For commissioner from the Fourth
ward, the name of Nicholas j. LAWYER
was placed in nomination by Council,
man Bryan, while T. Calvert Perry
was nominated by Councilman Chaun'
cey. The first ballot resulted in Law
Ter receiving thirteen votes to Perry's
ten, and Mr.. Lawler was declared
elected.
BaRsts for Commissioners.
First Ward.
First Ballot.
For ShMR. For Ruben
Spinks, Burke
Saith ' Leadbeaser