Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-07-09
CLOSING .BLbINE5s
OF FISCAL YEAR
D. Moxley Lw Succeeds c.
B. Swan Is Member of
Common Council.
MAYOR IS SUSTAINED.
President BnImback Reverses His
Ruling on Resolution Concerning
City Printing.
MAYOR IS SUSTAINED.

D. Moxley Low was elected a mem
ber of the Common Council from th
Fourth ward last night. He will sue
!, ceed c. B. Swan who recently re
knei, he having changed his resi-
llce to the First ward. R. E. Gro
nau was reelected Chief Engineer Of
the Fire department, and Joshua
Sherwood succeeded himself al:
overseer of the Almshouse. A small
olume of miscellaneous business was
transacted.
Board of Aldermen.
G All the members of the Board Of
Aldermen were present last night
with the exception of Mr.. Field, wht
was out of the city. @ ~
Mr.. Ogden of the committee OF
streets, presented some papers in ref
erence to street work, which were
appropriately disposed of: They will
be foumG in he official proceedings.
A communication was received from
Mayor Fisher returning without his
signature a resolution appropriating
500 to defray the expense of publish
ing the annual reports of the Auditor,
City Treasurer, Clerk and Superin-
tendent of Gas in the city papers
passed ut the last meeting of Coun-
Gil. His honor allied attention to- the
fact that the resolution had been de-
chared adopted by the lower board
when it had not received a constitu-
ttonal majority. The resolution had
been adopted by unanimous vote by
the Board CT Aldermen. 4
Mr.. Hill moved THAT the Mayors
objections be sustained.
Mr.. Ballenger asked if the resolu-
tion after having been adopted by the
Aldermen, had been signed by Pres
ident Marbury.
President Msrbury stated that il
was not necessary for him to sign 6
resolution, as the law required him to
sign acts only, that is laws passed
by the board
MIR. Ogden suggested that the Ma
yors communication should have
been sent to the Common Council
where the alleged illegal ruling oc-
Cured, and not to the Board of AL
dermen, as this body had committed
no blunder, the resolution having
been adopted by unanimous vote
The ayes and noes were finally
called on Mr.. HIPS motion with tht
following result: Ayes, Messrs. Hill
Brill, Fitzgerald, Summers and Mr.
Presi6ant-5. Noes, Messrs. Ballen-
ger and Ogden. Mr.. Ballenger, how
ever, changed his vote and directed
that it be placed with the majority
Mr.. Ogden declined to change his
vote, saying he failed to see why the
COMMUNICATIONS was tlOt SeitI " eiiS
lower board and not to the Alder.
men.
This was the only matter which
caused a ripple and the other busi'
ness presented was transacted by
unanimous votes.
After the Aldermen had concurret
in the action of the Common Council
on several papers which had beer
sent in, the members repaired to tht
chamber of Common Council for tht
purpose of participating in the eaec
ton of a Chief Engineer of the Fin,
Department and an overseer of tht
Ans House, and upon their return
adjourned.
Common Council.
Council started off peacefully las
night and the business was half owe
before any excitement started.
As soon as Council had been calle
to order and the minutes read M,
Williams "a member Of the joint com
mit-ee on finance and schools, sal
that the committee had held
number of meetings recently to cor
slider ways and means of building
high school, many plans had bee
submitted, and members of tt
school board and bankers of the eli
had appeared before the commitie
but the committee was not yet reat
to report; therefore, at the last mes