Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-09-15
COUNCIL HOLDS
JOINT SESSION
New Fire Wardens and New
School Trustees Elect
ed Last Night
NO SECOND BALLOTS
Each Successful Candidate Rolls W
Substantial Maiorities of Members
of ihe Two Boards,

Four new school trustees, represen'
ting one-third of the membership OF
the city school board, were elected ias'
night at joint session Of city coun'
Gil. three of the incumbents being de-
feated and the fourth not beng
candidate for reelection. In add
tion the Joint session elected John l.
Sweeney a police commissioner IRON
the fourth ward: Courtney Acton,
whose term expired, was not placed
in nomination. All of the other city
officers. whose terms expired, were
reelected without opposition.
The new school trustees are: +. M
Anderson, first ward, Samuel II. Lnnt
second ward; Robert M. Colvin thlro
ward; T. Calvert Perry, fourth ward;
T. M. Edwin, from second ward
was not a candidate for reelection.
Councilman H. R. Burke nomlnat-
ed f. M. Anderson from first ward
and Councilman Leadbeater nominat'
cd W. S. Nicklin, incumbent. Inc
vote: Anderson - MarEury, II. X.
Burke, Wattles, Desmond, Bales
Pohl, Harrison, Lawler; Clinton Ball
enger, Bryan, Smith, Fitzgerald
Brill, Robinson, Wilkins, Is.
Nicklin: Leadbeater, Brockett, Field
8.
Councilman Desmond, nominated
Samuel H. Lunt, as trustee from the
second ward and Mr.. Lunt was un-
animously elected.
Councilman Harrison nominated
Harry Hammond, incumbent, from
the third ward, and Councilman Bales
nominated Robert NJ. Colvin.
Colvin-- Marbury, H. R. Burke
Wattles, Desmond, Bales, Pohl, Law
Ter, Clinton Ballenger, Bryan, Smith,
Fitzgerald, Brill, Robinson, 13.
Hammond - Leadbeater, Brockett
Harrison, Field, Wilkins, 5.
iCouncilman Bryan nominated I. Cal,
vert, Perry from fourth ward and
Councilman Brockett nominated o.
Frank Myers, incumbent.
Perry - Marbury.',H H. R. Burke
Wattles, Desmond, Bales, Pohl, Har,
rison, Lawler, Clinton Ballenger, Bry,
an, Smith. Fitzgerald, Brill Robinson
Wilkins, 15-
Myers-Leadbeater, Brockett, Field
3.
.>,.Alderman W. w. Ballenger did not
vote. in the election of any of tnt
school; trustees.
{ Other city officers elected follow
William Craven, steward. of :offices
nominated by Councilman Marbury
Joshua Sherwood, Keeper of the, aims
house nominated by Councilman Mar
bury; Robert L. Gronau, chief of th'
fi,e department., nominated by coun
Gilman Leadbeater; Henry Callan ant
Edgar Warfeld, Jd., dispensers OF
medicine for eastern and western dis
tricts nominated respectively b!
Councilmen Marbnry and Leadbeater
Prior to the joint session common
council. elected Clinton s. Ballenger
member of that branch from the four
th ward to fill the vacancy cause'
by the death of Charles B. Marshall
Mr.. Ballenger was nominated b,
Councilman Bryan, and the nomina
ton seconded by Councilman Lawler
Mr.. Ballenger was then sworn il
by President Smith and ,took his sea
He was named by President Smlt
a member of the street and healtl
committees.
Prior to the joint session Council
man Brockett objected to going int
the election of school trustees, an
Councilman Harrison said it was al
ways customary to give two weeks
notice if there was vacancy.
Councilman Lawler told Mr.. Brocs
EFT ne was willing to abide by the de
cision Of the majority in the matter
and Mr.. Brockett's motion to dcfe
the election of school trustees was de
feated by vote Of 10 to after whic
Mr.. Lawler'S motion to elect all Of
ficers whose terms had expired pre-
q vailed.
The sum Of $4,000 to be appropria
ed as temporary loan for schoo