Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-11-27
ALEXANDRIA.
Correspondence of Tie Star.


ALEXANDRIA, Va, Nov 81, 1853
The proposed contract between the CITY Conn.
ell and the American Coal Company, wa. the
general topic Of town talk yesterday. La.tnipb,
the two boards Of the City Council were again
called together, and the space outside the bar
as crowded as IL seldom is, except at the election
OF the under city officers
There were present-Aldermen Reid in the
cndlr. Armstrong, Smith. Dempsey and Fowle
Common Council-Pre.ident Kinzer CLERK mr.
tenn Markell, Mckenzie, Hallowell, Alexand-
Eastlack, Stansbury, Jameson. Dorsey, smith
Nails, Summers, and J b Smoot.
The resolution, In regard to the proposal of the
American Coal Company, was taken from the
table, and Mr.. kinzer moved proviso ma king
the resolution read as follows:
Rssotred, That the committee in charge of the
suoJect De Instructed to close a contract with the
American Coal Company on the basis propospd
by that company in the communication OF 2Ofh
INST and telegraPhic despatch of the 18th inst
be able to obtain: Provided however. That in
any contract which said committee shall make
with said company, II shall be stipulated to the
following effect, viz: That the said Coal Compa-
ny shall, for the purpose Of constructing the con-
templated improvement, advance to the CITY
Council the sum Of $40 600 in monthly invest
ments Of - 600 on the 18th DAYS of the months of
March, April, May, June, and July, 1859 Said
$1,000 to be advanced without interest; the
property, when improved, to be leased to the
American Coal Company for ten wears al 81 100
per year. payable semi-annually with the privi-
lege Of renewal for ten additional wears at 30 500
per year payable semi annually. The $40 .OOO TO
be repaid to the said American Coal Company al
the expiration Of the first ten years deductinp,
however, any rent which may then be due and
unpaid; the payment of such sum to this Ampri-
can Coal Company to be secured by lien on the
wharf and Improvements.
Mr.. 6 Fl Smoot offered the following substI-
tute for the Kinzer proyiso:
Preceded, ho,cerer, That in any contract which
II made with the American Coal COMPANY ga id
company shall advance so per cent of the cost of
the improvement proposed. Payments to be
made, Pari pasSH, by the city and the company,
and to be retained ont OF rent Of sos per annum
as the same shall fall due
Alter some remarks by Mr. Kinyer, and further
discussion, the Smoot proviso was withdrawn
and the resolution, az amended by Mr. Kinzer
adopted, by the following vote:
Ayes-McNeigh, Markell, kinzer,G Smoot
Alexander, Eastlack, Hallowell, Stansbury. Dor,
sey, smith, Jamieson, ]. B. Smoot, Summers
Nails, and Richards.
Noes-NcKensie
The resolution, the interest, and the crowd
Were now transferred to the other chamber where
the resolution passed with out dissent
Information was Immediately telegraphed to
New York, the crowd dispersed and, after pass
Ing an order for the payment of s57 20 expense.
OF the committee on the Fowle- b rainfall con
tract, the Boards ad journed.
The Odd Fellows Of Potomac Lodge were much
eratifed at their meeting last evening by the fla
ternal visit of deleg alton of the bre :hrep from
various Washington Lodges. They were re-
ceived most cordially, and Virginia hos FATALITIES
Pronered with the spirit so characteristic of that
branch OF the " mystic tie'' family An hour or
so was spent in the Lodge room on Columbus
street; and after the Lodge had been closed In
ample form, the delegation was escorted to sTen
nesson's,' on Cameron street. The catering ca
paclties OF the host were quickly called into re-
QUESTION; and the inner man being sati>fe a
couple OF social hours glided away In sony and
sentiment. The hour of parting came at last,
and, with an old Virginia "sturrup cup" the
visitors took their homeward way