Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-11-11

. issue It's bonds LII 5atISfacliau CT arrears OF 10
terest On the funded debt. passed February
Goth. 1866 Tesl o5
but said that ii objections was made be was
willing that it also should lie over. a
Mr. Arnold said that serious objection would
be made. ~
Mr. Mckenzie informed the gentleman and
all who with him would seriously object, that
they would one day fod themselves sold out.
| Mr.. Arnold said that if he were TO be sold
out be would rather the auction would COM
mence now, and not be postponed until he
| was an old man. He wanted to meet the evil
at once.
| The report of the Committee on the Poor S
House, recommending the payment of the bill
OF R. L. Roberts & Son, was read, but Mr..
! Shirley a member of that committee, said
that he had never recommended the payment
OF the bill, nor had he ever seen the bill or
been present at any meeting of the committee
That he knew nothing of the bill or of the
committee, and had never been informed that
meeting of the committee would be held,
| and that it struck him as remarkable that such
| a report as that just read should have b en-
made to the Couucil.
| The President said that If the chairman Of
| the committee, or certain members OF the COM
mittee had presumed to make report to
| Council without the knowledge of the rest of
the committee, it evinced want Of proper
courtesy to say the least, and was exceedingly
strange. He hoped the members Of the COM
mittee who were ignorant of the report would
submit written protest against it's reception,
and trusted the like would not occur again.
Mr. Stein moved to concur in the report, as
the bill had been due a long time, and unQues-
tionably should have been paid long ago.
Mr. Arnold would like to vote for the pay
ment of Mr.. Robert bill, but thought the Coun-
Gil should in some way show its condemnation Of
the manner in which the report had been
presented.
Mr.. Baker said a great deal Of trouble was
occasioneG and hinderance to business offered
by the failure of the members Of the commit
tees to attend committee meetings, and hoped
something would be done to compel members
to be more regular ia their attendance here
after
Mr.. Shirley did not know how Mr.. Harmon,
who made the report had ever become chair
man Of the committee. He, Mr.. s., lived with
in stones throw of Mr.. Harmon, and had
never yet been notified of meeting of the
Committee on the Poor's House by which q
nh hnon
Mr.. Stein informed the gentlemen that the
Committee on the Poor's House had met and
that he, Mr.. Shirley, had been sent tor to at
tend it, but was not at home when the mes
senger called. At that meeting Mr. Harmon
had been appointed chairman.
Mr. Moran acknowledged that he did not
know anything of the meeting of the commit
tee, or of Mr. Roberts bill until he saw a
notice of it in the Gazette.
Mr. Shirley thought it as much the duty Of
member Of a committee to attend to the bust
ness brought before that committee as to at
tend to his own affairs.
The report was then recommitted, and Dir.
Shirley requested to inform the Board Of Alder
men of the action Of the Board of Common
Council and to state to the former board the
reason for the latter boards action
The President informed the board that an
advertisement in the Gazette stated that the
annual meeting of the stockholders of the
Orange, Alexandria and Manassas Railroad
would be held on Thursday the Goth inst.
Mr.. Mckenzie moved that proxies to repre-
sent the city interest in the road be appoint
ed, but hoped that he would not be one of those
selected, FOR said he, "Graut is elected, Let US
have peace, and not any more fuss. "
The President then appointed Messrs. Lewis
Mckenzie and f. A. Reed, proxies on the
part of the Board OF Common Council
Mr.. Reed hoped some one else would be Sc
lected in his place, but the appointments were
not changed.
The subject OF the laying of Aaeing across
King street at the intersection of st. Asapb,
was then introduced by Mr.. Shirley, and an
order passed to have the work done, but In the
Board of Aldermen the order was laid on the
table.
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