Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-04-28


body.
He was interrupted by the Chair with the
statement that his remarks were not true.
But proceeding, he reasscrted his statements
and his premises at length.
Mr.. Harmon replied that the present ar
rangement was the best the city could make.
Taxes, instead of being the bitter evil and ca
lamity represented, were the greatest blessing
of free institutions, lying at the bottom OF civil
and religious security. He paid his with more
pleasure than any other debt.
The vote Was then taken, Mr.. Armstrong
calling for the yeas and nays which were given
Yeas-Messrs. Bell Harmon, Mccain, aud
Hawuhurst.
Nsys-Mr. Armstrong 80. =,
1t requiring FIVE votes to pass the OIL, MT
Armstrong, With an air OF much TRIUMPH pro-
claimed it lost, which, alter some discussion
| between Messrs Hawxhurst and others, was
decided by the President to be the fact.
| Mr.. Hawxhurst had meanwhile moved to re
consider, and now claimed the right to do so.
| 1t was then recousidered, and laid OH the
| table until the next meeting OF tho Board.
Some proposals to the Mayor for dispensing
medicines, were received from the other Board,
and message from them stating that the pro
posal of w. Lewis Milburn to put up all pre-,
scriptions from the physicians OF the poor at
the regular rates, less twenty-five per cent. +,
had been adopted There had been commit
| teo appointed to examine the law on tho sub
| lect and Mr.. Harmon now presented their re
port, stating his opinion that an election OF a
dispenser OF medicines at this time was Informal,
and the papers were laid on the table until the
| next meeting.
The report from the Committee on the Poor
was also laid over, and a communication from
Il i ha at
| Aldermen In the passage OF bill appropriatlng
5000 for the repair CT curb stones, cutters
TO, was agreed to.
| A communication from f. Rosenthal, asking
that repairs be made to the Corporation prop,
erty leased by him, and calling attention to us
dangerous condition, was referred to the Com
mittec on Public Property.
A bill from the Common Council authorizing
the Corporation Attorney to enter suits against
delinquent taxpayers was laid on the table;
and n bill from Josiah Ford. for work done by
him for tho Aims House, during the term OF
James Cole as keeper, was referred ID the
Committee on Claims.
A communication from Anthony Mclean,
calling attention to the condition oil the alley
between Alfred and Patrick streets, adjoining
his property, was appropriately referred; also
| petition that the compensation OF w. Conner,
4
to $40 per month.
Messrs Hawxhurst and Armstrong were ap.
pointed proxies to represent the Corporation
interests 10 the approaching meeting OF the
| Alexandria Canal Company.
The Board then adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL. In the Board OF Common
| Council, the President, Mr. Smoot being alb
sent. on motion of Mr.. Mckenzie, Mr. Massey
took the Chair.
Mr.. Baker, from the Committee on Streets,
reported favorably upon the petition OF Eman
uel Francis, for the grading OF the street which
leads FROM his lime kiln, on the side of the
canal basin, to Fairfax street; and the report
was adopted.
Mr.. Baker, from the same committee, re-
ported that as the Mount Vernon Cotton Fac
tory was not running, 1t was unnecessary to
act upon the petition OF the residents OF the
neighborhood OF the intersection OF Oronoco
and ST. Asaph streets, who had prayed tor the
removal of the nuisance caused by the condi'
| ton of the sink of that factory and the re-
\ port was adopted.
| Mr. Baker, from the S me committee, re.
ported that the petition of Thomas Javins and
| others, regarding the abatement OF a nuisance
caused BY the obstruction OF Union street, at
| Fishtown, by the railroad cars, had hccn acted
upon and that the coalition OF affairs com
| planned Of had been corrected to the satlsiac
ton of the petitioners.
| Mr.. Baker, from the same committee, re-
| ported a resolution appropriating the sum OF
| 5000 towards Icpavlng and repairing certain
undesignated portions Of the streets and the
4 resolution was carried.
| MIR. Baker offered resolution increasing the
nav of the engineer and fireman OF the liy-
drau6on Steam Fire Engine IS month-thc
4 tro, ba lsk NJ hn pIr
rent year-aud stated that when the Hvdrau
lion engine was purchased from the govern
| mnnt it's engineer and fireman were attached to
| it and had been receiving $75 and $40 a
month, respectively, for their services but
that BY some means these wages had been re-
duced to $40 and $50. lie also said that the
members of Council must know that it was
next to impossible for men with families to
| live on these wages, and that the compensa'
ton they received was inadequate, considering
| that they remained at the engine house all day
| and all night.
| Mr.. Martin wanted to know by whose au
| thority the wages had been reduced, but no
| member could give satisfactory answer, some
saving the Fire Wardens and others the former
Council; aud the resolution was adopted
| The President pro tenn, while the vote upon
| the above resolution was beng taken, litter
| Iupted the proceedings 10 administer tue oath
Of offce to Mr.. j T. Agnew, member OF the
Board who had been appointed by Gen. Stone
man, aud who, for the first time since his appoint
ment, had made his appearance. MIR. Agnew
having previously qualified under military
orders, and being opposed to swearing, affirmed
that he would perform the duties OF Council
man to the best of his ability.
| The President pro TEN. stated that the an
nual meeting of the stockholders Of the Alex
andria Canal Company would be held on Mon
| day. the 81 proximo. aud appointed Messrs
Stewart and Agnew proxies on the part OF the
Board of Common Council to represent the
city's interest in said meeting.
Mr.. Stewart presented q communication
from Anthony Mclean, respecting the condi-
ton of the alley between Alfred aud Patrick
streets, adjoining his property which was re-
ierrcd to the Committee on Streets.
The President pro TEN. presented bill OF
Josiah Ford Tor 1920, with voucher from
James Call, Tor work done to the Poor S
House in 1866, accompanied with . communl,
cation, in which it was stated that the bill had
been presented before, but had been unpaid by
the former Council in consequence OF alleged IN,
debteduess of the former Superintendent OF