Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-08-11
LOCAL NEWS.

Ill BOARD OF ALDERMEN, here vas no III
D bate in the Board Of Aldermen, the action c
5 | the lower Board on the several matters uudc
3 its consideration being concurred in immediate
| y and without any discussion.
Il In THE BOARD OF COMMON CoUNCiT, Mr.
Harmon moved that the vote by which th
tax bill, reported by the Board of Aldermen
had been referred to the Committee On Gene
raj Laws, at the last meeting, tc reconsidered
and his motion was carried lie then ashe,
| that the bill be read Tor the information o
those members present who were not proscn
| at the last meeting, and the bill having beer
| read. he moved that the action OF the BoaIl
Of Aldermen, in passing it, be concurrod IN.
l Mr.. Reed, before he voted would Ike t.
I hear from the Finance Committee.
/ Mr. Mckenzie said that neither hc nor the
l rest Of the members OF the Finance COMMITTEE
were 10 favor OF the bill, but that he was vii
ling to do anything or agree To anything that
! would secure the proper and speedy collection
of the taxes, for the new State Constitution
l would soon 20 into operation, and 1t would be
desirable for the finances OF the corporation to
be turned over to the new hands, into which
1 they might fall, in as prosperous condition a
possible, aul as the bill contained Two good
| features, that providing ;or the collection OF
i interest on tax bills overdue and HAT provld-
| ing for the payment of five per cent. FOX their
i collection, he should offer no objections to its
passage. He would remark, incidentally, that
the Committee on Accounts had yesterday lie
stroyed 1850 IN corporation notes ana taken
in $4,000 in corporation certificates
Mr.. Harmon said that the objection %: the
Finance Committee TO the bill, as manifested
at the last meeting, was that its passage would
be REIMBURSEMENT OF certain line of policy
that had been previously adopted. The al-
vantage of the bill was that it would allow
those who had been unable to avail themselves
of the benefit OF the 80 per cent. discount on
tax bills paid prior to the 18th OF july, the
privilege ct saving q less per centasc by pay
ing after that date. The fact ol their
not saving that 80 per Mt. was proof OF their
inability TO pay, and when property owners
some indulgence shown to them. The result
OF the policy of the Finance Committee was
that not one dollar in good money had been re.
ceived by the tax collectors since the 18th of
July, and that though it was very desirable to
take in all the corporation certificates certiii-
Gates would not pay the current expenses Of
the city.
Mr. Mckenzie said that delinquent tax pay
ers were not debarred by the policy oil the FL
nance Committee Tor discount By reason OF
not awaiting themselves OF the advantage Of
that discount prior to the 10Th Of July, for
that, certificates OF the corporation could lie
bought now at 70 cents in the dollar. There
was no danger OF the corporation not having
enough money to pay its current expenses, for
its pecunary affairs were in u better con-
dtion than they had been for sometime, in consc.
quence OF the large amount OF taxes collected
because the tax payers, believing that the
Council would pursue uniform police, had
come forward and paid the amourts due by
them.
The bill was then passed.
The President read the following communi-
cation
ALEXANDRIA, August ~, 1860
Honorable Common COUHCi If AlernadJ1u
Geutemen-The undersigned tcg leave to
cali your ATTENTION 20 what nc cOncGivcs 20 be
an outrage upon his rights rs free citizen of
f S; .tandinr in his community, and r5aPGr
damage ne had su,taiued through the hasty
and nrematnre action of his honor the Mayor,
in fneipg ian Tor ar ALLEGED n'racu'n OF the
Sunday law.
That the honorable CouutL NAY see tn IN
n,oprictv of Tho, rrocev,hors, the te ,tmonv
upnn which the ease was concluded + neT' with
luclOscd
Ilopinr that your hon,..Lc body II. act
nrarery aud cuergr,caiiy III to- rrom'-"~,
subscribe myself m,-t rruly, yalr 81. 'h' ser
want. "'.N'
"Corpoiatiou If , "a, "a .. j.. Aden. -
Charge violation oi tic rundT law
Walter l.. Penn being sworn, testified That
ON Saturday night, July Il, 1862 While on duty
as nphtwatchman, being near the intersection
of Cameron and fayctte streets, his atlentIon
was attracted to the storehouSc OF the sad Is
Ahern 10y persons going IN and out anu ou1
talking being then near the hour OF -
o clock ne (Penn) said to his partner, I'D. Nc,
Milan, that he had witnessed an lniractlon OF
the Sunday law on u previous OCCASION by the
nartins kcennc said store while Mr. John
NiRhtingill was acting captain OF the night
watch. and if it was repeated on that night, he
would rcport it to his honor the Mayor Ina lew
minutes thereafter heard some one say that 1t
was - O. o'clock or near l. O clOCk-thc goagS at
the lcpots Of Orange, Alexandria and ManaS'
sas and Alexandria, l,oudOun and Hampshire
| Railroad had tollcd the hour OF l.. The town
clock struck about two minutes thereafter, ut
which time the door was closed lut not iastcn
i ed. as parties appeared to have Tree lngrcSS
aud egrcSs without let or hlndrance.
Question By the Mayor ma you see per
sons pass in and ont alter the door vas closed,
or those only pass ont who were IN at the time
of closing the door?
| Answer: | saw some six or cisht persons
pass in and out alter the closing 81 the door.
Question by the Mayor llow Lang did you
remain there
Answer About zen or fifteen minute
When left the light was burning IN the store,
and child above stairs was calling Tor mother
to bring up the light.
| Betore the reading OF the COMMUNICATION
| was corcAded, IT wa, on motion OF nir. NC
Kenzie, referred to tue Committee OR General
The Clerk then read the following eommu
nication from the keeper OF The town clock i,
ALEXANDRIA, VA, August 10, 1869.
| 10 the Honorable City Council Of -lbrdndf.i
Gentlemen-l would respectfully ea.l your
attention to the condition OF the town cccck-
it being very much worn and IN need OF re
psirs. This cock has been in constant US
for the past fifty two years. When ! tao'
charge of this clock, in 1851, repaired It = nc
, roughly aud cleaned it it has n4t had tho
: rough repair since. find it diiho'' 4 to max
| it run any longer without rearing. In
pivot holes .aie too large, a,.d the pivot al
y worn oval Some at the wheels are 50 muc
worn that they viii lave to be repaired, an