Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-06-09
LOCAL NEWS.

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In THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, the only un
finished business on the Clerk 5 desk was the
resolution to put the collection OF tax bills lntc
the hands of the Corporation Attorney; which
was not taken up. The committee hal taken
no further action in the matter than had been
previously reported.
Mr.. Harmon, from the Committee on the
Aims House, reported having purchased the
animal authorized by the Council at the
last meeting, for 5000.
A petition was received from several citizen:
resting in the neighborhool OF Washington
and Wolfe streets, asking to have the gutter
on the first named street paved, they Offering
| to furnish the necessary materials. The pet
ton was referred to the Committee on Streets,
with instructions to have the work done II
deemed necessary.
Mr.. Harmon brought up the matter u eX,
tending gas pipes to the museum room, and
spoke adversely to granting the petition, as a
needless expense. No action vas taken IL
the matter.
Mr.. johnson called attention to the car;
OF the Alexandria and Georgetown RalIoad
standing month after month blocking up the
street 1t was nuisaace, he said, that would
not be tolerated in any Other city:
! A bill from MessrS. Wariield X Hail, iol
medicines furnished the poor, from February
| Q to May II, 1869, inclusive. was received from
| the other Board, with resolution authorizing
| the Auditor toissue his warrant for the amount.
| The resolution was concurred in.
| A communication from the Superintendent
| Of Police, calling attention to the dangerous
condition. OF several pumps in tho city. and
| requesting authority to remove them and arch
| over the wells, was presented.
Dr. VIM. Il. Gregory rendered his resigna
/ oF ho Of bo
which was accepted.
\ communication was received from the
Mayor, recommending that some other than
| the present method of enforcing the dog law
be adopted; also calling attention TO certain
vacancies existing in the Board OF Health,
with a recommendation that they be filed.
| Also, communication from the Market
! Master, stating that parties are In the habit oil
| using liquid measures instead OF dry meas nrcs,
and asking legislation on the subject
The other Board was reported as "htmg
on the salary bill, with 10 prospect Of its early
passage, aad an adjournment was talked OF
hut was not adopted. After considerable de-
lay, the salary bill was sent in and read by The
| Clerk the blanks were, as filled by the OF hel
Board, adopted; with the exception of liz ms
| the salary OF the Corporation Attorney al one
| cent.
Mr.. Dyson asked il the one cent filing Tive
blank was not q clerical error, Tor the bill, rs II
read, would be equivalent 10 lie aboliti on %
| the office Of attorney.
Mr.. Bell thought the proposition disJe: poet
full to the officer filing that position. Tho
bill was amended hy inserting fifty Col,itfa i!
| place oil one cent
On the passage OF the bill lxiu@ the salary
! of the collectors OF taxes o. the corp oratio Oh
at .! per cent, 1t was resolved that this b
| construed to mean that per ccntaG2 en- III,
amounts paid into the treasury,
| The bill was then returned To the Common
| Council.
| Mr. Mckenzie reported from rhr othe>
| Board that they adhered to the clause .;yinl
the salary OF the Corporation Attorney at on'
cent and that there vas disagreement b.
| twrla tnc members oi his Board Is 10 tn
construction 10 be laced on the clause raylnl
| the tax collectors - per cent. Yin these DIS
| agreements c. mmittcc ct conference was ap
| pointed, COP isting of NcSsrS. liarioon ahd
| Johnson,
The committee, after conference win Sihi-
| liar committee from the other BOARD, repofteu
| III favor Of agreeing with the actlon OF inc
| Common Council, but the icport was no
| adopted, and the Board then adlourn1d
In THE COMMON Council, the Prcaden
read a communication from the Mayor, aSkin
| for such lcgisat as might be necessary lo
| the better collection of the dos tax, ana 10
| preventing the running at large oil dogs a!S
| Tor Il reorgan iZa,ion of the Board oil lleaNll
some of the present members OF wnich reIuse'
|, to act; accom- panied by one IRON the CLERK @
| the Market, advising the adoption OF the CT
| instead of the liquid measure now In use IN tn
| market.
7 Mr.. Massey moved that the communlcauon
| be referred to the COMMITTEE on uenerai Laws
Mir. Mckenzie said the d." question was
serious one to the finances OF tie cofpoE"'loi'
lor that to kill them now it costs / aree ti'heS i
much, in addition TO the cost OF the polson,
| was collected from the tax imposed upCn 'nG'ii
| Mr.. Massey said that In the COMMUNICATED
of the Mayor legislation was asked Tor to ole
vent dogs from running at large. There W"
law already in existence which prevented GoA
| from running 9t large, and 1t was only u9G
| that did not come under the restrictions o! tina
law that wee obnoxious to 1t, Where mos
restrictions were complied with the dogs shori'
| be allowed TO 90 at large, where not compiled
with the dogs should be arrested and con,lne
The pres ant system OF killing dogs was cmlne uti
pernicic us--poisoning was disgusting process
aud sh ootng them in the streets was DANCE
Gus, " bad shots might be made, and persons
iDjur ed. He had no plan 81 his own to submit
but thought that the committee to whom the
cou .muncation was referred would, il they con
sic cred the practice adopted in other cities
b ave no difficulty ia making al acceptable
report. 49,.
J Dir. Mckenzie SAID there was 10 safety II
the present system. Mr. Massey had lost
valuable dog from the poisoning process last
| wear, under what must have been very distress
Ing circumstances; aud when fifty cents-tht
amount paid policemen by law Tor killing dogs
was in view, no dog was safe.
The President suggested the cstablshme a
of dog pond, where dogs Which had beer
taken up could be recognized by the owners
and recovered by the payment OF the imposed
| fine.
| Mr. Massey suggested the Richmond methoc
of catching dogs in nets, and holding them iol
| identification.
| The communication was then deferred to th'
| Committee on General Laws, Mr. Mehenz''
| hoping that the committee would report at th'
| next meeting.
| The President read 4 commur ication iron