Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-10-12
LOCAL NEWS.
City Council.

ing by The clerk Mr.. French, from theCommittee
on Finance, presented the petitions Of A. Metz
ger, S. Daalham and JOS kaufman, asking
pro rata aba emrnt IT license on account OF re-
moval from the city, reporting advelss to
petitions. AMI The rep 'rt was ador. ed without
debate
MIR. II. l.. Simpson, from tie Committee on
Claims, reported tavurabIy on Claim lrom the
former Aims House keeper. VIM. Bushby,
which Was agreed to without debate, and also
one from the wife of Mr. B. for cutting nd
approved by the Committee, and the report
agreed to by the Board.
Ga the petition of A. Dryer for statement
OF assessment, it was stated that there was an
objection to the allowance Of such claims after
the taxes had been paid, as there was a loss 20
the city of the percentage paid the collectors.
The remission was however allowed.
A bill OF o. House, for printing done for the
city magistrates, was reported, with recon-
mendation that it pass.
Col. Suite asked TO know by whose author
its this printing was executed! tie was %
posed TO the payment of such hit $. Mags
trstcs were allowed by tho law certain b,Qk',
and would be furnished with blanks ny the
authorities at Richmond bu: if they would not
d, this aud would not take he troI5e to write,
they must supply themsetv, S at their own c>st.
Mr.. SiInp,on said that be was lntol ned by
the magistrates that tho bill vas legal
C,i. SUIT GO course, tina, Is very
natural
Ou potion OF Mr. Markell the bill was re-
committed IL the committee.
A bill j., tbs si 30 of claim from the Mayor
Of S2l5 69, salary paid additional police during
be late police difficulty, was presented by Mr..
Simpson, with the report from the committee
that they could not allow the claim. lie would
be glad if the matter could be laid aside until
d full Board was present, when the matter
could bo moro closely investigated. 1T these
additional police bad teen really necessary he
would have no objection, bur tho case was diff
terent
Col. Suite moved to concur in the report Of
the committee, aud the ayes and nays being
called, all present voted aye.
A Communication from Il. Il. Wood was
read, with reference to property assessed to
him at $780, but which was purchased at
the time for 81 900, and had been examined at
hi5 request by Messrs. George Fl, Smoot and
r. Johnston, who reported it over assessed.
Col. SuttIe moved to lay it on the table. 4
bare quorum was present, and he was an
interested party, for if this bill were allowed he
would have a similar petition to ak tor him
self for similar properly.
Col. French remarked that the assessors
we're sworn officers, and their reports should be
respected. If one Of these cases were allowed
there could be no refusing any that might be
offered.
Mr. Simpson presented from the Committee
on Claims with a recommendation that the
claim be allowed bill from the Superinten
dent of Police for offending his contested
right to that Office. He (Mr. S. thought it
the duty Of the Council to protect its officers
10 the discharge of their duties A suit had
been instituted to GUST Mr.. Clifford, and he
had been obliged to pay heavy fees to the law
yers TO defend his case, and he was not able to
sustain these costs. as the pay OF the office was
VIGOROUSLY the smallest in the corporation for
the services rendered. He thought the claim
an eminently proper one
Col. Suttle said that as a personal affair OF
( the Superintendent of Police he would be glad
for this bill to b, allowed. He did not,
however, think it proper or right to take up
this case and allow this appropriation tie
would vote to increase the salary OF the Super
ntendent of Police if insufficient, but he could
not allow this claim, for if allowed bad pre-
cedent would be established. The bill was laid
on the table.
Several bills and appropriations were acted
The bill of j.. Entwisle, jr., of SSS 81
for dispensing medicine to the poor, was
ordered to be paid Remaining on this bill
Col. Suite commented on the high charges OF
the druggists for medicines, and said that if an
arrangement could be made by which the
. physicians to the poor could furnish and com
! ,ound their own medicines, giving them ad-
, tional pay sufficient to justify their attention
/ o it, saving to the city might be made. This
i most costly business, and some meaos
s hould be demised If possible to reduce it.
la fn fho font
Il lat this was a sicky season, and that the
N .edicines usually furnished were costly An
it, EN- Of cost also had been lately abated, as
i rmery the inmates were always getting
p,edicines as tonics that were not needed.
Some informal discussion arose concerning
the bulkhead erected by Mr.. VIM. A. Smoot
at the foot of Princess street. Mr.. Smoot, it
appears, had agreed to the same terms on
" hich former parties had fitted up the foot OF
Prince street-that the city could take posses
sion after FIVE years by paying the cost OF i'm
provements made.
A communication from the Mayor was read
calling attention to the obnoxious feature IN
the law allowing the capturers OF swine, goats,
geese, &C., TO use the captured property for
their own benefit. He recommended that the
owners of the animals be allowed to redeem
them by the payment of 81 for each hog,
sheep, goat, &C., and ESQ for each goose.
Another communication from the Mayor on
the subject Of providing wood Tor the poor and
of placing the coke at the gas works at the dis.
posal of the proper authorities for distribution
among the poor, was read The appropriation
(of $1,000 for wood after some little discussion
was allowed.
A bill to provide for using the offenders
against the city laws as street laborers, called
the chain gang act, was read.
Mr. Simpson said that he had sympathised
SO keenly with the suferings endured by the
unfortunate citizens of this city who we're com
PEELED to wear ball and chain here during the
war, that he would be sorry to sec the thing
revived. He thought it was bad enough to
make the poor fellows work without disgraolng
them thus.
Col. Suttle said he would willingly vote for
hill To Thus nunish thnSa ruiltu of larceny no