Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-05-06

dria, but he understood that if those discrim
nations ever did exist they had sine. beer
abolished. He also thought that the OF ice!
sought to be obtained by 'hc resolution
could be arrived at just as Soon by the action
OF the city proxies at the annual mceting Of
the company. At the first election of blr
Barbour, when he, the speaker, had vote, be
had not cast it for him, because of his prefer
cree for his predecessor, but he was Il clever
gentleman ani had since proved himself to be
all ahle railroad man, aud probably could mail
age the o., y 4 NJ f. f. az vel! a, any other
atan. He could not therefore vote ios the resO
luton because II Implied crusure upon MIR.
| barbour, and brcatlSe ia his opinion It's intro
duction Was inopporuhr. He had been called
upon Snm, time ago by TWO gentlemen, one OF
whom unfortunately had since been cut off in
, the prime OF his ilic, about this same matter,
and he had told them that if they could con
vince him that Mr.. Barbour was opposed to
the prosperity of Alexandria ne would vote for
a change IN the NJ Judgement OF the road. 1t
was an easy matter to find fault with railroad
managers: doubtless there were some who
would even find fault with the admirable man
agement OF his friend the President Of tho A. ,
L. Il ii. Il. r., but he was not going to censure
a man VI Justly.
He could not believe that Mr. Barbour, a
Firgnian, would DO any thing to the disad.
vantage CT Virginia city and that city Alex
andlia. Mr. Barbour WAS elected by the
stockholders OF his company and was RESPONSE.
| hr To theu. lie, the speaker, too, was one Of
| those who thought that the more raj roads that
came in and went out CT city the better Tor
that city, and that trade and travel could not
be damned up, and he knew that there was
not member present, who il he lived in Eau
qulrr, and had a crop OF wheat 10 sell, would not
bitterly luvelgh against any policy that would
tend to prevent him from sending 1t to the best
market, no matter where that market IN ght be-
While up he would say that he was happy
hat the Board OF Aldermen had not Eccu 50
III eItcllul of duty, as the Council had been,
not from any waut Of feeling or rcSnect, but
because it hid escaped the memory of the
members il! the Board, but had prepared suit
alb. resolutions concerning the unlImely fate
OF Hlr. t. \. Hrcws, al cnIerprislng. valuable
anu good citizen, whose loss all dcplored, and
whose bcrcavcI widow had the sympathy OF
the whole community.
The President said that had he not been
aware that the Board OF Aldermen, OF which
Board Mr.. Brcwis had been member, would
pass resolutions Of respect to his memory, sim
liar resolutions would hare been introduced in.
to the Council.
The resolutions from the Board Of Aldermen
respecting the late Mr.. Brewis were then read
and On Mr.. Alassey's motion, unanimously
pissed by Il rising vote.
Mr.. Mckenzie suggested that as it was late
the further consideration OF Mr.. Harmon : res
olut;on respecting the o., u. & NJ. r. +. be
postponed until the next meeting, and his sug-
grSti2n Vas adopted.
y Message was received from the Board OF
Aldermen stating that they had refused 10 con-
car with the action Of Council in reference to
tharcs,iGlou asking he members OF the Lcgis.
lature from this city 10 have tho charter
amended.
Fir Massey, with all due Difference to the
members of the Board of Aldermen, moved
that hc Council adhere to its action, and
stated ihat 1t seemed c2clIng|y strange that
he should b. Compelled 20 make the motion
when ii Was remembered that the draft OF the
charter was to be submitted to the grave and
rcvcicHd signiors before its adoption.
Mr. Turner from the committee to whom
the matter had been referred, presented the
following report
lnc SPECIAL committee appointed by the
Chairman q this Council to Investigate and rei
port the amount VI taxes paid by the seVcral
railroad companies using the streets within the
corporation limits for transportation OF pas
scDgers and freight, gather the following facts
from the books Of the city assessors:
The O., \. 4 NJ. G. railroad is
assessed and pays taxes on 100000
The Alexandria and Loudoun road $4,000
The Alexandria and Washington
ROAD is now assessed 5U,OOO
The city assessors have, heretofore, neglect
ed to assess the Alexandria and Washington
railroad owing to an erroneous impression that
the charter granted by i former Council eX-
einptcd SAID road from the payment OF corpo-
ration taxes No such exemption was grant
Ell, nor is it in the power OF city council to
exempt property Of any description, real or
personal. from taxation without the consent OF
every tax payer within it cooperative limits ;
sai assent must be witho' one single exccp.
ti;n, otherwise the cxem. Ion would be null
and void.
Such is the decision of the Supreme Courts
OF this country.
Respectfully submitted.
ID. TURNER,
ALLEN 9. HARMON,
SAMUEL BAKER.
Nir, Moran asked why then was the Mount
Vernon Gotten factory exempted, and alter
some further conversational remarks, durDg
which
Mr. Auncw asked whether the taxes that
had not heretofore been collected from fhc Il.
& ". K. r. were to be lost forever, the
Board at half past ten clock adjourned.
ATTEMPT To ROB \ BANK. Another at
TEMPT, for there was onc short time ago, was
made last ni%ht to rob the bank OF Burke q
Herbert, corner of King AMI Water streets.
aid though all entrance vas effected, the thieves
We're alarmed by the sudden appearance Of tho
nirht watchmtn, and naslily iccampej leaving
behind them complete set OF new burglar:
tools, some Of which We're contained in Il satch
| Fl. and light spring cvcrcont, IN the pocket
-, vh;cn WIS u copy Of th" Philadelphia DAY
IF the Attn inst. Waichm.n Penn and hcAlll'
| Ian Dissolved The attempt, aud saW Two mel