Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-12-14

OUuuCl hI ait lCpCoilos 49,
Washington Free School. He said that the
City Council now paid $1,000 for schools,
1900 to the Washington school. and $500 to
the Orphan Asylum school. The new law
required new schools, and the City Council
would not have to furnish school houses and
teachers.
Mr.. Massey asked if the passage Of that bill
would not vitiate the donation to the free
school made by Gen. Washington.
Mr.. Wheat thought not. The trustees had
full power to allow the use Of the house for
the new schools, and they were perfectly will.
ing to do so.
Mr.. Massey moved to refer the bill to the
Committee on General Laws, which was agreed
to.
MIR. Wheat introduced a resolution repeal
ing the resolution apprDpriating $500 per az
mum for the support Of the female tree school.
After an Intellectual effort BY Mr.. Massey to
have the resolution referred, it was agreed to.
Mr.. Massey presented the report, OF the
committee upon allowing tho use OF Henry
street to the Alexandria and Fredericksburg
Company.
| Mr.. Massey said that he did not know that
| the suggestions of this report were satisfactory
to the President and Attorneys OF the A. O. +.
| r. R, who we're present. As to the piece
published 10 the Gazette yesterday, it was pre-
pared by q respectable writer and a cogent one,
but parts OF it he must say were in bad taste.
| He (Mr. N.Y. thought that II this road came
| six inches within the corporation, the company
would have complied with the law, and the
| road would 'come to and 20 from Alexan-
dria as required by law. MIR. Massey moved
| hat the Board Of Aldermen be invited into
| this Chamber to hear remarks from the Presl-
| dent and Attorney of the Alexandria and Fred
ericksburg Railroad.
Mr.. Wheat preferred to discuss the import
| ant matter Of the report on TIE charter. Let
| this railroad matter be considered to morrow
night, and let the citizens be invited IN the paper
TO morrow to attend aud be allowed to reply.
MIR. Massey could not consent to that, be-
cause it would degrade the members OF Coun-
| Gil. lie felt himself perfectly competent to
represent the people without admitting out
siders. Explosives rose to bis mind but ne
restrained himself and forbore. Was MIR.
Wheat prompted to do this? 1t there was
sny body who wanted to speak he would move
to invite him. Was the gentleman afraid OF
| the powers OF ratiocination.
A member-What's "ratiocination ?
MIR. Massey-''Reasoning, the power OF
reasoning" He would extend tue privilege OF
speaking 10 any gentleman now in the Council
chamber outside or inside the bar.
MIR. Wheat-(to Mr.. Massey can you de-
eide the question for yourself.
MIR. Massey-Most certainly sir.
MIR. Wheat-Then why bring in two gentle.
| men, or rather one gentleman with two At
torueys TO speak tor him, and not allow our
| OWE citizens the same privilege.
MIR. Massey-I am willing there should be
three and let MIR. Wheat select them. Yes,
he would let them have six, and add Mr..
Wheat. That would be seven.
The President of the Fredericksburg Rail.
road-It will be impossible tor US to be here
to morrow night.
The Council then agreed that when it ad-
journs it be until to night.
Mr.. Massey presented the petition OF JAS.
Smith, Jno. Nightingale and other policemen,
askiog that the police be released from the
duty OF lighting and extinguishing lamps,
saying that it ruined their uniforms.
Mr.. Massey explained that mlschleVous
bows sometimes so smeared the posts as to
ruin the clothing Of policemen when they at
tempted to reach the lamp. The communlca
ton was referred to the police commissioners
Mr.. Massey gave notice that at tho next
meeting OF Council he would move to pay the
committees of Council tor the time employed
in the service OF city. ,,,,
Alter the passage VI b uuupel v puoi pHio
| the Board OF Aldermen were invited to unite
10 Joint convention.
Joint Conrention.-As soon as the joint con.
~yen,ion came to order Col. Suite rose to read
| the report of the committee on the revision OF
the charter.
MIR. Massey suggested that the report be
| laid on the table and printed and that the JOINT
convention aGj ourn. lie supported this sug.
oost;on in several sDeeches.
The new charter was then read 10 exteDso by
Col. Sutrle, the members listening with EVIL
dent interest. The main new feature OF the
| charter is that it gives Council the election OF
| all officers except the Mayor.
MIR. Massey again favored the printing OF
| the report, and commented with some freedom
on the report.
Col. Suttle thought that if MIR. Massey had
| attended the meetings of the committee ne
could have made his suggestions then with lar
greater force than now.
Mr.. Massey said that he had never been
notified.
MIR. Wheat asked Council to remember that
MIR. Massey had made q similar com plant on
a former occasion, and that he had then mott.
fed him 10 open Council of the meeting OF the
committee. ,
The Joint Convention then dissolved, and
the Boards adjourned.
RABIES "A dog belonging to Mrs. Mark
ham, living at Fairfax station on the y a. &