Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-06-16
LOCAL NEWS.

CITY CoUNC1L.-An adjourned meeting o
the Board Of Aldermen was held last night fo
the purpose Of considering the Revenue bill
passed by the Common Council the night pre-
ceding. The business transacted in this Boaro
is done so expeditiously, and the remarks OIL
the members upon the subjects under oonsde
ration are made in such conversational man.
ner and tone, that it would require an exceed
ingly expert reporter to write an exact account
of all that is said at the meetings, and such an
account. though interesting, would b. too long
for most readers. For official proceedings of
last nights meeting SEQ another column.
Some business reported from the other board,
having been transacted,
The clerk read communication from Mr.
W. &. Cazenove upon the subject Of the al
legged discrimination against Alexandria by the
o., A. i NJ. L. r. Co., together With a
communication upon the same subject, by
Gen. NJ ahone. and which had been referred to
special committee by the Common Council.
The President asked what was to be done
with the formidable question which for some
time past had been SO extensively discussed in
the newspapers?
Mr.. Clark moved to lay it on the table os i;
was a matter with which. In his option,
Council had nothing to do. l6 was dispute
between tho Alexaudlia Corn Exchange, or
certain members OF it, and the o., A < NJ.
Il. r. Co., and they should decide it betweou
themselves Or let the ncw Council attend to it.
Mr.. Garwood nd thas the City Council had
the saline interest IN the question as any large
stockhoi'ier Ia .c r,:4 !, cause :Ile city had
lar K. amount OF the stock.
Mr. Harmon agreed with Mr. Clark, thar !:
D., t,uI Gal Iptn
whi:h the Couuci ought not to be called upon
10 take part.
rhe ac iou Of The t"ln,nnn tJuncil Vas then
oobc,,'r,'i H. aud
Ice E'rc5l n, 500" nt:i NessrS. Dyson AMI
tia,W I'D ia: cvnilI,;i"c ua the part Of the
Board OF A'!eru,cu, r,ularking that he hoped
IT, wrn j iiase speedy dcliveraDce from the
labor riat Vas beiurH ihem which must be I'm
msuss, Judging from the columns upnn col
:;mns Of the Gazette, Which of lato had been
Glled with articles re atins to the suti.G. lie /
also sad Lha. be did not know tia. it Won
no, have been better to have allowed the pa
pers to DO left to the action OF the new
Council as he understood that several members
.ithat toGy had been elected upon that ise4e. |
The revenue bill vas then taken up, various
~ amended and passed. The following are the
changes that we're made in the bill as it came
/
ing alleys SIS instead of $50; license on keep
ers CT or1insries to be $50 instead OF $50. The
clause providing ior tax OF $50 on hucksterS
vas stricken out; the clause providing for
Tax of $40 on horse dealers other than livery
livery stable keepers, wasl stricken out the
clause providing for tax of $50 On agents for
renting houses was stricken out; the clauses
providing for tax on print and book peddlers
wero amended so as 10 read that peddler,
licenses shall be issued for $50; the l;uense On
pop and beer agents 500 instead of 5000:
The clause providing for yearly license fee OF
$50 on public rooms CT halls was stricken Out;
LICENSE to retail liquor to be $50 instead of @li;
incomes exceeding 81, 900, instead Of $780, be
taxed $50 per cent; license on real estate
agents $780, tax on dogs 81, female dogs 50.
Mr.. Clark presented az ordnance relating to
logs, which Was passed lis provisions are as
follows. All oYners OF dogs t. take out {
license within certain tlnlco or pay fne OF %
aEd 81 costs to the policeman who lodges the
information, or 80 to the work house; ell license
"A dogs to wear collar issued by the auol'
tor. that all such collared dogs gong unmuz-
ia6 during certain seasons shalt % put IN
nonnd and Il not redeemed within ssppecIhed
time killed; the penalty for countertei'lng the
,iou collar is $40: and all uucollared dogs to lie
seized and destroyed: ,ho
~ Rail nroposed az amendment to the
.1f,ct that the city be liable for the value OF
properly collared dog killed by toe ponce
but it was lost, as unnecessary, ~.
Mr.. Garwood stating that sucn KlIling "oulu
be an infraction of law, aud the onenueF lid
Die tor the damages.