The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-10-10
THE CITY COUNCIL.

The regular monthly meeting OF the City
Council (under the new ordinance) was held
yesterday afternoon, and for the first time
we visited the new Chamber, which is To-
Gated above the engme-house, on Broad
street, between Ninth and Tenth streets.
We found the room handsomely, but eco
nomically, furnished, the handsome carpet
giving lively appearance to the room, and
in fact everything in keeping with the digni-
ty and Importance of the body which occu-
pies it.
While the members were arriving, the
clerk read the proceedings of the last meet
ing. in which we found nothing of especial
interest, except that the Council at its last sit
tiny had allowed tone DIR. Burdell the sum
of ten dollars for poisoning Mrs. Walden"
We acknowledge this to be new move of
proceeding IN body whose duty it should
be to protect the innocent and unprotected
against murderous assaults of every char
acter. IL may be possible this item was a
mistake of friend Howard, and that the
Council is ia no wise responsible for such
an inhuman attempt to take life. 's@r
The report of the Street Committee recon-
mending various streets and sidewalk I'M
provements was taken up, discussed and
adopted. e. 90
+ Mr.. Isaacs, from the Finance Committee,
said he had no regular report to make, but
Submitted the monthly report of the Audi,
tor and Treasurer. He said he finds con-
siderable discrepancy between the Audi
tors and Treasurer sreports, and suggested
that the Council be careful rs to their
reception in the future. ie-a9F
The report of the committee on the po-
lice developed the fact that the Chiefofpo-
lice receives $4,000 per annum; captains,
81, 900 ;sergeai1ts and privates, 50 so per
day. There is one chief, three captains,
ten sergeants, sixty priyates !; seven detec-
tives, pay 50 so per day, no perquisites al
lowed, though we do hear they receive them
nevertheless one col0red janitor at the
First station, pay $40 per month, and a col
orcd ianitor at each of the other two sta
tons, pay So per month. The Chief of po-
lice has horse, saddle and bride at a
cost to the city of S25, which seems to be
pretty high price for fodder.
tee on Claims and Salaries. reported in ta-
vorof paying justices y the city $500 per
annum. This report being opposed by Mr..
Wynne, it was, by an almost unanimous
vote, reconln1itted for further consdera-
ton. Mr.. Whitlock and his committees
favored scheme, to create paying offices for
the Democratic politicians at the expense Of
the city, was luckily npped in the bud by
one of his own party who aspires to higher
honors. DR.. 1rent's bill was allowed.
DIR. Riddell's bill for $40 for'attending Mrs.
Walden was not allowed.
The existing ordinance in relation to
huckstering was SO amended as to allow
hucksters to purchase vegetables, &C., to
sell again in the city, without any restric-
tions whatever. Thus the principles of the
State funding bill have been applied to our
markets. When the Shears" and "bullsv
have manipulated family supplies, and the
marginal profits have been divided and sub
divided among the spectators, the poor
people of our city viii have the alternative
of bankruptcy or starvation staring them
in the face.
The report of the special committee, in
regard to the Broad street matter, was laid
on the table, and q committee appointed tc
| ascertain the value of the railroad property
| which it is proposed to purchase.
i The ordinances in regard to the fire de,
| partment were amended, increasing thu
| number of commanders to six, and &. w
| TAYLOR was elected as commander of the
| Church Hill company. @ taat
A resolution was adopted by unan
nous vote appropriating slo,0O0 for tht
construction of sewers. M
The meeting last evening was the secont
within two weeks. 1t lasted four hours
and a half. Should the Council finally con
clude to meet but once a month as pro
posed, it will raise difficult problem as t.
the probable duration Of its sessions, which
none but the mightiest mathematical mmt
can solve, and we therefore refer it, in ad
vance to the Culpeper Obseyre,, and. hop
he will send on the answer at his earlies
convenience.
If our city fathers would meet an hou
once week for business, they would com
nearer subserving the interests Of the city
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