Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-06-12
City Council.

| City Council was held last night, at when
considerable amount Of business was done. rs
see official proceedings.
Board If 4ihlrn,en Mr.. Janncy, from the
Committee on Claims, reported ID favor oil
paying the bill Of John NJ. johnson Tor services
as registrar Adopted.
The petition Of John Laphen asking the
abatement of an alleged nuisance, next door to
his property, being taken up, Mr.. Janney
ported that the shed planned OF did not CON
| hct with the city laws. and asked that the
committee he discharged from the further con-
sidcraton of the subject. 80 ordered.
The petition Of }. W. Green, asking for
change Of Pitt street drainage, was taken up.
On this report Mr.. Simpson said that it the
water flowing from Pitt street was properly d.
rected it would meet the requirements desired.
He described the tortuous course taken by the
water as at present flowing, and thought the
condition Of affairs as existing there was an un-
wholesome nuisance and shame to the city.
1t was time it was rcmedlcd.
Mr. Underwood thought the improvement
important to the owners of those lots, and they
1.-THE owners) should be asked to aid in the pro-
uoscd Improvement He thought the real way
to improve this part of the city, would be to
divert the coal trade from Georgetown to our
city. This would build up the north portion
Of the city rapidly. This improvement ought
to be made, still he thong hit the owners ought
to help.
MIR. Simpson said that some of the parties
who asked for the improvement were pre-.
pared to erect buildings as soon as the grading
was done. As another reus on for grading
Oronoco street, he stated that it WAS Il much
easier grade than those streets south OF 1t. He
reiterated his opinions as to why Pitt and the
| other streets should be graded.
Mr.. French concurrGd in the opinions OF the
previous speakers, and urged as an additional
reason the advantage to health which would
accrue by the drainage. The report was
adopted
Mr.. Janncy on the subject Of providing a
range for the use OF the Aims House, said that
after careful investigation, the question was
between providing cooking stove every two
years, at cost OF $50, and range at cost OF
1925. which latter would probably last thirty
years.
Mr.. French was sorry to differ with the gen
tlelnan, but he was certainly mistaken as to The
relative durability Of the cooking apparatus 10
question He was certain that a range could
not be managed at the Aims House, aud me
probability was, that those III charge, would
blow it up.
: Mr.. Janney replied he meyer had 4 range
As to the COST Of the stove, he confessed he
was amazed when he was told that the stove
only lasted two years and cost much, and
when he made his report he was under the I'M
preston that il would be economy To get the
range.
Mr.. Seaon concuwcrl with Mr. French in
thinking it was bad management to burn out ii
kitchen stove in the length Of time stated.
Mr.. French again took the fuor, characcrlS
ing this waste Of stoves as monStrou>. KS to
the cost of an oven, he had built several in his
life for $50 each.
Mr.. Markell knew nothing about ranges or
ovens, but moved the reference of the matter
back to the committee.
Mr.. Janney-" We dom want i, buck.
The committee have done all they could
Mr.. Underwood had always had cooking
stoves, and they generally lasted from five to
eight years.
Mr.. Janney gave fair warning to the Board
to the Committee on Poor, that it would not
be heard from while he was Il member of the
Board.
The report was then recomnitted.
The bill passed some time since in this
Board to provide for the vaccination Of the
public, was read.
Mr.. French offered motion, which was
adopted; that the lower Board be requested to
act on this bill.
Mr.. Underwood said he had promised Mr..
Howison that he would call up the matter OF
the steamboat ferry slip at the foot of King
street, and that he had been convinced by that
gentleman that it would be impossible for the
boats to be guided into the slip if the piles ex-
tended less distance into the river He
thought we ought to encourage the steamboats,.
Mr. Seaton hoped it would be laid over, as
he wished to vote integently
Mr.. French said that the committee had no
choice, as the report called for was to inquire
if the law had been violated. This they had
ascertaned was the fact.
Mr.. Underwood did not believe that the
parties who threatened the city with au action,
if the Council did not compel the removal Of
these piles, could sustain such action.
Mr.. French said it was question OF law.
Here vas law of the Corporation violated.
Can the Council allow this-pass an act allow
ing continuance Of that violation.
On motion of Mr. Underwood, the matter
was laid on the table and
The Board adjourned.
Common CouncA-A single gentleman wait
ed without the bar of the Common Council last
night at the opening Of the session. few after
wards dropped in, the attendance within the
bar being as good as usual.
After action upon some memorials, as record
ed in the official proceedings, the Board took
up the act requiring manufactures to run up
chimnies forty feet, or attach spark catcher.
Mr.. Wheat moved to amend by striking out
"or" and insert "and' so as to require that the
chiulnies shall have spark catcher, and also
be forty feet high He thought that many fires
occurred from burning chips, and even Chin
mics 40 feet high emitted these One establish
ment on the wharf had chimney so low that
all the counting rooms Of the neighborhood
we're filled with smoke, which was a great
nuisance.
Mr.. Hopkins doubted whether some of the
chimnies now used by manufactures would bear
an elevation Of 40 feet.
| Mr. Rischeil said that the effect OF the
amendment would be to prevent several manu-
featuring establishments from using steam at ALL
| As to the smoke he hoped the time would soon