Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-08-19

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' '| laws relative to the landing OF wa
,,rn,Ious, g., at The fish wharf, and to en-
,,r.. III, pcual,v 10 case of dlSobedlrnce. 1t Is
E..l hy some dealers that the leSSccs them
i,,s have been until now diSobeylng the law, |
ami tha, the present movement Is designed TO
&C.,. !, 4 ring the control of the watermelon
-, !, As to the fact of this no information is |
vanished, and little is possible, So the views OF
,,,h sides are stated. The corporation first
,,, iar!sdlcti u Of the subject of watermronS
), I>222. under the power granted the city to
,r,y,nt nuisauccS In that year, unicr The
Naynraty OF CHRISTOPHER Neae, and while !
.l,Ialhan Swift was President of Council, all
.,rli,r,,rr was passed gu the 1th OF May which |
rfoyldcd That for the future all boats or other
vessels having melons on board Tor sale, within
III, town. shall lie at the. county wharf at Point
Vest, aud at no other place, under a penalty !
p,; exc. eding two dollars Tor each hour she
s'al remain at any other place after being or
i.r.l away And it shall be the duy OF The |
SUPERINTENDENT Of the Police ana the police
constitutes, and any member OF the Board OF
Health is authorized to have this law carried
mo effect" The object of the enactment was
in ,l. beginning pureiy>a sanitary one. The
wharfage gu meous was collected by deputy
the Superintendent Of Police, but after no
wharfage was paid, and il was determined to
rent ont the wharf after the close OF the fishing
season, and it has generally rented f,om 500 to
$40. This year $3.50 is paid for it. y recent
lessee states that il few years ago he rented the
wharf at S,5, and it brought him $3.50 but
r),a, The time occupied in the collection Of the
Wharfage was worth more than the profit. The
law OF l>:22 has been amended, the last amend
lncnt passing Council on the lth OF August,
l>J1 La 1865 watermelon war similar to
that now 10 progress arose, bu! the lcS.ccs had
the law with them aud enforced 1t. The fol-
lowing are the portions of the Chapter NV.
Fish and the Fish Wharf" OF the revised cor
poraton laws, which relate to the matter in
controversy:
Section 4. All boats or other vessels having
melons on board or tor sale or To DC offered Tor
sae within the town snail be ut the Corporation
wharf Point West and at no other place. Il r
the purpose Of unloading, under p"na IS not
exceeding two dollars for each hour she shall re-
1nuln ut any other p!ace; provided, that melons
Intended for sale IN the Market space during
market hours and by the producers thereof may
be- landed ri any other wharf, and It shall ."
the ILL Y of the Sur"rintend mt OF TO zee tn
Police CunstahlcS And any member OF the Board |
III Health may have this provision carried INFO !
rii.ct.
>r.tiol g. The occupers OF the public fish |
wnarvrs. after the expiration OF the uShlng sea-
SON shall be, AND Arc, authorized to dem&nu and
.unl of thirty And ss:'i cents. 10 be paid
hr the buyer; aud for All other articles the Gus
t,!utry wharfage
The subj ,ct Will occupy the attention Of the |
MAJOR.
FALL or WALLS AN OLD LANDMARK |
WRECKED. --Iu the report OF the storM, pub
l>icl ycstcrday,it was mentioned that the rain
had undermined the two-sory brck house at
|, p,.,,tnn
and that fears were entertained that 1t would
talI The fears were not without foundation.
lhyut II 40 last night crash WAS heard 10
he Dclghtorhoud. and it was found that por
tIon OF the first story wall had fallen, making Il
breach about 10 feet By 5 feet square The III
mates We're alarmed aud came out preclpitatc-
iy The house contained three separate dwell
iu.s-thc wc>ternmost occupied by R!chard
Bri,coc aud family, the Sccoad by Il coored
woman named Johnson, and the thlrd ny Mrs.
ltll>olu coorcd woman. Mrs Brlscoe, with
her daughter, slept IN the lower story OF the
h"l>c; Mr. Bllscoc, with his son, up stairs.
fortunately no one was Injured ty the titl, and
al a hate hour last night Mrs. Brlsc"c found
refuge at Mr. Weldon $. The taulieS occu.
Tying the house have not been able 10 obtain
other aces OF habitaliun aud the furniture
>IliI Remains 10 the house or the yard. The |
southeast angle Of the eastern house tumbIcd !
during the s;orm few days ago. but Jailed to
dI>rlacc the inmates. The house Is one OF the
oldest III town 1t was bought 10y Sclcr Blouse
souc time succ but the tlte has not been per |
I,cIcd, and like many similar Old buildings III
town. it rcnaius out OF repair because the cS-
tarr to which 1t belongs Is unsettled. The
iuilding was erected by Col Francis pcyton
early in the present century and Was for 4 long
ri'ac the centre of large fur trade. 1t was
for Dur inn. " I,u,.I
and business there was conducted 10y Josh
hpbcy III 1857, >ircc which time 1t has becn
used IA dwelling. lts present condition Is il
very dangerous one.
ALMOST 4 SERIOUS ACCIDENT This uorn-
ing as the early train was returning from Union
street. To the depot Of the W. G., Y. NJ. G.. |
). t. H.. Nr. Holt, who works in the Round
House, was walking alongside OF tie returGlng |
tIHin amt not noticing an engine ccmlng up on
thcm joining track was struck by it, tightly how
ever, uu the back and shoulders, fortunately
dong he other damage than tearing his jacket
from lis person. Several persons witnessed
HE occurrence aud We're so alarmed that they
"err unable to move, and after the engine had
PASSED and it was known that uoiscrlouS datu-
aye vi, done, an old colored man who had WI!
neSScd the narrow escape, drew il long breath
aud calculated Il SC all of a lrenble yet. MI.
Holt made narrow escape very recently from
a>"mgwhat similar accident.
Nl'IrEE'S Patent BACK CHAIN AND TRAY
hlEE l. will be seen by the advertisement
iHan,ihcr column that the price Of this vaiua-
De lNcnlun has been reduced TO within
!!actl"n OF the cost of the olu-iashoncd article.
The great superiority Of the patent chain and
traveller should have brought them into gener
al u>c At price greater than that at first
charged ior them, but with the price So greatly |
rsd"crd ceoupmy, as well as humanity, should
|clnand the exclusive use OF the patent cham.
When the horse can be saved great suffering
IL 50 small cost, it would be cruel indeed to
lit him suffer.
PERSONAL. Cen Firz Lee, who has been
lttL.n.l IL |.