Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-05-14
CITY COUNCIL.
A regular semi monthly meeting Of the City
Council was held last night

BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Immediately after the reading of the minutes
10 the Board of Aldermen,
Col. French reported the salary bill, which
was taken up.
The question being on the adoption of the
clause fixing the salary Of the May at $500 with
commission Of q per ct. for collecting the
licenses, .r.E.
DR.. johnson said that it was universal de-
sire that the salary of the Mayor should be re-
duced, and he objected to personal consdera-
tions having any weight in the question. He
thought four hundred dollars sufficient, and
that the Auditor should have the collection OF
the licenses.
Col. French thought the Mayor could better
collect the licenses than the Auditor or any
other officer, us he was clothed with more
power, but if it was deemed desirable that the
Auditor should collect the licenses, still he was
opposed to a reduction of the salary Of that
officer, while allowing him a per ccntayc On
| the license taxes.
Mr.. Seaton opposed any reduction in the
Mayor salary or taking from HIM the cuec-
ton of the licenses
| Finally Dr. johnson moved to amend the
| bill by fixing the salary oil the Mayor at $500,
without any commissions, and it was adopted
! ayes 5, noes 3, as follows Ayes, Messrs. Simp-
sou, Markell, Loving, johnson and Corsc
| noes, Mcssrs. French, Seatou and Underwood.
! The salary of the Auditor wa, fixed at $500,
with y per ct. commission on licenses, and
| that OF the Superintendent Of Gas at $500.
On fixing the salary of the Superintendent OF
| Police at $500,
Dr. johnson moved to amend by making it
$500. and allowing him the proceeds Of the
sale of the clcanings of the streets.
Col. French thought if there was man who
earned his salary it was the Superintendent OF
Police, who Was the hardest worked and best
abused officer of tie Corporation lie favored
the increase of the salary to $500, and to let
the city sell the offa or use 1t for filing pur-
poses.
DIR. johnson objected to the use Of the re-
fuse Tor filling on account Of its oflanclvcncss.
COL French hoped the salary would be fixed
at $500, and the vote being TAKEN 1t was 50
! decided-ayes I, no, DIR. johnson.
The next clause fixing the salary of the NJ AZ
ket Master at $500 with per ct. for collecting
rents, was objected to by DR.. johnson, who
was opposed TO discrimination, and moved to
| fix the per ccntage at -.
COL French advocated the ) per ct.
Dr. johnson thought it would be better to in
crease the salary to 5000 aud reduce the FER
centage
COL French again urged per ct. because
the salary was small and TIC rents limited, and
the Board so decided.
The Collectors were allowed . per CT; the
salary of the Chief Engineer Of the Fire De-
parlment was fixed at $50; the Treasurer's al
$500, Commissioner of Revenue, $3.50; Clerk
OF Common Council, $500, and Messenger OF
Common Council, 5000.
Dr. johnson moved to cut down the salary
uf the Clerk of the Board Of Aldermen to 500,
| but after an explanation by Cot French, the
Board continued the salary at $500 ayes I. no
DR.. johnson.
The salary of the Messenger Of the Board
was increased to 5000.
A proposition to have but one physician to
| the poor, and fixing his compensation at $500,
with provso requiring him to attend the jail
| and Aims House, and see that all persons are
vaccinated, the Corporation allowing. him %
| cts. for each case, when the person is unable
to pay for vaccination, was opposed by Dr..
! johnson on the ground that one physician could
not, aud would not do the work, aud advocated
! the present plan Of having four physicians at
800 each, requiring them, however to visit the
| Jail and Aims House, aDd attend to vacclna-
ton as prescribed in the bill. The Board ac-
corded with DR.. j., aud 500 was fixed Us the
salary Of each Of four physicians to the poor.
The salary of the Steward Of the public off
ces was fixed at 5000; that of the Clerk OF the
| Committee on Light at $500, and that Of the
Keeper of the Town Clock at $50.
| The rules were then suspended and tho bill
passed unanimously.
| COL French then introduced the following
BILL
| An ACT prescribing the time within which pc
ttions shall be received asking an abatement
/ i L..
the Commissioner Of the Revenue
| Sec |. BE 1t enacted by tie City Co"mcH Of
Alecandriu, That hereafter no petition asking
reduction of taxes on the assessed value of
any property made by the Commissioner of the
Revenue shall be received or entertained unless
made within thirty days after the assessment is
made.
Sec. 9. The Commissioner, as soon as he has
finished his assessment for any Ward, shall pub
lish notice of the same, and the thirty days
| shall! date from the time of such publication.
SEC. 3. This act shall be 10 force from its
passage.
DR.. johnson denounced the proposition as
monstrous and as further attempt to take
from the people their vested rights, and that
such proposition could only evcnluate to the
benift of the bloated bondhodcr. lie moved
to lay the bill on the table.
| C0l. FRENCH uclenucu lnc OH DIS oc liil "
| all parties and taking no advantage oil any one.
He was proceeding when reminded by the chair
that motion to lay on the table was not de-
batable, whereupon he moved an adjournment,
which was carried.
COMMON COUNCIL.
But ten members were present in this Board,
and an unusually small number of spectators
were outside the bar. The business transacted
was done without debate, and at an early hour
the Board adjourned until next Tuesday night
GOOD TEMpLARs.-Delegatious from tie
lodges of the order Of Good Tempars in this
city, left here at two o'clock this afternoon to
participate in the grand temperance demon
straton that took place in Washington, and in
which the Temperance Blessing Of Phiadel-
phia were expected to take part. The lodges
In this city will be visited by those of Wash
ipgton and by delegation from those Of Phila-