Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-01-15


looms ard NOT give any an advantage.
Mr. Loving Moved 10 lay the bill on tie
table but there being no second 10 the motion,
DR.. johnson said the effect of the substitute
would bet remove HE bar rooms to the apOthe
cary shops, and the liquor taken ar the bar,
drank there in soda aud mineral waters. Lie
again favored withdrawing the >utfrauce, but
was opposed to the act.
The question was then taken upon the adop-
ton of the substitute, and it prevailing, the
question required upon the passage OF the BILL
when,
Mr. Simpson moved to put it upon its pas
sage. and tie motion being seconded ~ Judge
Underwood. the ayes and noes were demanded
hy Dr. Johnson. and the vote resulted: Ayes,
MaS>rS Simpson, Corse. Underwood, Markell
Loving and French e No, DR.. Johnson,
50 the bill was passed.
\ message was received from the Common
Council inviting the Board to joint meeting
for the purpose Of eIecting policemen, but
| Col. French presented Il petition Of certain
citizens Of the neighborhood. praying the re,
moyal IF the Relief Engine House, considered
bv chem 10 be in dangerous condition, and
| the petition of the Relief Hook and Ladder
company praying Council that the same be re-
paired, to be used by the company for u truck
house. with room Tor meeting &c, being read.
| DIR. johnson said that the so-callcd and self
styled Fire Department. the act for the repeal
IF whose functions had not yet passed the
| egi,laturc, was under the control OF four IN.
livlduulS who had set themselves up in oppo
sition to the regular constructed and legal fire
department. and were spending thousands Of
dollars without the permission Of Council, to
suit their own selfish designs. The mental cali
lrc Of these individuals was not above that of
youth of sixteen or seventeen, and they would
ruin everything if not checked. The prop
or thing to do was to remove the Column
bia engine to the Friendship engine house
where it belonged, aud where the interest on
thousand dollars year would be saved. The
Star engine building was unfit for its present
use. and known to be so before the expenditure
of one thousand or twelve hundred dollars
upon it, The Columbia engine ought to be
given TO the Friendship company, and the Hook
and Ladder removed to the Columbia engine
house. Tie referred to the Fire Wardens again
and said + 5. Lcadbeatcr was ''saamander'
and J. Il. Smnot, whose interlect could not
extend beyond twelve inch board, was SO mean
and base that he had actually pursuaded ne
yrocs to vote against him for Council. lie
said the late fire on Union street was mlscr-
ably managed and that with an abundance OF
water, instead Of throwing it on the lire 1t had
been used against brick walls and the proper
~ allowed to be destroyed. The Columbia
engine, he said, was under the control OF the
Alexandria Fire Insurance Company, and the
pacplc had to be taxed double to secure the
risks of the company. II, he said, these Fire
Warlcns were honest men, they would set Il
better example. He meant to expose them at nj
times and had succeeded in reducing the vote
from unit to Il bare majority at the last cleo
ton. The department under thcir management
vas totally Inefficient and he predicted that
any fire that might occur would prove very DC
structigc, from the inrLclcncy OF the W ardcnS,
who had rendered the department inadequate.
When other more INSCRIPTIONS Wardens get
in and steal four or five thousand dollars, the
City Council will see the importance OF
preventing the continuation OF this state Of
affairs. He sail that the Columbia company
had been turpcd into political organization
Tor the purpose Of expressing thor base pre-
iGG' fr rGS l cailrd the speaker to order
and reminded him that ne must confinc his re
marks to the subject matter under consdera
ton.
Col. French said that the only subject bcfor,
the Board was the petition to have the Relief
Engine House taken down.
DR. johnson said his remarks were pertinent
and that he intended on all occasions to expose
and dcnouncc these sclf-stylrd Fire Warlclls.
The petition was laid on the table, aud that
Of the Hook and Ladder Company referred,
and the Board at $50 adjourned
COMMON COUNCIL.
The Common Council met last night at the
usua! hour, the attendance OF members of the
Board and Of spectators being larger than has
been Usual for some time since.
The Committee on Streets submitted the fol-
lowing report Of H. Francis and j. K. Lamb
din in regard to the condition of the Relief
Engine House:
ALEXANDRIA, Jan. 18Th, 1872
To tie Committec on Streets.
| GENTLEMEN: "A your request we have care
| fully tx mined the Relief Engine Building and
find that the building, thong very much dclapi-
dated by bad usage, neglect OF rcpu r. and non
occupancy, both during and slice the war, yet
still, with the exception Of the cupols, (Which is
very in>rc'Grc) is in no immediate danger to the
adjolnl e property.
We w,ulI iu tncr state TINT the roof which
has been thu cause of Nil the difficulty l. in u
very eaky and bad condition; > much so that
II the water which falls thereon runs through
the ent re house, destroying tn ceilings and
iloors, and per.ulatng around the foundation
| walls, cuu'rS the settlement aId ti-,urc> til #
have occurred therein.
II it be not exceeding the duties assigned Us,
we would resp. ctully recommend tn i tn. & =
poln BE- removed AID n new roof pat on the
bull ling, VIII ch would obvlat" all dill u'ty, so
far ~ disng.r to cJntlyiou: property is cuncArn-
cd, and would al so Preserve the u ling from
farther dllapidut:on and rum.
Mr.. Evans thought that it would he lust a.,
we'll to order number Of other houses to be
rooted. What had Council to do with roofing
the house?
Mr.. Risheill said that to avoid the danger
from the leak running down the wall aud caus-
Ing a settlement, II was necessary that the roof
be mcnded.
MIR. Henderson thought that the. FIRST thing
to be done Was to see who the property belong
ed to- The ground seemed to belong to the
city, and vino the building belonged to seemed
j question Of doubt.
Mr.. Hughes asked if the city had 40 interest
10 the building.
The chair responded that it had none that
he was aware Of
The report was adopted
A bill with vouchers for ST from J. Leather