Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-02-12

| iuitlttuFclt SeHclncltly upou INC coluucl VI
| Mr. Boyer. the superintendent of The SMALL
pox hosp He. (Dr. }. after talking with
him awhile, and hearing from Mr.. Brockett
sundry expressions, which it was useless 10 re-
peat to the effect hat he Or. j. J thought he
WAS the whole town, Nc, said Il don't want
to talk any l,nger,' and aldiGg that Mr.. Boy
er position was a difficult one to fill. and that
/! MIR. BrOekett thought that he cnuld do bet
ter, he had better take the place Of MIR. Boyer,
MIR. B.ockctt became exceedingly excited, and
he left him, ami resumed his seat MIR. Brock
cit followed hun aud repeated in sneering
hiss several times, "You can hide behind your
position" and he immediately resented the
Insult with blow. He would have done so if
it had been his brother, and il twenty men had
stood behind his assaiaut and he had to strike
them all. That man did not live that should
Intentionally ana malicoussy insult him aud
both maintain their places 90 the earth. He
always punished an insult on the spot; never
slept upon it. Ii was a dire necessity that
compelled HIM to this course. and he asked
pardon OF the convention for breach Of de-
| corun.
Mr. W. F. C&rne asked permission to make
some statements relative to the revision OF the
laws OF the corporation. which had been eu
trusted to Iiul. He said that uuder his con
tract he had agreed upon completing an index
Of ali corporation laws supposed to be IN force,
10 read such laws 10 the Councils in Committee
OF the q hole or Ut less humber, and incor-
porate such amendments as might be desired.
He was now ready to do this, and asked if it
would be agreeable to the Boards to give an
hour from 10 to | | Of each meeting to this re-
vision. He gave u brief history of the codif-
cation OF 1909, 1921 and 1919 and explained
the curse, which he designed to pursue, if no
objection WAS made by any member.
DR.. Johiln)u thought II would be proper to
leave the whole matter to Mr. Carnc, and it
was informally agreed that Mr. Z. continue
the work without further reference to 90 unci
under the direction of the Committee on tho
Qualification Of til, Laws
COMMON COUNCIL RESUMED.
The session of Council was again resumed.
Mr. Hopkins, ia introducing resolutions re-
stricting the taking up Of the Henry street rail-
road track, explained that the resolution was
necessary in order To obtain some adjudication
upyn the question Of the ownership OF the
railroad track on Henry street north OF Duke ST.
y report was made to Council two or three
years ago, in which it was said that the track
Oil lIcary street had been laid down as mill
tary necessity during the war, and that at the
close Of the var was allowed to remain; that
granted to the Alexandria, Washington aud
Georgetown l;airoad Co., but that upon that
company being declared nulity that grant
became nudity also. and that the track be-
lDugcd to the city.
Mr. Henderson said that they (the Pcnnsyl-
yania kulrnad) hai right ~ do as they
pleased; they had plenty al money to back IT,
and money WAS the tulcrum on which every
thing worked.
Mr. Shlnn conrurrcd with Mr. Hopkins that
this road was universally held byall proceeding
Councils to bciong to this city.
Mr. Henderson asked why Council allowed
this road TO pass into the hands of the .AIcxan-
dria and Frederick burg Railroad six months
ago.
Mr. Shinn said tina; Council !.ad asserted
its right two years age.
Mr. llcu.lcrSuu-Why did they not enforce
it,
Mr. Shinn continued, saying that the resolu-
ton was Necessary ~ save many thousand dol
lars to the town.
Council that the Alexandria and Fredericksburg
Railroad did not claim that read. Ii was the
property uf The Ale Xandria and Washington
road. There was no intention. of taking up the
track The 0. Il \. t. X had been directed
To use the Faycttc street crack 50 as to compute
the money received from that road as part OF
the receipts OF the Alexandria aud Fredcrlcks-
burg railroad. :l thus make 1t look as II that
road WAS Il paying one. He did not see the use
OF any interference Of Council.
Mr. Evans said the road was laid as mill
tary necessity in lSG2, and continued as u mill
tary road to 1868, when the order was given TO
abandon the military railroads in Virginia aud
take up the tracks, with the direction to leave
down all tracks that were necessary Tor the work
ing of the roads Thi, track was left undisturb-
ed, under this order. because it was necessary
for the working of the Orange and Alexandria
railroad. Shortly after the Alexandria, Wash
ington and Georgetown Railroad obtained from
the Council the right Of way over that street,
but that company never had legal existence,
and consequently all grants to them were void.
Mr. Henderson said that this Was plan for
the Orange and Alexandria Railroad to get out
OF suit Il ID get the city into one. That IS the
intention. The Orange company has been
beaten by the Pennsylvania Central and lot
Of old blathcrskites came here to try to get this
Council into law suit that will cost the city
| S2U.UUU
Mr. Hopkins said it would be seen by any
Que with three gralus Of sense more than brick
bat that the road belonged to the city, and that
| Council should maintain the city's right to ii.
! We cahn,t afford to be robbed by rich corpo-
ration of property which We Own as much as We
own the market house.
Mr. Henderson said he saw through the
whole thing, lIo Mr.. Hopkins, Did you
draft this thing?
Mr. Hopkius-I am the author, the original
or and he drawer of this.
Mr.. Hrndcrson-Therc is fire behind the
box.
Mr. Pinn discussed the question further, and
thought the matter should be looked into.
The debate was further continued by Messrs.
Hcws, Pinn, Henderson and Clagctt
Mr. HcnIcrsou-Secing the thing cut and
dried III give it up.
Mr.. piun-It the gentleman from the Third
Ward is accustomed to cut and dry his business
before coming here, I'll have him to know that
[ am not.
Mr. Hcnderson-I am not taking about you.
hlr. Clagett said as the remark Tell FROM the
mnmhnr inst &C he had on,ga1 tn snraE he