Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-09

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property OWDcr
Mr. Hopkins did not mean To commit L,,
srlI' II cutting down at Royal street iy,. ~, 80.
feet; he was satisfied the property owner, woulI
cnoin any such programme. lie merely wished
definite ntnrnation.
The rcsolui N WAS agreed to-
n resolution respecting the grading Of porb
Royal street coming up.
Mr.. Hopkins said that this Was most ,.v.
traordinary resolution to direct water To Il ~
up hill fifteen feet, for that was the rise il H..
grade from Princess to Pcndlclon street,
Mr.. Hughes said that he was present when
the committee examined tho work and wir,
one Of the committee was loll that rhnCi,y Sur.
v"yOr could not undertake. this work. lie nro.
posed to st the Surveyor aside AMI undertake.
the work himself, evidently >upro>in. he coull
ma ke water run w hill.
Laid IN the table.
Alr. Hopkins introduced resolution direct,
Ing the City Surveyor to report tn plan AMI
cost thereof Of drainage on Princess street fam
Pitt street to the river
hlr. Henderson Dir. President, vii, i "a.
ing Tor these opinions.
The Prcsilcnt-'ih, city suppose sir.
Mr.. llcpdcr<on-rhcn am orpos"lto.t.
The resolution was agreed to.
\ resolution for purchasing il new publ.
burial ground coming in from The AIcrmcn
Mr. Evans said that half of "Pcnny Hi
had not been dug over; it WAS too hard IT,
ging at the south end; So all the grave
were dug 1T the north end He Thought the,
the committee might frs, sea if there Wa NOT
suticicn, ground yet lett in 'pcuny HILL
The chair said he woull appoint M,,>.r>
Evans and HOPKINS committee to Sue if they
c"nld see "a soft place.
The chair, 1T this point, read the Ith jim,
rule, communications between the Boards shat
be made through member, TO be appoin:a,!
by the President of the Board from which tls,,
rminatc, aud said, 1t is the pr.ctic. II tie
Basl! Of Aldermen to send in c,muluacai,a,
by its messenger. The Chair had Just rrcrivcda
communication III this way aud asked lit >hou!
be received.
The general expression Of Council being lln.
the communication should not be received whrl.
thus transmitted, Mr. Henderson was r,uln,,
ed IL carry the cnlnnullca' back. and AK
che attention Of thar Board To The Joint rub
Shortly after DR.. Johnson appeared. auI al
varclny Ia the centre oFthc room. bowed! ~!
>;,i'! Mr.. President, beg t" conmlntl
10 lhl~ Board certain proceedings OF lie l. a,
of Aldermen, and t. :l>k the c"ncrlrI .r,.ol TIN
Board therein; and Ia express N rh' SAN. ilu.
the regrets ri' The Rngrl of a Irrnru tn.
they have neglected Il observe the rail- on III,
subject
Mr. Elchhrr@ If you pass this Till jun'
taxes next year will be three per cent.
Mr. Hopkins could not, IN view Of hi onl.
To support the SIa!c constitution. vr,tc IA! IN
bill, hut h. va, In favor of IT, and he i"iuri II
would pass.
Mr. Henderson oppose the bill rntin!,
throughout. hccanS,' taXatIoa w"ul not b.. nu
form.
Mr.. Elchbrrg was surprised Al The coIr,cir,
ciou- scrnl les OF MIR. Hopkins. II vi, 'hr'
by every town in the STATE -cvcn Waucn,n
had such IN cXcmptinn. He was not whn.'
tn exempt present manufactures, but he w"uI
exempt new manufactures.
Mr.. Evans opposed the bill! on constitutional
grounds Warrcnton was no example for Al X
andrla.
Mr.. Hughes instancrd the MI. Errnon t'n
ton Factory a. an example OF al impr"lrm"M
in the city finances created by an rHcmr't"o"
manufactures from taxation.
The hill was laid over.
The Board then adjourned.
y SIMPLE PLAN low Id You rIanrsrt'
win her affections 50 quickly, Dan? lh"t"-
ccipt'S worth knowing" "Oh, that VA >l
pie enough, replied be- "thr first night AZ
rived ut the lodging house in Auckland l"'irt
mySc!! sitting next To 4 young w"lnan At III
per, who | soon lOun'i was one OF u" m"}
arrived cmigran's looked her oyer. and
saw she was round, strong, CHEEKY lpohm.
lass, with Il laughing face, and thought ~hr "
ito. didn't know how to 20 foolin ar"n"t
hcr-aS am certain you would have done. ~.
no oIicnSc to you-but just spoke a w"lI ii
two with her. and when wc came out into ihr
passage gave her Il squeeze and kiss Sais
shc How dare YOU Says |, 1 want To- mar
ny you, my dear Marry me- cries She
laughing why, don't know you' 40 NOR
do you, my dear says l. so that makes /;
all fair and equal. She didn't know how ,'
put Il clipper on that, 50 she only laugi"t
and said, she couldn't think Of it. Not 'hnI
OF it, says |, ar'tul ike, not when yoH hHc
come all these thousands Of miles Tor the par
pose? what do you mean? says she, 'raria'
Come NV, says don't tell me: kn""'
what's what. When Il man cnIgratonn> Il
to get work; when woman cmlgratlonH''n
to get married. You may a> we'll Ito il 1t o1''..
Well, She gIgglcd bit, and We w"r" Spirr'
two days attcrward "
FIRE IN ATrSNEI. A dispatch from Nh.
boro' Va, dated Saturday says: The arclnng
in Cady stunned, on the Z. Il o. Railroad csu2ht
fire Thursday from freight train, ami buF"e!
rapidly all day. The Augusta Fire Company
arrived her on Thursday night at s O'clock ao1
made every effort to cxtinguish the ilrr, IN,
owing to the immense voumc of SIN Ike, ani