Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-12-24

mit'ec on Gains. Same one must examine
the bills.
Mr.. R!shiclI : Would it not be we'll 10 have
it done BY CONTRACT Laughter.
Mr. Eichbrrg asked whether the work had
been authorized by Council
The President There j. no bill here against
the Council, The bills are against Dr. JDhu-
son.
Mr.. FoWIe[ move to return the bills to
Mr. Rock.
Mr.. Rock said that the bills had been con
stracted by Dr.. }uhusou. He says when hc'dug
tllut well The corporation had no money to spare
aud he advanced the money.
Mr.. Evans said that well was the water
which The penple lii that. neighbor'ood had
| used lOr Il great many years, bur II Wnnd have
iiecn covered up in grading Pitt street but DIR:
Johnson to save the water Tor the people, had
Il wall made aroud he spring, SO thai the peu
pie could still (, down aud get the water.
Superintendent Of. Police, Clifford Thy re-
qurSt) said that he had nothing to do with it
in the worIl. The we'll was above the spring,
hu the spring was covered in before the We'll
was sunk. ..'....'
Mr. Hughes said tina: when The Committee
on Streets had refused TO pay for this well,
| Dr. Johnson, who had ordered it, said he
would pay Tor il ont OF MS own pocket, but
afterwards he understood made collection in
the nc ghborhO1d. How mnch muncy he got
| the speaker did hot know. Now he cnnics
here asking that Council pay bills hat he con
lraccl and PROMISED IN pay This kind ot
thing would not do II DR.. j. took upon him
sell t. order work dome he ought to take II up
on himself to pay for it. he (Dr. j. had not
long since contracted with mau for dirt for
the city's Use at 10 cts. per load, when, if he
had rl The matter alone, the city would have
got the. earth for nothing. lie hcu brings III
the bill before his own committee and reduced
the price to cts This gentleman who WAS
50 fond of commenting upon others. allowed no
one do anything but himself. II SUPPOSE he
thinks Lc is lilIc King Of Siam, or something
Ecl>c. =" Yet he has more rights than any other
member Of Council lie would like to know
where the supplies to the smallpox hospital
came from at whose store the purchases We're
made. 1t was time this thing had cnmc TO u
head. he moved 10 refer the bills TO DIR. John
SOD.
Mr. Evans sud that the we'll was but eight
or ten lrct deep. The well was dug to strike
the supply water Of the old spring then cover
cd up, but for 1t the people there wnuld have
had no water
Mr.. FoHlc said the bills were not property
before tin Council They wcrt Dr. Johnson's
bills, and there. was no petition asking pay
mcnt There should br such Il petition
Mr.. Mckenzie agreed that the mode sug-
gestcd by Mr.. Eowc would be the best. He
did not want to be sdiscourtcous, as DIR. john
sou was never lI,cuurtcnus. He thought the
quictrst way WAS to refer the bills. Let lis
have peace.
Mr. Hughes was aware Of the courtesy of
DIR. Jnhnsn He had recently declared in the
Aldermen that he (Dr j.. had had him Mr..
H. appointed III The Committee on Streets.
II so, he ncvcr knew It. He would ask the
President if it were so.
The President said he used his own judg
ment in the selection of committees, and MIR.
Hughes was appointed at the solicitation or by
The lnhucncc of n,bndy whatever.
Mr.. Ilughes-Dr. johnson says some PEG
pic lie, but other people come hear the ruth
and don t hit it exactly.
The bills were referred to the Committee on
Claims.
The other business occasioneI no debate,
ant! the Council adjourned before clock