Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-02-26
:, y ..,,,.. offered the follow NJ resolution

-. $40 Instructed to sell the railroad trtcH oi
Usnry street at public auction 10 cue e., my s,@o
nsI, uftcr giving due notice thereon; the same
p'G" romoved within sixty days after such sue;
l' . received for said track to be appilco
inr reimbursement of Henry and other streets.
r.e President read the following which had
,,,an sent to his desk by Mr.. Evans
,.,, That the Commit cc on Streets be
,;,,aI 10 obi ain the opinion a. II lawyer OF TINS
tlFs' =, who is tn owner of the ra road track
CIV un~rv street. fir IN Duke rect nor.h to Tn,
TGi'onn-ston line i the ownership, OF Sa'd
,,rk shall be found to be We ted Ill the cy Vi
Alexandria.
Mr. Hopkius thought Mr. Pprtncrs rcsolu.
ian rather rremature-its adoption rhght iead
us into some difficulty :,
Mr. Henderson favored is adoption; 1t
w,ud save the expense OF adVertlzins ann law
,.ors ttc, aud we would know at ouce to whom
ihe track belonged. -.
vr Evans said nc had prepared his rcsolu-
,;n, for the purpose OF saving the Guy the cX-
,n.ns, Of courts The other one he thought
n,,h en-; the matter off too short. II the
,,,rL was sold it would bring enough 10 lnI-
,,royc and htautiiy Henry street and prevent
ii,t street. from b lug used by the Pcnn>yl-
y,uia " any Other railroad company.
iIr Henderson, lou ous ut TO have talked
,I,, way before. As long as the o., ~ 4 VI.
r + hid the track Henry street was good
rYonyh but now that that company which has
I.cu aslrcp aud With it arms folded has let
tl,. Pcnnsy lvanla railroad get ahead oi 1t alIi
Attain possessions Of the track, the street must
h. improved. l"u can get some bob tailed
lawyer to give you an opinlcn for SO, but no
GOOD lawyer will give YOU one for less han 100.
Being called 10 order at this point he SAID he
had nothing further to say.
A. D,r,par enid l nury S,rrpt rrui,lrpl re-
pairing and lie thought his resollti'n would
furnish the necessary money.
Mr.. Hughes did not object to its being sold
provided the city gave Only such ttlc as was
vested in it. For although somc Of the mem
hers at the last meeting were SO certain sEat
i belonged to the city-he was MT: and he
thought whoever bought it would buy law
suit. :,
The President left the chair and sad that
though he had au opinion on the subject an;
h.d nrob.b.v EXPRESSED it, yet he wanted t!rc
umnion strengthened hy Il competent lawyer
III. resolution Of llr. PVrner provided for the
-,], Of the track at once without consulting
lawyer 10 fad out whether or not that sale
w,id involve Us III law suit. He would not
,,trm,a I, 81 without such an opinion, Tor
rhnr. VA possibility that the GovclnmeHt
r,rf misht claim the ownership.
Mr. Uushe, inquired il the Mayor coali not
find out in Wa,hngt II t. whom thu track had
been turacl over by the Government at the
close of the wal
The two resolutions were then consolidated
and having been amended by making the sale
d.pendcn upon he ownership being found to
liz IN III. city the resolution was adopted
Mr. pium sail If the lawyers We're Us sue
resstul in this as the; had been with the sun
day law. the cry would not be- much benefited.
Mr.. pnu Offered 4 resolution making tn"
salary of the keeper OF the town o clock
$50. ;.
Mr.. Henderson moved til. resolution lie
over, and that the >;lIary Of the keeper be fixed
ia the next sal,.y bill
Mr. E.chbcrg. The officer has been elected
and We must pay him monthly as the o'lcr
officer, are pad.
Mr.. ilu.he, ask DIFF $11j was not the salary
Formerly paid, aud moved that that amount be
Sub,tllut ID for $50, stating that the man VINO
Il, the other lights liz the market house could
light the clock and Counsel save the expense
Of paying another mao.
Mr. Echbcry said he clock was too costly
TO DC letting Any AID every body 20 into 1t iur
the purpose Of lighting It.
W. iIyli said Maj. Duffy, the keeper OF
the clock Was present, and with tAe perEl*-
SION Of The art would make statement con-
c:rniug tic clock, and that permission having
been granted the Major described the differ
enre between the labor required to keep the
old aud the ucw clock in ordcr--thc weights in
Que being 200 ard 400 pounds, and ID the
other COO and 900. He would much rather
tu!n griud-stouc long enough 10 sharpen two
old axes every Monday morning than to wind
up the new clock He had to visit the clock
every day ard he wanted to make It the reguc
lator for the city, and unti the bending OF
suuc of the brass work Ii day or two ago thought
he was getting it to run with the cxaatlicss OF a
rhr0uomctcr-for il was Il sllcndd piece "a
work nauship. One of the articles OF the COLI
tract for its purchase was that none but the
keeper should 20 in,o it. 1t was true that his
salary was formerly S75, bu; that Of hi, imme-
date predecessor was 800, aud that Tor keep
iug the old clock.
The resolution was then adopted.
Mr. Henderson moved that the Board OF
Aldermen be invited iuto the chamber for the
purpose of the two boards, IN JOINT meeting
clrcting Corporation Attorney.
Mr. Echberg asked if the Office was provld-
ed Tor in the charter
The President read the section in the charter
providing Tor the election by the Council II
such officers as they may think proper.
Mr. Hughes sad we could get along we'll
enough without such an officer; for though the
ely had paid heap of money to such officers,
he had no doubt it would have gotten along
much better without one Such az officer was
wanted no more than ;he fifth wheel to a
coach
Mr. IIcndcrson's motion was adopted, and
that gentleman was requested to invite the
Aldermen into the Counei! chamber.
Mr. Pun ask d that as the President had
the Charter 10 his hand he would read TIE sec,
ton relating to vacancies in the Council; and
Inc section referred to being read; a>k"d If
there was not a vacancy in this Board.
The President did not know.
Mr. PIMA member has moved out Of
one wa,d into another.
The President had not been Informed OF any
such change
Mr. Pinn-Mr. Rishcil has moved from
tie md to the 3rd Ward.