Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-11-25
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The queStOn on concurrlng IN the action OF !
the Common Countii was lost Tor want OF the |
requisite vote-aye,4 +, u0cs =
a resolution being received from the Com
mon Council appointing committee to enquire |
into the cffcIaI acts of the City Surveyor that |
officer having been charged with lncompe-
tency,
Dr. johnson rose very excitedly and made a
violent speech assaiIing the members of the
Common Council worse than assassins in try
ing 10 pluck !rom Mr. Carter his good name
| Mr. e., be said, was SO far above them intel |
! lec;ualIy that they could not compare with him,
aud as be refused to tawn upon or fatter them,
rfey used this mean subtituge to iujure him.
Mr. g., he said, could whip regiment Of such
men as composed the Common Council, but he
would condcscend to such means, although
there were times when physical force had 10 be
used with such creatures. H. alluded specially
u Mr.. RIshel'l who, he said, could not be
Mr.. Carter equal 10 point Of Intelligence, and
should acknowledge his inferiority instead OF
aiding in the persecution that was going on.
The members of the Common Council were a
set Of iynoramuSes, and were acting in most
iguomiuous, trcacherous. damnable aud coward
ly mauuer, and ne hoped the Board would put
their seal OF condemnation upon their sneaklng
action 10 this matter. He moved TO lay the
resolution GU the table.
The motion prevailed, and the Board then
adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The regular semi monthly meeting Of the
Board was sliuly attended both within aud
without the bar
After sumo business transacted without de-
bate,
The Committe on Streets having reported
bill 10 grade St Asaph street,
Mr.. Hughes explained that this bill raised
the grade of ST. ASaph street, at Queen, six
inches ab,ve the old grade
Dir. Harlow inquired why the committee
!, had commenced at the southSide ui Princess
street Instead OF the uOrth side.
MIR. Hughes Because the committee were
instructed by Council TO begin at the south
side, the best reason 10 the world.
The bill to repeal the act creating the Board
OF Public W orks coming up as unfinished bust
ness,
A1r. Brode!s said he desired to say that the
bill was ID no wise intended as censure gu the
gentlemen composing the present Board. but
they themselves wished to be relieved. Hey
were useless III The present condition OF affairs,
aud had no wish to waste their time aud energy
longer
Mr. Shinn said he left the chair for the pur-
pose OF expressing his concurrence in the re-
marks OF the gentleman from the Second
Ward Mr. Brodcrs.) The history Of the
Board OF Public Works was too receut not to be
familiar. The Corporation Attorney had lu
TWO scperate opinions declared the law creatlug
the Board void, and the first President
(Mr. Smoot) aud the second (Mr. Beckhamj
both had anuounced that the Board could not
carry out Tie law.
Mr. Dowoham Z CURED when the terms Of
office OF the present Board expired, aud on be-
Ing luturmed that the expiration took place on
the first Of August next, said they could do
10 harm. He was satisfied that Council should
take all the blame which had been thrown oD
that Board
Mr.. Mckenzie was satisfied that the people
desired he aDolishiug OF the Board, and that
The members of the Board all wished to be re-
licved Of az apparent responsibility which the
act constituting the Board seemingly imposed.
Mr. Mitchell favored he passage Of the bill.
MIR. Hughes explained that there had been
20 disagreement between the Board OF Pubic
Works aud the Committee on Streets. The
Committee on Streets had been like dead
log. II Wis found at the first meeting that
the committee could DOT organize because Of
the differences between its members, aad II
was aglced that all should res On aud let Cuun-
eli appoint new committee. But one OF the
chokcd suce Ii had been said on the streets
that this change was made in the interest OF
the Pennsylvania Raroad that men like
Smoot and Bcckham, who had torn up the
track of that railroad on Henry street, were
charged with changing another street TO suit
that company. The railroad company did not
ask the change, and he thong ut 1t was no more
than justice, no more than deceucy, that he
city should pay the expense Of bringing the
track back to the old grade.
Mr.. Harlow ia Introducing resolution for
placing pump IN well IN the uortheru part
of the city, said that this was the Well
which was built by DR.. Johnson. 1t was OF
great use in the urlghborhood 10 which it was
situated but some people had been throwing
all kinds OF dirt into the We'll, and II would soon
! be uuf Tor use unless a pump was put there.
Mr. Lucas inquired what right the Council
had to Interfere with private property. What
right had they to put pump IN Or. johnson
well.
Mr. Harlow responded that it was not Dr.
JohDson's we'll. 1t was in the public street.
The resolution was laid on the table.
\ bill for amount expended in repairing GER
tain foot walks 10 front Of the property OF w.
II Irwin, bclug presented,
Mr.. Hughes explained that the repairs were
made under the general law for repairing foot
! ways. Mr.. IL. SAID that the law Omcer OF tue
corporation had last year given his opinion that
the committee had the right to have the foot
ways repaired, and to charge the expense to
the property.
The till was referred.
A resolution to grade Princess street from
Washington to St. Asaph street, coming up,
Mr.. Lucas thought that the IhlId Ward
had got enough. Most of the $4,000 Of the
special tax had been spent in that ward. here
we're some streets in the FIRST aud Fourth
| Wards which we're impasslbic.
Mr. Scho6cld urged that the work was ne
cessary 10 order to get the water off from Co
IuuIbus street.
The resolution was tabled.
The Board then adj urncd
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