Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-23


halls, which ought TO pay revenue 10 the
city. One up the street never put out the
! gas for years.
| Mr.. Echberg-I will have to CORRECT the
matter; they pay for the gas SO far as tie par
ty renting is concerned
Mr.. Hughes They did not do SO uutit they
we're obliged. 1t was no use to keep up an or
ganization for the purpose OF keeping man
in Office, aud the committee ought 20 have met
| the question fairly.
| MIR. Broders said that he was member OF
the committee which was put down as being
afraid. The committee had no fear about the
matter. They thought that as the petition
was signed by a large number OF respectable
citizens, it Was through respect FOR them that
| led the committee to report in favor OF the
reference.
Mr. Hughes-lf this report be adopted il
will then have to 20 to the Board OF Alder
i men. If it goes to the other Board the oppor-
tunity will be afforded for one OF the Aldermen
to abuse the four gentlemen who compose he
Fire Department, and who do their duty with
out cost to the city. One OF the Aldermen,
who abuses everybody, would abuse them just
as he had abused the Council, saying the
Council were all lguOramuses. lie could rng
his bell and the hrst sixteen boys that came 10
would have more sense than this Council. 1t
was useless to subject anybody to this annoy
ance.
MIR. Wood introduced "a resolution directing
the Fire Wardens to purchase 500 feet Of hose
for the Sun Fire Company. He said that
some of our friends have been very prolific in
their promises to the Sun. | want to briug
them to VOTE He asked for the yeas and
nays.
Mr. Mckenzie moved to refer Mr.. Wood ;
resolution TO the Fire WardcDs He was sorry
there was any difficulty about the matter. He
had nothing in the world unknd to the Sun,
or the moon either, but he thought that as
these gentlemen are very capable Of dctermin-
ing all matters relating to the Fire Depart
neut, they should be the judges Of the neces,
sity of this appropriation.
for the Fire Wardeus, but he did not see Why
Council was not as competent to buy $40 or
1000 feet of hose as the Fire WardcuS.
The resolution was referred.
When the question Of an appropriation to
retain the pump at the corner Of Wolfe and
Fairfax streets come up, it was said THAI the
pump appropriation Was exhausted.
Mr. Mckenzie thought that as the pump
bad been, as stated by MIR. Wood, to be most
important one, another appropriation should
! be made.
MIR. Rishel complained of the cost of re-
pairs; said Mr.. HART charges were very high,
aud suggested the contract system.
Mr.. Hughes said the Superintendent OF Po-
lice takes MIR. Gather from the street and em-
ploys him 10 the repair of pumps whenever
possible. MIR. Hart Is not employed except 10
cases of necessity tor regular block maker.
But for that the pump appropriation would
have been exhausted long ago.
The subject was referred.
The act to abolish the Board of Public
Works coming up,
Mr. Broders called attention to the fact that
the Council had just been asked TO take 81 700
from the general fund for the Board II that
is what VIC are to suffer by it | think that all
the members ought to vote to abolish the
Board. 1t is time for US to retrench our ex-
penses. The time for the January payment of
interest was near at hand, aud not over S., 900
of the thirty thousand required was ready
Mr. Shinn favored the passage Of the bill.
The Board of Public Works, he said, have
spent the twelve per cent aud DOW ask for
So, 100 additional. OF course they had the
$4,000 special tax yet uDcollGcted to Offset
this. Mr. S. said he had formerly given this
Board statement OF the amount of this ~
per cent tax that had been paid iD-S9O0 had
been paid by the lst Ward $1,000 by the ID
Ward, $500 by the 4th Ward, and 81, 300 by
the Sd Ward, and the law required that each
of these sums should be expended in the wards
10 which they were raised, yet all this aud
So, 700 more had been expended 10 one ward.
The law under which the Board acted had been
twice declared unconstitutional by the Corpora
ton Attorney He thong bit the Board Of Pub
lie Works deserved the thanks Of the city, but
they could not carry out the act, for it could
not be carried out by any body.
Mr.. Mitchell favored an amendment of the
law
MIR. Mitchell introduced a resolution direct
ing the Auditor to issue bis warrant for a suf-
fcient amount to pay the contractors aud la
borers on the Columbus street improvement
He said that many Of them were 10 extreme
distress and he knew one man who had work
ed for 81 rs day until it amounted to over
one hundred dollars, and WIS now actually
without the necessities OF life
It vas mentioned that Messrs Wilson L Co.,
contractors had given orders which had been
taken for goods by many merchants.
Mr.. Shnn said there had been number OF
summons on suggestions, and attachments 10
the matter Of these contractors aud It might be
that after these were satisfied the city you'd
owe the contractors nothing. The matter had
better be referred to the Finance Commit
tee, that Council could hear bow the matter
stood
Mr.. Harlow said the City Attorney had in
formed him that the laborers had lieu on th"
work, and they would have to be paid before
the attachments Ho was satisfied the whole
amount garnsheed did not exceed LOO.
The subject was referred.
After considerable discussion of the pro-
prety of using oyster shells 90 streets by Mr..
Mckenzie Mr. Hughes and Mr.. Broders,
resolution for using them 90 Columbus street
was laid over, and the Board adjourned
Tragedy in Ohio.
| CINCINNATI. ONO. Dec. 22.-Ap aggravat.