Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-05-19
make motion instruo,ing the Mayor to rein

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petition frcm Mr.. j. P Agnew, asking
change in the Port Warden's line so as to ac-
commodate his dock to the use of the vessels
engaged 10 the coal trade; acted upon by the
Common Council and committee appointed |
on the part of that Board to examine into the
matter was, on motion of DR.. johnson, so
amended as to add to the committee the Cor
poratlon Attorney.
sary and he thought it best to have legal adj
vice. Other property might be injured by
granting this petition, and he was for acting
cautiously.
MIR. Aguew, at the invitation Of the Presl.
dent, addressed the Board, stating why he ask
ed for the change in the line, which was to ac
commodate the large vessels now engaged IN
| the coal trade. When the present line was es-
tablished small vessels of capacity of $50 or
| 300 tons were engaged in the trade; now the
| capacity of the vessels was 200 and 1900 tons.
DR.. johnson said that the docks were being
| filled up by the wash from the city, and that
too much caution could not be taken 10 grant,
ing privileges which might be prejudclal to
the interest Of the whole city.
| MIR. Agnew explained that the request he
made did not affect the docks at all, as ne
dreged his out at great cost, land was compelled
to keep it dreged :.
MIR. Moore did not see the use of amending
the resolution by adding the Corporation At
torney.
DR.. johnson was opposed TO hasty leglsla.
tiop; it always was fruitful of mischief.
The President said he thought the amend
ment was good one, aud it having passed,
and Messrs Moore aud Smoot being appointed
the Board adjourned.
| COMMON COUNCIL.
10 this Board all the members but TWO,
Messrs. Shinu and Beach, were present, Mr.
Lucas, whose seat was so certainly supposed to
| be vacant by some memb ers that a resolution
ordering it to be filled by an election was 10.
troduced short time ago, appearing ID bis
chair as usual. Outside the bar, in the seats
set apart for spectators, about dozen persons
were sitting.
The first business that came up was COM
muuication from Mr.. Aguew, in which he
stated that the wharf he had lately built at bis
coal yard--the old Foundry wharf-wss thirty
feet beyond the port warden 8 lines had been
so built without the knowledge that 1t was be-
you'd those lines, but that as it had been COM
planned Of he would ask Council to extend the
port warden lines one hundred feet, and stat
ing that such extension was necessary IN con-
sequence Of the larger-sizcd vessels DOW en-
paped 10 the coal trade. This communication,
on motion of MIR. Rsheill, was referred to a
committee of two members from each board,
to report what could be done for the relief OF
the petitioner, and the chalr-Nlr. Broders-
who, iu the absence Of MIR. Shinn, had been
elected president pro tenn, appointed Mr.
Risbeil and MIR. Eichberg the committee on
the part of this board, but Mr.. Elcbberg said
be had no time to spare and knew nothing
about the port warden lines, and hoped he
would be excused and MIR. Mckenzie, who was
and had been for years past familiar with such
matters, would be appointed ID his place, aud
so Mr.. Mckenzie was appointed.
Mr.. Hopkins moved that it lie over and be
printed. It was an important bill, aod mem
bers should be allowed time to read, reflect
upon it and digest it before being required to
vote upon it, When it came up 90 its passage
be wanted something to say upon 1t, partlcu-
larry upon the section relating to the interest
90 the public debt.
Mr. Eichberg said the reason he was OPP
posed to postponDg its consideration was the
dearth of money in the treasury. lie wanted
this and the Revenue bill passed as soon as
possible ia order that money could be collected
and the current expenses OF the city be paid,
MIR. Mckenzie thought the consideration of
the bill might be proceeded with without detrl-
ment to anyone, aud the Revenue bill be also
taken up and both bills be gotten ready for the
other board. He agreed with his colleague
that there was necessity for the speedy passage
of both bills.
MIR. Hopkins regretted that necessity was
sorry the Council was so pushed for time-and
the hurry, he would say, was not the fault OF
the Finance Committee, who had IN preparing
the bills been earlier, he believed, than usual,
but for all that the bills demanded grave co.,
sderation, and it would De nothing more than
proper for them to receive 1t.
Mr. Mckenzie again opposed postponlDg &C
ton Oh the bill, stating that all the sectious
might be adopted but the one relating to the
interest, and that could be laid over.
Mr.. Eichberg wanted the bill taken up and
acted o. section by section, and passed as
whoe--no halfway busluess--aDd II 1t could
not be passed that way he, too, was 10 favor OF
laying it over and having it prluted-and 1t
was 90 ordered
The Revenue bill was then read.
MIR. Rishc said he would be in favor OF
taxing bachelors $40.
Mr.. Harlow hoped something would be done
with regard to the tax on telegraph offices, for
those Offices last year had charged 10 CENTS adj
ditonal 90 all messages with the avowed pur-
nose Of exactipg from the citizens the amount
of tax paid by them.
MIR. Eichberg did not know how the City
Council could interfere with the rates charged
By telegraph companies any more than with
the private business of anybody else. Council
could levy taxes and telegraph companies could
charge what they pleased for messages.
A motion being made to print the Rove
nue bill, Mr. Mckenzie aud MIR. Echberg op-
posed it, the latter saying that the only points
of difference between it and the bill of last
year was that it now contained a tax 90 wood
and coal merchants, which last years bill did
not; that the tax 90 licenses to sell liquor to
be druuk where sold was $50 last year, but
only $50 by this bill and that by the new bill
green grocers we're SIS instead Of S25, as they
were last year. -4. ..g..
Mr.. Harlow thought that the tax on lawyers