Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-01-27

TOD DE wanted 10 Qlei lie was III laPOl VI tquai
Justice to all; the Committee on Streets would
not give the necessary attention. to the improve
meuts; he was the one of that committee that
indited the order commanding the railroad
company to put up its track, but the City Couu-
Gil got to fooling with the grade Oh St. Asaph
street, and pleased nobody. showing the i'm
portance of system. He said the work would
never be flushed, and the outstanding bills
never collected, and the people OF the city
would have to pay for the Improvement OF prl-
vate property it was the most inopper'une
time 10 stop the operations of the Board OF
Public Works he never would give his vote
to leave the wurk in IFS unfinished cordlunn,
nor did he see how the member from the
Fourth Ward, Mr. Lyles, could cast his vote
against the very thing which would most benc
fit his Ward. The Board of Public Works, 10
his opinion, was the only system 1t a gradual
improvement of the streets OF the ely, and
besides, all the property holders waited the i'm
provements.
MIR. Lyes said he was wliog TO do anything
tina, would benefit his Ward, but the people
we're DOT prepared for he increase OF axes and
he was glad nj the oppur!unry to vote the
Board OF Public Works out Of existence.
Mr. More asked what had become Of the
S.. 900 of the II cent tax, if the Board OF
Putllc Works had borrowed So 900 from the
City Council,
DR.. johnson explained, and said the Board
of Public Works had paid the ntrac;ors our
of the money collected, and the Cry Council
had advanced mnncy for the propsriy holders
aud not 10 the B ,ard of Public Works.
The vote being takan, the bill to abolish
the following vo!e: Ayes 5. no, DR. Johnson.
ri H. mad
COMMON COUNCIL
The semi monthly meeting Of the Commnn
Council, las, night, was s:imly attended. Mr..
McKe zic was called to the chair
Alter the order of business had been called
over and few petitions read,
The Chair said: There is 20 business before
Council gentlemen. A motion TO a.;jouru is III
order We shall save money to the corpora
| ton.
MIR. Harlow moved that the Aldermen be
invited to enter into joiut convention tn ill
vacancies n city Offices
Meanwhile Mr.. RIsheill called up an a Ter
men 5 resolution respecting Il change III joluU
rule 6, so that communications might hereafter
pass between the BJards through others han
| q melpber Mr.. L. said he called this reSoiu-
ton at the request Of tue President OF the
Board of Aldermen, VINO, he sad, found 1t
sometimes difficult to get one OF the Aldermen
to brlng 10 a communication. For himself, he
intended TO vote against 1t.
Mr.. Mckenzie thought that it WAS proper to
communicate through members only.
The resolution was pot agreed 10.
JOINT MEETING
The Board of Aldermen here entered the
chamber and united iu joint convention, Mr.
Shinn 10 the chair.
The chair said the first business 10 order WAS
the election of Corporation Attorney, when
the following nominations Were madr:
Charles f. Stuart, by Mr. Ris ell.
D. r. Smoot, ty Alderman Moore.
s. +. Beach, by Mr.. Mvkeuze.
First ballot: Stuart, 9; Beach, T. Smoot. 3.
Second ballot Stuart, Ii; Beach, s
Third aud fourth ballots: Stuart, |; Beach, S.
Fifth ballot: Stuart, Is; Beach, s.
A physician to the puor Was next to be
CD oscn.
DR.. T. l. Adam was nominated BY Dr..
French, and be was elected unanimously.
Au election for Overscer of the Poor was
proceeded with aud the following nominations
made:
L. b. PnD, by Mr.. Harris.
James W. Nails by Mr.. Harltw.
First ballot: Nails Is; Pun, 6.
Dr. johnson moved to til the vacancy ID the
Board of Public Works, aud said he desired to
call the attention of the City Couacll 10 the
importance of continuing the Board Of Public
Works. He urged that there was still uU
expended balauce Of IS 0O0 Of the II cents m-
pruvement lax aud Cuuucil could create ~
body other than the Board Of Public Works to
e1pepd the money, aud that Council was al
ready bound for coutracis made by thai Board
Mr Shno disagreed wth the opinion TX
pressed by the Alderman last up. The di>so
luton of the Board OF Public Works would 10
uowise Increase or diminish the liability Of the
City Council, aud as the law creating the B1aId
of Public w orkS was a law that nnh II Itself,
il Was useless TO continue 1t. As II Was now
We will save $50 BY not filing the yacancy.
Que OF TWO thugs would have to be me-
either amend the law Or abolish The Board.
DR.. johnson said that this was all that was
lett The town to build it up. |, Was now per
ishng of iuanituu. This Board Was the most
satisfactory aud systematic meth I'd of building
up the town that had ever been devised. Ii
was the cheapest iuprover all The w'!k donc
cost 81 900 ouy Never had there tecn 81
much work done before for twice the money.
He warned Council hat unless soturt lug was
done that the reuts would 20 d wa for vast
ut teuauts, and the town 60 d"wo Tor want Ut
UuSlUeSS. II; was SlCh VI luc = III li' III w
ger policy that won't DO anything Itself aud
wont let anybody else do anything.
Mr.. McKe, zle salt he people were dore
with he Beard of Public Works. They a. e
rlIed OF them. lhey could uot build up tie
town. VIVA, on earl is the use oil The Board.
Is the digging gu, Ut one or SO streets sol
to bullu up the towu? Tne trouble was rver}-
thing came here bu money, aud mruey went
away all the time. The town was wvre ou'
skirt Of Baltimore. Ii his town Was to buru
down Baltimore would ieel it tremendously,
for she buys for Us, sells TO Us, aud keeps III
profits If you could buid up the c.y by
uakng streets it would be vel Gu ugh bui !,
eau be done that way In old time We u 'dt
something, but The town has been golog dowu
ever since it was called city. Ii was much
more respectable and eenteeI " 'en II Was c,rd
a town Between 1880 aud 1910 we exported
every wear 90 UUU hrgsheads Ut tobacco. He