Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-12-29
LEX ANDR1A GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER
CITY COIISCII,,
A regular semi. monthly meeting Of the Git
Council was held last night.

A regular semi, monthly meeting of the City
CouDcli was held last night.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
In the alScDcc Of the President OF the Board
Mr.. Mckenzie was called to preside tcmporari-
ly, but in few moments MIR. Janncy CAME in
and took the chair, but was compelled, from
indisposition to vacatc it in a short time, aud
Mr.. Mckenzie was again called to preside.
There was very little discussion, all the bust
ness being done without debate.
\ resolution, offered by Mr.. Ncac, was
adopted, suspending the action of Couuc in
reference TO the tearing up of the track Oh St.
Asaph street. for 80 days.
Mr.. Downham introduced resolution re-
qucstlng the proper authorities to have the
town bell and the other bells 10 the city, rurg
al II . clock on Friday night next, and that Il
salute be fired by the Coon Killer" Oh that,
the Centennial night.
DIR. johnson expressed some surprise that
while the rlrgiug OF bells was always recon-
mcndcd, yet, GU the day after, The music OF
the bells WAS always severely criticised.
Mr.. Downham said that this was the Cen
| tcnnial year.
The firing Of salute by the 'Cuon Killer"
Mckenzie, the resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Mckouzic introduced the following bill,
| which was laid over Tor the present
AN ACr giving the assent of the City Council of
| Alexandria TO tho occupancy and use OF n part
Of ST hsalh Street by the Alexandria ana
ashington Railroad Company, and for other
purposes
! Section |. Be it enacted by the City Council of
AleAaTdria, That the assent Of said City Goun-
RAIN
| and use o. ST. Asapl street, between the north
line ot Princess street and II line ten feet month
OF the north line OF King street, and to tho cross
ing nt the streets between those two lines: by the
| rallroad OF the Alexandria and Washington
kal!ioad Company, with y single track north
| OF the south line 0. Cameron street, and nec,,s-
sarY .urnouts for the carriage OF passengers only,
with their proper b: ggage; that the Locations Of
the rclghl depot oil the company shall be sui joct
| to The approval Of the City Council, nnd thai IL
freight Cur shai! be run by the company upon St
Asapn street further south than The south line of
Princess street, under The penalty of Ten dollars
| tor each and every freight car so ran:
Provided, always, That this act shall never be
construed 50 rs Tn impair or elect ANY right or
remedy regarding Said use or occupancy which
may be possessed by any person holding land
a!onS the said part Of st. Asaph street; and thu;
the assent horc' given shall DO deemed and
taken u be II sccurdance with tho Code of Vir-
| g!na, and with III act Of the General Assembly
approved on the l5.h of Janusry, 1915 amend
my the 4.h section OF chapter 5G of the said Code
edition oil 1873.
| Section , BE it further enacted, That this act
| shall be in force from It's passage
| DIR. job uson introduced bill to rcouire thc
different railroad companies to have hagmnn
at the intersections Of the streets within the
city limits, crossed by tho tracks, and explained
the necessity Tor such law. lie said that a
resolution similar Ia It's purport had been passed
ov Council, but as 10 penalty was INFLICTED it
was, OF course, nu!lty. Since the death of
VT. Athey pubic attention had been more
particularly directed to the need OF more care
and 1t was for this reason, and to prevent fur
Their loss Of life, that the bill was intro
duccd. He thought that if Council did not do
something III the premises, aud there should
be loss Of life, the blood would be on the heads
OF the members.
Mr. Moore said that unless the WASHINGTON
aud Alexandria Railroad was stricken out he
should vote against the bill, Us it was, in his
ppaslp4ppo r! rGe2sblQtn Of the rHhr oftl,at
DIR. johnson denied that it could be so con-
sidercd 10 law or otherwise.
The vote being taken the bill was lost for
want of the requisite thrcc-luurth's vu,r--ayes
s. noes, Mr.. Moore.
The Board coucurrcd in the action Of the
Common Council upon Il uuulher of bills, rcso-
buttons, &C.. and at IL quarter of niue o'clock
adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
There was II very iaIr attendance at the
Common Council last night both within and
without the bar.
The business generally was conducted with
out debate, and the session was Il short one
When the resolution in regard to the ring.
ing of bells at New Year 5 came IN from the
Aldermen,
Mr. Eishcll suggested that it might be well
to add tout horus to it.
The resolution OF the Aldermen was con-
cured in.
When the Aldermen resolution suspeudiug
tor ninety days the order Tor removing the
track of the Alexandria and Washington rail.
road from 81. Asaph street came up,
Mr. Shiun said that the resolution came to
this board rather curiousiy Mr.. S. then traced
the history Of the resolution directing the re-
moval Of the track from ST. Asaph street, the
subsequent attempt of the railroad company to
obtain an injunction, and asked why should
Council 20 back on its former action. There
was no communication here from that railroad
conn any asking this extension. There was no
peutlon from any CITIZEN asking the postpone
mcut. The resolution seems to have come
from some Individual member. He did not
wish to drive the railroad company from that
street, but he did intend to use his best ca.
deavors TO prevent the use of the street as Il
freight depot.
The resolution was laid on the table.
The Council adjourned about $40.
CHARGED WITH HORSE STEALING. Yes
terday morning, says the Washington Tribune,
Mr.. H. ". Melton, of RectortowD, Va, took
to police headquarters boy uamed Joseph
Vaughu and turned him over to Detective
CooDes on the charge of stealing a mare He
told the detective that young Vaughn came
to his house, about two weeks since, and stated
that he was from Baltimore, and was father
less and motherlcss, and he took him 10. In
conversation with the detective the boy stated
that he drove the mare to within six miles of
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