Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-03-10
CITY. COUNCIL.
A regular semi monthly meeting Of the City
Council was held last night.

10 the Board Of Aldermen the business was,
transacted without debate, and the session was
a very short one.
Mr.. Moore, from the Committee on Public
Property, reported the acceptance OF a propo-
sition of MIR. Z. Rosenthal to lease the ware.
house on Rumney's wharf at $3.50 per annum,
which was adopted.
Dr.. French stated that the warehouse would
need repairs costing abuut Sl35, aud suose'
~oueutly a resolution authorizing the repairs at
d cost not to exceed the SUN named was
adopted. :,
A bill was passed amending the law 10 rela-
| ton to selling by weight, so as to exempt gar
| den seed from Its provisions.
A petition from the. superintendent of Po-
| lice, 10 reference to the condition OF the alleys
| of tho city, together with a resolution author
! izing repairs to said alleys, was referred.
The report of the Fire Wardens was received
| from the Common Couacil and read.
DIR. French thought that when so much
money was expended it was due alike to the
| Wardens, but especially to the Council, that
the report should be thoroughly examined, and
for that purpose be moved its reference to a
! special committee.
The motion not receiving a second, the &C
| ton of the Common Council in ACCEPTING the
| report was concurred 10, and the Board ad.
journed.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The Common Council held it's regular meet
ing last night. :,
When the bill reducing the police was read
twice, ,.u
Mr.. Eichberg said that he thought the bill
would give the city ample protection and II
would save 81, 600. At his request the bill
was laid over until the next meeting 10 order
to give time for the members to consider the
subject. This was the commencement OF a Sc
rics of bills reducing the expenditures OF the
city. The Finance Committee saw that now
when the foating debt was 100000 the only
Way to save the people was to reduce the out
goes so that the incomes would meet them
The President-There is a report on the
table from Col. George W. Clifford, Superln-
tendent of Police.
The communication was read, suggesting the
paving Of alleys to prevent disease.
MIR. Mckenzie had seen nothing IN the Su-
periuteudeut's report suggesting any action or
proposing any remedy. If Brother Clifford
would get down Oh his knees and pray to the
Lord for good weather We would have good
weather and then something might be done.
The idea of talking of disease 10 the mouth OF
February when we are all freezing to death
was absurd.
Mr.. Hughes thought that now Was the time
to prepare for the summer diseases.
Col. Clifford desired for his own justification
to address the Couucil. This matter had been
10 Council before and passed this Board, but
was laid 90 the table by one member. he was
complained of constantly about this matter,
aud for that reason he bad sent in the commu-
~nication. Mrs. johnson and Mrs. Hoy had
jeupardized their lives by the stagnant waters
in the alleys, and something ought to be done.
MIR. Broders introduced q bill for paving,
&c., the principal alleys.
Mr.. Fowle-Do you mean the dlrtiest ones
by principal?
Mr.. Brodc1s responded that he meant the
all, Us which we're most used.
J he subject was laid over.
City Attorney Stuart reported back the bill
of DR.. Johuson for the repairs to the Friend
ship engine house with a short note stating
that as Council had asked him no legal ques-
ton he could only return the papers.
Mr.. Mckenzie said that as the City Attor-
Dey bad already reported that the house be-
longed to the city he supposed be could have
made no other report than be bad done.
When the Finance Committee to whom was
referred the bill of Z. L. Smith for 500 in the
Swain VS.. Hydraulion case, recommending an
adjustment With the Swain interest if the cost
did not exceed $500, cam up, City Attorney
| Stuart said that The Hydraulion lot as appears
from tho report of Mr.. Carter was intended to
have an alley at the south, instead of that
on the north, but the company instead OF build
ing on the north line left an alley there and
built upon Mr.. SWANS ground at the south.
He thought that the plan proposed would
probably be the best, especially as a deed
would then be given that would settle the
whole matter.
The report was adopted.
Mr.. Hughes called up the bill for placing
curb-stone and gutter on the east side of St.
Asaph street, from Queen to Princess streets,
and favored the iu provement. 1t was ueces.
sary for the health of the people. The water
gathered there and stagnated until it dried up.
1t would cost not more than $3.50.
MIR. Shinn said all this grew out of che folly
of changing the grade on St. Asaph street.
We are just now beginning to see the fruit
which this reckless plan Of tearing up streets
is beginning to bear. The people cannot bear
the expense. The town had just borrowed
$4,000 to pay current expenses. lMr. Elch.
berg-There is a floating debt of $4,000
Two dollars and fifty cents will not pay the ex-
peoses next year, and the people now
ground down with TWO dollars will have next
year to bear 50 so on the hundred. Members
seem to suppose that money grew on trees.
The Council had no right to waste other peo-
Plies money in that way. Uoless a pause ls
made 10 this expenditure and increased taxa
ton the people will rise up and hurl You all
out of power as they ought to do.
The subject was laid oyer.
The Chair (reading) Incorporation of Alex
andria to James Eutwisle'-
Mr.. Mckenzie Oh, gracious Laughter.
The Chair read the bill for medicines fur
nisbed the poor last month.
Mr.. Mckenzie sall that certainly there was
too much medicine. The cost of all these
things would bankrupt the people. Ooce up.
90 a time $500 would pay the whole medical
expenses, but now it was going into the thou
sauds. DR.. Eutwisle ought to put ginger in
his prescriptions. One Of the old dispensers
always put ginger 10, and if that would dImin.
ish the expense be was in favor of it. Were
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