Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-06-02

water company could take care OF itself. AS
it was that company could not now extend
their maips to the sections of the city supplied
by some of the pumps, and In those sections,
10 case of fire, thousands of dollars had been
and would be saved by the pumps.
The vote was then taken on DIR. French's
motion and it was lost.
DR.. johnson then moved to substitute 500
for 5000, saying that he estimated the number
of pumps at fourteen, and that $50 apiece, he
thought, would keep them in order, and that
if all that sum was not expended it would re-
main in the Treasury and could be used for
other purposes.
MIR. Moore said he would have to vote against
the amendment. If the sum, fixed by the 9th
er Board, was not sufficient, the City Council
could easily appropriate enough money to make
up the deficiency.
The vote was then taken and the amendment
was lost.
As five could not pass the Till, it was then
laid over till the next regular meeting.
The Revenue bill, as passed by the Common
Council, was then taken up.
Mr. Moore said he objected to the 5th sec
ton as it Disseminated against the banks to the
extent Of one per cent, but would not oppose
| it farther.
DR.. johnson said he deemed itas essential for
| the amendments to bill to be considered by a
full Board as for completed bill to be so con-
| sidered, not that such consideration would help
us, however, for ali the talk and fuss would
amount to nothing; there is a destiny, it SEEM
ed certain for this city, which was shaped
rough, hcw it as we would, aud he therefore
moved to postpone the further consideration OF
the bill till the next meeting, and his motion
was adopted.
DR.. French introduced the following resolu-
ton, which, on his motion, was laid over till
the next meeting
Resolved, That the revenues derived from the
real estate owned by the Corporation be turned
over to the Commissioners ut the Sinking Fund,
and applied by them to the purchase Of the out
standing bonds of the city.
A communication from the City Surveyor 10
reference to the charges OF incompetency that
had been brought against him, referred by the
| Common Council to special committee, being
read, DR.. johnson said, this thing OF bridging
charges against people was serious affair. vi
all the true thlogs Shakespear had said none was
more true than that, "he who steals my purse
steals trash, but he who hches FROM me my good
name steals that which not enrlches him, but
makes me poor indeed. Never had there
been manifested more malignant spirit than
that exhibited in the outrage perpetrated by
the Chairman OF the Committee Oh Streets W.
on the City Surveyor. For five long years bad
that abused officer held his position, AUD dur
ing all that time the Chairman OF the Commit.
tee 90 Streets had only succeeded 10 trumplDg
up eight charges all Of which we're so insight
ficant that the committee appointed to lnvcsti-
gate them had dissolved 10 disgust In the
Chairman Of the Committee on Streets was
T. f,ua f,,rpi inn
tail aud prosecuting Que of his constituents -
Solomon in all his six thousand proverbs had
not mentioned such thing. Notwithstanding
the action of the committee, OF which be was
chairman, he still holds off and refuses
to accord the Surveyor an honorable ex-
hoDeration, and at the same time thrusts
himself forward as the representative oil
the dignity of the Third Ward. 1t was
the duty of Council to demand that the chair
man of the committee, appointed to investigate
the charges against Mr.. Cartor, make his re-
port or allow Mr.. Carter to come before the
City Council and his accusers made to face
him. 10 criminal trial man Is either acqult-
ted or pronounced guilty-an Innocent man is
not turned loose with the imputation Of guilt
still hanging over him. 10 this case the Chair
man of the Committee on Streets is accuser
and Judge, and the manner in which he
has treated the City Surveyor is an out
rage. If he, the speaker, had wrongful
ly accused dog-a scurry, NANCY dog, he
would have been contemptuous 10 his Own
eyes il he had not felt sorry when he found out
that he had wronged the dog, and done all in
his mower 10 obliteratc the wrong. Does any
Que suppose that Mr. HalIowell, who was Mr..
| Carriers inferior 10 the knowledge of surveying,
would have allowed the Chairman Of the Com.
mittee on Streets to Interfere with him as he
has done with Mr.. Carter No. he would have
picked up his tripod and whipped him off, Mr..
| Carter is poor that's the reason. Council
owes it to its owu dignity to vinlicate the char
acter of its officer and demand an Immediate
report.
DR.. French said he was a member of the COM
mmittee appointed to investigate the charges
that had been brought against the City Sur
veyor. He had been present at two meetings
OF that committee, and having heard the evil
dence of the witnesses was perfectly satisfied,
as was MIR. Blythe, that the charges had no
foundation, and could not be sustained ; that
at the last meeting of the committee his opln
ion was the general one, and 1t vas understood
by the committee that the Chairman would
present report to that effect ; why it had not
been done he did not know. At the second
| meeting OF the committee ne was SatlSucd the
charges could not be sustained, and ought 10
be dismissed, and had told the committee that
he would not come again.
DR.. Johusou moved to concur ln the action
of the Common Council, with Instructions TO
the committee to report at the next meeting,
and hls ID otlon was carried.
a resolution authorizing the special commit
tee appointed to investigate the charges against
+. N. Carter, to employ a competent engineer
to 90 over certain ues heretofore given by said
Garter, be;ug taken up,
| Dr. johnson said certain members OF Coun-
ell used the word engineer as a poll parrot does
the word cracker. Engineering is au inferior
service to that Of surveying, as inferior drug
gist is to physician-a physician, 10 addition to
his other knowledge ought to know US much
about drugs as druggist. A surveyor knows
about all sorts Of engineering, civil, military
and naval. With regard to the subject matter
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