Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-11-24

| '"so'oo - oS 'HCDlS WAN OF prepaid,
the gentleman receiving it 10 his city was com
PEELED to pay thrt, five cents for it.
The resolution was adopted
Mr.. n ale ffercd resolut o. that all per-
sous d.sirlog to have ashes remover shall lie ave
their names It the Mayors Office, and that the
superintendent ct Police have them called for
on Wednesday of each week.
MIR. Smoot said there was law enough op
the subject pow, and be moved that the Super
lntendeLt OF Police, who was present, be re-
quested to explain why be did not do the
work.
MIR. Neale said he did net mean any rehec
tlou on the Superintendent OF Police he mere
Up wanted TO have some system 10 the coec.
ton OF the ashes; the Superintendent of Police
did call, but he wanted TO ix certain DAYS so
that ;be people would know when he would
COME.
The motion lhatthe Superiut ,ndent of Police
oe requested to explain why he did not have
the ashes called for was adopted, and
Mr. Clifford come forward, and said no
member OF the Board knew the f1.ulty in
removing, the ashes 90 certain days, for co.
gagged as he was constal tly, in grading streets,
&C., carts were needed, and he found it iu.-
possible to remove the ashes on any fixed day,
but IT the Board so ordered it be would carry
out their orders. Whenever he was noifrd
he always removed the ashes, aud when the
carts were not engaged be called for them.
Ihe resolution, Oh motion Of Mr.. Mckenzie,
was laid over
Mr.. Downham offered resolution that the
railroads entering the city be direct d - station
nagmen at every crossing, at the passng of each
tram, Dlght and day, and said 10 Offering the
resolution he did it with 20 aDimosity 10 any of
the railroads entering the city but be thought
they ought t. be required t, iuroish protection
to ctiZaus.
resolution was here read compelling the
virginia Midland Railroad to station fagman
at the corner of Duke and Henry streets, com
ing from the Common Council
MIR. Neale said he resolution would not meet
the wants, and 1t seemed TO aim directly at the
Virginia Midland Railroad, and as accidents
could happen al any Of be railroad crossings,
he favored MIR. D 'wDhau's resolution.
Dr. johnson said there was pleut7 of law
on he subject aud said that a resolution had
b. Gu passed designating the streets where flag
men shouli be placed, but the difficulty was
that they could not g. t good executive officers
10 execute the laws
The Clerk read the law on the subject fixing
nae OF 500 ior failing to comply Herewith
Dr. JphusOu said the Mayor could not fine
|
MIR. Mckenzie moved 10 refer the resolution
to sc lcct com ultce of TWO from this Board
Dr.J JhDSon SAID he was iu favor oil the res
olUt'01.
The resolution was referred t. a se.ec, com.
mlttee of Two.
The Chair appointed D.. johnson and Mr..
Nc'!c the special commi tee
he resolution from the Common Council
compelling The Virginia Midland Railroad to
st.t'oa tAgman at the corner OF Duke and
Henry streets, was laid 90 the table.
After the transaction of some other business
without debate, the Board. at 9l5, adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL
The meeting of the Coumon Council last
nigh WIS we'll attended.
The early business WIS attended with 90 de-
bate
When the Committee on Streets was called
for report, Mr.. SchoGeld Inquired why re.
| port had Dot been made on the cO1d ton OF
Princess street, b tween Columbus and Wash.
| lngtOn.
Mr. Hughes responded that the committee
had had considerable difficulty with the work
as to some OF The property ~ that >urars
The commit &c had asked the prop rty holders
10 furnish curbs, and then that the CITY would
furnish all the rest aid pave the gu ter. They
refused 10 turnsh the curb. aud an appeal was
made tn the law cficer. The corporation at
torney said That the ouly thing let was to have
tie work done aad charge one third to the
property. Nothing hal, however, vet been
done.
Mr. Scho6cid said that the property holders
put uowu curb aud pavement suue years ago,
I 1 w. oil
thnk that the citizens should be made to do
this wnrk twice.
Mr. Hughes responded that the curb then
put down was merely of wood. Il had all de-
cayed, and the coumittce offered t. lay the
gu t?rs and put dnwa the euro if the property
holders would furnish the curb He thought
that this was very liberal on the part of the
commit tee. AS they did not choose to accep,
this offer, he was in favor of making them
comply with the law, which would cost them
very much more.
Mr.. Harlow said that The Superintendent of
Police bad said that the wooden curb there
had not rot,ed out, but had been taken up.
MIR. Hughes Some of it wes only partially
decayed but uuch of it Was worthless.
| The subject Was referred
| A bill OF Joho Fields FIR coal furnished AID
making lire at the Third ward polls, was pre-
| oCuleu, duu uujSCleu W rs WITHOUT precedent.
The bill was referred, some of the membera
suggesting that the judges ought to make their
owo fires and pay fur them out Of their own
pockets
Mr. Harlow called UP the subject of the ex-
ira tax of ten cents which the telegraph cou-
panes DOW placed on every message sent from
here lie thought that there should be some
method of stopping this imposition.
MIR. Smith thought tina; the only method of
reaching the matter was by the suit of pri-
vale individual. Certainly the city could not
bring such a suit
Mr.. Latham held that some action should be
taken, but the subject Was passed over.
The bill of Mr. F. L. Smith, jr., for Sill
fee IN the case Of the HydrauIioo Company vs.
Swane being called up,
| Mr.. Beach explained that the Hydrauliou
Company built their engine house without cost
to the city, but that the house was built on
ground belonging to the city, which the com-
paDy leased at S. ner year Mr. con,inu