Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-12
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\ regular semi ncbt ly meeting OF the CITY
Couac! s4as hid last night.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
Tie Board me, at $40 clock, all the mem
gct> beng prtseD;.
II TIE .aalt:; Of tire St. A<aph street rail
ro.t ;ra.k. &. i. Stuart. Cotporatloo Attor
tr,. by perml>siOG, said the case had been
ta.gn % Uy petition iu the Court or Appeals,
aul. would probably be acted upon By The 2Oth
in,;aut L. granting or refusing tie appeal
INC ui.tlr lae r.d TO him woud be decided
by tha: court. and he would prefer not 10 make
Il report until at,cr tnat decision. |! The Beard
;oSist@i On his oplnl0u beng rc0dcrrd COW he
had i ,rcnarcu aud would read it, but pre-
isi,a3 not 10 do so.
o.. N in tie matter was laid over
i,r J ,husln hoped that the Attorney would
make tie same statement to the Common
Conuc:I.
Mr. Mckenzie did not see the necessity Of
dol. 81, as tie matter origiaated here and
bad no. becu TO She ct.cr board.
Nt. N4atc said only tie explanation was to
be maze, ;ld pol the report.
llr. Stuart reiterated his statement.
Mir. ,jauaey thought the staten aDt should
pc made 10 tie other board, AMI the Attorney
cUncu.r;og. Ire mater w.s dropped.
i1r. J ahnsgn Introduced an act 10 regard to
fa"io-" !ti::1H % 'nI ; - $50,
,!lat ali r,frcuce to the W. Il A. Railroad Is
S':;1N1n Gut
|: vas pa>SeG-ayes D.
D.. Job 3sou uItegad :. resolution directing
III, Clerk t, nol!y lhe railroad cnmpaules OF
'"e p.s'aAs "a ul1 "e'' ~u':
Wa I, c1'ni'. WIN 10 W.r.. sbo,,a
". Hch2Lz'" 'hou@n' me -hayo' ''iou,u
n1nIy, the colupaSles' Out the rcsolu'l"n was
passed 1,
zoe arose Is 10 "n,'ne. .ne a a.s,,,I
,loA >h'e!" ~ Seu' " .''e U"n.on S9u' .ta
- M 'h'2N!-s !. uuucceS>siJ anu o'''''
IL U."-rS :" t''''@ = v.''' :" 10: ~
III" Te'."u'i'2 va n"a } "l','ii0., un''' INC
pas &c ., ih' ac' o. Tie oItier ooa!e'
" 'i9 !'a-'@!!oh 'asse' " ,"" othci ooa'u
.o,c rn'a2 TIC il'I*'on OF ,he Courthouse aud
- properly,
u. johnsan sid iiat 20 good cou!u result
nous t"e aiv!$iJn 81 tie properly. by the
@"u1ty Cur. berg held there fully SlUo was
u 'o.;.I rat the CITY every tine It met. IL, ihc
s4u re Houl cot s'is Tor over - wv. Inc
eli: nat iTcm motives OF pleasure ara conVeol-
cnca vacated he Court E0use, and now they
want! - II ve out The County Court. lneTe
~. 1:!!lu wen tie Court house could have
been used Itr il scn 'cl-housc' our 20" theTe
rs % u-c Tor i. tne buiiu!ng having been
purchas q Oh hlng street. why should we
drive his htg rtVeuue AMOUNTING to S5,OOO
from I'll c:tE
Nj. M3he u said tia some parties We're
ruW moving jJwarIs having :omc Sucn action
taken, aud he understood that the Schooi
s a,i 9cad3d ,HUre room and 1! such an az
rau-e:uaut c0u q be made they could use 1t 10
great advantage, a. they were DOW refusing
scholars i0r w.at OF 70 N. de thought 60
|i9rn rcuI te done, 1T any rae, hy adopting
tee r4@~iuliol; III city certainly owned one
hai. G: tie s.Topetiy, ayhow:
Ga !,otion 0. tlE. Acaie. the matter was re-
tired II c1nnl.t.ac ot three !roin THIS beard,
% report at h. oext meeting, aad Messrs:
y ale, N2hcnzl: asa johnson were appointed
sn11 co~4-i tie.
Inc 81. y II. j. Il. 'Hiao"F, 10! stFVlceN as
pigs cl.n o toe Goor. pa terp., tom the 23d
W@E"' ue't@ ftc"iV@u from Tue SolhHoh
Corner:
~. JOE3>o; sal1 III? Arrangement duou'
Ta'dS "h.o1~ tue physicians - Tie Pooi was
e4sifc'y afoItFAry' anu mere vas no Ia" 'oE II;
re f'l1 90 however, o'9ycl % 'he pay neA' u
NE o'!'' ara Il ".> ~ oa"',o ,ii; Co,oro,
- ,,u!t,, ~ U2o.L;,,on
.,ra.ts
Dr johnson said Tho street shonld be macad-
,mizrd vii, Tho nil, ~ stone living on the va
en-; lot rear bv. The $50 worth Of oyster
.heIi> woud Only b. wasted. The city had GO
1gnt u pave the street ont # the general fund.
Nr. Sroot ~aid tie coma4lttee thought that
tie shells Uc-c the cheapest material; to
orcak " the ,tooc would cos: 5000 or $500.
Mr. Mckenzie thought Shells much the
cheaper m,aeriaI 10 repair the streets with !;
> COS bushels could be purchased Tor $50, and
IL hoHe,' ':e Opposition would be WITHDRAWN.
DR.. ) hnSon SAID the chaln gang coST n9th,
l1g ana We already had tue S'ore. we mad
| n in0fe riEht TO pave this place than We had
IL Z street.
Mr. Moore would De glad to accommodate
til pco' le al tDu toat named, but ne had DO
ii ucy, and lie thought the matter had better
IL ,,"er:
Hr. Nchs"z'e SAID the shells could be
boogh' .: cheas rates no". ana could rot be
hal q TIE sunmeT.
lhe resolution was c0ncurrcd 10.