Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-12-13
CITY COUFIla.


held last uight. The official proceedings will
be iuurd 10 another co!umn.
BOARD Oh ALDERMEN.
Ou the comuunlcati ~ Of L. i. CsrDe, Su
| pernscndenl of Public Schools, III regard 10
using he did cont. house Tor school house,
Mr.. Armstrong thought it better TO lay tho
| matter on the table Tie Couucil should
calmly consider the school ques'ioo. Two
talrds Of tie money for scaocls was uow
| wasted. He was opposed to this tx rlragauce
| iu the management Of The schools and to the
euormuus salaries pad teachers We dill cot
want classical scholars 20 teach lr!au1 children.
| There were plenty Of men who cOuli le,d,
write and cipher to the slnge rule It three,
which vas a. far az must men needed to go.
| He reciicd lis experience when school boy,
| ard said lac uli not believe III costly school
houses. The schools ought TO be supported by
| the Peabody lund and State funds. and the
| city not be called upon Tor seven or eight thou
sand dollars a year. There should be law
| torbiddiog persons over fourteen years OF age
from beicg scholars 10 the public schools. This
was an entering wedg. for large expense.
| lie moved to lay the Communication on the
| table.
Mr.. Dowuhan said the communication oOly
suggested the ascertalnlGg the rights OF the
city and county III the courthouse, and asked
DO approx ri :tion. He thought the proposition
very good Que.
Mr.. Armstrong; molioo was not seconded.
Mr.. Moore suggested the reference to the
Committee 90 Public Property.
Mr.. Smoot moved to refer 70 the Committee
on Schools List.
Mr. Moore moved to refer to the Committee
90 Public Property. Carried.
Al ~ nrnnupUlDu n ratotn tho
rights Of properly, as laid dowo 10 the act Of
rerocession, wheG
Mr.. Smoot called him to order, and he to,k
| bis seat.
Mr. Dowuham presented 4 report from the
special com nittce on the 81. Asaph street rail
road track, AID introduced bill granting per.
! mission for the track on certalu condItiJus
whlch is as fellows:
IL. Be- it enacted by the City Council of Al
| rxaudria, That The Alexandra aod w ashlugton
| Railroad Company be and 1t is hereby authorlz
ed to construct, maintau, aud operate slog.e
track railway Cd ST. Asaph street from Princess
street, the present terminus OF the track otsald
| Company, to King street. together with such
| Iurn.uuta and side tracks as may be necessary
| 10 the proper working of the road, the Dum Der
and position OF which turn outs and side tracks
shall be such as may be hereafter agreed upon
between the said Company aud the City Coun.
ell: Provided, however, that the said railway
shall be used Tor passenger travel oDly, and not
for the transportation or delivery OF freight:
And, provided further, that the said Company
shall not have the benefit ofthis Act until COM
pensaton to each person owolDg real estate Oh
St. Asaph street, between the points named,
who may require it, for damages to their prop
erly, arising from the construction, malDtenance
and operation of such railway 90 said street,
shall have been agreed upon between the Com
pany and said property owners, aud the
amount so agreed upon paid by the Company
to them.
~ Be it further enacted, That in the con.
siruction of said railway, the grade Of st. Asaph
street. as now existing, shall Dot be changed or
altered at any point, or the drainage Of said
street impaired.
%. Beitturther enacted, That the provisions
of the sixth chapter Of the laws Of the city OF
Alexandria, published A. D 1874, prescribing
rules and regulations for railroad CON paDes &C.
cupyiny the streets cf this city with their works,
shall apply to the said Alexandria aud Wash
ipgtoo Railroad Company.
"A Be it further enacted, That this Act
shall be 10 force from its passage.
Dir. DoWrham said the cOmraDy wan'ed
permission to come IN first, and then satisfy
the property owners, but the committee
thought best to make such sali.fAcion a con
dition precedent. Otherwise the bill suited |
the company.
MIR. Armstrong was opposed to granting the |
permission unless the company would build a
depot. He claimed that the properly owoers
had nothing to d. with the matter, as they did |
not Own anything outside of their bulldog
lines. The company threw away money on
costly depols iD other cities, and they should
build one here. He recouued the action OF
the company 10 regard to re'uro tickets aud
the through trains, which he charact. rlzed as
mean and contemplate. He wanted pre-
vision that the company should receive such
tickets on all trains. The company had tuiit
a better depot a, Occoquan than 10 this city.
Mr.. Moore agreed with MIR. Armstrong, and
wanted the company to build depot, or pay
il some manner for their privilege. He thought
the city was always giving away privileges and
being Disseminated against in return.
No further action was taken on the bill.
% the report OF the committee Of coulter