Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-11-15

CITY COUNCIL.

CITY COUNCIL.
regular seml-monthly meeting Of the City
Council was held last night.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
This Boald met a, 1855 o'clock.
Thn substitute for the salary bill, being the
bill of last year. Was then taken up and read
the second time.
Mr. Moore said be understood tina. the resp
luton making allowances 10 officers was CON.
promise, aud be Was willing to vote Tor it. but
could no, vote for the present bill.
Mr.. Armstrong understood that the Finance
COMMITTEE had reported bill in the old Coun
Gil anu it had been agreed upon by both Boards
with the exception of the salary of the Health
Officer. All of the officers bad been elected
with the knowledge Of that action, aud be did
not SEE how they could come now and demand
the old salary. He would ask TO be excused
from voting 90 the DILL when the time came.
MIR Jauuey asked the ditfereoc, between
this aud the bill reported by the Committee
FlDance.
Mr.. Moore said the difference was abou;
500, aud proceeded to show the items.
Mr. Strauss said that neither MIR. Arm
strong or himself we're members at tho thu
the committee reported bill, and had nothing
To uO VIII II ". lHGy udu OuiJ " Ocdl WIN INK
present. He opposed these Reductions after
the men had been put in Office. For the next
year bill cJuld be- passed beforehand. aud
then everybody would know what they were
doing.
Mr. Moore combatted the argument Of Mr..
Strauss and favored che compromise
Mr.. Armstrong understood when he voted
lor the compromisa in ADJUST that the am 1unl
paid was to be charged against the auount
due whcu The SALARY bill Was passed. lie was
iut3rmcd that 1t Was no use tor this Board to
say anything. that the edlct ct Nero had gone
forth and hey (peintlDg to the Com non Coun'
ell chamber) would have the old bil or nome
| Mr. Moore said the gen!lemen's alIusloo to
| the edicts OF Cuuncll was q just one; they had
acted 10 that way for several years. He favor
ed the passage of the c,mpromisr resolution as
the salary bil, and offered it as such with
the ancudmeut that the Clerk of tie Market
DO paid out Of the sinking !uLd.
Mr.. Strauss called attention TO the fact that
! the compromise re4o utloD provided only for
| payment % acc luut.
The ill was then read by sections, and
| NJ Moore offered the SUNS Dam.d 10 the
| com; rDm,>e resolution as amendments.
lhc arucgim ut hXny he saiary OF the Au-
ditor at $50 was dacl.red os,-,yrs +, noes =
Mr. Snuvt had been opposed to the old bill,
but at his late day was 10 favor OF old sala'
ries H. moved to pass the old bill.
Mr. Armstrong said the mo,lon was out OF
order.
The Chair thought rot
cecded with the iems.
After rcjectug proposition to reduce the
salary ni the Superintendent o. Gas,
! Mr. NJ ,ur1 ~ III %
ton for The "lectJo OF School Trustees Lost
ayes 3, noes ;
The clerk continued the reading of the bill
10 its d.
Mr.. Strauss hoped the members would vote
for the bill.
MIR. Smoot said there was 90 chance Of pass
ing the bill to hit, and he moved to lay il
over. Carried
The B ,ard then proceeded to the chamber
of the Coumon Common Courcil, to 20 iutc
j int convention.
When they returned the bill of John Studs
for stone furnished on north Pitt street, Wa.
read.
Mr.. Armstrong did not like to oppose the
bill, but the Boards had appropriated 5000,
which they had been told would cover all of
the expense He would have to vote against
the bill.
Mr.. Suoot asked the Committee 90 Street.
if the bill was all right.
Mr.. Strauss said that be presumed it was.
MIR. Armstrong agsin opposed the bill, and
thought the committee should have looked
after this thing Instead of Mr.. Lanbdiu. The
same stout had been offered Tor 81 per load
and 81. 25 afterwards paid, 80 be mad been 10
formed by MIR. Browo, Superintendent Of
Police.
After further debate the bill was referred to
the Committee GU Streets.
Mr.. O'Neal said that the Superintendent Of
Police had ,old hin that the stone COW being
delivered on Duke street was DOT suitable toE
the work, and asked Of Council what to do
as the work was about to proceed.
Mr.. Armstrong opposed the paving OF the
street at all. and when acting chairman had
appointed Mr.. Moore on the committee of con,
ference in order to defeat the whole bill. He
hoped the Committed on Streets would be in.
structed 10 pass over The work uol Another
CDuncii came 10. HI offered resolution to
that effect.
MIR. Strauss offered resolution lnstructlng
the Auditor to pay city employees the same
amounis received during the past three mouths
uh;i a salary bill is passed.
| Mr.. Moore suggested the am 'udment TO pay
| me Cl.rk Of the Market out OF the Sinking
Fund which was accepted ADD the rcsoulioa
passed
Mr.. Armstrong; resolution to posi- pOnc the
paving on Duke street unti! May, wa, taken
up. After long and very unntercslng dis
cuSSion, in Which the whole matter of street
repairs, the actions Of the Midland road, and
various other matters were brought in, mo-
ton to adjourn was made and carried.
10 reply to suggestion Of MIR. Moore that
the Common Council be notified that this Board
is ready to adjourn, and to an ausioD to remar, -
! madc 10 The lower Board, al the last meeting,
charging discourtcsy 90 the AID rmen 10 not
giving notice # their All urumeut
Mr. SIN OF repealed the charge OF dscourtesy
and said thu. tn" Common Council had teen 10
tilted twice, at the last meeting, that lie Alder
ruen were ready 10 adjourn.
The Board then adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
There was tol-rable attendance at the regu