Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-08-01
BOARD of Aldermen.

An mGCttuS VI thS Do''o " AN'eN-
meu was held last night.
Upon the assembling of the Board tn, Clerk
read the Salary bill. ;,
Mr. Smoot thought the Board we're 10 d.
lcm,na unless some member would announce
his intention to vote for the passage OF the BILL
Mr.. Downham being absent. =,
Mr Neale said 10 his opinion the bill Woulo
uevcr pass, and might as well be rejected "a at
once. He asked tie yeas and nays on the Dill.
The vote was then taken and resulted:
Ayes Smoot, Moore and Armstrong;, Noes
-S,rau.s. Neale aud O'Ncal-3 so the bill
was lost.
MIR. Ncale called up the resolution au'horlz
ina the Auditor to make partial payments 90
the salaries OF officers until salary bill was
passed. He sid III, justice of the resolution
waa so apparent that it necded no argument ID
its support.
Mr. Moore said lhlt to vote for that resou-
ton wouli put an cud tn the salary olll, and 1t
would never be heard Of again. lie could not
vote Tor it.
Mr. NeaIe thought it very unjust to keep
these men out of their salaries until October.
Some of them wer. poor men aud needed the
money
MIR. Moore reiterated his objections.
Mr. Armstrong suggested that some stated
amount be inserted in the resolution instead OF
| a proportion.
MIR, Ntale suggested tia, the Common
Couucil had adjourned until October, and the
| amend ment cou!l not be cotcurred 10.
Mr.. Arms.roog suggested that the amend
! mcn be made aud the Council called together
Mr.. Nealr thought the one twelfth was the
| best way to fix the matter.
NJ. O'Ncal would rather Tx the salaries
now. He did not see how the salaries could
DOW be reduced Justly, after men had been
elected AID taken possession OF their offices.
He opposed either increase or decrease IN the
salaries under present circumstances. MT.
Moore could bring up the salary bill at any
| tue.
Mr. Moore said this Board had passed the
salary bill before the election, and ull these
men knew what tho salaries would be. The
bill would have passed the other Board but for
the difficulty about its presidency. He was To-
formed by a number OF members OF the other
Board that the bill, as amended. wauld pass
there. He rccouned the circumstance uoder
which the bill failed before the old Couocll.
MIR. Armstrong said that if compelled to
yo,c lie would have to sustain the Finance
| Committec. He was 10 favor of the officers
having their money, but preferred the fixing
of fixed amount Instead of ooe-tweItth.
MIR. Suoat said if the resolution Was amend.
cd the other Bourd would have 10 be called TO-
gcther, and why net cali them to pass the bill.
Mr.. Moore said that formerly he had op.
posed reduction OF salaries, but suce hud!ng
OUT the Fl .ancal condition OF the city be- WAS
for economy 10 all things. He recountcd the
raising Of taxes and salaries. He knew of no
way to get cut of trouble but 10 econcmlze
Solnc parties did not get rent enough Tor the!r
property to pay taxes. He believed the ON
GERS could live on the reduced salary, and nc
chou. ht as good citizens they should acc :pt
them. H.; made lengthy statement OF tuan-
ccs. AID said that he did not see auy chance to
reduce tax,s for two years to come, aou then
only by strict ccooomy He hoped by that
lirre we would have sinking fund OF 500,
900.
MIR. Strauss SAID while he agreed with MIR.
| Moore on some p0ins he differed with him on
other. If the mon. lad been spent It was
not vast d. H. agreed that economy was
needed bu! dill not want it all Wade 30 the
officers
Mr.. Moore said the rcasoo the city get be-
hind was b cause the city spent more money
than it Collected The streets last year cost
$4,000 Instead of 81, 500, as appropriated.
Mr., S rauss said large portion OF that was
legacy left by the Board o! Public Works
i cell guy then cD>ued between Messrs.
Moor, aud Strauss upon the financial condition
Of the dry &c.
Mr.. Smoot moved to adjourn.
Mr.. n ale raised the point Of order that he
bad called for the ayes aud noes. Sustained.
The roll Was then called aud resulted: Ayes
3, noes 5.
Mr.. Smoot again moved to adjourn.
Mr. Strauss moved to adjourn until the sec
oDd Tuesday in October, which was carried.