Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-11
CITY COUNCIL.


The petition OF George e. Wilkins, Supern
tendant OF the 4. & W. Il. H.. being iead, &C
con! panied by petition OF eltzens,
Mr. DQwuhum m)ved 10 refer the petl'ln0s
TO committee Of Two from each board.
Mr. Armstrong thought IL better to Instruct
the com mittee to require the company to To-
cate a freight depot botween Oronoco AID
Princess streets.
MIR. DoWnham said the COMPANY dad not
want freight depot there, but only place
Ter passengers. If the company hal only taken
the hiut 10 tine they might nave been OF 81.
Asaph street Cow.
Mr.. Armstrong opposed the railroad comiog
in ucle>s thy made arrangements t1r the ac-
crmmu daliuo Of the business cnDjmunliy ny
putting a freight depJ: 10 proper place ne
attack ed the cyufse Of the company 10 rlaelng
the present Ssh .nty," as he call ID it, on Fay
cite street. aud their rule iu regard to return
tickets. He was ia iayor O! making III: road
grAut some accommodation, or, II hey III net
like it, tuey could 70 outside.
MIR Dcwuhauls moiion was adopted, AID
M"ssrs. ID jwntlam AID Strauss appclntcd GO
the part ct tins board.
Mr.. Dowphata, at the request of Alr. SmQ"t,
Chairman OF the COMMITTEE 90 Laht, who
was absent, int.oduc d d resolution asklsg tic
tain matters concect, with me If :: G: Sup-r.
intcosut Of Gas. Mr.. D,Snham ssi me
question az to whether the rccoG, deTatlo1 OF
the officers resignation was legal Or Dot had
! arisen and the committee desired TO have the
| matter Sgt.lgu.
Mr.. Armstrong opposed the res luton, 90
| the ground that II would cos! tWcnt; dollar, tc
re, tie opa:oo. He thought ihere was 40
QUESTION in his mlui Of the legality Ut thu re-
consideration Of the resignation OF the Super
inteudeut of Gas. The Attorneys opuon
would never change his iIea abou; II. IT,
moved t. lay the resolution Cd the table, which
YVES loSt-ayes, ); u"eS. >.
O. motion If Mr. Ncaic, the resolution va
ail over until the oext regular meeting, IN or
der that Mr.. omcot miElt be pr ut.
Mr. Strauss otfereJ resolution reducing the
| price OF gas Ia 81 per thousand.
| Mr. DoWpham suggested that the tluance
Uon,n.s;cc had probably based part 6! !he;r
estimates the present pric: .! gas. aud
moved TO refer the Tesolutiou 10 them.
| Mr. Armstrong waited the price u gas re-
| duced anyhow, without retcrCnce to the FtoaHce
Commuters estimates When the works We're
bought it had been promised that ths gas
should be furnished at the cxpeas. OF pEoduc
tion 50 soou as the original cost OF the Works
was paid He bri we'd there was from 40 TO
| 6U per cent. profit on the gas even 1T the pro-
posed rsduoiion 10 price. he opposed making
he gas works pay the Corporation debt.
Dir D 4wnham was ne!ther i'o.ted bood-
holder, nor vas he ola enough 10 kaoT about
the cmiscs as TO the prices Of gas spokeu OF
by Mr.. Armstrong; but he knew that here
were certain curreGt expenses which hal t. b.
me-, and as he estimates had been mad: Tor
this year ne did not see how h asc, ss2ry
funds were to BE- raised ii The difference BE-
tween the preseDt price of gas and the one
proposed was to he takea out u0w. A. the eZ-
plraton OF this year, If possible, h ull
favor the reductlor.
Mr.. Armstrong reiterated his opioioDS, and
wanted ac'!oD taken BOW.
Mr.. DowDham again stated bis position and
received his motion.
Mr.. Str-uss said he had been tod BY Nom.
Der Of a Baltimore Gas Company, tba! they
! fur. shed gas at 81 per thousand tcei aud tieG
made handsome profit. He believe that tie
Increase 10 the rum5er o! corsumcrs would
more than repay the difference in price.
| Mr.. Downham motion was lost and the res
olutio0 Of Mr. Strauss adcptcd
| Mr.. Januey (Mr. Armstrong ia the chair
offered az act amending the city cIde so as to- 10
sert the word ''dsoIderty' alter the word
| "dluuk,' Ia the second line OF chapter Is. He
saiG that under the present law every police
man in thu..city could arrest man aud accuse
| him Of Drunkenness without cause aud with
Out redress. He tbous bit it a man was dSord-
| ery and disturbing the community he should
be locked up. bu' he did believe that tbs mere
| fact OF m2u having taxed a wee drap" too
much was sufficient reason for arresiug him
aud cooGuipg him 10 a t;hY cell. He recount
| cd damage that he believed rad b:=n done 10
! the trade Of the city b. the abuse Of this law.
| He really hoped the law w"uii be amended
Mr.. y Neal though Got S rlousy opposed to
| the amendment thought il bad to eg>late in
a hurry and under the inhnenca OF excitement
aud thought ii better to take tine.
Mr.. Strauss bcIieCcd that the execution Of
the prcSeu; law vas working iCjury 10 he city
and thought lhe amendment should pass
The ryil was called on the passage OF the bill
and it was passed. Ayes 6, noes none. Mr..
o Neai not votlug.
The petition OF The First National Bank for
d correction of erroneous assessment, gave rise
to Some discussion bciwe hleSsrs. Strauss,
Dowuham, Neale and Moore as 70 whether the
real estate Was Included in the ass ssmeut OF
capital stock, but was hoaliy granted.
Mr. Strauss asked for a further appropria-
ten for tie completion Of the Princess street
sewer which he said would put everything in
good order.
Mr. Moore moved as an amendment that
the amount be tak:n from the appropriation
for streets already made.
Mr.. 0 Neal said that about $1,000 of the ap-
preparation for streets had bccu used w for
bills left over by the last Com itee ou Streets
MIR. Moore said tina; was always he case, aud
that the appropriation already made should DC
exhausted before new one was made & res.
olut,on on the same subject was here received
irom The Common Council.
Mr.. Armstrong wanted t. know whether this
SUN was 10 pay for curbiag, pavloe AM al.
Nj. O Neal did not believe that it wouid
tax" 5000 to complete the sew r and had re
fused to ask for the appropriated and believed
the committee could go 90 supplying any Sluall
hcleccy out of the regular street fuud.
Mr.. Strauss had been told By Mr.. Lambdiu,
wi.u su 'erlrtendad the work that $3.50 would be
required, and ii it was takau GU; of the stree t
in,,j rho, f,nG rnniI tn sbar baI,ra n. nd