Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-05
Meeting of the Common Council.


in and Without he bar, at first, but The num-
Der without the bar swcllca Vi considerably
before closing.
The President aunounced that the o jet OF
the ueetiup was to outsider the SUI !ci Ol the
rcsoiuliu!,s II relation - Tie ArXaudrla .nG
W. hiugtcn K iiroaj
The Aldermen four resolutions were Ieao,
and 40 Que appealing acs'rvus to say auythihg'
the uu.s:i Il was j bout 10 be iakcu, Wnon,
Ar. Hughes thought SoEc time should DC
Gycu lor rcport o. the Committee, aad m''eu
that the cuuml!tee report ncX week.
Mr.. Hook. rs, (wh0 hal ju>t come l')-
Doe. 'he railway company propos5 to do aay
thing.
Th Preslcut-l >eeuss not. sir, from their
acripn heretofore.
Mr. Risheil cxpLaioel that Mr. wilkins,
the AGENT OF til, company, had, at prcVlru-
me,t.ug, sent Il communication, ~ wrlch the
AIdcrircn had based h. resolutions row before
Coucc,l.
Mr. Latham hoped Council would be conss.
,eut, and no, stuittiy themselves. He bad la
vorcd she rcsulu. ions at the last us etlug, 1ut
the majority did no! agree with him. aud now
the Courci was called together ty tour mcm-
bcrs, and a. vt not one OF these gentlemen AaG
opcued bis mUurh to explain The grou4dS ou
| which the meeting gas called What aid Lnuy
propose 10 Dc? n re we are trgeiher, aud i! |
| ray u.s. the xprrsslan, sitting WITH our h3gers
| ID our III uuiha" Ii was DC Use to Sill TIA way.
| He had understood that II mad been pr 'p1,2u
| thai Council CONCUR IL the tnlrd resolution tlor
| appointing III; committee aud pass over tn"
| Others H. wished TO ask the President Il thai
could DC doue.
The prcsi!crt--l hardly think that it could,
rs he reso utiouS were pissed as Wh2!e.
| Mr.. Latham Inrp the matter is 1T an eud
yha Prcsiucn, said that The City CHuocl! had
Dohins to do with the matter; II had 10 DC
settled by tue properly holders "u the street.
MIR. Latham SAID he had been accused oil
tryiDg to break up the railrond occupaucy, bur
that was not 80, he vas now wiling to DO all
tina; could be done, bur unIr, the ru.iag Of the
| =. csidcnt all he resolutions could have to be
sctcG on, or nouc OF them could.
Mr. !opkin, explained HI, position 90 the
subject. lie had expected to fad some COM
nuIlca;ion tron the Railroad Company here.
| What did the R.ilrnad Compaay propose TO dc:
The Presided; said he understood but 10 ii
Yer, led finite uaDner, that 4ne Railroad Com
tany proposed to locate their ST. A>aph street
i; pot further aUrth
! MY. LatDam examined the COMMUNICATION
81 Nr Wilkins aui to Aldermen T"s>iuii0na,
aud said the resolutions a0d he 'tter ot tuF
| Wilkins were II the same ham. writing.
| Several N ln5cr> weTa rroc:a !;:g N the cx-
ar!lletl2r 81 tnc letter ani rcdouHoilS' ava a'S
cuSsng whether hlr Wl.k!"s wrote or, . .ae'' ,
rcsou ions, or Mr. Beach wrote Mr.. Wilkins
letter, "h.a Vi T. r.. L. bT2cket', !a'e @e'SFA ~
cl"cl0n II tie MIRO ward TOOK Z Sca! O'side
| .ir. hu*ii2s ara Os&an coaSI's'I''o III al au
dlnIe tone relative 10 tHc stato'Le90 'nd' so'"c
oi those cic.k h@h behaved i'a'F'p1'y.
Mr.. Hughes moved OF 'nd ool.c'eu u 'hc
conversation.
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