Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-10

sir, in connection with the Western union 1eie
graph Company. | know not no" that worq
APPLIES to such corporation. regret tna'
have not got the language to express ny ieei-
inrs 90 this subject. Here is company, when
until the legislature held ii IN chec5, charged
the pcorle of Alexandra sufficient excess 10
remnne1ate ils=lf for the tax which Couoci! iaio
upop il. Having swndled The people OF Alex,
anifia 10 that way. now they come mere ahu
rra,a # justice. And Dow, sir, what nave they
don,. They have swallowed up the Atlantic
Cnmnany. Talk If bloatcd bondholders, but
this was a ver7 vampire. If ever there was one
in existence it was this company. tie DIR.
La,bau) was at var for all eternity With the
Western Usion Telegraph Company.
Mr., Fails said he had seen no sigos OF YAM
ire in his Intercourse with the Western UoIon
Cnmnany, and from what little he knew OF
IJoitcd States law the Council could not make
one eomnanv pay more than the other. The
Council wonld tiod this out if they attempted
to enforce il. This company had moi swallowed
the Atlantic Company. Both companies had
"pooled," that is had agreed upon a pro rata
of profits.
MIR. Beacl-They have doubled their rates.
Nj. Fails-No. sir, they have not.
Mr.. Beach-Thcy have to me.
Mr. I.alham-They have increased their
yates. He said that he had very little to
d., with the Western Union Telegraph Com
rane. he would walk to Baltimore with q
MESSAGE sooner than Srnd it ly that line, II 1t
was possible.
The report was agreed to.
Atthjs point the Aldermen entered the C0un-
ci! chamber, and The two Boards went lnto
JOINT MEETING
The twn Boards convened in joint convention
to elect Dispenser Of Medicines. The follow
Ing were placed 10 nomination
3; Mr. Smoot-Jamcs EotWlsle.
By Mr. Ficklin-Wafeld Il Hail.
BE- Mr. Armstrong-S II. Janney.
Proposals to furnish medicines were raad, as
follows
John Y Gibson & Co.. at $500 per anaum.
Warield Il Hail, - per cent reduction from
retail rats.
Januey & Co., 60 per cent. reduction.
James Ea.wsle, 35l per cent. reduction.
Mr.. Smoot said that this office had been put
out at contract for years and he thought that
| that was the b,si plan 10 pursue now.
Mr.. Armstrong said that it was evident that
| the lowest bidder should have the contract, and
| that it was also evident that MIR. Janncy was
the lowest bidder. DR.. Gibsou's bid was not
before the committee, and as the matter was
talked Of The bids of the others might have
| been made public before be made his bid.
Mr.. o, Neal said that he was bound IN justice
10 DR.. Gibson to say that his Did came IN lust
| after the committee adj ourGed, before it could
POSSIBLY have been known what the other bids
were.
Mr.. Adams urged that the Law required
Conrc to elect Dispenser. and the Council
was bound by the law. He asked members to
| figure up, while he was speaking. what the diff
terence 10 the rates would be under the differ
ent proposals.
Mr.. L,tham said it vas very we'll to figure
ur,' but Mr.. Adams. with all his figures, bad
come 10 no conclusion. The trouble was where
| 10 commemorate per G.. reduction 90 what i:
60 per cant reduction on what? What vas
the price on which the reduction would take
place? Ii a pound Of ealomel cost fVe dollars
what does dose cost, TO Dir. A dams,) figure
tha, up? * had been proposed to ei7c the
Dispenser, 10 all prescriptions, fte times the
| Wholesale cost If the materials. He did DOL
know how that would work, but it bad a basis
! that every body could understand. He thought
that after the members had given their views IL
would be better to adjourn the matter over.
Mr.. Armstrong said he knew nothing about
medicines, aud from the looks Of the members
be woui! suppose that all Of them We're as we'll
of as he was. He said doctor might give
me- slrychninc for calomeI, and | might swallow
it under the directions Of doctor. 1t would
be perfectly legal. (Laughter.) lie might kill
you and you would have no redress. Mr.. A
favored giving the contract TO the lowest bldotr.
Mr.. Moore said that while five times the
Uhcl: sale price cf drugs might do for a recipe,
it would not DO 10 other cases. for Instance .
bottle Of cod liver oil. Certainly five times the
wholesale price should not be paid for that, DOR
could 80 per CT reduction be made. That was
evident.
Mr. Strauss said he wanted more Information
% the subject, and moved to adjouro; which
was agreed to-
The joint meeting dissolved, and after some
business transacted without debate, the Council
also aiiaurnel.