Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-02-14
CITY 6HE SesL.
The regular semi montI!y meeting OF the
Git, Council was Leli last night.

City Council was Lcli last night.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
This Bos.d was called To order A 40
o'cl,ck. all III, mcuib,r- bling present
Various matters Of T. u:ine were d. J sfH oi
With, u debate sitter which
The amendments TO ihe ac 10 Grant he
right Of way 90 st. A>aph street to IN" y. x.
W. r. r. We're aken w.
MIR. Smoot asked # the 5000 tax relieved
the road bed IL the city from taxa!lo1.
he Chair cou'd DOT say.
The Clark suggested hat ;he 500 w"s
bonus, and cot T. \. wnleh cxlatat"! o'l"g
sais;;c, cry, IL. ~ was IaSs":-ay">. :,
The aueuduie ,;,> I" the city cii&r"r ri
then lakel up att. read.
Mr.. \ lajc moved to strike Anf - S'c;i'''
tha, portion which ali & IL :nj,l + '.uo
ell removing from ward 10 rciar I.'> al.
Mr.. Strauss WAS OPPOSE TO th' a.: ri
meui; it would co consldciah" none 10 law,
a new election whenever IL rl"mn2r moved
and he thuug lit It unnecessary. IAc cmorrs
ali represented the whole CITY, ard net merely
single ward.
Mir. Ncale con rted Mr. S,gauss argu
ment.
Mr.. Armstrong said he had been living ior
twenty years 10 the same place, and had Dcrn,
at d ffcrcbt times, 10 oath tb" second aud tr.rC
wares. He related what he regarded as Tie
unnecessarily large expense OF el"ch ns' and
opposed the amendment. tie also cppoScG
the ami dua!lLg clause, aud sad the State IA"
% tie subject was humbUg Il Mr. Jannc5
wauted to shoot Mr.. Strauss il WIS uohody'h
bushes s. but the Two parties concerned. He
| was proceeding at Ieugth, when the CEalcinau
called him to order aud directed hIIn TO coz ine
hiusc!i to Mr. Ncaie's .mendueut, whc:cupo
he took his seat.
Mr.. Jaurey explained that a III mbcr o: the
| Board OF Aierm>a, ulder the 5 cloi, "ho re-
| NOV, d from the ward would paci!C lis Office
at TIE n x election.
| NJ. Ncale sad the Amendment did no.
| say SO.
| Mr.. Jauuey said il was mcars tosy 80.
Mr. SmUot concu,rtd villa Nj. \ :a!c IL S.:
CONSTRUCTIVE.
Mr. N.atc's amendments vas Ios:-,ycs, >;
noes, e.
Mr. O'Ntal suggested that ii bold d Viii
Gers should b. uama1, bur uadc 10 iaollHn.
| Mr.. Ncaie moved to amend ty specifying
the cffc RS from ~hrm bond should be .aHcD.
| The President thought he matter han bet
ter be LEFT; US reported, AMI considered II III
porant TO get Tie charter teUrc the u Es.a
iurc a. s0Ou as possible.
| MT. Nealc 5 aQ1tbnUe]l WAS h'lUi'tcE.
MIR. Armstrong N w To Strike out he autl
due!lug clause as unuccS ss"ry. Solnt ln!oFiu
nate fell who got into iEhl would nave t.
70 frs 10 the l. g.s,ture aud then como to
the City CouuciI, AMI this unnecessary.
Besides, there vas 10 provision tor rcmcvlni;
the disabilities. lie r,eouu'e,i his OF ctiGns
made carrier iU the meeting.
The amendment was lost-ayc5, !; noes, ..
Mr., Armstrong moved to stu kG on section
q, which he said would ccmpe the collectors
to either pei ure themselves Or d'Straln IL
every case. lie vas opposed 10 a.y Sucn yEan-
meal power being placed in any man. hands
He said these distrauts were. III effect, ma Il"
to pay a gambling debt. He discussed he
creation Of the Cooperation debt and the W u@
of the State bauk uotes received or TIC
bonds. Mr. Armstrong proceeded az som1
length 10 opposition to the process OF dstralnt
| for taxes.
Mr.. DJwnham said that the eou. l'tcc had
only adopted the provisions ct the Stata lazy.
| There was no difficulty 10 collecting the State
taxes and when the people Of AlcxaH'lTl'
| found that they had to pay their city taxes
there would be no difficulty. He also 10.
sauced the prompt collection OF The UDitcs
States taxes.
Mr.. Armstrong said these were cot analogous
cases. The u. s. taxes were 90 specific artl'
Giles, and DOT On persons. The public ScDtlucDt
was against distraiut, even Tor rent.
While he was speaking the amendment TO
the railroad bill allowing freight 10 be brought
| opiy to P,ndleton street was received from the
Common Councll and by request iaksr up aud
passed.
Mr.. Armstrong then proceeded with bis re-
marks, and at the conclusion the amendment
was lost-Ayes l, noes 5.
MIR. Ncale offered suldry amendments 10
make the language mare grammatical, All OF
which were adopted.
| The vote Was then taken on the amendments
as whole, and they we're adopted: Ay"s, Jan
new, Strauss, Smoot, D.wuham anG Nca e..
| No, Armitrong-l.
Mr. Dawuham offered q resolution requiring
the lessecs of the hsn wharf 10 haV& TIE oftai
emp,ied into the Potomac liver. and exp .lD"j
that tho otfal Was a great nuisance IN the "W,:r
portion Of the city during the G-hing season.
Dir. Armstrong supported the resolution and
said that experienced fishermen believed that
this ofal reproduced fish. He said when the
offal Was thrown ever, in former times, that
millions Of young Silad and herring could be
seen around the wharf He regarded the loss
of the oifal, aud lis use on the land, ~ great
damage to the fisheries
| Mr.. Smoot thought the fHS3lutiOn sH'u q &c
farther and prohibit the packers from packing
the roe.
MIR. Armstrong said the Gr>t class packers
never packed any roe that would Reproduce.
| He did not believe that Cuuaci could coutToi
the otfal Of the 6,h dealers.
| Mr.. Smoot said tha, 10 that case the ros nltl
| ticn was Of no effect.
Mr.. Armstrong said that the d aers were
| perfectly wiling 10 rush 'hc ctfal overheard,
out the lessee f the wharf Always waited 10
take it ard sell it. as a rait Of his quistcS,
! Alter further debate the resolution Was
passed.
The petition Of I. n. Carter Tor salary Is
city surveyor for tie year 1873 e WIS read.
Mr.. Armstrong thought the Claim had i'coa
| settled long ago. The matter had i,ccU before
| the Committee on Claims aud thry Wee una:i.
imously 10 favor Of it. The payment Of the
warrant, given by the late Auditor to Mr. SIN
art, had been stepped. He rcccuntcd the ear
| am, Of i,na 10 n1 Ca h,p hero