Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-10

that they would be sir.h'd WITH au aune'eDc0
t, the State railroad law.
Mr, Nsale favored letting the comp any me
in, and relying on their hooor and sepse Oh
r;eL, 70 build depot Afterwards. Ii the
tui!ding were required a. eoad!tloo preceutn'
prices would be Put up on t; el".
Mr.. Smoot had 10 faith in railroad CON,
nanirs, and waited everything IL D!ack api
white.
Mr. Armstrong again reiterated his views.
Mr.. Smoot mOVaa t. Jjurn. Last, ayes
uoe.
Mr. Nealc called for the previous qnesloo.
Mr. Armstrong said the bl was ouIy 90 lis
second aiding.
! ;Ii>cus.ioa ensned batweea the chair and
Ir. Armstrong az u The status .! the oil'' d.
The conclusion IF which the vote was ab u 70
be ,aken wGen Mr.. Armstrong sid he nj
rsad;. 40 W. u!d not BE II the moTu'hg. ne
was abau, TO make another speech when,
Mr.. Dowuham called hin 10 "rier, Oh the
erouni that b, had spoken two: and was
deb,rred By The ruiz from sp@ak nE araln.
The ctair sustained the point OF order
Mr.. Armstrong cout"rdau, wlth great exc,t'
,nent that ne h il lh. f jo., aud could Dol Dc
INTERRUPTED.
Mr.. N..la Insisted Oh the call for the pre-
vious question.
Nlr. Armstrong vocie.ou.ly asserted that the
cal! was not ia oydrr.
The chair decided that Il vas.
Mr.. Armstrong appeal d from the DECISION
of the chair ard Ta- proceeding 10 argue bis
case when,
Nj Ncals raised tie ro:nt Of rider thH' ap
peal was uot dahatahie, ii which point lie vas
sustained hy the chair.
Mr.. Armstrong a.:aio sppea'ad from the DE-
c>i0o 81 III" char AID demanded the Eyes ana
noes.
After considerable confusion AID discussion
the vote was taken, and the CHalr sustained
ty-ayts +, uocs |.
Tic Gu .tl"n was then taken UP on Mr..
SUI OF ; amendment, which Vas lo-t-ayes +,
nocs
Mr.. Smcor again mpred to adjourn. Lost
ayes t, GOES 4.
The question: 90 Mr.. Arms'rons's amond-
| nicut, was then taken up, aol II was Iust--ayes
3. noes ).
Mr.. Armstrong. with much excitement. said
tina, il the Board passed the uriEInal blil 'hey
robbed b,'h properly ow"arS and the CITY
The original oil! was !Ecn passed.
Ayes ilcs>rS Janncy, Strauss, Downham,
@ Neal and Nca.c-
NaaS N".>rs. Smoot, Moore aud Arm
| Struug-3.
Inc Board then. at 1920 o clock. adjourned
COMMON COUNCIL.
Tn meeting was s0,Iy attended both within
and without the bar.
\ communication trou the Auditor, in ref
ereucc to beappr orraions ior srccIic OH cts,
vas read as follows:
AUDITORS OFFICE,
ALEXANDRIA. VA. jap. 9, 1871
| 10 tic HonoraGic, tie City Council:
GENrLLMEN:-Ine second section OF "an ac
to appropriate the city revenue TOR the hsci
year coding May 81, ISL provides THAT il
shall not be lawful Tor the Auditor to issue nj;
wairau, for any amount 10 excess OF the seYera
appr J! ri.tions aforesaid, and it shall be III:
| duiy, al tilc next meeting OF the City Counc'i
10 motif; tn ID if auy Of tfese appropriation:
| are exhausted. a3d thereafter, uotlI turtber APP
propr,at!vus are made, 90 warrants shall ut
drawn bcy 0u The amounts herewith appro
rriated.
.Aihourh but onc { the appropriations here
| in reicrlci - has oa-u exhausted. yet 10 vl=H
| of the fac that the small balances remaining
| al iha credit Ut several Of the lI0Is Will DOT DC
! sufficient to meet the demaodS OF the city De
yo0d many days. | deem it NY ouy to com.
nuHicaic The same ~ your honorable body
| auG report:
Tia; OF the sum OF 5000 appropriated !oI
"cearine a;,d repairing streets tn SUN oil
$50 O. remains uucxrended. Il is proper tC
state that tn suw OF S06l.SU was takeu iroul
this fund for the support OF the chain ga0g,
here being 90 other fund to which this charge
| could be cgtinatoiy made
That OF the sun of $3.50 appropriated iol
pumps and repairing the sum Of SG97 re
mains uDaxpeudcd;
That Of tie sum of 5000 pprapria'ed tor
"prluiDg aud advvrtislog' the sun OF S95. IS
remains w xpeGded, aur!
That of the sum of 1915 appropriated tol
ELECTION expenses the au;u Of SGi.o5 rcnalus
uuexp@odei.
For law cxpeoses' The sum of $3.50 was
appropriated. this appropriation has been
entirely exhausted
GA the II h OF October, 1875 an agreement
was entered lDto baiweer the City Council anu
be- Alcxaniria Passenger Railway Company
by which sad company wall be rerul;;ed TO
remove me irou, of which It's track i coiDp0.ed,
upou paying to the Clty COuoc $1,000, and
the crossiss aud sleeper~ of which lis track i
c,n posed. In pursuance OF ihIs agreemeof
the railway comp:uy executed ITS note Tor
81 900, The proceeds OF which (9Silll were
paid illo the treasury Oh the llth Of N0vcm.
Der, 1873, and il having be:u understood that
this money was 10 b. sp led to the repairing
of klrg street. tie cosi $4iOO2J ot The re.
pav0g Of that street. between Lee and Uoion
street,, inru ing the nteES' ciou at Lee and
King streets, was taken from thus fund.
leaving the sum OF $5tI n9 uncXpcnded.
| have IN honor ~ DC ver2 respectfully your
obeGicot servant, f. j. BRoCKFTr
Auditor.
Mr. l. than inGGght that the paper should
go 10 III Crmu!Gtec IN Esnglc..
Nh. HUGHES K ID what wa thu necessity D!
scndIuL the paper t. the Fl1auce Com nIl iee.
Tha, committee had already the information
whlcj. was contained il the paper.
Mr. Ltphar ih usht tia rs!crcuca should
Dc ID ID in ord r that he Flaaoca COMMITTEE
msh; report some add tiopal appropriations.
lie reference wa airtsd 10.
''is Exhausted The business before Council.
Nj. RrodcrS coG,las 10. at this poiut. from
The Board # Ail,rI,en, tie President asked if
il Sc. u.s likely that any business would come
nor Y