Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-19
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| GlOnary or lOW6r l6mpeIatuio oH0
| yeerinp TO west or northwest WHO'S
VISIT TO THE AIMS HoUsE.-Ies crday tht
Mayor and City C,u1cil made their aonual V's
of Inspection to the Aims aud Work House.
They we're accompanied by several city officials
the party leaving the Council Chamber at hall
past twelve o'clock in vehicles provided Tor the
nurposc. Arrived at the Aims House the visit
ors were welcomed with old Virginia hospitality
at the threshold by Mr.. John Stephenson, the
polite and efficient Superintendent, and alter
lshort rest were escorted through the entire
|building from garnet to cellar, aud gave IT. a
lrigid examination. The grounds were also made
the subject Of special examination: II mere arc
lnow in the institution forty eight inmates' oo'y
|ono Of whom belongs to that dVslon known rs
1.-THE Work House. Tciythlng about tn" pace
was found to be 10 the most perfect crder,
Iand sccupulously neat and clean. i"e ID
mates seemed to he ca happy and cnucnt-
Fed as their phys!c@ condition would ALLOW,
most Of them being afflicted With some GOO nr
more OF the many ailments 10 Ghlch the human
frame is su!jHc:. The visitors mingled with
the inmates and by conversation found that
all seemed satisfied. When tic house and
grounds had been thoroughly inspected The
visitors were escorted by Mr.. Stephenson to
Fthe dining hall. where Il most sumrtuous
rcras! had been provided, to which they did
| ample justice, tue gastronomlc leafs o! some OIL
the party exciting surprise and admiration
lrom certain dyspcptic gentlemen present. ri
ter desert toaS,S were drank to the host, the
Mayor and the Chairman Of the Committee on
the Poor, cliciting proper responses, and the
visitors, after short time spent III conVcrSa-
| ton, took their departure for The city, all con.
vii.ced that the Aims House IS we'll MANAGED
! aud in ciranly aud proper condition; and, llr
| thor, that Mr. Stephenson, tho superintendent,
is r." right man in the right place. On their
Kay back to the city the party were invited
into The extensive brewery Of Robert portnrr,
esd, where they were also Hospitality cnier
talncl.
TIE nEEr COMPROMISE COMMISSION. ~-ihn
commissioners appointed to take measures Tor
snc| compromise Of the citya debt as will
bring il whia the ability Of the city tc iIay the
lntc;r$. thereon, h"d It's hrSt meeting 1T Inc
Cu,lnciI chamber last night.
The Magyar WAS called 10 ttr char "nt Tho
Aulitcr appointed Secretary
There were present Tie City IrcaSurcr,thc
Attorney i1r the Narpnraiion, Aldermen Arm,
strong aud Strauss. Councilman Latham, and
Mcs,rs Lewis Mckenzie, Isaac lIichbcrg,
Robert 'orlurr Gee. DniIry, Geo. H. Slmp.
son and Wm +. Carn'.
There WAS for Sometime Tree expression ol
views II was doubted il the city could pay IN
lcrcst ON 50 per cent. OF the debt. 1t WAS AS
cGrlaipcd iha, 20 long ~ the city government
continued IN existence the Courts would compel
:, lrvv IN pay the interest on the bonds, Gut the
opiuioa was genera! that the holders ur the
h1nls would consent 10 y compromise IN return
ior greater security for their debt with GER
taIniv and ur0mrturns il. the payment Ut the
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'''' INK 1917, >,,, " H. S,,,rt ~ E r.rno
''"1 ,i - =, 'nt" Al: ,,a;a ,,ara ~,
i>"'c r'"i'"ctH ''"" LEWIS '!e'>I""'1 WI" or
phln!r" ac'tni'ltieH To vtVise 4 pan i"l INC le
.unliEg Of the dch! AZ 4 reduction.
Ga motion the MAYOR and MessrS &. II.
Sm,,, ll...r Strauss N + Harlow and
T' - ,, ,o;,,oJ = ,n,,,,;,,oo in
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eau genera hiGe'inH VI t.', III '''''
c:iy On the = Mo!i!ay oil Oct0per next
The tlmmI%el0I adjourned ~ meet n tue
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hAlik"Ap I" MOUNT hRN"N' y c'''''-
ponlcnt OF the Baltimore Sun says:
9TH" pr. .ct nl railroad 10 Mount Vernon.
which has bean naiy times started and rs ?lLan
failed > 30 carried "nt ms D2eh aSs'h 'o''Teu,
E ', now s%'l' ~ n ". ~ "nI
hmrn Rnijrnst Cnmnnrv rnntnm1,lst,i Al cunt
Vernon as ono of Tho points on It's route, and
the land combinations wcro made and tho road
bed prepared over. portion of tho line but
whom the Alesahur Ia anu fro'Erlckspurs 'a,lo
road Company iell through III va" i'HnaS % Wv, ,he
I'slia o'ctiN rH "I W." sra rnsI NASSAU
inin tin hsnJS Of the p,nnsvlvanin Railroad
Inmnsnv. lho ori,inal routs was altered and
Tho Mount Vernon project abandoned Arrange
mcuts ate now or lot to utilize in part tho for
mer plans, and by connecting at hIexandrls
with tho hlet"ndra "GI washington rallrosa;
whose Hspnt IS =. ON anu st,'o.s 10 f'gr ,,
" u, Ious. bara mo omh,nInon is arostv
sn ' ' tn sribn Inc to Moun, Vernon As direct
as INC nutarc Of the country viii! allow. ing
snrs J;stnnco nf ih, csnilol, for tho proposed
ra,]wsv would no: oxcoaI iloon miles from
Pennsylvania avenue to Tho gateway of the man
sion. A meeting III turthoranco oi tho scheme
will be held al An carly day"