Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-02-14

lie called att. EtlOD TO what Tic inou"he WAS al
iocongruly in the bill. The bill charged the
company 5000 per annum lor the rght 10
come 10 unit depot Was built, and yet pro-
vidcd that III law might be repealed at any
time bv tn Civ CounciI Now il the COM
nanv maid a;7;hing the bill would he a contract
and could no, be repealed, Tor even State
legislature nor any other legislative body could
make DO law impairing the Obligation OF c0u-
tracts. L should be changed. aud his proVls,,
los Tut into the first section OF the bill and
made condition pr2ced"ut.
Mr., Laubdin did nct thnk It necessary that
a | the provisions OF the I'LL 'l oud ne 10 one
section, |! would u iuvaI:1ate The bill II
different provisions were placed 10 inherent
sections. Some people ideas we're very dit
farcut a. to what constitutes suitable depot.
There might be- so 900 diff renee in ideas
He did not thiok the bill violated any law III
rouiry. lie thought il WIS the privilege ot
| the Ciiv Council TO distribute as many provls-
ions 10 the sections as they thought proper.
hlr. Scales thought wien business meu made
4 law all was 10 order, but when It Was Ill done
| the bottom was put where the top ought to be.
| II Council ha6 ljncn - Stringent on O;h"r ra''-
! roads, King street Hvui not - i'll t. cUn-
diti0u IL DOW Is.
Mir, Mushb3c!i was sorry that ne had Jailed
| to u.kc Mr.. L.uiuGja Understand what he
| meant Il va oi cop,se o"lug TO the tact that
| he had not li4de il plan enough. lie urged
| thai Is the bill BOW stood The building OF a de-
pJt vas not q con;iiuon prcc "ieHt, and The pI!-
vision Oh he sutj CT WAS the germ q i sui
between the cuy aGd he comrany. lie, how-
ever. Ill not tillnk th? company "3ud accept
| the bin ,s it paw STOOD.
Th, President said either he di3 cot under
stand the hogIisA language or Ar. Nu>nbath
did ut ii Gus! suppose that the fault Was
his GNU Tie p:ori-iau wa~ . TX u sou per
| aunuiu, u le rr"ct!ou Ui dcD@t. Ii was n0t
iotended As a coudlIl0n Ircctulut, but pruVlsO
which TUuli 20 into fleet Oh the hr,t OF June
if the cUmpar ran into st. AsapE street With
out having erected Trick depot. lie had II
from the best authority outside OF the officers
Of the con- pany for saying hat the bill was
rGritctv acceptable to The railroad company
and ;3olia be acted uopo.
Mr.. Eyars sail tia ii appeared TO him that
tie boUUy bus!iuss vas very sore spot 10 the
bill He wou!i like &c know II the company
occupied The hou e hat they occupied before,
whether or not this would Lc Il release from the
| payment OF The bULu>.
| The Prcsiient-Ccr ally not
Mr.. Evans said that then the cvmprny would
have to buy d tnt Oh that street. Ii the Object
|
| MAS ashamed Q! II.
llr. Hughes did %, k the bonus clause
bui ne vas not certain that the bill did not
oy.rrcacn he city; Tor without the provso the
cruIpauy Tuu!i lie G!ora,iy bound 10 Du!ld i
J,pot. tint il they lad TO pay 500 per auuum
| tnc obligation would DC released, aud certainly
thew c,,,ijd build 90 DEPOT on which the tax
you'd not pc greater than $500,
/ Mr. i,,r,id,o uyynd that the company Wa,
m ilib"ra o!,c and nccird close watching
MIR Hughes dcicnied the a. w. Com
!auy from the charge OF l!heiAliy, and made
a stal&mGDt Of he Number IT times they had
changed thc grade OF st. AsiPh street 10 SUIT
The whm> "f Council.
C1uHc!t coucu!Tcd III inc am"ndmehtS anu
pa-se the hl!-icaS IL: nays :.
Mr.. B'oucrs. it"hl INC r1h'hc' tolhllittCe'
reported resolution tor borrowing $1,000 TOR
pay!ug Tie cuIrcut expenses Oh inc CITY, ne
sad ;he Auditor reports that the city has $50
only in the treasury, and tue current expenses
we're s. $50 per month. There w'rc ab!ut
500 0U0 'aXas in the Collectors hardS, aud
So $50 fl a'log debt had been paid ;hIs year.
Mr.. Hughes ak ID II the appropriations had
luu out, how couti the nnauce committee use
he money when It vas borrowed
NJ EroI.lS SAID tilat me FINANCE Nommit,
tee had pad his sea: 50 olIo III taking up OIL
uotcs. The Appropriated for some items had
run out hut the appropriations for schools, sal
aries ami other i,cils hal not rur out.
ilr L;u,biin favored naying the Corpora
ii D officers gro ra,a out OF the small amount
in III" treasury. He was opposed to borrow,
:nc moucy.
Mr.. Hughes w1s also opposed to borrowing
money. ny not collect the OH gas bills kept
Over iloin last year ''lsauls ~ dollars, and
The Ovnr GU tax bills.
Mr.. Seals Vas opposed TO borrowing money.
p..or reor.c di,l nn' owe he Gas oils. but rich
pco,lc. som. $3.50 axes had bG2n given away
f. some body vi.u had rot taken the oath Of
a,i.e;.u.c. " ,met!ing of The kind. He was
Glad +, see that the ,ota;o bugs had not onIy
Maid the officers but rarl $4,000 Of the
dnht.
Mr. Br dcrs said he had mind to withdraw
the RESOLUTION, ao,l let the gentlemen carry 90