Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-05-23
CITY COUNCIL.
regular meeting Of the City Council was
), AID last night.

This Board met at o:1O e'coh' WIN
members present. 49,,
ors necessary number OF members 70 pass II!
The resolution for the sale Of deanquSn' fea
ss,a,e coming up from the Common Cooncl'
Mr., Armstrong was oppased 10 pushlDg I rI
,aonle to the wall 10 the matter OF taxes. ne
:hSrpbt the city was fully scared On lsGo
taxes 1t vas very Easy to say mat !: i"u
could pay bis taxes. but pli y:trse" ~ "'s
,,yace and YOU would DOT ind j: 30 easy 10
Mr., Moore said the resolution was oo!y To-
,,nded TO resell some deiuqn'n' property
.,d about three years ago, n order ID give
title. ,.,, ),
Mr., Strauss asked if the rssolntloo enanate C,
tom the Finance Committee. Ii 50, lie would
,ns,sip it. lie thought the city saoud be pro-
;ecei.
Mr.. Armstrong said that the resolution ~as
unnecessary When property was so'' 10:
taxes the title became perfect Il 1t WIS e'1 -
i,cmea 10 lwo years, and a deed could '"' 'i'''
handed hy the purchaser. lie rcc'unted the
nroyis;on, Of The Iaw 90 the sutlrc', an! DC
hated the question OF teXIt!on III geurrii' '''
assessment &c.
MIR. Moore said the property hal u?t been
sold TO Individuals, but TO the city. ann ''Ir'.
vas no one to civ, the title 70. t1a lad h4d
n,thipg 10 do With creating the deb, rr Keep
-, i, no. ue sid the Finance Commltree up
- a wear or 50 ago had been Ia the hab't uf
borrowing moocy t. pay ;he coupord. nus
practice he had broken up. and had intFoo9cad
the plan 0! paying Of the f)atlog debts due oy
.ua CITY to the banks, and Oh Wh'cl h"aVy in'
!ercs! was being paid. lie alluded ~ the suit
against the CITY, in regard 10 the TAX 90 ire
IT.. L.1 f,r s,I In
r;cl, il 10 the highest Court 10 the ani. II sas-
tain"d by Council.
Mr.. Armstrong again repeated his views OH
he matter and opposed the resolution.
Sir. Straus, said the resolution Was slupIy
70 settle The tile and The question OF the 0oni'
AUD lHaGccs O.! the city was not up. That
would GENE With the Revenue bill. lie moved
70 concur.
Mr. Janoey did uot think the resolution very
.u.l,.r. but would vote for II 90 the stateDeot
Z liz. uelu Der If the Finance COMMITTEE. iMc.
NOnrt.;
Mr. S.noot moved to lay the matter over VA
I'll The u.xt meeting, iu view Of the nlsuni"r
,i.nduy about it, His motion Vas adopted
The petition of the surete5 OF +. Ii. Dei;-
hay coming 10 from the Common Council, not.
coururrrG 10,
Mr.. S:uout moved 10 concur with the other
}o.rI lie had opposed it before, but vas
aow informed that tie sureties We're satisfied
win fifty per ceri.
hir. Strauss thought tho mater had better
be lad over unti the next meetlne.
Nr. Armstrong RECRUITED the crcuuistanc
u III. cium. sud thought that ii angth!ug was
/, be paid ali should be. He thought It jG>t
claim.
The tou.mou Council here scot 10 request
!ar th2 return OF the petition. spd the discus
.on vas suspended.
"a tie petition for u fire plug at ;hs corutr
afthc Make, and Sharpshln Alleys
M!. Armstrong thought the expense would
st, lan ,!va. III! lhe work not necessary. Ii
he Water Cou?any could he made TO pay Tor
:. t. wGui4 agree.
Nir. S.roo, li4 uot AUX the plug necessary,
aui besides there was 80 maio there, add 10
i.y our would be very expensive.
Mr.. Strauss favored grao.iug the petition.
Gus; thought all parts Of The city should lie
equally ;go.cctcd. There were not plugs
euou n a1yhow, auI this WOULD not cost much.
He hoped the plug would be ordered.
Mr. Armstrong agreed that there were DOT
pings cu0ugh and would be glad to have this
,ie 80. 10 il il did not cost too much, aud
there was u pain there.
The matter was referred 20 the Committee
0n Streets tor report. 10 lew minutes 1t
was returned from the other Board non concur.
rlI in with request fer a Committee OF Coo
Ference, aud MessrS. Smoot and Armstrong
wrrc appooicd They report cd 10 favor Of
granting The petition, provided the Water Com
raDy would !ay the main.
The report waa adopted
Ike ret,ion Of Delebay' surGtlGs Was agaln
taken w aud Messrs Strauss aud Armstrong
appointed on Committee Ut Conference,
whose rrp0r, recommending reteroGce TO spe'
cal committee wasadopted, and Messrs. Strauss
aud Armstrong were appointed on the part oil
this Beard.
After some discussion as to tho necessity lOr
PASSING the Salary till, the Board adJourncd
uulil TO- night, for The purpose OF taxing action
thereon.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The regular sem;-monthly meeting Of the
Common CouCcil was held last night and was
veil attended
Aresoutiou by Mr.. Scales submitting to The
voters tho amendments TO the charter, com
ing up,
MIR. Marbury moved to lay the resolution on
the table.
Mr.. Lambliu--I am unable to vote because
was otherwise engaged and did not hear the
CJlUMuUlcatlOU reau.
The resolution was re-read.
The motion to lay upon the table was lost.
The question then ccming up on the passage
81 the resolution,
Mr.. Hughes said Mr.. President, | am not
ready for the question, and cannot SEQ what
we can do now 10 the matter. The charter 10
certainly Tow law, aud cannot see any way OF
avoiding it at the present time. Whatever
might hav, been done some time ago, cannot
now SEE cuy way Of getting round it. 1t was
adopted ty The Legislature OF Virginia and
there is 90 way OF gttiog around 1t except oy
getting up new ooc, sending it to Richmond
aad getting it adopted there. | cannot sec
VIA; we are gciog to accomplish by puttlog
i; before the people next Thursday.
VI. Scales said it was competent for the City
Council to submit this charter to the people.
The law allowed the charter TO be submitted.
aud it was the duty of Council to submit It, 1t
Sas fixed by the LEGISLATURE Of the State SO
that it could be submitted to the people.