Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-06-25
tOM VI N.Y.
The City Debt.


TCoMMtNu'ATTp
The City Debt.
At the last meeting OF Council Henry Strauss:
ESQ.,, presented to the Board Of Aldermen rcs-
oluti1n CT vital importance 10 tho city ani the
people Of Alexandria 1t Is, in short, Il :c,,.u-
ton looking to meeting Of creditor and ,iehtn:
to arrange, if possible, in n spirit # an''cahlc
compromise tho terms ot m a. iisi!neui o' ia"
municipal debt-a compromise that shalt i' op.
p7essive TO none, Just to ali; y compromise li,
shall be based upon the city'S inability - pay
its whole dobt, but is desire to pay that whilr
il may without rum t. III pa1plo AMI the future
OF the city. The times arc ripe Tor such meas
urn, and all must wish thu resolution God speed
The writor is not All advocate of rrpui:aiiII,
| either by States OF municipalities; no believe
il both illegal and uni at. and. - IN - muni.
cpa corporations aro concerned, luipDsalu:".
but he believes that in tho history OF corpora
tons, rs OF mon, thnfo comes |. tlmh when thoS
may honestly say u their creditors, ""ur bar
don 10 greater than We can bear so long
We could wo pail you every cent that y0H coud
claim: now examine our liabilities anI cohpar:
them with our assets and do ~ you woulI hay"
othors do unto you. Help US to relieve ourselves
| Of this burden, and DO content t. t@ko that ""
| il is simple honesty 10 tho creditor and - "gr
| selves. According to the report ii the Aui:!.r
| tho city owes ST. ljS DO ~. 70 meet this rs 81
sets consist OF the sinking tunI, tho ia; Works
! and other property Of comparatively small va
| ue- so that its debt in excess OF lis Assets.
| amounts TO S13o. HjS II. Our debt Is more thai
| one fifth Of tho whole assessed value 81 al u"
properly, real and personal, IN tho city--stn1,i.
gage to that nxtent upon all Wa OWE. Inl'prni
| ont Of our proportion OF tho Stats dchl, Al! -
| the thousands Of judgments and deed; OF lras
| upon the properly Of the city. l.ooh'a NJ IL:
| great difference boLwaen the Assessed anL tmy
| actual setting value o. the property, w ma,
safely say that tho property III this 'tE - :tlHii
gagged nosrly, if not quite to tho extent 81 "na
| half Of IT. actual yR!uo; AM every owner ~
| property here knows to his cost thai ha can't"t
{ get clear rental Il over three per cen. "n n
money invested, and very tow lew do that De
| debt represent; go much mOnry gone forever ..
| nonoy scattered 10 the luur winds al hoaf1"
| that Will never return --noncy, the @ rhHLi!!h'
| cf which did us no good in lhh past and ':";''
| which we can hope return i'll the lntGra
| lIoul; at it Chesapeake y Ohio Canal :'+'nhj.
Manassas Gap H. X. e.. s"1D,0!; AioXsnir.s
| Canal Go. SIS, go; =. " A. K. Il O.. S1l"h
! 1888, coo thus gone, and nothing bnI worlh,,'-.
| paper in its stesd and crushing, rnIn"nS dA3I
| This il tho exhibit. In other communication
| tho writer proposes t. ,scus;-i Lho am"uH;
necessary to be raised BY TAXATION. tho present.
| tax law, AMI. Lastly, compIo!nI;h ii ma lob
| {.
| RUSSIAN pARE-DENi ANON: the o.
| laers Oh the Grand Dukes staff /: q tall hand
| soma Gian with lilh1, slondoT actilo isuco,
claar blue oyo. a largo prohnnnt wc!i.shal,,
| nose, nud a la"1 young enough lbr second heu-
| tenant. II is Sk0bnsii, tbs youngest Gonorat D.
| tho Russian army, th1 c0nIn2Thr al hhni;.nI
| li1 his tho reputation. cv1T among the Russian.
| of being n madman who would flag away 80
| own Ito and th3so Of Ills troops without tHr
slightest regard for CONSEQUENCE 8. Nuri:ig Ills
war which resulted ia the conqu, al Il h"Iaui
| Russian detachment OF so mnn with / h e..
sacks, WAS compelled to retreat h1lnrn q sUp9.
| rior iorco of tho enemy. General Trot.ky dec'd.
! cd upon night attack, and conf loI Ia; plan /.
Col. Hkobeeii, then his chief Of stat. The Les
ter entered into the hoa with great enthusiasm
| ami pr1pos ed to lead tho attacking Conmn htm.
| aet AID to take only l5O Cnaancks. |kobolcil.
| having accommodated the ground, perceived thu
| tho kh0ksndians had enCamrad within milo
| and 2 hall Of tho Russians in M open plan.
| which gave every facility Tor tho msnciiger,hH
| Of cavalry. AL midnight he took hi+ ~ Co.
sack: dividnl than into three parties. Hn1
| cautiously surrounded the nnenY's camp INC
party, led by %kobceiF himsolf managed 10 pa
| the enemy & outpo:La, who "cru s"dld h"lcei
| Then he gaVA the signal for thu attach 10y ufih&
| his pistol, and, followed by h.. | ii Cps-s'k+, hr
| rode headlJng ato tho nIruiy !: CAhr al ',o'' C..
| 1850 men, shouting AMI yo ing Ike L"h'i. AMI
| cutting down everything in thoir passage I"-
| quarlor Of III hour tho plain ro'"undei "Ith
| 4hrIeks AMI yol!s ShOls tho lrampInt al hor&".
shouts and groaiia, Anh MI the uproar of hAtiH
| Then all was silence. Hkoholcf assembled h'.
Coasacka, ard whom morning came hn found
thsL tho whole army Of the onnIny, hUoJ or ,,'o'
mon, had Disappeared leaving "n :ha mold "bJul
40 dead, 1000 or ZOO muskots and sabro;, NJ
their camp material, and baggage. kul wh"'
WAS his astonishmnnL on calling the roll t. di-.
90 hat a Iy=t
or woundnd. Mr. MACE 4hnn, who iirst mo-
him on The banks Ot the OXus, rnlatn' tins q"
plot to show how much method Lh"r9 i III TIM
daredevil madness.
FEDERAL. OFFICERS To f,sGHEW I'OIITIcs.
President Hayes has addressed III" following
circular letter to all prominent Federal otlr'n+
throughout IT,; c1untry
Executive MANSION,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Juac -, 1871.
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