Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-24
CITY Council.

City Council.
The City Council held its regular meeting
ast night.
BOARD or ALDERMEN.
This Board met at $40 O'Clock with seven
members present.
MIR. Strauss offerad 40 act for the annual
election CT one OVerseer Of the Poor, aud to
prescribe bis duties, s.. He alluded to the
excessive cos! OF maintaining the outside poor
last year, and thought that the appointment OF
enc man, who should be paid Ter his services
and held strictly responsible, would be hsanS
cf saving money to the city.
MIR. Moore asked whether n was pF'pcS7u
to pass the bill to night.
Mr.. Strauss said that tho Board nilght Dc
called on to elect Overseers under the pres ct
law to night. and he thought prompt acton al'
vsable.
Mr.. Rishiell suggested that shis was an im-
portaut bill. and as the duties OF u officer pro
posed would hardly commence before tail 1t
might be better TO take time to cooslder
Mr.. Strauss said the corporation hah been
very greatly imposed upon last year. Orders
had been given 10 very loose manner, anu
grocers were allowed to charge what they
pleased. lie wanted one responsible person To
attend to the business, and believed such Que
could be had FIR $50 per anuum. B} hispan
he thought 81 900 could be saved 10 a year
Let the Committee on Poor supervise thsa@
matters and buy all the supplies.
Mr.. Moore had given much thought 70 tins
matter, and believed it would be better to place
the whole business 10 the hands of the Mayor
and paw him more salary. The Mayor should
be paid $1,000 or $500 and required to devote
his whole time to the duties OF the Office, and
be held responsible fer all these matters OF the
poor, 30. He was opposed to electing Over
seers Of the Poor TO night, and thought it no
necessary, IS no election mad been held tor
y, ar or two past Hc favored rctrenchmcnt in
these expenditures, aud would favor this bill if
40 better could be done.
Col. Reid endorsed all that hal been said,
but thought the matter too important ior hasty
action. He thought it probable Tia; the Com
mittee on Poor ooui Darage this business by
employing clerk for few months 10 tho year.
At spy rate be would move that the act be re-
tcrred to that committee. which motion Was
carried.
Mr.. Rshicll intro lu,cd bill relative to the
inspection Of Oysters and the times for selling
the same, which, was amended and passed,
after some explanations by Mr.. Rlshiel'. 1t
merely fix % the time for selling between Sep.
tembcr lst and May lst.
A large number Of bills, petitions, 60, were
received and acted on without debate, and ct
few minutes after nine o'clock tho Board adj
iluroeI uuli tho second Tuesday 10 October
COMMON COUNCIL.
There we're several vacant seats at the open
ing of the Common Council last pight.
In reporting from the Finance Committee
several petitions Tor the reduction OF assess
meDt,
Mr.. Smoot desired to say that tho city assess.
nent was now by law uniform with that OF the
State, and the City Council had 40 power to
make any change The only way which the
people of the town can be relieved is for tbs
City Council at the proper time to ask The State
legislature to cause a revision OF the assess
tnent or new assessment.
The petition OF Mrs. Flemming for leave to
pay hor taxes in miscellaneous OF $40 per month
coming W the Finance Committee reported
adversely.
Mr.. Smith urged that time should be given
10 Taxpayers who wero wiling but not able to
pay all tho tax at once.
MIR. Smoot had been Informed that at the
rate proposed it would take three years to pay
the arrears, in the meantime three years more
taxes would have accumulated. These bills
we're now the properly OF the tax collectors
who were responsible Tor them.
MIR. Smith was opposed to Council sinking
the responsibility OF expressing the people or
throwing it Oh theta COLLECTORS. lie du not BE-
lieve that the tax collectors were responsible
for the tax bills ia their hands.
w. Ii. Mulrs application ir c:sA discount
N bills that had not been presented TO him. or
+, ,wn to him. (brirg In the nam" OF other
ne,s, ts) coming mp az reported upon al
cersey, ,:;, g., Ma, s,,,,ot
loans Hin Nd Rice, the adverse report Eas
A hill cxtepdi, 7s she oyster season ltom the
lst Of October to ttss LIST ct May. Was passed
MIR. Smoot OBSERVE g $.hat oysters we're always
good during that time, .,o,..,
A resolution for rec es5 unlil O'1ooet Wa'
adopted, it having beer EXPLAINED 10 ms;
Smoot, who doubted it's lTopr'e:y 'ha' oano1
meetings could take plaoo L'n'lnS Inc ne, intel!I n
Mr.. Evans having introdu ced 3 ps' Soo'''"
ing annual elections OF the po''oe iof'S'
Mr.. Smoot doubted the pow or OF to"oc'' ~
pass the law, which was referred.
Adjourned.
DIVORCE SUIT The Washington Republii-
can SAYS: MRS. Elizabeth WcAzi. through
her attorney, Mr.. \. X. Browns, has h!od
netition for divorce from her husband, John
Adam Wenzei. She has resided 40 THIS city
for the past two years and the acichdant at
Alexandria, Va. They were married, accord
ing to her statement, 10 Alexandra, va, oy
Rev. D. T. Sprigc, rector OF Grace churcn'
December, 81, S7S-(evidentiy mistake in
the year,, aud lived together until june 1870
She charges him with cruelty; wantooly as $,
saul,iug her, ilA'c'iug paiotul wouods and ~ I
bruises on her person. aud d'>IOcatng the
Joints Of her finger by blow from stick: by
reason of these repeated assaults her healtn
and lite became endangered. She was COM
pelled to leave him, and went to tho Eplphany
Church Home, IN this city, to reside, Where
she has sinco remained. Ga tho lSth OF June
be visited there and assaulted her with cane.
She further charges that her husband rs habit
uaIly intoxicated
dismissed on account OF an error III dates anu
this ooe will be likely to share the same tate.