Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-06-12

BOARD or ALDERMEN.
This Board nc, q, s ID o'clock, with six
members present.
MIR. Armstrong Wa: elected President pro
TEN.
A numGer Of matters Of routine business were
disposed of without debate.
Mr.. Smoct presented the annual report OF
the Committee or Light, witch was adopted.
Mir. Smo0t called aLtc;llinu 10 the fact that
only $3.50 were due !Jr this years bills, aud
that wouEl he collected ny the lst OF Jniy.
There WIS ai.o profit 81 s;l3.0 COO and about
200 tons Of coal Ga hand; while 10 former years
the c2al had bccn worked doWn as closely IS
possible.
Mr.. Strauss called attention 10 the coin uuui
ton of NN 10 the G:2Hts u last night. lie
said that be as cil-irmnn Of the COMMITTEES on
Public Property had cot authorized the loifo-
duction Of gas IL The jill, but if the Sergeant
or ANYBODY else waited gas Aid would pay for
it they could have It. H. agreed With the
writer OF tic Contamination that this was no
time to be speudiuR roriy unnecessarily. tie
did not think such 'hines should be published
10 the papers.
Mir. Smoot stated that the pipe had been
tanned without authority, bat the breach OF
Sergeant, would pay fer the gas used.
Mr.. Strauss again stated his position.
MIR. Armstrong started 10 explain inc HAL
ter from the chair when
Mr.. Strauss OH aoicd to h'' speaking from
the chair.
Mr.. DownhaHl %as then called TO inc cnaiF.
Mr.. Armstrong SAID that he, When CHAIRMAN
of the COMMITTED, oa ruolic lfoper.y' nAu
promised to have the ~"IE done ana nc sup
posed that was taken for authorl'y: nc at
tackled the writer OF TIC communicated" slsuIu
AA, and SAID inst Wh5n Sach sore hsa i lusn,
cd toto print, the higher they cnliocu 'iic hiotc
they showed themselves. lie ulu not propose
to be dictated to 10 regard to ms duty py asses
who scrubbed 10 neWipapi rs feople VINO hau
no brains, and little TO 40. were elernally Writ
lug COMMUNICATIONS TO the pap' - ABOUT IhloSs
they kne" hoihihS VI. aH" Eeuc'""y 10y. no
up Of lies, with very slight a1mixtur' oil t'u'h'
10 give mem c''of'nE.
MIR. D9wuh ham sussyItrI ihat The mira verse
OF the "EectGn Hocm De read Tor INC IDIOT
maIlon OF the boart' auu II WAS ROAD a. 'o''o"7
by the Clerk
There Is Maj>r Geueral George hotk,
Walking around with his haGds ia his packets,
And when you 20 10 tho polls to vote,
Remember our III md, frank brecLett.
Laughter.
The sutl;c: was Iitn urrrpcd..
The appropriations bill VA rcc"lI9d from inc
Common CounoiI
Mr.. Strauss said i was Impossible to raise
this moucy ($lU2 90l} lie would like TO
know where it vas to come trom. lie was OPP
posed to the appropriation for the aims house,
and outdoor poor especially. He would move
to strike Out Sc coo for tie poor and lDsert
81 600, and s. Con for court expenses ard in
scrt So 600.
Mr.. D0Enham said. II the money Was not
raised, it could not be expended.
hlr. Strauss said that the l:5nrtrj aid officers
would not be paid.
Mr.. Downham said that 10 one had gone
unpaid last year, and the appropriations now
we're 10 larger
Further discussion Gnsuat between Mcsars.
Reid aud Strauss.
Mr. Dowuham stated th2t Hb1u! $4,000 OF
tho amount appropriated was for schools
,ou1tS &e., which The COuoc! wa9 Obliged to
make and could not control.
The bill was then passed.
After s1mo minor bulAfsi TIE h'afo' al
!. 80 o'clock, adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
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