Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-08-15
exceed $1,000. If the present plan vas agreed
to he thought there. would b little i;a-uc!si

difficulty.
! Alr E7aas f,yorcd e4s,i1a. III Ct The c5u
nons, but did rot see proois Is Low ibis pier
would operate. When the ooupor bcndbolder:
came, a .hey now Go, to throttle The pubic
schools, he wss willing 10 sink the value q TIE
coupons to nothing if need be.
MIR, Hill declared himself favorable to the
object aimed at by the Plan, and would vote iol
it. but suggested that there might be some
difficulty in carrying it cut.
Mr.. Eichbarg said that When 10 CouDc be
fore, AZ all the members knew, he had been IL
favor of paying per osnt. Oh every dollar the
town owed. But times had chseged, the tcw1
could not now pay it. and all thct an honest cor
porati0p, like an honest mau. could DO, was to
90 the hes: it could. The proposition the to~I
had made TO its creditors was the very best II
cJuld. The entire real estate 10 the toW1
would not now sell for its bonded debt Ii
was not outsiders, but gentlemen 10 town who
were Gghticg the interests o. the town. sod inc
only way to meet the coupons il By using suo
means az the sagacity of tho Finance Commlttce
could suggest.
Mr.. Smoot explained that if this power was
eiqcc in an act, it would stand until repeaIed
but il The power was placed in the rules the
poHcr intended TO be temporary Would expire
with the present Council.
The debate was continued by Mcssrs. kice,
Hill and Elchberg, and the question then came
up upon concurrlug with the Aldermen on the
proposed amendment to the rules.
The President said the vote would be taken
by yeas and nays.
! Mr.. Smoot asked if it was usual fur the ayes
aud MOI S to be callod unless at the request OF
| some member. lie did not thlDk it necessary.
| The Chair said he thought that IN this case
| . ppo and nav VOtc shOuld be taken.
| Upon calling tho roll the voting resulted :
| Yeas II. nays nooe.
| The Chair sal that under tbs charter. which
! required tweuo votes TO pass law, oIuer or
| resolution, 90 the night Of its introduction. he
must decide that the motion TO concur was
| lost.
| Mr.. Smoot expressed surprise at the decision.
Ile did not Thick that an amendment OF the
rule was law, order or restitution. He hoped
the Char would reverse his decision.
The Chair said he wished no could decide
| otllcrwisc, but that was bis conscientious con-
ycton Of the law IT., hoped somo member
would appeal.
| Mr. Kithbcrg--l will appeal from the dec.
| si9n OF the Chair.
| Dir. Smoot-I move to reconsider the vote
| by which Council refused to concur with tho
Aldermen, and | will then move that when tho
| Board adjourn, it be uotil Friday evening.
Mr.. EIchberg said he was going away and
would not be here Friday.
The Chair suggested that meetiog be held
to u,o,row morning at 10 o'clock.
Mr. Eichbcrg slid his engagements COM
PEELED him TO leave The city at seven o'o!ock in
the 1aOraiag.
! Tho vote waa then reconsiderGd, aad The
| Board adjourned until Friday.
ACCIDENTS The Culpeper Times has The
| foilowing chapter Of accidents 90 tho Midland
Road:
"a colorcd boy, aged abou! fourteen years,
named David Marshall, who had been beating
his way with some other boys on freight train
| over the V. NJ. K. r., from Washington city TO
| this plsco attempted to jumped from the train
yesterday while it was in motion at Rappahan-
| mock station when he fell and broke his mock.
| a colored man was also fatally Injured on
Sunday night at the same place He was cross
| ing tho bridge over tho Rsppahsnnock liver,
when the south. bound express ran on 1t and
! crushed him against the limb He Yves brought
to this place, and is now lying al the Aims honso,
whore ho is properly cared for.
Wo learn that two tramp5 on Monday night,
were thrown from the cars ear Man: 'sas, ono
Of whom struck his head against large sand
stone. burst his skull. and spread his brains
over the rock. The other tramp is supposed 70
DO MORALLY wounded.
Police ITEMS following cases have
been tried sIcc yesterday -
Alfred Peters. accused OF stealing lumber
from the house at PcytOn'5 Grove, was dis.
missed for want Of evidence.
John Allison, for being drunk and disoIdcrly
and abusiog his wife, was held for further
EXAMINATION.
Sarah Tinbcrs, for dcseriug her children,
was ordered to take care OF them.
Eya coloscd Boys for fighting and iisordsry
c,rdu,t, w.rc feed aud discharged.
George Lewis oolored, for 5lsordcrly conduct
at the midland depot, was fined and discharged.
COLUMBIA FIRE Co.--Tho regular monthly
ulectiug IF the Columbia Steam Fire Eoeloc
Company was held last night, with Il. {. &c
ION 10 the chair, aud John Grantand secretary
FRO TEN.
A communication was received from tho
Chief Engioccr which wGs read and approved.
Ioudouo Campbell, engineer, and Henry
Pa. >cy, hester. were unanimously recommended
r. In Fire Wardcns for reelection to their
The res isnstioo of II. w. Wheat as secretary
u,s arccntc I, aud John Grantland elected to
fill the vacancy.
The aectiag ,hen adjourned.
PRISONERS REAfANDED. deputy sherin
from Cumberland rived here yesterday even;
Jog, aud, on being taken to the jail, recognized
;bc t.:ree ,acn confined there as escaped prison.
ers from The Cumberland jail. The men.
Who's, ;.asrsg sro Frederick Johus9u, Charles
Massey aud ". II. Lander alias Ben. Blascll'
also rrc,r6iz,l rho officer, and agreed to 90
slcrr with him. pr5ii siiog their preference Tor
tie Cumberland jail over ours, probably be-
c.u.c i is easier to break ont ct. Tho officer,
| accompanied by CAPITALS. Wobster, lett last
night with the prisoners loF Numpct'aha'
LAND SA1Es.--Greeu and Wis.,, Land
Agents. have sold for Mcssrs. Rlxey u Green,
commissioners OF sale, 467 acres of land belong.
ipc 10 the estate Of the late DR.. Green, 10 Cul,
peper county, aud adjoining the land Of Richard
H. Cuuniugham, esd, to {. !. Fowler OF
Pennsylvania for $l4 600. -
! Also a tract of ll35 acres near Nckesvllle,
| Prince William county, belonging to the IL cssrs.