Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-04-10

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Mayor Kemper made az explanation Of the
reason why he bad not signed the City Debt
bill. az heretofore mentioned 10 the Gazette,
and excused himself for not having communl
Gated 10 writing to the Council.
After debate as to the manner OF proceed
ing to repeal and re- enact the bill passed at the
last meeting,
Mr.. Smoot moved to reconsider tue former
action OF the Board 10 passing the bill, Which
motion was carried-ayes 7. noes o.
Ga motion of Mr.. Marbury the provision
for collecting the Corporation tax on coupons
was stricken out.
The Finance Committee offered an amend
ment to add at the end of the fifth section The
words, land for fractional amounts certificate
"a above provided for shall be issued. The
provisions of this section shall ooly apply to the
arrears of interest due on or before the lst day
of July, 1878" .a, ,.r
The amendment was adopted, and tho bill
passed-ayes 7, noes 0.
The Salary bill was reported but,
Ga motion of MIR. O. Neal, was laid over no.
| til tho neyt meeting.
! A large amount of routine business was
| tra,,sacted without debate.
The petitions of suudry citizens for fire
nlno m I've corner Of Lee and Wilkes streets
Mr. Smoot favored tho grsating of the petit
ton but did not wsnt The money taken from
the street appropriation.
MIR. Strauss moved to appropriate $50 tor
tho purpose. The plug was necessary and
should b: put 10. If it were delayed there
might be disastrous hrc TO pay Ior.
The motion was carried.
Mir. Smoot called up the resolution in regard
RI o,ytH
prescribes that such bills shall not be paid
without the signatures of all the members OF
the Committee on Poor He called % MIR.
O'Neal for az explanation. =.
Mr. O'Neal said that he saw nothlog partl-
cularly Objectionable in the resolution. he
thought, however, it camo very late IN the
wear. and from source from which it should not
have come. He declared, emphatically, that
the bills which gave rise to this resolution were
approved by all of the Committee, and the
gentleman who offered the resolution was the
first to suffer from it. So far as be was con.
ceroed he would be glad to have it passed. for
theu, members could not be running into Coun-
Gil aud saying that this and that thing was done
without their approval.
MIR. Strauss opposed the resolution, which.
he thought. would cause trouble. lie consld-
cred it the province of the ohairmen of CON.
mittee7 to sign bills which mad been passed.
Otherwise the absence of one member might
keep a 10 an waiting for his money for months.
MIR. Smoot agreed somewhat with MIR.
Strauss, but understood that the Committee
GA Poor wanted the resolution passed, and
would therefore vote for 1T.
Mr.. Strauss asked Mr.. O'Neal if be wished
it passed.
Mr.. ONeal said he bad 90 objection.
The resolution was non.concurred 10.
The Common Council having returned the
compromise city debt bill, with an amendment
10 regard to destroying the Cancelled bonds IN
the preseucc of the City Council,
Mr., Dowpham moved to iosert, ''the Fl
nance Committee 10 lieu of "the City Coun
Gill;" He thought that if the Council was
afraid to trust its Finance Committee it had
better appoint another one.
Mr.. Strauss agreed with Mi. Downham, but.
iuasmuch IS some Dissatisfaction had been ere.
ated heretofore, and comments had been made,
he thought that there was no objection to the
amendment.
MIR. Dowubam said the proceedings Of Coun;;
ell were reported 10 the papers, and 1t would
look ridiculous to have it heralded to the world
that the Council met 10 solemn conclave to de.
stroy one fifty dollar bond, which might be tho
case under the amendment.
The amendment was non concurred 10.
MIR. Strauss moved to reconsider the vote by
which the Salary bill was laid over until the
next meeting. He considered it important that
the salaries should be fixed before the election.
After that time he would oppose any changes
He thought it probable that some OF the OH
ces might be consolidated and the salaries re.
duced now, but, after the election he would
vote against anything OF the sort
Col. Reid suggested that there were still sew
cral meetings before the election.
Mr. Strauss said there were only two.
Mr.. Smoot said that as the other Board bad
adjourned. and it was getting late, ne would
move to adjourn until next Tuesday hight.
The motion was carried and the Board, at
9l5 clock, adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL
The regular meeting of the Common Council
last night was thiuly attended. Two gentle
men outside the bar were the only spectators.
A consid cradle amount of business was pre-
scutcd and referred without debate, and an To-
formal recess was taken to await business from
the Aldermen.
The amended bill for funding as we'll interest
as principal of the Corporation debt, was re-
ceived from the Aldermen aud the amendments
concurred in without debate.
hu aueuuucuI Wy u4ts AAhhI
method of destroying the Cancelled bonds and
coupons was. also. passed without debate:
A proposition having been presented by VIM.
+. Carue relative to an index Of city records,
! Mr.. c., on leave, explained that owing to the
| fact that the records of tho city we're not index
ed they had become almost useless, and that
officers Of the Corporation, committees, and
city couocmen were, as a general rule, unable
| to obtain Information touching the property of
| the city, the rights which had been acquired!
under grants from the Corporation, or indeed
| concerning any matter which had taken the
form of resolution, and not been made IN the
form of law. He was now engaged 90 his
local history, and as be would have to 90 over
these records, be could make the index with
little extra trouble. He desired that the mat
I ter be referred to some committee and ne
would explain the index more fully.
The matter was referred to the Finance Com
nit tee.
The Cocuci then adjourned a most harmo-