Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-03-12
CITY C0ETCEE.
Th, City Council held its regular seui.
monthly meeting last night.


members present.
MIR. Risbisll, from the Committee CT Publ;
Property, submitted lengthy report on ,he
resolution heretofore passed relat'e to alleged
failures on the part of the lessees Of tie Alex
sudria Canal TO comply with the terms OF then
lease. The report contains the eVlieuce Of
various parties connected With the caoal trade,
CODY of the lease, extracts from the bylaws OF
the Canal Company. &c. The committee state
tia. ,here is no specified number ot mouths
uaned 10 the lease, during which the canal Is
required to DO kept open.
Dir. Rishie said that Couocii would see
from the papers that the city Sas GO! a party
to The lease. AMI c5u!d not take auy aa:;on.
Mr.. Marbury lad been told By Cap;. BJ0!hc
thas the clnal Vas properly k"ps Opca, and
that he, Capt. E., tc!og persopsi'? :rte:s5ied,
had always i91krG &i.or the mater.
Mr. Strauss saw b. he lease thar the rates
Of toll were iin!cl, auj hy The cVllcnoc that
the limii had been ,xaaedcc;, ard :. large POT
ton eli The coal t7ada ci;aTtei 10 Georsetowa
thereby tle 'housht il ;tH city had aop tights
i. the Ca11l Coupa2g y s;,Gu'G ha.aa director
there.
C,l. Reid said tbs L chaplain! % the State
E Reir;ad Comni7s;ar,r would rec III tic mat
ter complained o.
l. Vas srrg:.iri shat i; W"s E1w too late.
The trade bad ;.iro.dy heen diverted.
Mr. St;au.s lxp!aio.G tn. IL had oNaTed
the arg5ai resolution IA what he c,u:'ae7ca
the iotcrcsts ct his cooS!itucota. ii" nader
stood that some gentlemen were offended there
at He had go apologies 10 make, bnt merely
wished to expluia his reaso1s.
The report cf the committee WAS filaiig &C
cepted.
rhs memorial Of tn, Wood'awo F4tu,;rs
Club relative to market laws Was read.
Mr.. Rishicll said there were several bI!cac1a
stands vacant, and these gentlemen c1uld rcn!
them and compete with the t0wa butchers.
Mr.. w. Fl. SnowdeD, OBS OF the .lsn2TS q
the memorial, had charged him tSaiv1 cents q
pound for sausage, when McsSrs ochnGr. Bag.
sett aud othor town 5utoh2rs rere selling Il 10:
ten couls. These butchers we're heavily taxed,
while Mr.. Soowdco oGly paid tea cents CAP
for "a outside bench.
The memorial was referred t. ,ha Comms
sopers of tho Sipklrg Eu1d
The new asse.snep, till was then READ.
Mr.. Moore h:ra came 10, mak0g iuiI
Board.
Mr.. Smith said .!a. he Vas iafoslncl Is the
Corporation Attorney has the ras3as: 81 thls
bill was necessary 10 pu, Ia free the t;i lacy
passed by the Ga1c,a! Assembly. lla ieaG
statement FROM the Commissioner D! the Il We
nue.. showing, he claimed, that there w.uid be
q falling eff 10 The ssSesst vaiu Of property 10
such an cx;cn: thu: il his. Nj. s. Z, oliaiou
there would be . large deficit 10 the fos enues, rr
else there must be al Increase Of tsxcs, Mhich
be vas utquafedy opposed 70.
Mr. Strauss dffartd With Mr.. SI,!ll aad
called % Major DuiEey. Hbo was present, for 8
stataHept.
Major Deity said that MIR. Smii!! bad -aS
understood him IN regard to the sta!tacn! read.
That was made for The boldholdrr5 nca,!Og, 10
very great haste, and was no SUI cot 10 Z! tic
deductions mentioned by Mr.. Stnith. Inc
great trouble, be sale, YES that the corporation
had been working for years under au itilited
assessment, much larger than i. should have
been. 10 1856, when business WAS Furnishing
here, fouEd:ils and factories open, No, the as
sessmcns Of res estate Waa only 81 O0O,OGO,
whereas now it was placed al So 500, 900 upder
The new assessment lag auI 10 view 0! the
glcat shriukage 10 values, that mJu1t uusrho
thought, be reduced from !Hcnty to twenty live
per cent.
MIR. Smith asked the Finance Commilttc if
uuder the present bill the ex pcuSes Of the city
snd the three per csat. io!c!ess on the compro
mise debt oou!d be paid
MIR. Strauss thought the assessment would &c
$4,000, coo. when personal property vas aCdsd,
and the revenue wcuid De large enough. Tho
committee had not yet made 10 their revenue
bill acd could not speak pcsu0cly
Mr.. Saith feared ,hlt there Cust {, IN in
crease Of taxation IT the assessment was Altered
uoder the ptcseG. BIZ.
Mr. Strauss said the pcoplc dcm"od i The
new bill and it vas only right that they sh0u!i
have i. He gave statement OF his cacuta
lions showing that TIE rcR assessment proposed
oHur mo-
Tho bill was plssed-ayc5, !; n2eS, |. Mr..
Burroughs.
Col, Reid offered resolution in regard 70 tho
Sun engine house, requesting the compsoy 20
name the amount Of wha; they Considered their
(uuitabie claim, on or b2iore the next regular
meeting Of Council so that c tina! settlement mag
be made.
MIR. Smith offered az amendment to haze he
evidence taken before the Committee co CLAIMS
read for Information. lie thought this COURSE
lust towards the company.
Col. Reid did not propose TO subcit aoy
proposition for the approval or rejection OF toe
Sun Company's clslmS he wanted rso2cs!.
ton to come from then.
Mr.. Smiths amenGucut was lost and tie
original resolution of COL Reid MAS adopted
Mr.. Smith offered resolution to repave the
square on Cameron street, between Fairfax and
hOyal StEcGtSs l1c duF%OslSo tiiS iSs'iSEiOb 10
ono of courtesy and convenience to the courts,
officers aud lawyers, aud to avoid the great noise
which disturbed the courts when ID session.
Mr.. Moore did not see where the moacy Tss
10 come from.
MIR. Strauss could not sec kow the city could
rtford 10 spend one cent now Tor anything not
absolutely necessary.
Col. Reid supposed that he city was hard
up, but as The expense, it was stated, would be
only $3.50. be hoped the resolution would pass.
The resolution was adopted.
A large amount of routine business vast rars.
acted and the Board did not adjourn until 9.45
o'clock.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The rcoen! call by President Beckhan upon
the members of Council to attend more puoc
uay seems to have been effective there were
fifteen in their seats when tho Board opened
last night.
When the minutes we're read Mr.. Latham
objected to the tenn Joint convention as ap'
piled to the session of the members OF bot1