Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-15

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Thi; Board met at $50 o'clock with six neI-
beis present.
Dir. nlarbury, from the Committee on
Gains, reported upon The Sun engine house
matter. lie stated that at the neetlog CT the
c,muittac there were bet three members pres
cns. and resolution to pay the Sun company
81 900, ca condition Of ttcr delivering up the
key, 10 q reasonable tinc. received tWo votes
| in the affirmative and one against II, end was
therefore les! ior want OF 2 requisite majority.
| l. had hces suggested to aim that IL would be
vel! 70 have the Corporation Attorney c&amlcc
| the rights Ct the parties.
Sir. Risheit th0ught ii better 10 Instruct the
Mayor to polly the company to ql,t the build
!rg aad deliver up possession within thirty
days, aul # t.ey failed 10 do so thee to bring
SUI, end otfsr,d resolution to that effect.
Mr. Moore asked # this resolution vas not
similar to the cpe formerly pass:d aul or
which the last suit was brought.
Mr. Rshe!li said lha. it WIS net. nsamuch
as it directed the Mayor to bring suit.
Tho resolution Of Mr.. RishniA WAS adopted
n2Ep. cJn.
Mr. Il. s. Leadbeacr, 90 behalf OF com.
q iilcc oi the telEs and b0nGh0lders. addressed
the D03rd IL rcpart 10 conference llteiy held
at the Ci,iz Is B.uk. lis had hoped ior the
p:.in BIZ! which 10 1.-THE attorney had drawn
40 ie fc3.rGa1cc with their orders, hut he had
rot c0ulc. There appeared to night, however,
10 be same nisuodcrS aDdlng by some OF those
9h0 participated in The conference, az to some
fea!uces Of tho bill, aud nGc gentleman had de.
c;!Eei 20 sign the fc;illCn accompanying II.
'Gh1 proposition contemplated tho issuance OF
rJY bonds at less rate OF Interest, but Tor
the full amouot Of the debt.
Gel Reid had always thought THAI funding
Of tie debt, at its full amouut, Ni:h three per
cent. iGt:rtSs was TIE proper cou.sc Tor Cousoi
to ufsue. lie did net think any sanc man
MJu:d ta HiIiioR to iCrd otherwise.
ilr. DoHnham thought it better tor Tie
: hordhoder7 to submit s:me Z! Ian OF tuodiug TO
lhc Cauccil.
Dir. llaadbcstcr suggested that the Leg!slc-
;urc Yis stcr, lived and ihe b0aGhGldtrj want
Cd Cuuccil clGlhed with authority to acI; they
you'd then max? proportions end have con
ference.
Biz DtWoham saiG lhat E.ery per: obs th0aght
tte C.uaci should ba restricted, aud the plan
n,racd CD before the Legislature acted, Tor fear
lar2cr rae Of interest than pr csGt would
te nadt.
Mr.. l.:s,iheattr prssen!cd aua had read
ruper einUodylng the action ii he late con!e,-
:ncc st The CitZ2rs Bank "a heretofore pub
iishGG.
! NJ ac!on IVES proposed or taken aud the
: matter YVES dropped.
Cooperation Attorney Stunt subsequently
clme in and made statcmcu. OF the proceed
legs 81 lila late conference. lie said q very
good spirit was shown hy ell present. The gen.
cral impression seemed 10 be- lG favor 0! issuing
bonds Ter tic whoie amount SiIh less rate OF
. iate,est, rather than the fifty p2r cent. bond
ucw ia rs. OGa oil the gentlemen largely lc-
lc!astei had dec.iGcl to sign 10 night, OWING TO
a2uc supposed ambiguity 10 The cct. lie had
been hurried IL lis rroparatl2a aud tduud 1t
rather difficult t. frame bn c3!lic!y satisfactory
bill.
hGer s5ne c5Iv.5saii0Da debate between
Ito tacEbers and the attorney, the matter ras
laid ever uatl Friday right, with the ucdcI-
standing that the attorney would draw UP an
independent bill By that time.
Tie Board then al $50 o'clock adjourned.
, COMMON COUNCIL,
. The REGULAR session Of the Common Council
last night YES Tc!! attended On both sides Of
the bar, aud tho proceedings occaSl1ncd much
more debate than is usual.
Fir. Latham presented The report OF the
Committee on Streets IN !avor OF allowing Il.
, w. Avery 10 cree! bay Wiodo:S At bis house
/; OF 1oTth Washington street.
Dir. Latham slater; tbs! Dir. Paul t. Evans
di:scnted al the ether members o! The CON-
niitteo cOncUrrcd.
Mr.. W. Ii. Smith said that Tie widow
would c5me out further than the lsW allowed
oa1 he would vote against it.
Mr.. Latham advocated the adoption OF the
garol. and explained that tho window would
Interrupt The v;aw but little. lie urged that
improvements like these gavo work TO Inechan.
les 10 thtse hard times, aud these windows
would 10 90 ornament 10 the city. lie only
wished We had Mpre Such Windows 10 AleZoG-
d!ia. lie thought the citizen who would tear
away an old fashioned cecr door and put up q
Boy window wonlG deserve we'll oil me city.
hir. E7uus was exoeeGiocly sorry that he
could rot agTco with the report OF the commit
tee. IL Vas fact that it would give mechanics
work, but that is GO question for tho ccuocl
TO settle. 1t was petition to allow the n~-
titioacr to extend bis pnIlor iaur feet 90 the
street. L. this Csc lSon il Council granted
tio right those opposing the window would 80
TO lilo Court aud get an Injunction against it,
aud ne doubted it after all it would not DO the
bsst plan 10 let all parties 60 10 the courts.
Mr. Breeders would checr.uily vote fox aDy
Improvement, Gut in this case there was u
counter petition Of the ncighbors, and he did
not Thick that their protest should be disre
sarded. flo voted for allowing Mrs. Young
bay window because there was 70 oounter pc
ti.ion aid protest. When there was 70 such
protest he world vo.c fer bay window to every
houso in town.
Dir. E!chbcrg quoted the law 10 opposition
to bulk windows, which he thought applied 10
tic sui :ot.
Dir. Latham urged that there is 90 more
ground asked Tor in the petition than Mr..
AgeEye neighbor5 now had, or than Dir. Avery
had bccre be destroyed his cellar door, All
o7er the toWn thero were as large ohstruc.ions,
aud Zone Of them as handsome as this one was
proposed to BE-. Hlr. Penick had expressed in
MS presence MS surprise that any objection
should be offered in any city 10 such an i'm
provcniont.
iir. Eichbcrg moved to lay the report over
until The next meeting, which was agreed To.
The Committee ca General Laws reported
adversely upon The bill 10 continue tho prcsen.
policemsr during good behaviour, and accom-.