Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-09

tepsycG very ugly. refusing ~ cT1 up TIC ~ !
slumcc;s e,uuglue 10 the Guy, ..1 c.inHei;iIg |
,hc c!iy 10 80 70 nW to cotaia BEN n" lhi5 |
wgs true, Yet Us hr. Stuart aad Il" Ql'hI
Mr. CATER, VINO bad been City SItVoyur tbs
previous gears Eeld over, anG Vas ehtlt:cc so
inc salary i5r that year, aud they TccopEcnd
its rayujent lass tue costs tho CITY paid IN the
suit 10 obtain Tie surveying lcS:rImcols ron
him. Tie recommendation 8! tho couuiit1c
was COT agreed t9.
The resolution Tor tic ripar CT tho GtGccts
and water courses in tic Uor;hTc5t sGcii.r CT
The ely pear tie railroad tracks, o0mlrg Up,
Dir, Latham said Tk!s Is the Identical pen
ton gotten up b; Nir. L:Tis Skdmorc, and
which afterwards received The signatures or the
people ti bis GclghboThood, l vii! saG inat
! The committee have had that sut C: Tld,!
consideration since sst jug. We have a!rc1d1
raGo ali The arraugcmcnt Ct lie ;Iait9f ii'at !!
| is possible to make DGT Improve mgut5 lay
| bec0 made, but until 9 cozs!dCrab:c ra!l occurs
| il is inpossltla to teat .hem. We tb'Ek re
| have provided shat large nu.siiy Ct the wafer
| flowing down 10 tibet ne!ghbOrbQ0d shall ho'
down 10 another direction. NOE, sir, The rc;o'
luton submitted htra at the les: meeting "aa
on different plan, beiog mei1Iy tina: sc are 10
cut streets through II Wo intcad 10 GU. enc
street through VIC would ba coHlpel-G 10 ar;
other streets through aaoa that stree. me
committee hayo been engaged seriously IL this
| particular sui aet, because wo kno" me irc5E-
venenca | may sag even tie sune.ings Ct he
ci,iz,rs Of that particular locality, AID 'go gre
going, sir, to abato that NUISANCE if pCs:b.e.-
We think, rs have said, sir, We lave proTid
! cd for the larger quantity Of tic water that nj%a
| 10 that direction. We haze not been uauiat
| full Of that, 5u. Enyo considered it since las:
July. As soon as the copl Gittcc vas aprClns
cd | called them together, and We wcGt ever
that whole ncction Of tic city; wens around
by Coross end along HcGry street, ard Through
the entire ncighborhood, and have eaus21 The
mouth Of tho drain 10 &c Hdcned ard other
changes made. We have doac everything list
tho committee can do COT I'll a hcary .s!c
comes. 1t tho provisions Sc have made a:c
insufficient. and when heavy rain comes /!
again o7erhows properly, we sill make 2Iopo'
siticn TO CoTucl TO sbate tie nuis2Cc,.
Tic subject was laid aside.
a pctlion CT hlcssra Smoot g. SECS, asking
permission to lay dTala ppo down EaJc!t9
ailsy from their store 10 the river, coming Up,
Mr.. }. 3. Smoot explained lhct his leather
establishment seeded drain fer Tie !eGk.oss
CT the green hides, apd desired 10 lay j. Goy7a :;
they also desired 10 make i, larger !E2n they
necGed 10 order tia: tie drain pnG night te
NIL 70! Tor the use Of Tattr co2cts, ~
The petition was granted.
Dir. Bcckham, calling Dir. LIEsn /, tie
chair, presented the rropoelt0G Ct TIC r3s!icat
city bondhGiderS as 10 tue compromise CT the
city debt. his proposition would h.iaf; these
gentlemen 10 The support OF Tho clvri0Clse,
which it had DOT had EcTetCitrc, ior until nov
tic banking i1tcIcs: OF the city lad bccn o.
pcsing too cGmprGrD!s2. The committee Tho
suggested this compromise ware Chas. l. Hoe il,
{. +. Lac, attorney, T. B. !io,c. L, s. Lead
heater, W. J. Booihe, 3. Wheat, s. y. Ncae,
S. L. Beach aud Robert Ptr;acr. lie ia!ro-
duced q resolution accepting The proposition,
srt rsqlessipg the City Attorney u rft?::2 8
bill 10 accordance gith this T. Ian unC submit
the same 10 the next meeting.
The compromise proposition Vas published
| 10 tho Gazette YESTERDAY
Mr. Latham, after expressing his regret g.
belug compelled to oppose the gropasilo1, Uucn
10 his personal Disadvantages, said the question
vas one CT vas. importance, 20: enIy 10 his
gercFati0c. but TO tho generation 10 cine, Tor
the proposition was one net merely 70 put Oh
u: lust az much Gs we could carry rog, I'D! to
20 weigh down the future as to reader pfos9Cr:
" m possible. He lhounGt.hc old compromise
Tho cnEG possible 0uc. he you'd rat yield the
thoCslnGcLh part oG an inch "a t!i3t QUESTION.
|. VIA said the cid cG1p7amiso ha3 LCt suc-
c,Cdaj. Why not Had ;hrrG gentlemen
come up TO help toe city last year wo "cud ncw
be CD t.G high road 10 su;e:ss with that com
promise Tao CITY could fut afford % accept
tho proposition Of these eight pCntlc:ncu Way
put off tho evil day? Why rut :t'l burden
90 our children. N7. l.. caIuuicutcH on !to
manner in which tLis bill hsd h::n passed..
Were &c called upoa 10 cansiG.v ire t.il tisi
passed the Legislature Not at all the oil
vas ucVar read IL G0EGcli. l. Hps auic'iS la!
on the clerk table. ahti nta;ig .s0ii!jd rnsG-
luton WAS pEt ;iIgcGgi Ccuacil asking Tic Ing
isiaiura 20 pass il. lie did uos h!Gk tic' ti.ila
bcra bad secH the biz. It. vet 10 kr6m0GI
with doubt whether Or u0t it repealed tho
compromise which hol already been ra!i.a!iy
carried into effect He, Fir. Latham. saw % ii
| compromise that was made last ycar ThJS;
gentlemen wa0trG the city to fund % cahi COZ
pons at 100 CENTS, and nay 6 per cen: Interest
upon it. The compromise proposed last gear
was all the city could pay. j G5u!1 barely
struggle under that bat 1t could not pay Tic
addious CUR rtqoitcd u1d2T this rraro
s;iion. There wcuid to 4 Short respite
aud then thiGgs would be verse than ever.
The bill was like mustard plaster. it might
| cure The pnia for briet iG!c, 6n. It Wonid so0n
COMO on worse hsn ever. Hi0k or swim. au-.
viVc or perish, he s!o2d !.7 The first bill ct coI:
promise.
Nir. E9aas sid thai tie present resolution
could DO no harm. |. would be very vail TO
| have bill ready ut the neZf !neciir2; to get
such bill resdy would no: he 20 pass Il. Il
| the meanwhile he intended 10 otroduc, 1850
| luton asking this committee 10 INFORM Council
! how much Of the debt they would b: ab'o to
c2ntro and compromise.
Fir. Bsckha1l-I believe thai "a, acceptance
Of it will carry with It { !r1jG; Of 2i1e soatha
| CT tbs DEBT.
Dir. Latham asked !cT The .cadiag Of the -
| solutions, and it YES icucl tGa: b. tieG the
Cou5c:i accepted the Pre-; cs;ii2a az tic c2@s-
! mitee.'
Mr.. E7aas-Thero il It'll. 80 rlr:h in
thai.
Mr. Latham, thought that the purp:rt Ct the
resolution was a tull agreement; 10 c6ors i
would DO to settle the whole question.
Mr.. R:csham-Ths is The question to Dc
Al.