Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-06

BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
This Board NET st SO o':!c.l Nth s:va2
members present.
Mir. J. B. Smoot pr;ssotei bill IRON The
Finance Committee epprorria:itg part Ct the
revenue tor the present year
lie said that according to tbs iormcr cacG-
latloD made by the Committee there should be
a reduction of $l40O 10 theiem q salaries bu!
the bill showed cuIy $50 |; had bsen care
fully prepared ard hos the crfor occurred he
could not say.
Mr.. Marbury wanted to koo~ Hhcra the
money was 10 coma from, =; 10 revenue bill had
been passed.
Mir. j. B. Smoot replied that there was some
money coming ia 90 aec5unt CT tie rcc@ut sales
of derquent resi- estate. aud some on accouDt
of licenses. At any rate tho Auditor could
issue warrants which DO YVES NOW rbldi len 10 dc
and the employees ct the corlora,!op could use
them. The interest On the public debt had not
been provided for 10 this bill because there Was
strong hope that the proposed compromise
scheme would Be successful. Tic hoIde,s OF
$50 900 worth OF bonds had already agreed
AID the assent CT The aoldars Of only $40 coo
more was needed.
MIR. Strauss made siatGnl: ut OF the adver
tsges which would accrue from the success of
the scheme. Ii it failed it would Le the fault
of few men 10 our own city who had no feel
ing for their fellow meu.
Sundfy items Of the bill wiYc read, aud *
planned by Nlr. j. B. Smoot, aud tie bill was
passed unanimously.
Mir. L. Z. Smo3t presented report from the
Committee on the Poor Gs 10 the condition Of
the Aims House. 1t Was, he said, il a very
bad Condition, and needed siterlion. As it bad
been suggested that tbs repairs were 10 the
provLcs OF the Committee on Public Property
be had drawn resolution authorizing them to
make the repairs, aud hoped that they would
look after tho matter.
Mr.. Rlshleli ssd lLas tina. committee bad
| not heretofore neglected any dug.
IDe resolution aittr snme discussion as 10
amount 10 be expended, g., vas passed.
bill imposing penalties fer obsructiDg King
street was received from the Common C0uncI.
Nlr. Strauss thought i. good bill. Many
merchants, himself Included, allowed bcx;s
&c., to remain on the Sidewalk, to the iacon,
Teoleace OF ladies' rassicg, a0d of Others.
Nj. RlSale!! m0v.d to insert Royal s!r7ct BE-,
tween AlDs ard Cameron, which amendment
was les.
Mr. }. Is. Smoot wanted % knew if the bill
would Interfere with fiour merchants, who some
times had hu0dyeds CT barrels of flour ca .heir
tlde"alks at time, aHat!ng inspection, He
doubted The wisdom of cOnierring Sd mu,h *.
ira power DC the Mayor aod Supcrintsndcnt O!
Police.
Col. Rid suggested that the obslsuc!ions
prevented The passage Of baby carriages.
Mr.. j. b. Snoot said tha: they ir,ul.nty
went three abreast ard people had % get out Of
the Way. 1t seemed TO him that every ucu &C.
imposed new dci9s Gu the Surcriatcn llrt Ct
toH'e- That nt:ic2r S,0ud have to procure o
horse, to travel abound. lie HOu,n wilnuruw
his objections however.
The bill Waa then passed. Ayes :.
An act 10 regard to The cleaning CT srt s..
&o, from cutters aaI >!d!in2s vas received
from the Comu0n Council, with 81 ecGorsa,ion
that the Committee Gu Streets recommended
its passage.
MIR. Rsaie;l said that tie committee did net
recommend its passage Mr. Evaas aud hin.
sell, two OF the members were opposed to il.
Several members expressed the Gpiui1n that
there was plenty Of law IN the subject az pre-
sent if enforced.
hI, Maf6ury SAID ;La! some parties claimed
| that grass In the cutters vas co, nusanes.
Dir. hshleil said that * Mayor kaElpar lad
ted tlnn that cjr.p sIut had evan been made
to him CO tie sutilc'. lie lMr. R,shIc!l)
thought that the trouble lay in the SupeGin
teudept OF Police DOt cnEoicins Inc lay. AZ
the act YVES DO; ariroYnd hv y n,si,ri,v of ;ha
Com niitec on Streets, be m1ycd thati b. re-
FIRED back to TIA. couui,tle fer c3.rtc: cr-
crdotsa,ioa. Adopted.
The act wss su6stu1cn,IT ,c,rrnr1 hy ,ho
Conu0n Couzcil win rtnlast ~ kncs rnaf
epdcr:sriop vcs r,n,;r,n ,,ii -, r,o,;o, &c NJ,
Ri.h;eI. il ssg ,.i, ova,r.iiI ISn n.y.! m,n:nn
CT his B.atc which WIS osr:ca 10.
Comynon Conn.,I OK ,ha = I.,I
streets i1,rsss,d ,,n, - G6n =, GOO III
NJ y. d. Gm1ot sa:d lha; the Committee CD
80 TJ -, a<nsa tSl st''vo' nul s. hs
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no on.;.o hi NV o 40 w.. l'o's'u'|'
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d.fsas 10y ~ ps In wy WV SlH-I p lse
.I b ~ ~ o'l m!u.u pc 'le siiaICu clucsrs'
ga ~, no, vas W. ""',fs 'us: tHey saotn: lie
CO ~ 81 noH ne streets "ers stI1Ii6%.
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