Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-06-25
CITY C0ErCIE.
The City Council held its regular meeting
l.
BOARD OF ALDERMEI

members present.
Alter slight amendment to tie minutes
President Duwoham asked to be excused 90 ao
count OF an important engagement and c,lleC
MI. Sr.uSs to the chair.
The resignation of Judge Charles t. Stuart
ss Corporation Attorney was received aud read
together with communication from theihayor
Mr.. Moore moved that the resignation b.
ricelved aud accepted, and that vote i
thanks b rendered to Judge Stuart Tor his
efhcisn. services.
Mr. Strauss Mr.. Rishel in the chair said
that he fci, constrained to bear testimony Il
the ability aod iaNhtuloess with which Mr..
Stuart had performed is duties as CORPORATION
Attorney He thought the city Was sustaor e
severe loss.
MIR. Mooe's resolution was adopted.
Dir. BarrouRhs from the special Committee
fer that purl oss, reported bill Tor rem og
DANGEROUS wall, act ether nulssuces
The Compensation ct tho practical coDmit-
lee provided for Was fged al 81 per dag, and
the foe for non npisDce at cot less than So
CT more than $40 for each DIS.
President D-wohsm hers caro- ia and re.
sumed he chair
Mr.. Rishie vas 10 favor OF the OH CT Of the
bill. but did not lbibk IL wss traued * ely
right. He would like iuriher ime to GIL
slider il.
Mes.r, Rid, Strauss. aod Burroughs op
posed postpone m.nt and urged the importauo,
ef the Immediate passage Of tho bill.
Mr.. Rlshiell finally Withdrew his eli 'cioss
and the Dill WAS passed.
Su1dry matters were disposed tf wittou; DO.
bate, and the Board took & recesa.
Upon rcassembiIog the iiocusa bill was re.
coived FROM tins Common Ccuocil and read
three limos sod passed.
Q,nna rnu,inn hu Jnnss Spaa Iptuaspici ard
another recess taken to Wait ter business from
tie lower Board.
The bill in regard 10 dsuccrou, 9ai!a. a..
Was returned from the Caunion C1uoc n1u
cluourreG 10.
The Board adhered t. its t1rncr action and
Appointed M2sI!s. Burroughs a4d Strauss az
CO mmittee CT cotf:renec.
The c,nmitao after o short abs :rc,. report.
cd 10 tav0c OF r@c1mmiSliar III: bill, uDi IL Vas
III ordered.
Il mott, n to a ,ura having been na1s.
President DJWphan (Mr. Rshieil iu the
ohairl said that before &C )urniag he must cX,
press to the members Ct the Board his sinc3ra
thanks for tho cuucL~uus rIaruer 10 which be
had been treated IS President. aud fer the en-
tire harmony a7d good l:elice with which The
rlocsediues had been c)ad1,ad during tbs ycGr
lust closing. Most OF the inaalb:TS would re-
lutn to the new Board; TO those who woaid not
he could only give mos. heartfelt is!eTuli.
The business oil the neXs aessloo W0uld BE- WY
Important, Ia fact the most important, 10 bis
opinion, which had eve: been presented to the
Cny Uou1ci. Although nc feared that lh6
new funding bill would ;ail on account OF The
amount b.iug pllcaa ioo high he still hopad
that soma plan wOuli he devised TO relieve tbs
city OF its tinaocisl difficulties.
Ga motion of Col. Reid, vote CT thnaks
bn FAR ia ali ~
impartial msancr 10 which Ii, had discharged
hiJ duties.
MIR. Strauss alluded 10 highly comp!imc DIARY
terms TO tho lopg aai faithful Services OF MIR.
W. A. Moore, nov about to rclira from The
Bard. lie considered Mr.. Moore oao of .h1
most valuable members Of the Council!
MIR. Moore thanked Mr.. Strauss for his kind
" words, AID the Board Tor their many our
t. sizes. Hu had Tiled to do his duty While
member Of CourcI. he had never sought the
position and Vas glad to be relieved 1t took
more time than Ln could sp1ra, aud he had
oily staid this ooe ttom sense OF duly.
After votes Of thanks to the Cieik. Messen'
gtr,&,., tue Board,a 1890 o'cock, adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL
The regular meeting of the Common C2uocii,
last night, was attended by little more than q
quorum. a fcG spectators occupied the tcnches
outside tho bar.
The report Of The Committee Oh L;gh. hav
ing been presented. was read aud accepted.
MIR. Smoot, from The finance Committee,
said that that cOmuittte had Determined that
it would not be oxpedieut 10 report the rcvcnue
bill until after further experience 10 tho work
of fuodIng The city debt, aud that bll would be
deferred until later 10 the year. but to enable
the merchants snd Others to coDlLuo their
business, the committee would rcpcrt to Dlght
BID ordinauc, for Icvglog tsx:s ou licspses, lesV
ing the lax on re0l aod pels0Dai property to BE-
hereafter levied. Tue bill was The same as that
of last year except 10 the case CT green grcctr:.
Tho bill levied on green gr0cers who DO cot sell
meats, SIS; green grGcers who sell meats. S4O.
This change was mado to protect the butchers
who paid stall rertS in tho market. lite cut
side sales OF meat 30 intettcrrtG with them that
scarcel, dczeu rem;llCd 10 the market.
When tho second readins Of tho bill was
completed,
Mr.. Smoot said Il has been the hope OF
tie committee that the public spirit of our
merchspts will como forward aud pay their
taxes in U. S. curecoy. For this reason there
hud been no Increase. Had it been bell-vsd
that coupons would be tffsred there would baVo
been large iDofesse. Inc cJnmlttee ecu q
not believe that aDy business msp here would
try and interfere with the efFors now IN pro
gIess TO put the toWo 90 sound htat csl basis.
A bill 10 prevsbt the 0uisot CTS If dareetous
wells, &c.. which provided for q repair by be
ci y and charge OF the expenses to the
property, coming in from the Board Of Alder
men, several memb,rs explsinsd heir uowil-
liuguess to vote Tor the bill without amend
ment.
Mr.. Smoot said that tho experience ct ito
city in paying cut money aud charging it to
property had beeu such that be wss not wiling
to 20 on With j.. To tho setting Of cutbs. &c,
repairs paid for iu cash srs often rsnsid in
&upoDs.
MIR. E;cbborg was unwilling to vote fer tie
bill without further consideration. Ii was .
very important bill and ought not TO be pressed
through without mature consideration. The CRY
might have damages to ray.
Dir. Smoot thought that 10 these cases the