Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-09-17

80 1871 N'.oN'' =" WV Nv VI tuC Ilu-LSS
Committee, !lr The purpose Of considering the
revenIe bill.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Ills Board met at $50 O'Clock, with sig
members present.
The Ptc:idclt being nbs,at, Mr.. Strauss Was
elected President pro ten.
The revenue bill was then reported by Mir.
j. Is. Snoot, ana read a. eagth.
II fixes the rate ct taxation a. 81 CO tho Sl00,
With discount Of per oeat. en- bills paid By
November and per cart. on thoss paid by
December !. Ga sll bills not paid Dlc,mooi >
penalty CT 5 per cent. is levied, AID en- sIl ros
paid by June l, 1880, penalty CT Il per cC1t
MI }. &. Snoot said that the only acT f:s
turo c: the bill vas tho penalty Of per cent.
ca all bills not paid ty December .. The City
C0uGc!l had agreed 10 Issue rev bonds, TO take
the plac, CT tho old u1ea. They had usde
premises in connection Herewith wish must
DO met. Tie owners Of $3.50. 600 of the bonds
had sErccd to the compromise, end j. nust 90
90. lie made very clear statement OF til
amount cxpaoted TO be recei5ed from various
s3urces, amounting 10 the aggregate to SIS, 500,
ard the expresses. which he said would b, about
| tie sane amount lie hoped TIA. after this
| year tho tax could be reduced still moIe Grd
| tho city, relieved Of her burdcn, would have c
renewed il2E Of prosperity. 1t would BIO noticed
that tie tax On coupo95 and the GiEcrini
| patton against them 10 the payment of tszea
hsd been left cut of this bill; it had boen
declared illegal BY tie Supreme C0urs cad
could rot 10 enforced.
! Mc. Strauss (Mr. G.. Z. Smeot in tho ci:sir)
oa!itd up The bill to impose penalties for aew.
leg grass to grow in the streets eld cutters.
| he considered It 81 important matter, and
hoped that 30 oil 2ction would be- made. lie
| VAS aware that thero WAS G lay in the CODE, but
| it was no! explicit enough. lie EGY.l 70 JESS
tie bill.
| Mr.. R!sh!cll moved to rcconm5 tie bill to
the Committee GU Streets f.! corTccs cnd1rsl-
meet.
Mr. q. &. Smoo. read The present law ircrl
| the code, aod contcnded thgt il was tho 6uly
Of the Superintendent of Polio, to DO this
| wo'I. aaG keep the cutters cleared OF syfSl &.
w;ll ~ other distractions. Il vas done 50
year, ego aGd could be done nnw.
Ih5 motion c! hlr. Risiiail tc iacsmfait ives
adopted.
| The EcsaluiloG Tor the txcasi3a CT the IiGrrs
street. sewer was takea up.
NJ. =. &. Smoot Tithd.cw his i5rnlc, Gtisc
| i,cs to thu resolution.
| Nlr, Reid though. the resolution uuifot:zal
special appropriation.
Mr.. ). b. Snoot a:keG thO Committee on
I'S;Ieass il such was the c3sr.
iii. RlShlcil thought oot, sul wou!i nat Eoto
| far sicci2! appropriation.
M:. Marbpiy thGE3ht i Sas spacisi appro
pFiali1n.
NJ. }. 3. Sm0ot said The rcvc1ua bill ta:
Just ueen passed, aoo 1t oD!y provided Ter c..
tala amount Of money. which was already ap
p!orriatcd. Ii special appropriations were
| tledo the tcveluo would fall saoft. He m1ved,
| os al ameDdmeut, tina; toe cost OF the lmprGyo
rent should c)mc from tee street luad
The amcldmert erG the resolution we've
&dopteS.
hlr. }. b SGo6! eavl Gotico that the Financs
Committee Wcu'd, q. the ueZ. meeting, ntr0-
| d1ce IN sc; :cVi2ioe the shaking iiGd, which,
, 10 his a2gmcLt, had expired, havicg aeao;n,
pshe1 is purpose. llo simply gave uotie,
| il nItSr Ira. Members ..lstt Lhiuk ever .aa
| t0Gtinr.
The resolution in regard 10 The Hcniy street
Sewer was returned from the Common Council,
with the snentment, non ooncurre0 10, aud =
| Committee OF conference was appointed.
Inc com nttca Of confcfetc, warc unable to
sgsce end were DISCHARGED.
The hoa,d then, at 90 0'c!o;k. Adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
! iho called meeting Of tho CouG CT! last nigh:
transacted ihe bGsluess Tor which i. wsi called
tosetheE-tho rcTo7uo bl!-in less thar five
Dlautts sl.cr lie sal &c. was brought bet;r4
the boHy. but Whilo the Aldermen considered
| the IeVe3us several other matters eGgoqeG ;he
attention of Council GGd excited dchs's.
| ga al application by the W. u. TeIesiaph
| CcmpaGy icr leave to trim bou.hs from trees
On s;r22ts wGc.1 tbs limbs ;n:cfl:red With tbs
| wires,
Mr. Eva1s said il ,hc Western Uai,a TsIa.
lrA3h Company Eeedi thinning done va7
ueed i: &c referred 10 sAo committee. Was
qlastion for CGuaci'.
hlr. R:ck would have sal! n3;Eiog GU. io.
the proposition 10 retsr tho matter to TIC om
niau5 Committee. The camnittee could do
nothia@. Couacj! could DO nothing. Tie
property holder could stand H;th GOO CT thoss
Ysz2o dcnb!e barrel fellows ed deiead bis
;1rop.rtg. i:cca arc p:op:r:y. eGd CouGci CAD
! cct gave any c!mpacy pose: 70 insa!ter2 with
.hoIn. AZ we'll give them The righ. 10 chop
| OF the gable CT q ma4'5 hCusc.
| Mt. E7aas-Iha.' 5 exactly ny op!c:cn, sd
ttr tha; Eea3o0 | thick U9uac; oush: 70 90!
| upon il r3w, Ggd not !eava j: t. committee.
| ,iF. 1eckaau suggested that tEo oetiti2a
Wis - C'OS! pHC iUi tEC uliL;IG
might aGt iG s0Ma manner bIiweea the teIo
| grsph company end the property ho!itr, 90 ~
| to eaiis:g both. A1d the matter went 20 !ho
committee.
hn application b. ,|ota 3. Snopt ;tr leave
to I'll III :ae plGD a. the o)raCf Of Prince and
Columbus streets, aicagsiIe liz garden, vas ra
ptrtcd upon lav3ratly BY q msjNity of the
C0rlD!tteo Gu SlroetS % condition NJ. Sm3Jt
should az his eva eXDerSe have we'll dug and
! i Dcw ruGJ placed at the southwest oo!ncr Of
Columbus and Duke streets.
M.. Evans moved 10 lay tic matter upon
the ta5ie, and announced his Gissoat,as & mem.
bs! CT the Street Committee, FROM tho report.
This vas l2st-yeas 4, the whole F3u.!h
Ward delcgs,i0o,) rosa E.
lie question then cimo ~ n The repoft.
1t bad oecn txp!el0td t5st tho pump wattr
there was dTiaka5io raG litc popular, o. il
was cold csen II the heat ct summer The
crowd nGich gathered there YES hoE,y,r dis.
asreeatlf 70 Nr. Smoot, aed us the pump wss
Ia GUNNER Kept going uali o'clock il the
mornipe, i: considerably iocoa NODDED hin.