Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-09
CITY COUNCIL,
The Cry COansil h:li is regular semi
monthly weeliDg las; night.

the members present.
Mr. Rishiel bad read the &c: ulahog aG1cad
meuls to the city charter q; pa:s:d by the la!c
General Assembly. lie said that the Corpora.
ton Attorney thought that 40 &C in WAS ahso-
lutc'y necessary, bit that DO harm cIuil rcsu,.
from such action.
MIR. Strauss asked whether uadsr these
amendments the pciic; sud bo elected for
two years
Mr.. KishicIl though; net. All cfi4cfs ex-
ceps those named in the &c: would Be cltc.ed
! annually By thc Caunci!.
Nlr. Strauss thought tia. ali tficcis wcud
| hold Ter two years.
! The act was road thrco iiIcs ard passed.
At $50 p. II. the Beard took recess. sub
ioct to the cali CT the President, 70 await the
action Of the CcmlGa CouEcl o. The Debt
bill.
The Beard rossseuhled OF 10 'oltc,; y. m.,
ADD disposed OF quantity Of routine business.
Suudry recommendations for improvements
to The streets coming Up,
Mr.. Moore said that he woud b, pl:asca to
afford any accommodation 10 the people Wt0
petilioped, but he did not sec the slightest
chance to pay the money for tho improvements.
| hIr. Smith, as member Ct tho Committee
90 Streets, said that there weio $1,000 uGeX.
pended from the appropriation for streets.
| Mr. Moore said that there was 70 moray 10
| the Treasury, and would not be siGr!y. The
balance OF 81 400 vas Only o nominal oIc. There
was really DO balascc.
| Mr.. Smith said that if the proposition OF Mr..
| Moore was accepted the Coutcl might as we'll
discharge tie policemen ard ether city en-.
rloyecs. He hoped that the Improvement
asked fer Oh north Alfred street. between klcg
and Cameron, would be ordered, it b2ing the
thoroughlorc to the a. & 4. depot. Tho par.
ties who worked werc willing to take war7eots,
and ho hoped they would BE- given 70 them.
| Mr. Mcore said that if tho present arrange
meDt went On the Corpora'ion couli not exist
logger than January. If tho courts got control
there woull be DO limit to tho taxes. az courts
had no mercy, especially to corporations.
| Mr. Stratus, while egreeiog tina. the stree!
needed rcpaiiing still doubted the wisdom o!
issuing any more warrants.
| Dir. Moore thought that other streets could
be uscd lcr thorcughfere ct less cost.
| The Board corcurrcd ia the Gc.ioa Ct the
| Common CcutcIl, orGcIi1g the Improvements
to be made 90 Alfred and Patrick streets
Tbc claim of Mr. r. n. Garter. fer services
IS Surveyor in 1876, vas received from the
Comnoa Council
Mr.. Strauss urged the payment Of tic claim,
which he b2Iitvad 20 bo O just orc. Mr. Garter
had psl lJrDed tho du:icg, and ihGuld DC paid
for SO dcug. :.
Hr. Risbiell- opposed .ks payment Of tic
bill.
Mr.. Smith suggested that Mr. L. j. Smith,
who w:s the attorney fyr Sir. Garter, be ailoW
cd TO make Il statement, whicl sugct&.l2n was
adopted.
Dir. f. i. Smith said that be represented
Nlr. Cercr as counsel aud h,d bo4u t9il By
| Messrs. kemper eud Stuart that the Claim CT
| MIR. Garter was q valid one ard be had been re-
questcd not TO press the suit which had been
| Instituted. If settlement was TO! msds oth(r-
wise he would DO compelled 10 urge tue suit.
Mr.. Rishiell said that he had bcen told by tie
late ". D. Stuart that he (Stuari) had quail
| fed as Surveyor for tie scar 1875 ald It AID
| that hil repeated demands for the Instruments
he!ooei1: 20 TIC lIij,, had h2aG refused By hlr.
Carer
Mr.. Strauss nsaia advocated lie cain q
Mr.. Garter.
Mr. Rishic said that hc had mad9 ca@r!oi
against Mr.. Carter in tic ether i'j0ri aud h:d
il DOT been for his Predecessor hire, tie tCarcr)
might have been sent 10 he rari:cn.ilry for
all nc knsw.
| Alter some further Ge;ul:crg debate the res
o!u.iono Of tho Common Couac.l ri ;c:ing tho
claim WEE non caucuuca IL.
| A resolution CT the Common CouIcji r;qaast.
| i1g the committee OF b0EdhollcrS to sta:r hos
much Of ;he bouded Geb; q lie city they could
cootroi Vas received aal read.
Mr. Smith asked from lilo members vino
were On the COMMITTEES q. coaleGencc wha: Eas
| thr position Ct a!ters.
| Mr.. Strauss said thai Wills 10 lid Coz !L!cl:
The resolution vas wo::h The paper Il w.; rr.t
1 l.. J i i al.
at present.
Tho clerk lhon Rad resolution requiring
| he Corp0!atiou Aitrruty TO fam: . hli 10
| carry ioto effect tho proposition Of tie bcrd
holders.
Mr.. Smith wanted tie maittr settled 10 Eight.
Mr.. Moore suggested that the B5a.d could
not &C! any faster than it Was dol0g, or than Tie
! Common Couao:l would allow it 10 Go.
| Col Reid wsg n favor Ct The G:s; proposition
CT the boadholdera and opposed to The modified
oue While the city would have to raise moro
u;oacv ct fits: il would save SIS 900 10 the end
| lie IF red resolution 10 accordance with lis
| views.
Mr.. Moore asked If there wculi be hGg SILK.
| ing iund uodcr that proposition.
| Col. Reid supposed that there would be Iuder
either pop.
Mr.. D,vsham (Mr. Smith il the chair) 3D.
vocsttd tho second proposition aud thought il!
Hould be much lighter Oh the people.
! Col. Reid copteD3tG tins. The seoond rrcpos!.
licn only pu! eft the evil day; Ao@ waa tic
amount 10 be foay rsi:ed2
Mr.. Marhurg-By the Sinking Faai.
Mr.. Strauss favored the secood proposition
and claimed that the amount t. be raised would
be only S34,5 per annun, which cjud be
readily d9Ec.
| Col. Raid favored tic use O! the Sinking
Fund yoGr by year, instead Of Leaving it until
the end. He thought $3.50 could be saved
thereby.
Mr.. Marbury said lhst the idea Of en- install
uent plau for paying Interest, it Tas feared
could not be carried out, but ho thought that
the bondbolders would accept that plan a! five
per cent for twenty gears.
Dir. DoEnham thought that The city had bet
| ter take all Of the time tia. it could get.
mir. Moore could not understand h01 Col.
Reds plan saved $3S 500.
A Conversational debate cnsucd bst.ecn
Mss.rs. Moore, Reid, Strauss and Do~nhEn.
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