Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-03-05

the convention '3as called to 0ldcr
| Dir. BcctEs?u cEpiaiGcd The. a. hc was a3u-
WINGED that - long as he Boards WzTc 10 scp-
a!ate sessions they would never Come to coy
agrecHort on this veEed subiec; lie had there.
fore rooqod to invite tho Aldermen to oobfer
with the Couocit uroo the subicc. He was
welded 10 go plao biust'.
Nothing mere vas SID fJr a few laiCutcs.
hir. EichbCrg hoped that tho members Of
the committee who had looked ioto this subject
would speak
Still there was silence.
The eharnsu (Aldcrman DoSnhsm) -Therc
3on't ssem TO be uog person wac desires to ols'
cus7 the sui .o:.
Mr.. La,ban--I move this joint meeting
dissolve
Tac motion was l2s!.
Mr. Bsckham said he had voted azsGst Dis
solving n ordsr 10 hear come expression of
views He had made no c1beealDent OF bis
Ni.n:a, hGt WAS open to conviction. |: locked
| to lin TX the IoeObcrs Of tie City Council
were a:Tsid to express their opinions. He really
! thought i. Was lime something was Gouc, apd
| he h0neG tha. s)tao plan of action would be
| Gfraed Hp0u.
Dir. LEibam regretted exceedingly to have
| to speak az this time, and before he did 50 be
desired to explain why he had made the motion
/ to dissolve the i,int convention. The iavita.
| ton Came from the President Of the C0mmon
Council 10 the Members Of the Aldermen to
! ssy something. No Alderman said Anything,
aud % the o!jcct Of TIC meeting had evidently
failed, he had moved 70 dissolve. AS a mem.
Der OF the CCu1cl trou. the lst ward be pro-
| tested against this meeting. There was 90
right 10 held X. aud anything be would say
here would be said under protest. What
vas tbs gathering ior-tho city debt, the tax
assessment. Tie pubic 65nncas, or any other
ices OF interest 10 the people? None of these.
O1ly the question whether tho Sun Company
should have their house or not. 1t reminded
hin Of tine iimc when trouble broodcd over the
army OF the Revolution. All vas silence and
sorrow ia the camps, When there Was heard
cry irpm JchnuY Hook Of beet, beef, beef. He
did not kaow much about the American cause,
but lie kulw he wanted psy for his beef So
ia this casa, while mcu were trying to arrange
plans al srest ;:a5iic interest, the ely "Suo,"
Sur SUI" flied The air 10 The detriment
@; pu;.lia h,::iocss He wgs pleased to sec
thst q ,aajlity Of the Aldermen had voted to
ci.sovr. That waa sufficient TO shcw that tic
mHais.. should b. dissolved.
Nlr. Sucot cid at like 10 reiteratc the seB
imeris which ho had expressed. He had
hcped that The President (Mr Bsckb au) would
teyc made some proposal. 1t was very easy
to a>E others 10 eivo their views, hut it would
hay; teca more becoming if the President had
Id ic Ihia discussions, end given the convention
the h2ueft Il his oRo views. lie. Dir. Smoot,
wss lot in favor Of lur0iug tho Sun Company
gu; without compensation. lilo thought their
,org occupsrc; OF the building, .teir ex-
peGdi,u,es and thsir public service, waro
enough to make Courc! lock iaTOra5Iy upon
81. A., "A tbn
which attended tie occupancy Of the building
b; the Sun Company, ADD coDcnded that tho
City Council had given the company frequent
assutsucca that they considered that The com
papy had right to the occulaDcy. The com
pany had o&cn 10 possession OF the old building
vary long time. Mr.. Latham-Morn thau
~ ycarc. lie added, Il have never been 10
favor Of Ynrs 10 laH with the SUI Company.
| say that | canUct DoW when they seem 10 be
wi.iicc TO give up under lair compensation. l
Zee! unwilling 10 soy 90 cut without auy cCn-
persaigr. Applause | Thick they IRE en-
ti,!s1 t0 ii. 1t is question fer tho City Coun
ell 10 ssy loSG much. hope the members Of
the Board CT hdermcn will come 10 sonc coz
clusi?o VI tins subject. Because if 5Cu desire
10 obtain possession ct this house you have e0t
To agree upo;: sorae cGEDComlse, cod l am sat
iii. { that these members have showu dspc-
eitica q meet yen. These arc the clpstiera
tlOrs wb'ch have governed me 10 the course
,hs: have t:kca. | feel u1WiIlIug after tue
lang s: r7icr i! il itm6eIs tc take the building
without c1TarsRsailGr. They Gare dcEc SCI
vice. Not iuany Of tben a:n alive roG. |
kuuv ti!.; membtI5 Of that company are will.
iag 10 saIcC. Oier members Of that con-
psry do poi want TO lise it up. Sn uct
troubled wiih the Qu%silOn, What ale they
going to Go With the money alter you SiTc II?
They re:er b5ghes nc.
Mr.. Breeders agreed with hlr. Smoot en- this
su ct, AID has srcouded tie molor OF Mr.
Snuol; Tor besides being tic most peaceful 1t
would hc 10 Ri respects the DCst. lis did no.
.hilk That possession cCuid DO obtained through
the courts without much cXnen6l!Ilo OF money
snG Of time. ead besides this there viii be III
ftc;cG eres1acrad, eEd the c,mmuDity would
be kspt ;a Il torment iron which it would be
cheap 10 purchase exemption with $500. lie
hoped compensation would Be offered.
AgGn there Was silence.
blr. Beckhan-Our side (COuuc;N is doing
all the sneakicg. We would ljks to hear from
the Aldermen. He hoped to hear iEom Alder
usn lCoL) Reed.
Mr. Evans was surpri.e;! 10 haar geutlemeo
insis, that il Vould be e&s? to Get possession ol
| the Sun Engine HOUSE By law. lilo did cot
nCutVC lQSG iEC CCUEI5 NCu'u tuSV thC Jun
Company. 1t w;s represented that the Corpo
ration Attorney had ssid be could get posses.
sion Of the hous, 10 i;w mouths ht cost OF
$50. Tho attorpey would be mistaken. He
would regcr get .cs;;ssicu. He would be nls'
taken uo9 as he vas ni.t4ken before. lie
| thought bsfyis tia; &c could recover posses
aiou, bu, he catered suit on it, end Went up like
| grassboppcr almost. lie saw 10 reason why
| the Sun eugiue house should wary Cluoei 50
much. Why DOt let IL alo0c.
hlr. Latham explained that ncallg ai! he
| money AID labor which tut the Old Suu Ia
zine House had come from the tlembsrs ct tie
Sun Company. Every cent vas appropriated io
| help The city to sa7c lis property ard that CT
| its citizeas.
Alderman Rishicll moved to dissolve.
The Chair asked it there was any cla WHO
wanted 10 speak.
Alderman Downham said that rore ct tie
| speaking Aldermen seemed TO be here tonight,
but he desired to ssy that he believed tha Sun
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