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

he sae:iops VIZ sgrccd to withou. debate e.
cept tgo:
s. 00o was stickeo out ard IS Ol0 put 10
for the caaniD2 rud repairing OF streets co he
Io;0u OF Fir. Latham.
Mr.. Latham 1ppcsied to tb, Cou1eil 20. 10
ocrsase further tho appropriations. l. wss
Most i0pofssa! that these iignits should not b,
extended
Inc bii! was passed u2aaigeu,i5. tu: alter
wsfds The A:d=rnea rcc coprnfrel, and MGsns
Latham aud Evans were appointed q Committee
ot Conference. Elr. Latham saying IS he let. The
chamber f3r he co1faTauoe that he would die
befor. ne you'd civ, &c inch"
Sh9rty after tho committee returned aud
reported tha: the A!d:rnal hal agreed 20 give
up the paint.
N!r. Racks bill fer preventing obshu,sious
| 10 streets led 10 the Council to some d1ba,o as
TO wh2th:r or not it Vas The report Of { com.
| mittcc.
Tie r2pott was rciofssd u9ou The bill anl
stated the action Ct The committee.
Mr.. EVans was as;obished to tiud bills here
coming ia trom = committee which the com
mittee had never authorized ary ooe to report.
| Mc. Rock said the 9cta on this bill IVES three
TO nnc.
Mr.. Esans-It Vas tive to two.
| Mr. Rock said his impression Vas different
from that Of Mr. Evans.
Mr.. EichbtrS cid not ike bill which lock.
cd like it WAS reported by u Committee when
/. did not conc from the Committee OF Streets
st all. o
The b.l! finally pass:d-Ycas ., noes !, and
was sent 10 the Aldermen.
la the meantime resolution fer tie repair
OF the fools House, which vas represented to
be very deiapidateG. took pace. AMI then Mr..
Rock $ bill! came bsck from the Aldermen with
the enforcement, Returned icr correction OF
the eGdoEsement By the Board OF Aldermen. :"
Mr iGck was asiGUlshcd that after tits bill
had bee1 twice adopted by Cou7cil this foolish
Miss Naccysm should lie used 10 tie Alder.
men to defeat it,
1t appeared that the aci!on of the committee
as reported BY hr. Rock IVES written on the
back OF the bill, and the action OF the Council
IN passing the bill, GDd Of the Aldermen 10
SEEDING j. back 10 Couuci!. were also endorsed
thereon.
Mr.. Latham coo;erdcl that Dir. Rocl, $
writing vas report aud nc! au endorsement
apd moved thas tho bill DO returned to the
Aldermen win the request that they "desig
Datc the error 10 til, cuicrsomrn: Ct Tho clerk
CT this Board"
Mr.. Ev.rs-l sec hist somebody is 10 ditch
and mp friend is lrSiog to help him cut. Every
one Knows what the Aldermen mean. The mem.
bers there don't want this bill endorsed as re-
ported by tho Committee o. Streets Ehan it i!
not report.
Mr. Rock said he lad explained before that
IS The Dill had been referred TO tho Committee
on Streets, aud had TO comn back to Counci
With some report, be had, as wss the comnoc
| CEs.oGl. pu: the acti0a t the Committee On this
back Of the bill. TIE gentleman ircm the h
Ward, Ar. Eseua. lid not agTacd &c the 70
port. lie Is SOLE on The sui &C..
MIR. Evacs-Dona what? Laughter.
Mr. L.thnm--!Ie SAYS you aTs s5ra On tht
subject
The bill was seat hack to etqai7o what the
A!dermen waited, and Couac, which 81,
waiting reply, was Presently iLtIrmcd by Me-.
Strauss thai tue Aldermen bad gotten through
With their business aud were ready to az 5urn.
Aud the CouLcll, at late hour, aciJurnrd lust
IN time to cGahla those pncmrera Ut tho L Jard
that went EoMr Immediately 10 get bona dry
| bgiCr, the raio storm.