Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-26
tkTI ryrc.r:Ts,
Iho regular scI~@oih!y ncet.og Of sLr G.:
Cout eli vas held last right.

BOARD OF ALDERMEN. !
1n this Board all tic members were prescott,
notwithstanding tho mercury was up 10 the
uineiits.
Alter the adoption Of several reports without
debate,
Mr. John Is. Smoot, from tho Committee on
part OF tho Market building now occupied by
! the Sun Company.
Finance, made report in the matter CT the
Sur Englon House. recommending go appro-
nrlatlon OF $500. to be placed TO the credit oil
! ilugh L1than, csq., conditioned upon tho Sun
Ere Company Vsculrg and sllrcndcring to the
Commissioners OF the Sticking Fund, Within 50
days after the passage of tho resolution. that
Mr.. Moore asked it the c,mpapy had agreed
to ;cc,rt this proposition.
MIR. Smoot said they had not yet
Mr.. Reid was unwilling to commit tho Cor
| porallon to any c'aim by the company, and un-
| less tho proicr had been accepted was unwilling
| to adopt tho report.
MIR. Moore took tho same ground.
hr. Strauss c)otCndtd that the prefer would
| not bo recognition of ung claim, but would be
| considered IN tho ll2ht oil o donation 10 com.
| raDy that had in tho past rendered valuable
service TO tho city.
| Mr.. Rlshioll asked what was 10 become of
tho rents now iu Tho City Treasurcr's hands
| Mr.. Strauss said that would be matter for
alter consideration. 1t was IN ,st desirable TO
| have this long standing difficulty adjusted, and
as 1t was now in such fair way of settlement,
no hoped 70 further obstruction would be
| thrown in tho way.
Mr.. Moore contcndcd that tho offer would DO
aD Acknowledgement of acllim which he, for ono,
! was unwilling to acoadc.
Mr.. Strauss did net think il was Ga Omission
Of Calm, but mtr0 appropriation r.r past
| services Tom tho company.
| Alter luther debate, at tho suggestion OF
| hif Held, the report was amended by Inserting
| that the Corporation acknowledges no claim to
| the property on the part Of tho Suo Company,
al d cs thus amended was passed Fem con.
| The appropriation bill was reported from The
Fnalcc Committee by MIR. j. +. Smoot, the
salaries being retained as last year.
There was some informal discus sion 10 regard
to tho source from whence the salaries OF the
Superintendent ADD Clerk of tho Gas Works
and Clerk of the Market should be drawn, when
| tho bill WIS rtcommitcd.
| The ttE bill was rcxt introduced By Mr. J.
! Is. Smoot. The bill proposes To reduce the
1stc Of taxation from 81 10 $l.90, with a dis
ccu1t OF 10 per cent. tO7 prompt payment and
It Is further proposed to tax tho upluuded
bGods. With these exceptions tho bill is as OF
last year. "
Mr.. Smoot. 10 presenting tho till aud asking
its reoomm!ttal, said that he thought it proper
that tho bonds :hat had not boen funded should
DO taxed. lie was sorry to say that the main
Obstacles to goucral and early funding OF tho
whole sum had been thrown 10 the way by our
OVID clt'z ,Ds, somo OF whom bad held back
their old bonds for tho Pups, of realizing
upon tho coupons, and he thought it but right
| and Proper that such should bear their proper.
ton Ct tho sacrIGc, that had bcca mado ty al
| other holdcra OF the bonds.
| Tho bill WIS then rCconnitcd without de-
bate.
| Upon motion to nay Arthur Simpson aud
Samuel Tier Tor so,Vic,s as extra pClconcp,
apnciacd by tho Mayor lts! December,
Mr.. q. .. Smoot opposed the payment, ard
moved to lay the report of tho committee Oh
| tho table, which motion prevailed, but VII 5 sub.
sCqnentl7 recJnsidcred, when
Mr.. Strauss explained tho action OF tho CON-
nlttco 10 whom the claim was referred, and
cortandcd that it was just; tho duty had b,cn
performed, tho money was owing and that un-
| less tho Corporation wanted to DO sued. tho ro
port had better be adopted. flo said that tho
| Mayor he'd tho power 10 sppnint, and he should
sustain him in his rights. lie urged, strcnu-
ously, that tho claims should ho paid at orco
1
also Of an impending law suit.
MIR. Moore opposed tn, payment on tho
ground that the Mayor had 40 right to appoint
alter ether policemen had baen cko;ed by
Courcl
MIR. Marbury favored paTmcpt. ca tho duty
had been performed, and this was TIM ensi est
way OF getting ont Of any further trouble.
. Mr.. Rishlcl said he lad to pay fer his mis-.
takes, and ns tho Mayor had made hlun6cr,
tho best thing he cbud do WIS to pny for it
himself
Mr. Strauss again urged payment of tho
clans.
The whu!c SUI jet Was finally recommended,
aGd,
| Alter tho Aa1a: ion Ct some further Lusi.
nrss. WlthCu. debate. OF . 40 o'c'tct tho |, Yard
sdourned.
| COMMON Council.
| Tho regular mreIog Of this Hoard list nirht
was we'll attended within tic bar, Tut had no
spectators
MIR. Javiua and Mr.. Smoot submitted re-.
rort adverse to tho payment OF Mfs,rs. TIGER
and Simpson for service under tho Mayors or
der in 1879. md another report from Mesrs.
Strauss aGd Smith, Of tho same committee, in
favor OF tho payment Of Mrs-rs. Iicar and
| SimlSon.
| MIR. Javins supported his report by an tx4
aInatlnn OF The circumstances with whicl, riuer
aud Si%rson w"rn appointed and said that
after the council had sppointcd hiessrs. Walker
and Latin as policemen, the Mayor had re-
fused 10 rtcogn'za these Legitimate polio mon,
and had Continued n seTvlc, Iiccr and Simpson
! without authority. Council contracted debt
| Tor this service to Walker and II,ttio, but not
to TIGER and Simpson.
MIR. Latham snid that it was Walker AID
llcrsenian. not Latin. who were appolated. II.
| favored the payment Of all OF them.
Mr.. Il chbfrg urged that the subject had been
| recnmmltci in order that The committee might
| consul: the Corporation Attorney. lilo saw
| noIhng 10 the report which showed the LEGAL
status OF the case and that is what he wished
to understand.
MIR. Javlns said That members Of Council
| seemed 10 think That whatever The Mayor did,
WhS the Law; now the Mayors duties were spe-
CITY. AID btciu'c tho Constitution of tho Stste