Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-14
CETf COENCIL.
a regular semi-monthy meeting CT lie City
Council was held last ripbt

Inns Board was called to order at 7:45 with
Ell Inc members present, end considerable rou-
slne business was transacted With but little de-
bate.
Colonel Reid. from the Committee on Light,
to whom the petition of the Alexandra Re
form Club asking that they be allowed to oou-
tnue tho use Of gas free. was referred, reported
| the petition back to Council recon moulding that
Council fix the Limitation for which the gas
shall be furnished to the Club free, and stated
that the bills bad beon moderate, about six dol,
lars mootb, but still the committee deemed it
best to tx some limitation, and determined 10
| refer the matter to CounciI.
ga motion of MIR. Moore tho Club vas sraut
| ed the use OF gass free FIR The quarter ending
j June Is, 1880.
A resolution oomius in from the Common
| Council tharkiDg Charles Il. Hooff, E. s..
| Leadbeater and Others who had assisted 10 fund
ing the debt of the city.
MIR. Strauss moved 10 lay it en- the table,
| which motion was adopted.
A copmuoicalion from the Mayor, annouIc
log the death of MIR. Thomas Il Kemp, late
Inspector and neasurar Of lumber was read and
| received.
A Communication from the same asking
Council to provide some safs place for the Gus
| todY Of the Autograph s:ones from which the
c1upon bonds OF tue corporation were printed,
was read, and
MIR. Johu B. Snoot said The stones we're now
10 The Tressurer's Office, and il was tho desire
| of that official to have some safe place dcsig.
! noted for them.
MIR. DoWobsm said he understood that the
| parties furnishing the slooes would redeem
| them at $3.50. and thought hat as they were 10
use 10 tie corporation they might % well be
| SLOWED to have them, aod that much money
saved to the city.
The Communication was retired to tie Fi.
nance Committee
A resolution direo;ing tho Committee on
Streets to report bill with The object 10 view
OF utilizing tho chain gang iu bleakiug 10
| eciders taken from the streets 10 the Jail yard
Tor the purpose OF filing up uupsved streets,
oOmlog 10 from the Common CoucciI,
| Mr.. 4 sbisl moved 10 lay il on the table,
| IS tbtro WEE no ehaln gang, and be was opposed
| 10 fl'lIDg up the book with useless Cd .ttor.
| Mr.. Strauss thought tho idea was good one
providing there was 20 expense attached, az he
was 10 tayo' ct giving tho CHAIN gang some
| thing 10 Dc.
| Mr.. Risbell a.ked it Tho gentleman had ever
Considered the cost CT keeping CD the caaio
gang.
| Mr.. Strauss replied that he had, and dii not
link that 1t would cost any more to keep the
| chain gang OF work thao it would TO have them
remain idle 10 Jail.
MIR. Rishie said that thore was no chain
gang Low, the offenders that were formerly Sc OF
| 10 tho ctaln gang arc now sent to tho whipping
| post (which was coed thine) and it would net
| pay to employ man to superiItend The feN
men that were IN tho work hors,.
MIR. Strauss stated again that if the resou-
| tion would make any expense nc csssary he was
opposed to it, but he could not sea where Their,
conld be any expense attached to it,
I0e resolution was referred.
An act amending the code making a cord OF
! wood l2S feet instead Of 1857 IS now required
| coming 10 from the Common Couucil,
| Mr. John b. Smoot said that when tley 10.
dertook to alter old laws there ought 10 be some
resson given for the action sought, md in The
| aD!enoe OF such Information he would hesitate
10 vote Tor the passage of the act, If was
petition from the ciliz,ns asking such change,
| or il the parties ssndiog wood to this market
had asked the change on tho ground that thew
could not compete with other places that ony
required l2S feet to the cord of wood, BIO would
vote tor the act. but be could not consent to the
passage OF bill altering old established laws
without any reasons being given for suoh change
MIR. h!stls said the only reason he could
Rlse Tor the change was that it would benefit
the railroads brloglog The wood to market.
Inc &c: was referred 10 the Committee On
| General Laws.
A resolution that tho Committee on Polio,
investigate and report ct next meeting CT Coun
ci, II prao loable tho reasons for tho chain gan
| oelng seen Oh the streets ct right when thew
| should be corhned 10 all, coming 10 from the
| Common Couucil.
Mr. q. q: Smoot moved that tho resolution
be laid on the table.
Mr. John b. Smoot said it seemed to him
that the resolution was az important on,; and
thought that it the chain gaur was allowed on
tho streets at night ADD kept 10 Jail duriog the
day tho matter ought to be investigated.
| t1r. Rock here appeared and iuvitei The
Doard TO Iolnt meelog 10 the chamber of the
common CouDcl!, tor the purpose of elec!ipp
40 inspector and mcasurer of lumber, to supply
int, vacancy caused by the death of Mr.. Thos
| h. Kemp.)
Mr. Strauss thought the charge va, grayo
one, but doubted whether they had tho right to
investigate, as the officer 10 charge of tho .
was State ofioia'. Ho would like to have
more Information on the sui jact.
! MIR. John b. Smoot said that the way TO get
! 'oo ucSucu Was } leC lOS reH0lutlOO
80 to the committee.
MIR. Z. q. SmoOt said no thought they had
struck the wrong committee, and suggested the
oomnIttee on Streets IS tho proper conmitle, ;,
! Mi. Rlshcll sud MIR. Strauss both favored
tho resolution going to the committee on streets.
| The resolution was referred aud tbs Board q,
| 945 adjourned.
| COMMON COUNCIL.
There was fair attendance within The lar
at The regular meeting OF The Cou1c last night,
but the seats outside the bar were without 40
occa patt. The hour of meeliog changing, 40
cofdine 10 the rule, in April, the session began
st 5 clock llstesd OF 1870. Us 10 tho winter
seas0n.
| A resolution Tor clsauing The streets by oou-
tract c,uing ",
Mr.. Rock said when. some years ago, tho
cootract system was adopted it proved az entire
failure, aud tho cootrscs bad speedily 10 be
taken away Before tbat, years ago. it was Jas
| to SBV that p1rtraot eoatpu, bod !