Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-04-28

Angular scm monthly meeting of thu f,ir
Cula. Gls held last nI2ht.
BOARD or ALDERMEN.
III, Lex! q Aldermen vas ciEcI 70 ,r,,,
h;ha i:t-IioCt g. 0 c eek, with al! thu rnnr'
b.r- g.c-ynf, except Nh G. Z. Snoot, ant
n. 5III.ss brought before ihem vas ,ra.s-
4.,.l r..h tut little debate.
Wen tac E!uacce COMMITTEE was called Mr.
jsg /, 300. stated Hat a. the meeting cfth.,
,.Imut9 h.i Ga ,londy oight be was r.
ll,-tci - prcscn: to the ooarI tao .cnrr;s
t.t Re MS CT quite Ica6y to submit them and
s.ked .Ha' tha c,cnLiiiGo DC ra,seS BIZ.
Aver "aiIug tor '0Ec tino f.r business. Mr..
j. i. >m55; said that his attention had los,
peeO c.'d ID tho TACT hat there would be 9
m-ruDI i Inc Stockholders Of the Alexandra
e.o. Maaoy, 10 this city ntx: Monday, MAJ
D., al siotuIitcd resolution proviciug fo,
toe apg5I0'0tn! CT two Ecmbors OF @; CT board
s:rtCXcs 10 represent the iotCrcst Of thu CITY
a.s.I! NEST Dg.
The resolution IVES adopted, snl the chat,
Sgg1IotcI 90 the part o. the board Me- S i ,Joo
b. Sn5ot aud Honry Strauss.
Nr SD0ot r,ql:sted 10 b. excused from
:,IgiOs IS one OF toe proxies, as ho Was stock
holder Ct Ih2 company.
N!. Snoot vas excused and the chair an
panied Colooel l.. w. Reid 10 his stead
Nr SIRIUS called up tho roper: of the Com
1Ucc 90 Light oo resolution submitted BY
lin I3!Cc OK the pll,o OF gas, rrtssnted 10 the
oJar! some time ago.
IGe rcIoIt was read by the clerk, showing
that Il The committee clud b. relived from
.9rlOs over to the Finance Committee all, or
ccl!g al, the prescott revenue derived from
TIE c}oslmpIiJn OF gas. that article could be
;:Lgc'i 0 about 81 80 per thousand feet.
t-. Rad explained Why the committee had
Mt :Fe-Cntcd bill on the sutj:c ADD said 10
Vj3g Q! the macy questions - be considered.
they thought Il best to refer the matter back
10 Council, With the Suggestions embodied 10
The report orthcir d!rCci ao.iop. Col. E,d
- sad tia; he thought that as there Wes al
r,aIy bill r-Gu!s lag tic price Ct gas. it would
tilTA hlI! to rep a II, and novel that the
v2.y,u l0l b. referred 10 the finance CJmn,il.
tee, 81 they had all the tIc!s 10 the case tc'ofe
tE.m i5t III rorlrs, of preparing bill that
wa meet i ibc til 2uiilcs 10 the mater.
Mr.. Strauss cOmbaIt:d tho theory that if
|ygd r,gIIrr 40 &c. to reduce the lrlce IF g.s.
20 the rrJuid hat the prize CT gas had te.n
fcdlcct before bq sltupe rtsoIu 100, aud said
TIA: Il /. required a. act TOW he had n.aie a
au'sd At III, ln,IaLc; ty a r,souI,
Nc, lushlr (sood hum0rcd y rclli IL that
VA not thu first line the gcatI, maa had
ma.a u sake.
Mr. Strauss toid that be vas wiling TO bs
c&7Icced, IN. 10 the ats Ice Of any lSiI.bcc
10 the c1nrary. lie still b ;ilryed that the pr,c
%. gas could &C reduced by . re o!uiou.
Nh chm Is. Suoot Dored the matter would
n = Z n la, 4
Or,terIl0y the rcsoiu'ioG t. The Fu.uc, Con
DIutc, a. rh.' CT mutt, nou.d mage 70 Y, TO
81. 10 SHIRT tiu.s ED prepare = tl 10 ra:.e
,h1 IN nat Necessary TO carry ~ the r!;y gov
errr..Ct che r"veLu, biz, and thought that
tie subject had better te deferred uall after
the hGaoci, affairs OF thc c,'y ger, srrdused for
The o x fiscal year. The F.oaoce Camr.i tee
taj hoped 10 be able tits year 50 radLcl The
t'&'- somewhat. bu. Il, san; hr. yCu .akt The
5000 from !h' r"VeLua ti The cry u.usilg
.ltucd over u TIC C0mg.Hie5 On Llstt, ana
mere - reduction III the UcfT ss~cSluert 81
$-pnlO). Watth II nUt nt al Im3!uu sb!r, the.
they ~lG1 have $1,000 * RI 70 MAKE ur.
"A ~ you'd UGlr2 81 Increase CT legation
~. : h roa! estate Ct - per cea'. liz w3u d
r.,h.r the IcSJir 10 W@u'd b. allowed - 20
.'.r .1u ;hcy knCw from tho cyuTis-ou,r
HE L-iusI anou1t OF the asa.>SUgU,, ihca they
l- a i AID VOC l1tfIi!>CnIY Inc t!0ecc;
'ln1lice coz Il Dot ave ihc necessary iGiuG-
"Isi D. a2G Il they were gJ!aE to refer l. III .
1@s' hog would b. IL 4pld u Ci ck to tie Com
"0Nl uo ,Tght. | w~uIt atiyra bin gIe.t
.rs~-fc L TJtc tor the r=auG;on Of tie Cr;c ,
q. - y or LcttlnE else, Just III hts i.loGa
'ihI'7 SIX, T;sJ %a5 large gas c}rSInrr a
u i f,ng CjCZ q. and 81 tX.cIlGc: rembcr
OF n" E1sid suG i'iDa, C. Comniict; but be
h2!Eo The Z 1i"mga w0rl allow tie resG r::Co
% ~ r?.r lDr tha !!.7'nt.
";.Sr,u,s .aid ~ afforded hGI er. a: pleasure
10 T." illus cJiDpilmenreti by the gentleman from
'.e Ifih Vera, bu; he could not see how O
'--l. No 9! IT, yIcscGt price Of gas would pre-,
SEQ, tic C2uu,trce co Light from lvraioc over
>1me reraUue t. the city; he believed that #
the ga wa5vc1ucGd the revenue would be made
Up ty Sc iLcrease VI consumers. lie agreed
with the gcB;leuan that there would be ts-
l"s c. 10 the assortment of nbcu: 500 600. hut
"o!eucG to him that liza: very faliIog OFT in the
assessment w0uiG be a reduction Of tax.s. he
Gl ut thick tho gas consumers should be CON
Ie.i.t t. pay to' the ish.iD2 of the streets tol
ne ocIei: 0! al cissSts Of citizens lie spoke
VI !Ae present oppressive price Of gas. aud said
'aa, Il s1mathing vas not done people would
500 u,in., Ii. lie Tad 20 o!jscion, however
% lHe 'ssou'lou sojog to the Finance Ccu-
altttc.
AhJ.b .Smcot saG that % it YVES matter o.
!e'e!ttce he would lot discuss the matter then
u. When the bill como before the B ard tt
would be prepared to meet all the q1esllors 10
"';d' lie would rather have the ques loo
ISsIooCt, but it the resolution Was to bt
I.!ei'e4 h thought it ,ught to 20 to the Com
-.tce On Light.
vi. Red did not Thick the Committee OF
Hsnt You'd te able to prepare bill TO meet
; ;. case as they would not bavo tho proper
'aIlFuation before them.
va motion Of Mr.. Strauss, tho question Was
'..eifsd to the Committee 90 Ligot alh 10
.'-'ic5s 10 report q till 10 accordanc, viii
"e f,S',u ION, reducing the plice of gas to 5:
*! tHCuaod let With % Per o.. CT for pronp
VI. i. Suoot said that if there was q;
,.e"' ou.Iress b, fore the Board he would Iik,
s ,I.,'1 1T c article to prepare the people l0
'-a' vas 10 cine. llo read as follows
4 w.; !: curious fact that while The price o