Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-07-14
CITE CGE.fCyk,
ADJOURNMENT TILL OCTOBER.

bOAHD Ot ALDERMEN.
The Board of al lerueu vas called to order
ct $40. With bu; Six memb,rs present, irc'ui-
Jog the President, Messrs. =. G. Sm,ot end
Moore hting sbseut.
MIR. j. Is. Snoot presented the annual re-
port OF the Auditor, showing the condition Of
tho hoatc:s of the corporation also q report
Showing the condition of the pubic debt, both
OF Ebloh were received and ordered to be printed.
Col. Reid presented the apuual report of the
Committee on Light for the fiscal year, which
was rcctiVed aud ordered to bs printed.
A communication from the Mayor, asking Tor
etcl board to revise. during the summer recess,
10 coriu5ciop with the Cooperation Attorney,
| the laws of The city, was received from The
Common Courcl.
MIR. j. Is. Smeo! ssid tho Mayor had inform
| ed him that DUNG bis term of cfic, several
| c,ses had conc under his no.ic, which pcre
| cot provided Tor in the present code, and that
| 1t was tor the purpose Of mskipg laws that will
| moet certslo cases and Eliminating provisions
| that had become obsolete that tho communioa
too was made. lie moved that the Board non
| corcur IN the ecNioD CT tho Common Council
| and that thu communicate be received aad the
| ctmmlttee appointed.
Mr.. RsbitiI wanted to kt0g the COST of tho
proposed revision OF the CORPORATION laws. They
had been revised short whilo ego at a COST 10
! the city Ct about $500, and he did not SEQ the
| necessity OF aoothcr revision. tic moved that
the matter be referred 10 tho FDatc, Commit
toe to ascertain what tho cost would b..
| Ms. Strauss argued 10 favor Of tho apnoint-
meDt Of Tho con nlltcc asked fl by tho Mayor,
and sud that he could not c,nccive why the
get mao vas oppt $ ID 10 such an appointment.
| 1t there Wtrn wrong laws, or il somu things had
been overlooked in tho ccda, the laws ought to
DO revised 90 matter what would DO tho c1st,
rs the interest Of tho city demanded IT, lie
| did not anticipate, however that the cost OF the
revision would be heavy.
| MIR. j. i. Smoot saii that ho did not Il ink
tho Council c-mnitteo or thu Msyor would
mako ATTY charges Tor their labor; the Corpora
ton Attorney might; DO did not know abou!
that. lie did not suppose, hoScver, that the
revision would cost moro than $50. Ii lhtr;
wcro airy changes undo by tho revision the
committee would report sLch charges 10 the
| Council Tor is approval or rejection, so there
conld not be much harm cone.
Mr.. Strauss opposed rotrrei c, OF thc mat
ter to the liuarcs Committee on tho ground
that such rcieretc, would prevent tho cilrS-
ing ont OF lhe Intention Of the Mayor, US HI
supposed that WHOM Ctuacil adjourned it would
bouotll Oetober. end the communication asked
| icr the appClGim mt oil n committee to sit our
leg tho recess.
Mr.. Eishcl said the Courcil could b, called
| together at airy tine.
Col. Reid thought that tho Mayor and The
Golporali)n Attorney c;uld meet ard dt c:tc
what Is and what is not law, and ii NECESSARY
recommend TO Council additional laws. llc
however. had no objection TO tho arpoi4tm VI t
at tho con mittCo.
| Mr.. R!shlel had 70 Office ion to tho rasou.
ton II the Corporation Attorney was l,ft cur.
| Mr. Smcots motion was adopted. aoJ ih;.
President. as suggested by tho Mayer. and
Col. Reid, named as tho committee on the
part of this Board
Col. Rid, from tho Committee on Light,
said he had arcsolulion which it afforded him
great pleasure to offer, Notwithstanding il
might provoke harsh criticism on the part OF
| sem, tsX pagers. but which he thought would
commend ltsoif to tho good judgment of the
members Of both branches Of tho City Council.
| The gas works, he said, turned into the CITY
treasury large amount OF revonua yearly, be-
sldss lighting tho streets, tho public buildings
and buildings us!d By several private organiz !.
| tons. aid even then the commissions on tho
| collections made by the Superintendent, at ?!
per cent, would amount to about $500, which
would only leave him $40 fer The responsibility
and clro Of the largest and most important iu-
| ttrcst of the city. Ho then read the resolution
| providing for &C increag, of the salary of the
Superintendent OF Gas from 5000 to $3.50,
| which struck him as but matter of lutte, to
| the officer named, but which, however. be did
not wish to be understood IS involving % in
c;naso OF the sslati:s OF other ofhcyS
orhp I,>
$500. which amendment was accepted by Col.
Reid.
Mr.. Straus did not doubt tho correoucs of
the statements of Col Reid, bu! if they iu-
creased Mr.. Koxbury'5 salary. they ought to
ilorcasc the salaries OF Other oEcus Of tie
o;rpora'ion. lis was in favor OF fair com
persation for labor, and thought that the salaries
of all tho oficeIs ought 20 be increased but lst
at this lime it would not b tight to Increase
the salaries. for it would work to tho dis,dvant
age of the city. Ills spoke Of tho extra labor
performed by tho Auditor, the City Treasurer.
and the Mayor in fundiog tho city debt, and
said they ought 10 r(E3lvo some x r. oomIoo
saiIon.
Cul. keii sal! he WAS Wl.lIg 10 give the Of
GERS canned tX.ri impensatitn for extra labor
performed, but that was not az iocreaso OF
SO arg, and Gid ret lnvolye general Increase Ct
salaries NOR did his RI solution contemplate 40
Increase OF the salaries Of other ctfioar.; it sim
ply Jl1ccd tho Superintendent of Gus on an
equal footing with Tho tex collectors, aud gave
hun small salary for The oaru OF tho Gas
Works.
A vote Was taken aud the resolution Vac de-
clarcd adopted.
A petition OF tho AL xlDilia Light lnfartry
10 regard to gas Tor Tho new armOr7 elected
some discus ION. bu; tho matter was finally 70
lericd to The Committee On Light with power
to act. it bclog understood that whatever action
was tBken by The cImmitten would be endorsed
by tho Board.
Mr.. Strauss offered resolution providing fer
the paymen. Of $50 each TO The Mayer, the
City Treasurer end the Auditor for extra scr
v,c's performed 10 luadlng tho city debt.
MIR. }. b. Smoot opposed tho resolution and
said that he thought the decreasing OF
Tho salary Of The Superintendent of Gas was
bat begioniuz. Ito spoke 10 praise Of The
valuable services OF tho thrao officers named,
huf fbrprh r d hat hf k,l ~. -.