Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-09

resolutions ordering The Supcrn:eadeD: of Po'
lie, to do his duly.
MIR. Strauss favored tho resolu;iJc.
The resolution as amended was adopted, and
The Board, at 1925. adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The regular meeting CT this Board last night
vas we'll attended.
Considerable discussion arose upon report
OF tho Committee on Streets in favor Of usiug
tho chaia gang ID lrcaking s:oDc Of The jill
yard.
MIR. Rock ezplsiacd that thtro were large
piles OF old bouGers ia different pisces which
had been taken iron the streets lpd rot cut
back because too largo. IfbrokcD they could
be ut!'iz,d ia mentirg streets or laying out new
streets.
Mr. EVars sill this was inc opening OF a
po!lcg of making MacAdniZ3d streets instead OF
stono streets. UnIess this was intended as the
opcIiog CT such policy tho work would be
useless. If il vas Intended to bsgin such q
policy ho was opposed to it. and he did not
thiok The community wss 10 favor OF it.
MIR. Rock replied that this talk sb0ut
making Macadamizad Streets was all norscpse.
There were enough of lhcs, old btulders, 10
pave FIVE hundred yards. The plan was per-
tectly feasible. uud cou'd DO carried cut with
much beutGi 10 The public
The report YVES agreed to.
The Committee on Streets which had been
dire ctcd TO enquire Whalhtr members OF the
chain gang were allowed to b, cut upoa the
streets at Light, submitted report. TIE com
mitee says that owing to the derelic:ion of duty
of the parties ia charge Ct this gang s,mo of the
| gang we've at large 10 tho streets, and they re
com mend no lurlbor action uyon tic subj c."
Tue report was adopted.
Attcr sumo business transacted without de-
| bate,
The cCm mitttc OF c,ofrrence on tho pay d
| policemen TIGER aud Simpson reported that the
| committee had unanimously recommended that
| tho Board OF a dermen recede from their action
| ct the last meeting srd CONCUR with Courcil 10
ordering the payment CT these policemen.
When the ILL of some hundreds Of dolllrs fer
hes, purchased from tho Eureka Manufacturing
20. by the FIRE WardenF, came up.
| MIR. Rics desired hat the Till should To re-
ferred 10 ths Finance Committee. lie did not
know how far the Wardens had power 10 make
bill without the su.horlty of the City Cour Gil.
| aEd thought that the committee could mske o
statement 90 the sui c..
Ii was sail by several Numbers of CJu. cl
thet this YVES the usual course. Tie Warduus
always bought what was need d for the fire do.
|
The motion to refer was not agreed tc.
| The annual appropriation b Il coming Or,
some debate cc:uued on the appropriation IT
| $1,000 Tor "oesblog AID reparirg Streets"
MIR. Evans said it would b, a. absurity 10
| attempt to keep tho Town clean with less than
S2OOo, AID 1t repairs we're 10 be paid fJr out #
this sum, the streets could not &c kept clean.
| Alter further discussion, it was sgreCd, by
| common consent, that ii any UNUSUAL repairs to
s'rects were msdc spccial app o priatious should
| be mado.
The revenue and arprop.l Ition bills were
then passed without further debate than WAS
necessary TO explain certain seolots.
| The bill tsxlcg lloepI CT Was then taken up
Whom the s.otion CT the license bill taxing
green grtce.s who sell meat clme up.
MIR. JaVius moved to reduc, from $40 to $50.
| lie thought it too high for 50 light a business,
| The chair txpIsined that the ratio was made
high to protect the market house stall renters.
| MIR. JaVns considered it III lst 10 levy such
| tex upon men whose buSIoess was small, and
whose establishments were IL great c)nvetiencs
| to pclslEs who resided q long way tre N ma, kct,
saving them milo or tHo Of walking. These
| ccllcrs were me0 whose gains were not great.
MIR. Rcck. They pay four or five cents p,und
Tor beet and charge eighteen. Laughter
Mr.. Rlc' supported the Amendment
| MIR. Eichbers thorght that the. lax was O fair
ono. The butchers II m.ket aid $40 pei
| month.
Mir. Rock had been approached ca the SUBJ
laot By Gcsler with TO enormous back (,bc
revised cole) 10 lis Eaod, who threatened to
carry the tex to tho courts, but no was lot 10
be frightened that way The Present tsx OK
$40 was | w. lie would b., moe ircoed 10
make 1t Sl20 than 10 rcduos j..
Mr. JsVin' said that the butcho,s Eeeded 90
protection from the green grCc;rs. People n,s
Weot to Washington to buy fresh meats, and
| got them cheaper tbcro than from the butchers
holc. The butchers for their Sl20 got foe
| Stalls 10 ceoiral location, while the green
grocers wore obliged to pay rent.
The amendment was not agreed To-.
The two hoSrls then met in i1iol convention
TO choose school trustee for tho Third ward.
vice x. kemper, resigned
Alderman Rlshie nomina Julee Charles
L Stuart. ''>'
Lean.
Mr. Rock dominated Msi George Jobusop.
First b'Iot-S!us1t II Mclean, I; John
ston. l.
Second ballet-s uast, 10; Mcl.c,u s; John
s!on, |.
hu oo'to' .uCbeaD, IL, Quart, I.
Mr. Kshell withdrew the namo Of Mr.,
Stuart. and moved that Mr.. Mclean be chosen
unanimously, which was done.
And the Joint meeting dissolved.
The bill reducing the plioe of g:s from 50 o5
TO 81 coming 10 from the Aldermen YVES 70
ected-yeaF, 6; nays, 6.
Mr.. Echburg moved reconsideration, and
was was surprised that members voted sgai1si tho
bill. Tho Committee on Iipbt had rccom.
mended it's passage. B sides furnishing the
street lights. the public buildings, ard macy
other charitable donations With gas, the cou-
m,ttee had turned into the general fund ever
80 OOo pcr a3tun. They said that they could
no" reduce tho pric, and yet yield large reve.
nue. to the city. lie did not SEQ why some 700
gas takers should be compelled to pay an *
oibltant rate tor lights to furnish money MT
needed by the city.
MIR. DOUG las said ho had vocd "dsy" ss
matter OF policy; for be always found that whom
gas rates we're reduced gas bills wero hilhsr,
as tte gas was made from cheaper material,