Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-23
CITY COUNCIL.
n regular scmimonthly mecloS Of tho Ok
C1unol was held last night.
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carr COGsFClL.
| a regular semimonthly meclios Of tho City
/ CIunoll was held last night.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
| fho Board of Aldermen was called 10 Older
at :, 10 with Fix members present.
Mr.. Rlsheill asked that the bill Of Mr.. Gogau'
for repairs to fire plugs, referred to tho Coms
mit!ee on Chains by tho Common Couocil, and
on hls motion referred TO tho Committee on
Streets by this Board. b. recalled from the
Common Counci, whittier it had been Sent.
| n messenger Was sent to tn, lower Board
with tho rtqlcss, and 10 short while returned;
the iormcr action OF tho Board was rtc,Dsidereu
aud tho bill referred 10 the Committee on
Claims for tXamination.
| Col Reid said that owing 10 some misunder.
s:anOlnG as to the time OF meeting and the silk
ness tt the Clerk OF the Gas. the committee on
| lhSht wac not prepared to msk, report on
the matters that had boon referred to thcm.
hly }. B. Snoot said that tho Fiuanoo U,m.
| uhttcc hoped to make their antu, repcrt at
| the eek; ncuicg.
MIR. Nlartuly called stcnion 10 the question
ci Tho gas used by tho City School Board, and
said that The Superintendent of Gas had in
! termed tho Board that uolrss the bills du, were
! settled no would Gu: tho gas of.
Col. he'd SAID that tho &c ion Of tho Supcrin.
tcndont oil Gas was according to the instructions
gwen by tho Committee on Light. Unlcss the
CounUt took sOmo &C lou 10 tho matter tho
| committee did not Think that they had tho ripbt
to furnish The City Schooi Board with gas free.
lilo would bo glad il Mr.. Mslbury would cffsr a
| resolution on the suit OF.
Mr.. Marbary offered q resolution that tho
Committee on Light bo au,horiz ID to furnish
| tho City Sc1oo Board with gas FREQ, aud that
| the back bills be cancelled.
Nix. hlOoro said that there Were no schools nj
night, and no did not suppose that tho bills
would b, very hoav7. lle was willing to furo
| ian what lini, gss the School Board would ro-
q0lrA, but TO Wss unwilling to furnish gas FREQ
| 10 feabouy Hall, which was often used for CO.
tertsinmenls
Mr; Nlatbury said that it was very seldom
| That the hnll was used for entertainments. and
an'n IL was oil tho revenue derived from The
OuilGlIg went INTO the treasury for the benefit
OF tic schools and saved the CITY lust that muoh
Mr.. Rlshcl was opposed to taxing the GAS
consumers to pay for all tho gas used in the
pubic buildings and by tho various organiz,.
ilous. LILO thought all should be willing to
tear their share aud mtko tho harden much
lighter.
Vol. Neld said that no was not opposed to
granting tho School Board tho small quantity of
gas that they would require free, but he was
opposed 10 making tho gas consumers psy for
Tue gas used in the hall at public entertain.
men!s. 'A''''"'n
MIR. Maibury withdrew Iii; resolution.
MI. hisocll offered resolution iusttuc.inp
The COMMITTEE on Publio Property to have The
lroh ornaments on the market building removed
aud tho roof thoroughly repaired. He stated
mat HheroVer there was o rain tho roof of the
bulldog leaked just around the iron ornaments
aod 1t seemed to be impossible to prevent tho
leak as long as they wero allowed to remain.
MI. ). b. Smoot said that if the ornam ents
could not be made tight be was willing to have
ihcm taken Oft, tu: if they c:uld, by any means
o. made secure, be was opposed to removing
mem; va MS motion tho resolution was rs.
'c'seu 10 inc committee on Public Property.
QUILTED sgned by numerous property own.
CTS ana business men, asking that tho time for
me payment OF CITY taxes bs extended from
July l, TO August /, 30 that the peliiionera
o9u!d avail themselves of the 10 per cent. dis
c2uot ior prompt payment, Ginning in from the
common Couccll, referred 10 tho Finarc) Com.
mlttec, notion was made TO concur.
Vol: Reid asked what would be the effect of
referring the petition to tho Fioauce Com.
mittce, and was informed that reference would
kill it. "'N'N
MIR. Marbury moved that tho board do not
CONCUR IN tho action of the Iwer board, and that
vote BE- taken on tho petition. He said that
Inc petition was signed by a largo number Of
Rentemen. Business men and mechanics, and i.
ought to 90 treated With respect. lftho time
was not * crded it would bs impossible for a
large NUMBER OF the siguers 10 secure the dis
count aad 1t was for this class Of people they
ought t. legis'ate.
Col. Reid said the city was bouud to meet tbs
interest on tho new bonds on the 6rss of ole.
AID lie did not see how the iutsrest could bs
pa'a II ITO pali lin was granted. but il tho Fin
hatc' C"mm,itcc could assure the board nm |
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