Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-03-23
CITY COUNCIL.
4 Ianglty session Of the City CouaoiI IVES
held last ri2tt.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN,


TIE Board of Aldermen vas called to order 1t
7:45 o'cICck with all the members present exc
capt Mr. John B. Smoot. vino vas Ebent from
the ely.
Mc. Strauss, iiom The Finarce Committee.
presented tho report CT that committee recon-
Tcndo2 tho adoption Of resolution exempt
ing the devised properly by the late L. j.
Murphy. NJ. D., to the Society Ct ST. Vincent
do Paul on the ground that said property was
| 10 be used for charitable purposes.
Col. Rcid said without desiring to initiate
! against the Society Of 81. Vitc:nt de Paul, he
did rot SEQ Why ell donations of this kind
sao1ld 60 exempt from taxation. He moved
| ths! tho subject b laid over until the next
meeting
MIR. Strauss said the committee had *.
am!ued the subject thoroughly, add found that
by law. the property, which was to be used fer
| charitable purposes. was exempt from taxation.
Tie could Dos see tho necessity for postpouiDg
| the matter.
Col. Reid did no; wish TO defeat the resolu
tie suit 10. themselves, and not allow com
mlltco CT teur to decide for tito twenty four
meGbarS Il tho Two boarts.
| Mr. Strauss replied isvoring immediate so
ton, but tho resolution WAS laid ever uoti the
| N x meeting.
! Mr. E!>hisll. ir9m tlN committee ca Pub
| lie Property, resented resolution that
whereas f. s. Fleming aud wife had eL j)ined
the Gig against the erection Of the hay scales
10 front OF their property ip the market alley,
| the corporation attorney BIO Instructed TO take
charge Of tho case and defend the city 10 said
| suit"
CO... Reid sid that before action was taken
on Tho resolution he would like 10 hesr from
| Mr.. Richard a. Rudd, the We;gher OF hay, On
tho sutieo', and moved that Mr. Rudd. who
ccclpicd seat Tlthou. the bar, BIZ invited 10
| address the Board.
Mr. Rishie!l objected on tho griurd that the
question Of the location cftbe hay scales was
Tot bafuro tho Board.
Tho motion vas adopted aEd Mr.. Rudi, be.
Jag loEiicd TIthla the bar, said be had no do
| slfo 10 middle IN the matter, but Is TIC vas
prts:nt no would 1cpca. wha. be had bIfcady
sisted TO the committee. and thst was that they
CJuid not have selected moro unsuitable place
Ter Ito scales; that the tl.oY wis blotk,d up
Ui;h wagons three days In The week, Grd i.
! would be incolga1ieot for the people bringing
ley TO market to get to tho scales. besides there
! ?7iTo places "a the city Whcfc The scalee could
BE ru; ned 10 oti,otiOn rais:d; that MIR. +.
| Pollard had told him that if the city abandoned
the sca!a4 &c wcu'd provide for the weighing
o: tho 10y. bur 30, Sir. Pollard would no, OBJ
i,c. 20 tAn corporation crcctiGc the SCALES 10
; :ro1s Il lis cs:abli hmcnt, Oh the corner OF
hgg AID LouIy street..
Col. Ri said that when the matter first
c.iao u? he VS. uoavoidab ebsaut from too
liCG;i&g, nut sc he second DieetiDg he thought
be v3ted With tho III ory for tho removal Of
tho sc!Cd. Sine, thai m@ctlng no bad learned
more :hGa h9 kDeH Ga the sutiec: at that time.
= gentleman interested 10 tho business, had
called rs e;ieutoa to The fact that Doro hay
t2d b.Gn planted liia than for many years
pas, R2L stated that By 20 means would the
c1uatTY !c0Di2 cHGs:Gt 10 the removal OF the
avs'ts 70 tie llRlket alley. which was crowded
,hFeo, days ia tho week with wagons; that thcy
you'd sell their hay without hayipg it weighed
beciuso Of TIC difficulty of getting at tho
SCALE. Now" seid Col. Raid, III vs. have
Glado rllstakc il tho selection OF site fer
the hay scales. We ought 10 recede from OUT
previous ncti5D. n0d ecsc! mcra convenient
| l5casi2n."
Mr Rls5icl! taid the property belonged to
| tho cJrpoFaiiVr, and tho difficulty Ct wagons
being ia the alley hrec days in the week csu!d
be easily rbvisttl Io would remiGd tho
gentleman !rsrn tho i ws,d, C.l Reid, that
tho Law r;qulrtd all tao hay sid ia Alexandria
10 bo wCiSnsd; 1t Wts cot matter of choc,
with tho c1u1tTy poOrl,.
CJ!. Raid said he did not intend to critic z,
Inc so;ioa Of the Committee 90 Public Pfopoe-
~, bat re simply desired, if possible, to comply
! "ith the wishes of o citizca who tclt that be
| he'd been dealt With utjus:!y.
! Mr. SIauss said rs believed the alley be.
I0Dged to tbc city, but he 6il n3s wish TO
Ii1jara al yoo3y' j property, add rather THAI 60
10 law wlth fellow citizen no was il favor OF
., l, tr,
scal:s.
Nj. Htisti> |. s.ii that Mr.. FiemoR'5 tcuaDt
had Informed hin that he would rather have
the scalts 10 the alley, aud il this gas true he
did rot SEQ how the properly could b. Injured
by them. rs sha house could only be used for q
rest,u;aut or 8 junk shop.
hlr. Maroury sald aS member OF the Com
njltce On Public Property be Topld move that
the matter be referred.
Mr.. Strauss moved to sGoGd by RETIRING the
SCI jec. to tho Committee on Public Property,
with poser 10 scltc. 8 site for tho s,aes aUd re.
port to the next meeting.
Mr.. Rishiell sl!i tho Injunction ATTAINED y
Mg. Fleming would como up for hearing
Monday peX!, ard tho city would either have
to yield OF answer.
Gel. Raid suggested 10 tho chairman Of the
committee that he $50 Mr.. Filming, sud re-
QuaaL him 10 ist tho Meter lie ever fCr the
present; as, 10 assure hia, if po;sitl', the
s,s!ss wouid TO placed elsewhere.
Cir. R!shic said the committee had mHdo
contract with Mr. Mills Tor tho removal Of
,bc scales. and had advanced him $50 on il;
hat there remained SIS duo him. which he
would claim. by ordering the scales to 10
placsd elsewhere, the C0u1cIl would throw
awsy $50.
Mr.. Maibuly's motion es amended By MIR.
Strauss, vas adopted. and tbs whole matter
again referred 10 the committee on Public
Property.
Mi Rishiell offered q resolution, leasing to
Mr.. +. Keisht, q lot on Fishtown for 6vo yesrs,
at az unuusI rcnltl OF $40. and stated that Mr..
Knight had beca paying IS year for the lot for
s5mo tine, bu. he COZ desired to build on it,.
and was wiiog 10 pay $40 year if be Guild
| leFs ii for five ycs.s.
| Mr. C. e.. SclCo5 was opposed 10 LEASING a