Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-01-13
CITY COUNCIL.
Tho City Council met again last eight.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Tho Board 0! Aldermen was called to crGc1
at ten minutes 10 ,sht o'clock, Col! Reid ard
Mr.. Moore being tbJont.
a c2mmun;csIlon from the Mayor, giving bis
reasons fer calling the meeting Ut the Board,
and requesting some Immediate action Oh the
proposition of tho Sun Fire Company to sur.
render tho house ntw occupied ~ tho company
to tho city upon the payment OF $500 to the
Iroas ufcr OF said company. which proposition
he thought equitable aud just, being read
MIR, Strauss moved that the resolution, adop.
ted by tho Common Council, approrrating tho
$500 to be paid to the Sun Company, be taken
up. which motion was adopted
Alter the reading Of the restitution,
Mr.. John B. Smoot said that the matter had
| been so oi!cn vonIlated in tho chamber, sud
J tho monOers wore So convcrsant with tho cub
| Jcct that 1t would be waste Of limo 10 further
| discuss 1t. Had lie bccn present az tho meeting
Tuesday night he would certainly h6vo voted
fer the proposition. Ills view CT Tho matter
| was to get possession Of tho properly, Gnd Get
| posScsioD, toe, rs soon az pts,iblc; to DO this
| tho Council had referred tho matter to several
| committees. and as far back IS last June, the
| FInanca Committee, alter having bcioro them
o nunb:T OF gentlemen Interested in the aottlo.
u on OF the question, including tho Ghct Enpi
nccr ti tho flro Department. MIR. IT, s. Lead
boatcr. VINO Was 10 favor Of tho proposition
mado by the Sun Company, agreed to report
10 favor or paying the company $500; which
report was opposed by some who wanted the
| Sun Company to say 10 advance what it desired
| Co2ucll 10 ID 10 tho matter. Tho rtp1rt, how.
ever, was adopted by Council aud tho tender
of Tho money made, bit tho company declined
to receive il. He then voted 10 throw tho
whole matter into court. Size, the Institution
OF tho suit Tor tho possession OF tho property a
change had como over Tic minds of tho nam 1.
bors Of tho company; Ec would not soy they were
afraid OF tho result Of The slit; hu preferred
TO believe thoy were willing to act az good
citizens aud turn tho house Gvcr 10 good faith.
| lilo thought it was better to nc,opt tho propts!
ton, and get rid OF tic matter. 1t had already
been 10 Council for 10. those many ycnrs; be
believed bis hair had grown gray ainco the dis
putc FIRST arose. Tho oily hQd already paid out
$50 IS fees TO counsel, with tho prcsp;c! of pay
lng out $500 moro, and then rot get p; ss:ssion
OF tho property inside Of thrco years, fer the
company had recently drawn Sll0. which had
been deposited with MIR. NJ. Is. Harlow, not as
city treasurer, but as a citizen, in whom tho par
| tlcs making the deposit had confidence this
money, would be used to fight tho city with, aud
| all understood that tho lawyers, Whcrcycr thcro
was foe, although they kocw their oes, YVES a
hopclts one, would fight to tho ond, which WIS
right and proper, and for which bo did NOT con-
doml tlcm. The house would rent for 500
por aunum; with tho loss of throo years rent,
and 5000 paid cut as fees for counsel, tho civ
would DO about $500 out. Some would say that
as lorg as Wo have gone into tie fight, lot Us
| hghtlt out but he asked those who stood upop
! such ground TO consider who they wore fighting:
they Wero lighting thslr fellow ctizans, tax ray.
| ers, ard against their own interests Said hlr
Smoos. let Us accept tho proposition of the com.
pnny, and lid ourselves oil tho whole matter
without cugehdeing Any bad ioelirg, which
might DO The case, il the suit was allowed 10 20
on.
MIR. Rishiell said he know the gentleman frou,
the Second Weird had prepared q locg sp:ech
on tho suit. OF, and in order to save the mem.
beIs the irfteliop, he would annouceo ia nd
vance that DO had changed his ruiod, AID would
vote in favor Of tho resolution. tins yeas aud
nays wcro called. and tho resolution kc,lptiDg
tho proposition of tho Sun Company, AID up
propliatipg $500. to bo paid to the said oam
pauy six months after date, was adopted uaan
| imOusy.
The resolution, authorizing the Mayor to
withdraw tho suit now pending eSaiEs: tho Sun
Company as soon as no got possession of tho
house noT cccapicd by tho company, vas sIso
adopted.
Mr. Rishicll asked whose duly it vas to take
charge Of the properly
| The Chair informed him that tEn hoUss IS, al j
DO under tho control OF tho oouui.Si lnrIS 0. The
sinking fund.
MIR. Strauss moved that voto ul thanks b.
tordcrad TO tho mCmbcrs of tina SUI Fire Gem
rany for the instantaneous spirit displayed by
them in tho matter but withdrew tho motion,
aid tho Board at halt-pss, eight Oslo k I'D
lurncd.
COMMON COUNCIL.
Tho adjourned meeting Ct The Common
Uou.cil was attended by quorum.
Upon tho reao' u ion to appropriate $50 for
the Iuohts, of tho hous, on Pit, between
King and Cameron streets. and fit it up for tho
Columbia Steam Hire Eneino Company.
| MIR. Nowland moved to conlur. llo cid not
b;ievo that this company had over asked Ct
tho ci:y anything before, and ho thought their
request should DO acceded to.
| MIR. JaVins desired to know the o>st OF tho
Improvement.
Mr., Poake moved to amend by increasing the
sum 10 81, 100, which fer want of 81 md Jailed.
Ito stated that 81 lOO,Wth the purchase prioo OF
| tho present house would ct up the new house.
Dir. Mclean said That the company was per
loot; willing 10 receive tho new building With
tho lower Dor fitted up, il tho corporation W0s
not ablo to do all that was necessary now.
| MIR. Javlns was not opposed 10 giving tho
company new house. Lut not CD Pitt street. but
some whcro up toWn. lie thought tho rrinci.
plo IT lottiDg taxes accuma'atOlaId then buying
Il nF nnrtt - Is l.. 4 ),
vote Tor an appropriation for house anywhere
up toWD,
| MIR. Pcako thought that When We consider
| tho repairs necessary to tho present house
| and lis many iIconVcnionccp, tho opportu-
nifty 10 purchase the proposed property was
| excellent.
The matter vas laid over and tho board ad-
ouruod.
| HE SOLAR SYSTEM SAFE. 1t is pless e
to have Ligh astr ,nomica assurance that the