Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-09-06

ClTY COUNCIL An adjourned mee.iog Of
tho CITY Couocl to consider the petition of the
Bell Telephone Exchange. wh.ci proposes to
estsbiish telephone exchange here. asking
PERMISSION TO erect poles in this city upon
when to run tho wires of the company. was
telt last night.
IN the Board Of Aldermen bat four members
-Messrs. Moore Reid, Strauss and Stuart
made their appearance, and after waiting half
an hour for another member to mako working
quorum. the clerk declared tho Board ad.
journed.
Common Ga"HcI Tire was 10 pint mcot.
ing OF the Boards OF tho Cay Council last night
because the Aldermen had no quorum.
Alter waiting aOmu time, President Douglas
took the chair 10 the Common Council, saslo
There seems to DO no probability CT n
quorum 10 tho Board OF Aldermen. What IS
your pleasure, aenllemen?'
MIR. E!chberg though. the CtuctiI should
&C. npon this mattor, and he val lurprz d
that tho D0ard did not attend meeting
lie had, sine, tho last meeting. TAX ed over tie
matter With many business men AID they
thought it lmpOrian. to have tho telephone
here Mr. Agnew told him that it we had o
telephone exchange he could got macy more
vessels TO stop hero !hao n1w. Vessels now
Went to Georgetown whiah Would SOP here
1t telephone communication could no had with
Georgetown.
Tho conmunics!l0na on tho su! j:cE. iac'u L.
inga memorial from the Leading racn on Change,
were read.
MIR. Peako asked if tho Telephone agcuta
wanted the gh. to ru: pales anywhere they
ch lse On tho streets.
The CHAIR sci tia: this vas tia understanding
CT tho Request.
Dir. lice SAID that he vas icausCd Of beiDg
lack IN the box, but io intclds ID to do his
duly as Representatives in This all all other
natser5. Ii one Of tho incest cities In tho
unl0o, smaller pIsc1 than Alexandria. Vhero
lie had seeo some most splendid houses, the ttlc-
phono was lii uss on Tho strreta Som. p,np.e
here seem to tbltk as they were asleep evcrboGv
else shtu nc asleep toe. lic wished they had
all made m2uty cnuugh TO 20 TO sieap. but ,hcrc
Weo pIeCly .: wide awake mCn nero Hs
hoped that ihta, gentlemen Who wanted to do
ludotsS and not 30 to sleep would be permitted
10 carry ont their enterprise without h1drsncr.
MIR. RcI moved that tho prayr, OF tho peli-
TONERS bs granted.
The Chair-ls lhero second?
MIR. Martuty-l s3cord tho motion.
MT. Elch6erg SAID he would m)va 10 refer
he resolution OF Mr.. Rice TO the Attorney Of
the CorpOraion with dIrcc!Iohs to prepare an
sct iCr the protection Ct both tho Telephone
hat the right OF way should b. granted but not
10 40 indefinite wsy and that the matter houId
% ttr%ard 10 order, with all rights protected.
MIR. Psako said the preparation of an ac, b.
tho Corporation Attorney woud entail som,
expense.
Mr.. Malls thought lhcrn VS. 70 neel of haste
as nothing c)nId be Lono without tho Board of
Aldermen.
MIR. Rlco said it Courcl incdcd TO sot on
this tnntttr, tho sooner they acted tho better.
aud ho thought The bes; plan would b to gran,
the privilege to tho Telephone Company, hut
be would accept Mr.. i, ohhcrg II proposition a.
s5G ,lifue.
mr, Peaks Ihcught it would bo m unueces
sary tzp,ta! 10 reer tho re 10 The CORPORATION
Attorney.
Mr.. EIchbeig urged that the slower plan gas
often lho safer plan. Iasiy legislation would
peVer pay. There were many things TO be
thought ct ir reference TO thil matter One
thing TO De cIosllercd wss whether the Tcc-
phone Company would have to pay iicsnse
tax. Tho Corporation Attorney could prepare
q proper bill cov,rlng tho whols subject on
Tuesday aud meeting otud bo held Tuesday
night. This would caua, 70 deIsy
The Boald then adourUcd until to n'git.
DESERVING SAILORS --rhtron sacr,-,Ja-
deserted last night nbOu; twelve 0 clock from
the British Bark LOTTO Stewsrt, Capt. JamrS
Johnston, lylrg at Capt. =, +. ilooe's wharf.
foot CT Piece street Officers Pat Hayes and
teIry Crump spti6g lha sailors Having the
bnk with their baggage informed Capt. John
SOD, who authorized tho arrest OF TIM thrae
men AZ desortcrl. This morning. tho officers
named arrested Two of the men in TIM hold OF
the schooner John Bird lying at Mr.. Wm a.
Shoots wharf, where thoy had concealed them
selves without the knowledge OF The captaia of
that schoonor. The captain OF the Bird gave
tho ottcors full permission to search his vessel,
and WAS much surprised when tho men wore
found. The ihid man was arrested ator on
union street. They were all locked up in tho STA
ton house until eight o'oCck this morning when
they were takoo befora Jusiic, Thompson, shu
Committed them 10 all until Tho bark from
which they deserted is ready to SAIL which wI
be the latter prlt of this week.
THE GEO. LEARY IN COLLISION WITH A
SCHOONER.-Oa tho Saturday tip Of the
steamer Laary, Uh,n she was about fifteen
miles cut in tho bay, sha cOIlided with the
schooner }. IL. Williams. which vas hoaviiy
lsden with lumber. The starbnafd bow Of toe
steamer strrck the l!bbcom Ct tho schooacr.
completely carrying away tho boom End b rail.
but causing DO luther injury. no ncodoot
occurred about four o'clock Sunday morning.
when ell tho passengers woro abed. and nau-
rally created considerable excitement on tho
steamer. but did no damage to her. At tho
time there was heavy fog. md tho ofic..s Of
the L:ary did not discover the schooner until
she was almOs! directly uLdor tho bow Of the
former aud then. although they tiled hard to
avert it, tho colis;O, was inevitable. Tho Learv
men sag the schooner did not have her light out,
ADD the CAPTAIN Of tho latter protests that he
did, Alter war OF words 1nict vas restored
The L,ary proceeded on her rip and returned
10 tho city yesterday morning.
CANAL [TEMS.-Seqen boats If. Gambler.
laod Saturday, carrying GS0.G1 toas If cIu,
which to each boat is IS tons less thsn tie
avtrsg, loading.
Tho boats w. il Read end LilIn arrived at
Cumberland Saturday morning. being tho first