Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-03-09
CITY COUNCIL.


4 rsguar semi nthly meeting Ct City
C.u1c was held las: night.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Tho Board Ct Aldermen was called 10 eide,
- o'c,ck With all the members present
,ycapt Nr. John B. Smoot.
Cy!. Reid. from the Committee on Light,
presented tic report CT that committee recon-
iac1l!rG the adoption of resolution granting
the AieZarcEla Reform Club the ir:c use OF
eas ill the 18Th CT Marsh. 1881.
Nr, Strauss said he did not thiuk it was ,i2ht,
OF iast TO the 20 Consumers for tho Council to
r'.n! every Organization that asked for il the
irg2 Use Of gas. lie Cl3 not think i: was right
IS; the co1sumols 10 pay for oil the gas used 10
tie ely, and he'd presented bill providing for
Tic c7ylos OF tax 10 pay for tno gas consumed
n Lighting the streets and pubic buidiugs. but
Il lad failed TO tccomo a Law. lie was nos
grf G1:ccl against tic Roiorn Club, tu! he was
~l"cs to the Principle OF grating the use
d. c.S tree, bIc3n5e 1t was 90 u j Is: oae,
usk1S cas- OF people pay !0G what they
III Get receive. A7 an iadiViduil Il, vas
cE to assist the Reform Club uG a9y ether
Charitable organ Z!tloa.
NT. Moo;e though. tbs K,f0Im Gu, was az
ml2A entitled to rcc:lV2 gas free a. any other
o,&s1z.t;0a ii tho city. the c,uo saved to the
tty i've une5 th0 aa0u?t u tho gag consumed
y Il. lilo could name iaS!arc:s if it was noccs'
Si:y
After sorn2 o.hec dab.to between Co. R3id,
NJ. y riu35 AID 0.aors the resolution eran'i1G
'3o Reform Club gas lrca ill March Is was
aj1oted without Gi=s2p.:n. voic,.
Nj. L. T.. Sm00t, from the Committee OF
Tor, presented rcpor: tIlM that committee,
.ho@!ng tho number OF Inmates IL the Alrla
ii]nso to be -; thcic ages from > to IS wears;
Ser places Of biz h IS follow: > born ia Fair
TX c2nnty in kins Go,rso. l 10 Louisa, in
Yes ok, II Wn:fentoo, > 10 Ireland, l ia
''5r5lan, > in SpotsyVaaia, 10 Eogiand, . ia
.aUg llcr, 70 Culpcpcr, | ia Frederick, aud
ac9-rAi in A!oy3n9t!2 c,uo'y. Tho remaiadar
ia aa:iVcs Of ;his CRY. Oac or two Of tho
.a7T2 EIID have been iam,tca Of the iasti-
T.. n Tor Dcs!ig to-.y yaa's
N7,-E!shic!! saj aa h.l h,p3:! Inc c,am!t.
tae Touli h7v0 ac,nDpenicd the report with
ore sageo5;ion. HIS CT &C; ia loiraducins the
;nsrG'oan :! tn las. !ao4!,n4 c,l!ics for the re
~ "73 10 iiH1 CT. i thrp w3tc DoS persons
SO L., AIMS ilois. II 2D2r:ei ~ thu CITY be-
,ac.:.E 10 other cnu'.;"7 m! il 20 70 dsvi-e
&'12 ; an t'f- '::7- .'' ~ ,Jata @! burden
sic? id not halo3G - t1cm
HlH &. g SIoot sad tbs commuice had
r.; g! tic lC:aTHG!i0n called Tor IN the r,s0-
!r.37, hu. hn you'd add ih'G .hcro was a party
N tie AIMS I!ou-n. e,n. there hvthc q ,ors,o,.'
80. he H1or Of AEGxsH3fli c,unly l. years. ago.
fra 2ccniian Of tHa { raG1arion Auorlcy had
a.ic@8y bsca c,Itd II hii olsl ard au ,ffm vt
@,u.l n2>m2ie % r&Ctge: RON the c,untg
bo:rd II ihs s,ji cary.
Tho Tgpar; TaS r2G.lsoi aEl scot 80 l., the
Common Eoua2l. IL sAcr: wha i! w,s re-
nCoad NJ that B1a!d r2!.lr:i back - ;hr com
UH'2o j.! further Information.
sray who c-uA iurtis; aDv tijii,naI into,,,.
IAN vas H., Alnyor a7.d n, ais In",;,r -. -,
.arr vas s. referred.
Sir. Il shell rrasan,.1 tic raport # the Gam
;nittcc On Public pranc,ic. r.c,mmnrd;op thof
,wo tax l. be rl.c i 10 tlg sln.ion hou3, for lh1
"urnasa Of clearing ,hc tgs;t, tines. =, = GA
ant exceeding 50, SID p. k.ce iar sD aprinn,i.
a,3n !af tic samo. ii, s.al:d lha. it was
Necessary t&at:ha :Go:i; sh0ul be d)ec a. onl,,
- thc va,. 81 -. :'iq f1si1a h9a.a &.i Il
,oaiY coma CT to sotfI'
.lr {. &. 3m25: opposed The er2ctioa Of The
tsrks aa Go lElcuGhj they w.u'd not provo =
@lcG.ss. t. w>"ld be cheaper 10 run a lafge
:ogor from he s;ali5a house 10 ,ho l,v.r.
Mr.. Strauss ssi h. l0rcd the p-3il,,n "a
y cid wi,hdrss7 he yca0Giian prooillng for n
.?rrnpra ior. o. he cu'll 10. vote !nr j. Al this
..r,cu'ar lime.
.'lr R.@hiG!! GlcElatd IL yfi hGrsw tie rtS0iu
..j1. aud vote icing taken it wa, last h.
y,o oi4toa
GA motion a. Mr.. SDll,: !ho voto g,a rcc,u.
iioTld, aoA tha r.sJIu in q laid CO th, tab,
ii ihc mex: meeting.
Dir. ki-li&ll also presented iha rclo!t OF Tic
Committee Co Public Properly rto1nmeulng
ho removal o. the hay les from their nrcscpt
posi!iou en- S.. Asaph street TO market alItv,
AID asking fer 40 aprronri.tioa Of $50 10 d. frsv
the ty2ors, Of gaid removal.
Ncssrs. Nloo5o and Strauss were il favor q!
pIaciac The scales in fioot cl the station hous,,
bat st c. an explanation By Mr.. Eshis,I the re
.,>r! Tls adopted as presented
& bill CT James EnlEisc, $50 06, fer furnish.
ing medicine 10 the toor, berg read
Mr.. 9. q. Smoot scid be did not Goub. tho
,ogrectncss of the bill, and thought il onpht to
DO paid but lie ,rssiD wcu!d ike to cot rid
of this Ierno ,no,,hIr mr.. leo cph;oh ,yos I;lo ~