Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-08-17
CIlEOINlrH.
AN ADJOURNMENT TILL OCTOBER.
An sdiourued meeting Of tbs C.,y Utubc
7ss held lsst ueh!.
BOARD OF AlDEGNFy

An sdiourued meeting Of tbs Cny Utubci
1ss held lsst uigh!.
BOARD OF AlDEeMEN
The Bosrd CT Aldermen gsy called 10 o!Gtr
| ut eight o'clock. with Ms. Jobn Il. Sn,oot, wac
is out OF the city, Eod Col. Red, who is sex,
| absent.
Judge Stuart. from The Commute on General
| Laws, Teportt d 40 set to ameod The set relating
TO tho soaveDger business. providing that the
Mayor shall Oh the 10th day f July, of every
Two years. advertise for bids fer The removal oil
tho night soil, the contract to b: awarded TO
tho highest responsible bidder, " no will use the
onoticss 'AciVa'ng machine. thu preference to
DC gwen 10 resident of the city, shelter he l..
inc highest bidder or not, tho o,RrRo:cr 10 be
sntlc to the corporation laws, and for the
violation OF my ono OF them TO bo liable TO 4
penslty Of $40
| Judge Stunt coulrbdrd that the ci c,r.
taiDIy needed charge 10 the mcthcd Ct The
removal Of Tho night sell, and By thu method
proposed the hight sell cjuid be removed with
out any ono on the streets o. 10 Inc parlors OF the
residences knowing anything about it, which
struck him ~ beng decided Improvement on
tho present plan.
! Alter some remarks by Mr. Srius,, ths scI
Was passed unanimously.
Judge Stuart then said the C1mmitteo 90
General Laws, e1pe cling that the consideration
OF the scaveuger bill would o:cupy soma time
IN this Board. had requested Mr.. Pegke to 10,
troGuco the bill in regard to the Office of oyster
Inspector 10 the Coumoa Council; Tho commit.
tee also htd beftra it Communication 10 rec
gard to tho regulation CT the spsGd of steamers
ptsi!ng this CITY; also one 10 rtftrtbc, 10 tho
lntr0duoilon OF water 10 c>rain pats Ct the
city. which the Water Company had refused.
lhl1 latter communication was oUo Ct i'm
pOrta1oo, and required micro ettoutiun than The
otlnmttee htd been able to give it. The oom
| mittte would report upon both matters If il had
10 do so ct called meeting.
Mr. Y. w. Smont offered a resolution that tho
Superintendent tf Gas be Instructed to have
the CHIMNEY o. tho gas works repaired aud net
pulled down, aud said ho could not understand
Why The Superintendent wanted 10 pull
down chimney that cost tho city 81. 900 to
gain ten feet CT ground. do W S Opposed to
the removal Of the shaft.
! Mr.. Strauss said tho C0mm.teo Oh Light
had VISITED the gas works, aDd fading that The
chimney vas 20 use, and that portion of it
might fal' AID do great deal OF damage, had
agreed VII Tho Superintendent tibet it wcud
b. better 10 remove il. The chimney wcud
never b. uitd agsit; it was not su ornanltn:,
ard the bricks would be UTILIZED 10 tho building
OF coal shed, therefore he Was ia favor OF
pulling it down.
MIR Snoot ssid wien portion OF tho chin
Dcy Tel! It vas he duty of the Supcrutentcu,
TO have 1t repaired. Ii vas on prEamrpt; il
wcs considered o5o OF tho most magnificent
shafts 10 the city. Pull it down and you will
Set nothrg iOr 1t bus ten feet ct ground, which
| was not uctd8d.
| Il grnS Arb rrol L
| Hsic 20 Eoulo venture thu orssi,i"o thut IN.
chimney could 90, as claimed by sono, be
taken dowo for $l5p; bts des the city mieh
some day need ii; nobody cluli toll what
changes might take place 10 inc marufgc uic Of
Gas. The CHIMNEY, which he'd s;oad Loo 50
years, an ornament TO the CT y. had l., cyulr q
| land mark. AS TO tho chimney fl iag ard
damaging something ct The gLs SIC. ka th, r
Was co dagger OF that. When tho c5e,auc
| came that would blow hat chimney duwn, il
YOU'D also watt him and MIR. Strauss over Tie
river, Therc it VIII not mnk, mrca G!a reno,
TO item whether the city W.a lett iu Gul knLss
or rot
Mr. Matbuiy opposed tho rcaoIuiun, So The
chArmau OF tic Committee Oh Light was no.
present. aud he supposed The matter bad htor
| thoroughly considered By The committee.
The rtsjlu,ioo was referred 20 tho CGnlui:-
|
%. OF tttfiog Gown the chimufy
a ooGlmuGloaloo ftom he Mayor ,r.lu:mar
Tie Cducclt OF tho proposed visit of tie AIleu.
town hfc c1mpaoics. apd hoping thai! s5mo
sc;loo Won d BIO tsken toward assslir e IN hr
entertainment ct tho visitors coming 10 from
| Inc Counc Il endorsed, "a resolution 6prrnI RI
sting 500 from the Ids Of tbs trl drpa.t
us nt. loss. "
judge Stuart said no though, it Rts bo,hiar
but unlco to The members of tha fire depart
laeut 10 rtc5gnlzJ their valuable lervic. 8 b.
maklf { this very small apnrobrin;lp. T6Cro
was 10 body OF men VIVA worked more iailEiu v
sud tttcuotf, and coolrhGted NOR, to lhu
70 ety ct tho city thau the Alex sGdris voiuuiurr
tlrtmeD. These mGn riskcd thi ir lives 81 ey.ry
fire, aud received bot cont Tor their services
Sursly Tho CouDOil ctuld tftlrd 10 Sivo ihv III
tho tina sum OF $50 70 euah!u tntm 10 enter
tain their visitors III b. c3miIg ma1nur. Iishy
body OF mon ever deserved On appropriation
these mep cid, aud ho would ciTlr res riuti4u
| appr0pIlailng tho smCult named.
Nlr. Strauss said Notwithstanding scmo nu.-
sdlrs would c:itc r. shc rciaa, hu would y,!e
| Ter .h0 appropriation.
Judgt Stuart said he believed il wRs r:cht f.
grant tho appropriation, ADD no wCu!d vote Tor
ii regardless OF outside c:iiioi5m
The resolution was passed unanimously.
Nlr. Rlco hero eppcorrd 10 Tue Board ard
sad tho Goumoo CoucciI requested light On he
following resolution: Resolved, Thss the
Superintendent of Gas b. iusiiuotod to have
the chimDty at Tho Cos Works repaired. aud
pot pulIt ID down, and tia! tho Committee o.
Light be instructed to report tho tXpoGso Of
taking down the said chimney"
Judge Stuart said tho Board Of Aldermen
could rot be cxpccted to furnish un1ers sudirg
tor tho members OF tho Common Uoulcii.
MIR. K ca was, however, "illuniaa!cd", sud
be retired.
| The Board then rt uibcd till lie second
Tuesday in Ooobtr.
COMMON COUNCIL.
| Tee a6jjurnod meeting of Council last night
vas we'll attended. There VAS considerable
routine business without debate.
Some discussion grew up upop tho report of
tie Committee 90 Streets in favor of q chsuao
OF appropriation from the intersection of ROYAL
With Gibbon street 10 that of Royal eud Frank
of 0,Io I n