Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-05-11

etagO VI ilOI i1tSSl5' N-i III SUIs
Mr.. Harmon who had voted assirss thu bill
St the last meeting said no YES resdy TO change
his vote.
rbo c2uUitlc1 If o2ufererce reported 10
favor oi paying tbs bill.
Mr.. JaSins opposed the adoption of the re-
ncri. Etc bill vas made without authority Of
Iar7. aud the city ~ss not responsible for il.
This would be hard prico3en'. The Council
soems very Backward 10 paying fer needed street
work bat when the MAyorhls made worthless
bill, they must run to pay it. When petition
came here to clean Tie sIraos the Council reius
ed. the Mayer vent to work AID cleaned them,
AID C3unciI Paid fer il. When be tore up the
sewer at The station house without law the com
mi!teo 90 streets assumed tho work 1t had
bean published that thcsa pistols were present
from tho Mayor 10 the police. Just as soon
as the Mayor speaks, every man of "a men
hero gels etrsid Don't want 10 20 to Law?
Better stand suit and SEQ whether The Coun-
oil or the Mayor holds the purse.
Mr.. Rowland said that this debt was contrec
ted before tho work at the station house was
done. He did net think that tho bill was Just,
for he ought first 10 have asked for an appropr
Gtior. While he would vote for this bill now
he would n:ver vote to mak,it precedent.
bslieve it was understood by each of the police.
men that be vas to return bis pistol when BIO
CEASED to DO policeman. to tho city; so the
oornorstiou was now uWncr Of the pistols.
MIR. R:co could not understand how Mr.
Nowlsrd could, under his oatr, vote to pass
this bill, which he said was unjust. For him
self he tad sworn to protect tho people, and
although he was hiend of the Mayor. he
could not vote to waste this money II think
MIR. Noala1d made very foolish remark
when BIO said that ho thought the bill was an
unjust ooo, hui he would vote for it,
Nlr. EVars thought tho mskirg Of this bill
| was unjust but ho should vote for it and not
violate bis oath other. Ho thought that the
Mayor. ia goltg to MIR. Carlin's and using the
cradit Of the corporation to buy these pistols,
did wrong thing, but Mr.. Carlin could bold
| tho city for tho money. His colleague, Mr.. jas
Vons, had terrible lear Of the animal With q
bill behiad. lilo pover ssw one flying about
with their bills behind. Laughter. He did
not believe that there ives any such insect to
come 10 after this bill had been paid.
Dir. Jsveus said that if bis colleague, MIR.
E7ats. you'd gat bee or wasp and put bis
| heu behind it. be- fad al insec! Tint had O
bill b:Liod: L.ush .cr. !. He would never vote
| for his bill.
Mr., NoSlard said tbs bill vas unjust because
thu Mayor had contracted il without uthoritv-
| i. vas Just bill because Mr. Oarlin had fur.
ri:hcd The pistols 10 the Mayor of Alexandria
| Tor the uso Of tho police OF Alegardria; there.
| fore he would vote for il.
Mr., Eohberg said that tho Foaaos Commit.
| tee had refused to make lbis approximation.
Tho Mayor explained to the Finance Commit.
tee thht he considered the purchase Of these
rls>1s ntc ssaiy 10 the emergency. The Major
| admitted that he had done wrong; but as they
had TO bs purchased 10 hurry, tho crdinsry
form u j Dot b, observed.
Mr.. RioJ sad that BIO knew that these Dis-
tolls had been promised two weeks before thsy
were purchased. Thy were 10 b. made pres
cnt to the poIo,, lie did not believe that the
! Mayor intended. wEeo hs baught the pistols. &c
ask the CeuacIl to pey for !bam. Tho Mayor
could clll CCulcl together ut aty hour Of the
day, il lie had u'gcnt med fer anything 10 b:
done.
Ne. Ptsko must think ,hst The Mayor thought
| ihtsI r-,o's necessary, AID he must think, too
ih.t ii he bought them uudtr tbcso circun-
| star g. ;ho Council ought to pay for them.
| Mr.. BIDDERS said this matter mespt more
/ than SlU7. If tEero WAS not law au,horizipl
tho Mayor 10 mako this purchase, BIO would
never vo:o 10 pass i. Onco Put this precedan,
ca tho books, and vito c3u'd say what bill some
future Mayer might mako2 Should Uouuo
| tor all tine give the whole pureo OF the civ Il
| tho control Of The Mayer, who had bouph
| Ih:s3 pl5'oJ without an appropriation, withou
! c7cu lntUrGlug tho CluGe lhat he jaterlad Ii
| spcnd tho moGoy2
Tho Councll refused to c0ucu.--yeas s; noes
| e. Not O charter vote.
| hna nt.cr soma u1d ;b1soI business the B3srt
| adilufncd.