Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-05-25
CITY COUNCIL.

CITY COUNCIL.
A regular semi monthly meeting Of tho City
Ccuocil wss held lest night.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
The Board Of Aldermen vas called to order
at o'clock, with alllho members prescst,
Immediate after the reading OF the mi2utes
Of the las. meuiicg,
Mr.: Rlshell moved that sach members Of
The Board as desired to change their yo.:s on
the Sunday laws, be now PERMITTED to do SO,
Col. Reid stc)rdsd the motion, as the mem
Der. MIR. RishelIl, might desire to change bis.
Mr. G. q. Smoot thought Mr.. Risheill was
out Of order.
The President said any member who desired
to change his vote on the laws could do &C.
No member desired to changed his votc,
| and the minutes were approved.
communication from the Auditor, in ra[er-
| ecc9 to tie appropriation for stree. improve
mens. being read,
Mr.. John b. Snoot ssd Tho Communication
| showed that the Auditor was always alert and
kept himself posted in tho affairs of the CITY.
TO hoped the people would SEQ proper, 90
Thursday next. to return Mr.. Brockett to the
office Of Auditor. He did rot hesitate to say,
With iull knowledge On the subject, that Nr.
| Drcckett had made tho beat Auditor the city
ever had, certainly, within bis, the speakers,
recollection. Everything was SO arranged in tie
Auditors CHICO that sny one could 20 into it
and got any information desired, which was
great thing. ior before MIR. Brocketl's election
the otloo was 10 chaotic state. Mr.. BtockatL'5
past services entitled him 10 O f,yursb,p en-
siderslion by the people.
Col. Reid said 10 Mr.. Roxbufy tha city had
o most honest, efhlceot ofiuar, and he thoug
the people ought to krow that ho is tho right
man 10 eright place.
| A petition from MIR. r. H. Game, sskirg 10
be relieved of the cost OF paving the alley n
| The rear OF his bousa, en- tho grouod that the
work was not done in proper manner, and
| asking an investigation Of tho matter, being
| read,
MIR. Joho Is. Smoo! said he had sIw,ys cin-
| tended tho KIDD CT work referred TO bcot fitted
no one. lie vas in favor Of tcs iog tie Qnes,
| ton to 60d on; whether the city had the
authority to do such work and Guiru the
| property holder TO pay for it, He hoped the
! Corporation htttrloy would pres somo t lhc 8.
cases
The resignation Of Mr.. Samuel Ii. JaDuey as
n member Ct tho Board of Health from the
81 ward was received aud accepted.
Nlr, Strauss said. MIR. Janocy had bacn 6
member Ct tho Board OF Health rJr II OF IT
years. and vas noa getting too cid to servo.
Col. Reid tclt tina. something ought to be
said 10 regard 10 the Sunday laws. Ii was
charged thai tho bills were passed for political
Object. lie Gid not believe that any mem,
Der OF the Board WAS GO .uitcd bs subj q motive
Tha ls'Sa were passed in behalf oi humanity
aud morality. Tho people ought to be Iu!ormld
on tho tubjtat. The State Sunday las, outside
OF cities Of 10000 inhabitants, Tas more stiogen!
than tho laws recently passed By O0uoc. Ire
state law prohibited The sale Of iosuSicaing
! ilqu)rs on Sunday, and tiXfl tho penalty Tor
tho violation ul l!s provisions 81 not less thaa$O
and not moro than $500 The Legislature has
exempted this oily from the proV,inGs Of the
State lsW. tu; l; does not cXcuio us from en-.
ac!Gg laws leoklcg to tho proper obScryaIc) CT
Sunday. Cou7eil he'd tcru chsrsad with
cnaciiog blue laws, both at hoole aud abroad.
| tic thought tu,h r1fl,c:i0ns So hud been cast
upon he Board curing tHu psst iow days uush
| 10 be renolInd by one. ao rar 90. ,,Ili.
tscicsi ho had no peculiar views, he was 70. D
! member OF ths Reform C.u3, tu. he did cot
| feel cay under The structures that Ssrc bcios
| msdo upon these who favored the laws. Any law
could b1 enforced IL manner that would feIde 1.
it oli3ctinrsblt; it might be TIC OF &c, Of slmr
| parties To m.kJ the laws So oil .ci9Debo as
possible, ne tit not EGtw Tho l:wI we're
enacted Tor III, best in cIcs!s Of the city. Tho
| CUu1ClI hsd Yielded - r,unts: Of a largo
body OF mcU who were erletY rug tG rid Them
| selves OF the bp1aito ior rors dfitk; he @auld
| always heartily c,nd such IN appeal Tic
laws were not passed with desire to l0!;ireo
the right OF any class Of citz .us.
| Mr. Moore spoke n favor OF tho iaws, and
! said If the laws. after they tai been tl=d 10 o
proper spirit for while. were thought 10 be
too stringent, he was wiling TO amend thou.
Mr. Rlshci said he had been Informed that
there were several judges of election dqlaIi-
lied to act at the G. ion to morrow, and
| thought the matter ought 10 be attetdad to.
After some discussion. carried on in convar
sstonsl manner, Corporation Attorney ktm ger,
| Who was called 90, gave it as his opinion, that
Ctuaoi he'd the right to fill vacancies 10 iudgcs
of election, but their action would b. suit ct 10
tho approval of JQdgs Chiffon. He had 20
doubt Judge Chiffon would confirm the Judges
selected by Council.
| r. Nj. Latham and Geo. Bosssrt wore then
| elected judges Of election for tho ." ward, and
tho Board adjourned.
| COMMON COUNCIL.
Al regular meeting last night tho members
were few. and tho bushes which camo up pro.
| sented nothing new.
10 the absence of Mr.. Beckhan, u CANDIDATE
for Mayor, Councilman JOS Brodets vas clled
to the chair. The Journal WAS resd by Mr..
Cation, the clerk, and the Board then proceeded
with the evening g work. The committee 90
streets reported for o curb Gu Dakc ard Pitt,
and the Board mem COD, agreed to it,
The Board Of Health reported nuis.rcas on
tho streets. where Royal with Gibbou and
Franklin meets.
Mr.. Rice moved reference, Mr.. Eiohburg
demurrcd. and on this question MIR. Evans Sas
| heard.
| Mr.. Evans denied ha: any committee had
power to act. for Council could not make them
| attorneys 10 fact
MIR. R:ca urged that MIR. Evaus two years
ago had said, that the Board of Health had
| power to spend money uud,r this head.
MIR. Evans said that withou. saver, Tic
ditch could not be mndo pure. IfrcpaiFs we're
needed the street Committee, should superir.