Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-02-09

ing a street, when such bill wss within :hc
provltc, of Mr.. Evans Committee 90 Streets.
MIR. EVans said that !: was of less i'm portauce
to have bole 10 the street mended than that
the staggering diunkarts from abroad should
be nreVeuted from goicg Keeling a,ourd tCw1.
MIR. Peske replied that the proposition to
take this bill Gu. Of the haLds Of the commit
tee would not te Courteous to ths Gem nittee on
| General LAWS Mr.. Evans would think it i'm
prope: that tho Committee on Streets should
| be thus lntefcrred with 10 this way.
| Mr.. Javlus said that be had no doubt Mr..
| i'eake was in favor of The law, but he was sure
that If tho Committee 90 General Laws bad to
act upon the b L. it would never b. cJts:derod.
lilo had heard that somo members had slid
that thoy WGud attend 60 meeting to consider
such BILL
Mr.. Peaks fsiurcd Mr.. Jayin, that he was
mistaken. The committee would promptly
meet and act on the b.; No enc If lis mem
bes wonld fail to aot
Nj. Jaw los: They ought to say SO then.
Mr.. Peako wls satisfied that the member
was mlsofoImtd.
The Chair: Let the clerk read the bill
The clerk read Two bills, ono prohibiting The
s,lo Ct soda water, cigars, 60 90 Sundays, bu.
flowing ics aud milk to DO sold, AID tn Other
hl!i prohlbI'lcg Tho sale Of liquors from Saur.
day night until Monday morning; one halt Of
The hne to be given to the iuformer.
Mr. Nlc, said there was one very bad prov.
sion; that OF giving halt 10 hs informer. lie
moved that that portion DO stricken ou,
MIR. Evans moved that the SC: be referred TO
tho Committee on General Laws, which was
agreed to.
Several papers Gam, 10 from tho Aldermen
aud Wero read; among them Communication
from The Mayer in favor OF tho FREQ sale OF
fresh fish and also advising on appropriation OF
500 to sid the celebration Of The 22i of Feb.
ruarg. Tho Aldermen had referred TO the
c)mmlssloDcrs Of the sinkiag fund the rtcom.
nendatlon concerning fish. and had substituted
Tor the proposition to appropriate 500 10 old
OF The c:l celebration, resolution that cech
me O. Der of the two boards give s. towards cell
ebrsiios that day.
MIR. Rowland expressed his opposition to ap
rroprlatiog 500 for % parade. There were
too many ncoplo suffering for The necessities
OF lie Nero good would DO dJEo ~ giving
The money TO the poor.
The chair: The resolution docs not nppro
pirate $780, l! provides for IS subscriptions
By each number OF Council.
Mr.. Herbert moved to COZ car With The nc
ton of The Bonrd Of Aldermen.
MIR. Il O., said there was too much cbild's
play about this AID be moved that tho pspcr
be returned to the Board of Aldermen. lilo did
not see what sending the fish gu s:ou btck TO
tho Commissioners Of tho Siukiog Fund could
40 10 help the matter. AS to the giving of IS
" ca member CT Council; who is going to
ooIlect 1t. Who can make m,mbers pay IS.
III mtmocr should pay So cents, or if ho
should pay $40, it would be a question of his
own will
MIR. Mclean said he would rather ray bis
IS towards the Columbia engine hous, lhap
t,w lrds this parade.
MIR. Javl6s was wiling 10 vo.o Tor Mr.. Rice o
motion. tn! ho Wa' 10 favor of leyiug tho pa
pers on tho tatle, and that would keep tho pa
ptrs Eefc. lie thought it would result ia cJu.
pe!l!ng the ctlz,ns to Buy fish OF monopoly of
fish dealers. AS TO the SIS. GOV. would like
to Goo them got SIS cut CT NO." lL1ugh'er |
Dir. Douglas moved es substitute that 500
no appropriated 10 aid e tho parade on the
% CT Februsly next.
MIR. Harmon opposed the spproptiali n, bo.
c1use the hOances CT the iy did cot aiI,w it.
ncr did ho admit tho right of tho Aldermca 10
tsx the Courcilmon IS CT cenls
Mr. Javlns said tho town was "doad broko,'
end 10 saw no reason why tho oppressed pro-
Ilo should DO taxed that SONG men might
march through ttwl 10 buggy to display their
physique. Laughter. Ho Lopod Council
would have better seuse t6Gn 10 follow the AL.
dcrmep.
Mr.. Douglas sad lie had offered The substi-
tute IS a business matter. Certsioly, if ary
IoHu should celebrate Wastiugton'A birthdsy,
it sSa8 this. Tho expenditure would pry. L.
would show that the town vas Wido awake.
That it recognized ils ptG ition tmoDg ti.es.
The commemora.iOn OF suOh events as the birth
of Washington tended TO rouse nous L. ;nds to
o higher nlsno aOd mike them moio Virtuous.
wise It'd batter.
Mr.. Kic, agreed with Mr.. Douglas as to tho
patriot LII and with Mr.. JaVins az 10 the tx-
peuse. lia did not Ihiuk tho taxpayer; could
afford it. For himself he thcueht tho psrado
would benefit him. but 10 would not vote TO
cspead other peoples money for il.
Dir. fta 10 said that, while willing to s5ist 10
this matter, personally he was no. wiliog to
mako public appropriation. nor 10 DO tsxad
I by tho Board of Aldermen.
The substitute OF MIR. Douglas WAS lost, God
The resolution sending tho SIS subscription pa
per back to the Aldermen wss adopted.
Tho proposition 10 relation TO the sale Of fish
was referred to the Commissioners Ct tho Siok.
log Fuad.
When TIM appropriation fer lun ps WIS VI, Mr..
Evans c.l llAined that 10 Lis g. ion of the CITY
thtr5 were 40 water pip-s and tho pumps were
The only resource Of the rcops. Several pumps
10 that neighborhood Toro Cut IT crde-. and
but for tie private lump in lis yard there
weIll bo water famine in that neighborhood.
The pump 10 his yard was kept eoirg all day
and sometimes pretty nearly oil Eight.
Mr.. Mclean said no couiG $40 from his win.
dow that Mr.. Evans pump was Dc7cr idle
eileen mioutes at time. Tho appropriation
mas SD Gbsoluo necessity.
AL olEcf h2y ocfs Was transacted without
debate.
Virginia Republicans.
Tho republican State central committee nct