Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-03-26
CITY COUNCIL,
TIE FISH BENCH QUESTION, AND TIE HAY
SCALES DIFFICULTY

SCALES DIFFICULTY
Al sdi5urued meeting Of tho City Council
Was held last night.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
The Bard of Aldermen was cal!od to ord,r
members present tx,ept Col. Reid AID MI w.
A. Moore.
MIR. RishielI. Immediately after the res6iog
Of tho mlou'es. explained Why be otisotcd to
Mr.. l. A. Ruad. tho wcighcr of hay, spoekiug
ct the last meeting Ho did not object bacaus,
be did not desire to hear tho views Of Mr.. Rudd
On Tho hay scale question, but being under
| the impression that there had b,en no vote on
the resolu ion inviting him to address tho
Eotrl. he objected to its passage on the grouud
that the location Of the scales was not under
| discussion.
=, The special committee, consisting of tho
Commissioners of the Sinking Fund and
Two membeIs Of each Board, to whom had
been referred tho petition OF McSsrs. Cole Il
TO-, praying for space in the Market suuaro or
somewhere else in the city to enable them to
prosecute their business as fish deaIera, reported
o resolution declaring that as five benches had
been decided to bo sufficient to accommodate
tile hsh trade. and as these five benches in tho
market had boon put up OF public auction AID
sold to the highest bid ler, therefore no relief
could DO afforded petitioners this season..
Mir. j. B. Smoot said be cheerlully and
heartily moved the adoption of tho resolctioD
reported by tho Joint committee.
The resolution was adopted.
MIR. Rishiell said hc desired 10 make Def.
tial report from the Committee on Public
Property 10 regard to tho peudi7g suit OF Elem
ing AID wlte agalrs. tho city. lilo had boon
informed by tho Corporation Attorney that tho
city would probably loose tho suit, and as the
committee had not been able TO God suitable
location Tor the hay scales. he thought it would
be proper 10 rcqu,s: Mr.. Fleming 10 withdraw
his suit. lie would at the next meeting Offer o
resolution to abolish tho cfiicc OF Wsighcr Of
hay.
Mr.. Strauss asked if it w1uld rot be rroner
es they lntonded TO abandon tho present loos-
ton. to fill up and rcpavo tho site selected in
Market alley for tbs scales.
Mr.: j. b. Smoot vas opposed 10 ab,lilhog
the othc' Of weigher of hay, and thought the
Mako alley vas the best rlsc, that could be
selected for the scales. He preferred to hava
the suit 20 on, not 81 much with desire to
ltac' tho scales 10 Market alley in opposition to
Mr.. fltmlne'S wishes, but for tho PURPOSE IF
testing tho question, and finding out whether
or not tho city had tho right to place the scales
in Market alley.
| Mr.Strlus5 said even if tic city had tho ii ,ht
10 paoo the scales 10 Market alley, il would not
DO generous aud courteous to do 80 10 onposi-
ton TO the wishes of tax payer. lilo would
rather tho corporation should los9 hurdfed
dollars than it should iniurc the properly of q
fellow criz?n even to tho extent of ton c,p;5
MIR. D. Is. Smoot disolaimed ary desire to in
larc tho property of Mr. Fleming, and said that
II tho committee could find suitable tc,tion
tor tho scales thero WAS no momber OF the
Board who wou d vote for their removal moro
ohcortully than ho wouldsoven if the city gained
the slit, but ho was in favor of allowing the
suit 10 60 on Tor tho purpose OF testing the right
OF tho city to Maakat alley,
A communication from Mr. H. S. Fl:miog
inidrmiog the Board that tho city owned Iot
on Cameron street botWeon Payao ard Fayettc,
suitable for the hey scales; also that Mr.. Bur-
rougts and MIR. Frank 4. Pollard had expressed
their willingness to mako somo arrangement
With the city for weighing tho hay, aud hoping
there would be no hasty action. being read,
MIR. j. Is. Snoot said very we'll. LII tho suit
60 on to test the right Of the city; that's ell |
want.
Mr. Strauss tif.;od resolution providing for
tho filling up and rcpayIng of tho site selected
fox Tho scales in Market alley, and pos;poning
tho matter until suitable site could BIO seIt cied
By tho committee.
Mr.. q. G. Smoot moved that the whole mat
ter be laid over until the mex meo.cg.
| Mr.. DOwnhsm (Mr. q. q. Smoot 10 tho
chair argued in favor Ct tho right Of tho city
10 plsc, tho scales in Market alley Lie had
never, so far as ne knew, siGco tc had botn o
member of tho Board, Cast vote to injuro nsy
one, but he believed the Market Gloy WAS O
| of ho lat ;,L
Fleming, or any other Citz 70, had no control.
After somo luther debate between Mcss1s.
). b. Smoot, Downham and Rlshieil. in favor OF
ALLOWING tho question to be decided by The
court, and Dir. Strauss, 10 favor of ordering tho
removal OF tho scales from Market alley
Mr. Martuiy on=rrcd ss n substitute t. raso
luton providing for the lscipg OF the scales
back on st. AsRph street.
| Mr.. j. B. SmOot tH:red as q subs lutte for
all previous resolutions, RI solution ius:tuo!ug
tho Corporation Attorney to take charge of the
suit of Fleming and wife against tho city mud
do whatever is necessary to protect tho interests
of the CITY.
A vote oeiOg taken tsken, The substitute Of
tered by MIR. SmoOt was adopted.
A resolution coming 10 from tho Common
C1uGcl, instIuctiDg the Committee on General
Laws 10 rcp;rt bill regulating tho tae Of fi:h
in Alexandria
| Mr.. q. q. Smoo: moved to Icy The RI solution
on the tabla but aior some debate of pleas.
ant character, the resolution was referred 10 the
Committee on General LAWS, and The Board
aci1urled.
COMMON COUNCIL.
Tho az juruci meeting of the Board, las,
night, was stterded by something moro than
aqlOrun.
The Board waited Tor some time until the
Aldermen sc;cd upon the question OF the fish
be1chos La abon! halt az hour, tho upspi.
nous report Of tho committee on The subject,
sustaining the sc ion of the Commissioners Of
tho Sinking Fund was brought 10 AID debate
begun.
Mr.. Rioe said that he would ike 10 say that
while opposed to monopoies. he would support
the action Of tho Sinking Furd, because the
Conn lss'oDers had oDly clrIicd out the Iag,
and given full notice to every ole. 10 fsct, the
charge OF monopolies came With o bad grace
from men who. as he krcR. had themselves