Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-08-17

tIll ligi Uarl SAW 90 reason Why ibis n0uey
saoulc be taken irc:a the Fire department. but
eas wiling u PC! th1 sum at 500 If that ia sill
that is needed.
Mr.. E:cG;cfE sci Inst if zoe Fro depart
:ucpt appropriation tuu uus moro mcnCy ecu
be appropriated 70 II.
MIR. Rios was in tsvor Of appGintrg cam
pittee but sag 40 ground en- which the money
Of tho city could be appropriated for TIE pur-
peso.
Mr.. Nails did ~. SEQ where there was SUI
lho.Iy 10 teke the money levied TO pay tho
expenses Of lh3 city for the reception OF visI-
tOlp
Dir. Pesko urged that a Fire department
which VOL k ID without pay was entitled TO this
smnll apnroprlall0r.
MI. E;chber9 ia votiag for The resolution
said he would 10 so b,caus, the ltcmen wtrk-
cd 10 Geld and heat, night or daY-but be urged
that tho appropriation Tor The Fire department
was the proper iuad to Rhich this expenditure
should b, charged.
Mr.. Nails could SEQ 20 diferetc, between
| taking $50 out of the Fire department apprn.
pristions and taking it out of tho general iuud
Mr. Sweeney could not SEQ why tho aDpro-
pri.tion lar rceei7iug these visitors should be
taken cut ct tho special appropriation for main
,aiolrg tho Fire department..
Mr. EioADeIg wanted 10 know FROM what
fund tho gentlemen de'rid to draw this fifty
dollars. every dollar Of tho cjniIg taxee ia al
ready appropriated to some fund
Mr. SReeney-It tic Fire department. sp.
preparation fails. Whcro would lhoy get money
to make it up
Mr.. Eichberg-The c)rpota;i,a would have
to borrow tho money.
Tho resolution was LOST, tut Cvuacil aftclward
agreed vi tie Aldermen and mado tho ap!ra.
pl!ation OF $50 out oil the general fund.
A rcsOlu ion Of tle Aldermen that tho Com
nltteo Oh Light repair the gas works chimney
AID do rot take i: dogp, bu: that tho commit
tGo report the cost Of taking Tho chimooy down
came 10 from the Aldermen. MIR. Rice was
sent to tho Aldermen to ascertain What tho res
oIuiion meant.
Mr. Rice 90 returning from tho Aldermen
said that Tho Aldermen thought that the reso
III ion was c,rrco;. flo added: "rhcy read it
over to me Two or lhrco times but could not
understand il; read it ov,r 10 myself in The
massage aad still o,u!d cot uudrrstand it, tu,
judge S;usrt says it il all right and | suppose
he knows nj Gro about it thsn DO"
Tho resolution was lad ca tho table.
Tho bill sbolishiog the cf6o, of oyster Iospec
tor coming in from tho Aldermen,
MIR. Echbcrg asked il tho c3mui.leo had
eDy Information ss to whether there was 80
inspector of oysters elsewhere. II We had no
icspcctorship il might be that bad oysters would
be sold. and while oyster dealers could tell un.
soahd oysters others who could not mig ht eat
bad oysters and b. sick aud perhaps die.
Mr. Lauhert said that he captains OF The
vessels who brought salt water OYSTERS here did
net approve the law. aud did not c9mo here.
The dealers OF oysters did cot approve of tho
law aad potitoucd for it's repeal and be though bit
that as they were tho parties mist interested
their request should 10 needed.
MIR. Nails doubted the rroprioiy of atolishiog
the lGsp'c ion lay. and lhcusnt that there
must DO s9mo ether roason why vessels wit h
good oysters did not o2mo hero than The insp:o
ton.
Mt lambert explained that the oyster tneas.
ure q Virginia was tIfrrcut from that Of Wash.
ioEt0n, and tho Inspector was b,uu1 10 cuioros
tho usu OF this measure.
The bill vas lost Tor tho want Of uin" VOTES
tie VG'o stGndIg, yeas /, Lays I.
AID al:cr s9mn undeba.sd BUSINESS tho
b14Id adj lnrned ulril tn: . Tuesday Ia o.
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