Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-03-23

urday night TO suDrse Monday morning, and
making violation OF the Law q misdcmeanor,
punishable by a Gue Of SO for the first cffa1c,
nnd $50 for each succeeding offeEc,, was read.
MIR. Strauss said at the las: meeting the
Committee 90 General LAWS had been insluc!-
I'd to report bill ca the Same subject, and he
thought 1t WOULD be nothing more than oour-
tesy to wait for tho report Of that committee.
he therefore moved that the bill be referred to
the Committee on General Laws
Col. Reid said that the bill did cot CONC from
tho Committee. but be understood it as coming
from Mr. Mocre % az individual member of
the Beard. He, o. an indiyidusl mombar Of the
Board preferred to have vote 90 the bill if
the Council could not adopt Sunday law let
the people know it be was willing to give the
wishes Of six tundred fellow citizens come c1n
| sideration.
MIR. Strauss argued in favor Of referring tho
matter 10 the Committee on General Laws.
1T, said he, there are Elk hundred persons
who desired Sunday law. there might b. as
many moro opposed to such law"
MIR. Moore said he had brought the bill Ihero
on bis own responsibility.
Col. Reid said be was Surprised that Mr.
Strauss should requir, so much red tapeisn"
10 regard to a matter that could not niure spy
one. but might benefit great many. lie would
assume tue Responsibility. and offer the bill az
member Of the City Council and movo its
adoption. Ho moved that tho bill be passed TO
lis second reading.
MIR. Moore called for the yeas and nays.
A vote was taken and tho motion lost. Yeas,
hlessrs. Moore, Smoot AID Reed-3; nays.
Messrs. Strauss. Marbury. RshielI, and The
Pfesdeut-4
MIR. Moore then Withdrew both bills.
| (}oI RpId hOOe1 cnYna hor IN
the majority would move to reconsider the vote
at the next meeting.
A resolution approp'iatiug $3.50 for cleaning
and repairing the streets was, after sono do
bate, smandsd, reducing the amount Gao hIlf,
and passed.
Ihs aIp! cltion Of Messrs Colo and others
tor place 10 tho market square or somewhere
else, 10 enablc them 10 prosecute their business
as hsh desler', accompanied by 8 resolution,
which will ba found 10 tho official proceedings,
c)pi1g in from tho Common Council,
| Gel Rid said tho market building vas uu~
der ito cnntrol OF ihn Commits ione.s of the
Sinking Fund and did DO; believe The Commit
teo on Public Property had arylhiog TO do with
tho property. lie moved to non corclr ia the
sciica Of the C1mU1on Council, AID rcf,r the
matter to tho Sinking Fund Commission
Adopted.
Alter The trsnsic ion of Soma other business.
Dir. Mclean appeared 10 tho chamber, AID
said tho Common Ccucci desired committee
CT coniercuoo Oh tho fish question:
Il motion 10 that eff CT was adopted, aid
Gel. Reid and Mr.. Straus3 vera sppoioted on
tho part Ct this B,arl.
Tho committee rclifcd ami tlio Bard took q
recess.
Upon returning, The Board Was oa!.ea 10 or-
Ger. aad tho report Of the oon'ereao, c1mmi.-
tee rc'ortlog the fish question to the Sinking
Fund Commission ED two members from each
Board. and recommending that tho Ccurc.l
meet friday night DcX. to consider tho report
OF said committee, WIS., read.
The report was adopted. aai Col. Reid and
Mr.. Straus were appointed tbs cnumit;co &C
the part of this Board.
The petition of Mrs. Mel .au to. ha7s tho
curling reset 10 front Of her property, bsiDg
returned non concured io,it,Was referred to the
Committee 90 Sireols and tho Board, lfer
numerous recesses. at 1880. sdjouroed.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The regular meeting of the Board last Light
was well attended, two members crly bciag so,
sent.
Tho Sunday law was early ca;l;d up. III,
| bill reported By tho Committee Oh General
Laws, which we may call tho Iiql5r and nler.
chaudi.o law. had failed. owing 10 disagree
ment batwcen the Two boards, ono; tho other
bill which concerned liquor only hid becn kill
Cd By the liquor and merchands, bill, ind So
the matter STOOD when Couucil cpercd.
The subject was removed by Mr.. liam o.
who rolntroducad the Sunday bill, referriaG 10
quor only, end contelniag claus, giving alt
the fine to tho intormer.
Mr.. II. urged that tho bill was oro desired
by the citizens. and would bo % tfftcvo ooc.
Mir. Rics moved to sriko out the cause pay
iog tho iDtormer hilf tho fec. l. vas oif !ing
a prizo for PEI Jury.
Mr.. Jnveps said that he had been wei,cd up-
on BY many Of his constituents who asked him
to support the bill. and he would DO s.. lie
came to C1u0oil to represent his oors i;uoots
uod to carry out their wishes
MIR. Pcako SAW no reason TO put the siG Of
quor upon aDy basis other tbso the s4ls oi
TOBACCO, cigars, TO-, AID hoped tho bill report
ed by the committee would bo tskan up instead
of this one.
MIR. Evans thought tbs: tho debate wss Cos
icg astray. The question before tho board Vas
upon the amendment striking cut the clause
giving halt the fne TO tho inormer. Ho o..
posed tho amendment, AID said that with that
clause stricken cut tho lAW would fall as larm.
less as drop OF rain.
MIR. Rice, Do you thrk that man who
wcu'd be SO dcpravcd es to buy qlor Oh Suadey
srd then 20 out and, fer IS. swear against the
mon e'ho sold it to bin ought to bo believed on
oath
| Mr.. Evsos: II the man is So doprov1d who
goes 10 AID bugs liquor On Sunday what is the
mao who sells him liquor 90 Sundays? lie
thought this clause was the caserco of tho law.
Such iaH must DO made 50 ctftc iva cs to
reach tho parties that dare to desecrato the
Sabbath day ID Alexandria and SILL damoaton
Tho efficient meaos Of detecting ths sal, Of
quor on Sunday WAS Deccsslry.
Dir. Peake said that he did not know thcfc
were any such mon 10 Alexandria. but where
he came from there ware moo who would Will
log tell lie for IS.
Mr.. Rice Yes, AID .w,ar 10 liz,
Mr.. Ejchberg said ho bad not cxptc!ed TO
speak on tits sutjsc., for Sunday was cot bis
Satblth but be kept Sunday as day of rest,
end m thcu hi nna dan nrt RI fho ,cap aLo-Id