Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-08-10
CRY COENCTE
\ regular stm.-mcn;hig mooting OF the City
C0uaci Was held last pi2ht
BOARD or ALDERMEN

BOARD or ALDERMEN
Tho B3s:d Of AIdogrncn ,p,s c.,yod n o,dar
g.. ten minu.es past e;vht ,oi,h only siv Nom.
bcrs present. Massrs w, II S1,,b,-u and
T.. T.. Smoot hcjry opi rs ,bo c;.r
Mr. i, Z So,no. - r.,;oa ~ o,, H.
action nF iho Clm,n,n i,ar,o;, ' sa,,o - .n
the rooms IN tho ,,o,..t Ln;IS;., n..;as
cy-Me7nr Sni,l, Gu|;o,, H., nG;';I 10y,
comm;ttnc ,,nrn,c,s 80; 'iI' ~ W. w
nvnr ,hc-o ,ni5 $40 :" op'' so' "nea,
r,,,,l r.,, 800 .,''I" ''' t"' 'ooinS Ho
IA E,;i ~ 49, NO.
,coo 49,, ,t -. ,''''" Ia ~ am''nR Tue
L ~ y. gas 10 @n"ouH Nc''"o! Bi'IiIAE,
W.T. A. U S lor sc"ouI purposes
,.a,,,, - Aa'; o''''',u '"i '''i'u''o" on inc
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.a ,'','. 'Dr' ~ '"' ''F was u'JI7s 10 INC
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u ''a'I" ,ol ','' ''n' Iso o. ensoI''S inc MY
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"ody nu'iu'oS. re was hrArtii3 10 ia'of O. the
ru''' ''''''7 "'' "'u Il cho'fiuHp V"Se Tor
s"E.'' .hpFT';''H'i'n to pn9 l"r the gas used
Wy wy hSst
=, ' ,t "'"t': am I'' '''i S''oNo 10 iAV!r
u 'nn rr"o'u;i0', Wh!uh Wt4 passed ages D.
noes -Hf. 9if"nsS'
n'alo,,I ,u",oi''," . 'H' experimenting oI
aoJ rnrnyo ao ,%% a'o,a'i>S''n 10 taSo down
G,s Wn,ts was ,"aa -. t W' y IH u I'll"
o''.. ""' vac '''' h"NuhFV Fays IN
nv 'I''''.'1'' '"o" tna' mo chimlfy was
.'1c e "heh me Hs' "0ES "ofn first hu;It
'or t'e purposes OF car, 'nG oil tho smoke geo.
's"''', ~ 'Ho .Ht"to = mat ~ lH'l bc~ works
n,.o onL",;', VS9a' toGsr WIN siahh chin
rUrpOsc sinru winch I'm, clv5r,rc e, ,,cricd -,
seven years il has not been mod mr. rnynr
will bJ again for tn, 1urnoa, inI,c,tcd o,L
that in times uf STERN tno n;nnnrty - !, An.
g0r oi beins Damaged By rr;,k4 Lrinr llrwr
from tho !cp OF it.
Col. Rel! explained fully the rc.aons FIR tho
pcttion, ami sal phi!p tbs m,m:,crs NJ no
committee believed they had MINT 10 crd'
the removal ot tho chimney, Ga old land marx,
they thought il best to submit tn, matter 10
Council. lie thought ii would 90 an aiysptrr,
10 remove tho Chlmnay, "a il WAS of no nsn and
never would DO.
Altcr some luther remarks By Jug, S,ulrt
aad MCssta. S.rGuss aud j. i. Smoot che pc!i.
ton Was referred 10 tho Cam nitco GA Light,
with Instructions 10 ascertain tho oost OF tho re.
nova! oi tho chimney. Subsequently, the
BoaTd c1aCu'rod IN tho &C. ion of tbs Go nnon
council 10 ordering tho taking down OF The
Chimney.
Fir. j. B. Smoot URGED the adontion Of tbo
roilco salary bill as being 10 exact accord vitL
the bill Increasing the salary of the o,hcr off,
GERS OF tho Corporation lat, 10 nasscC. That s on
increase Of five par CENT.
Nlr. He'd moved 10 restore iho salary Of thc
Superintendent OF Gas to iis former rIn. n, 4
paid that tihoor & ifgh compliment, dwell.
ing esnc1!aI!y upon the nmCult OF his bond
t:3,oo0t. the value Of property 10 his kcspirc,
and the difference between the amount allowed
h'm Tor collecting and That paid tho tsx colltc-
tors lie did not wish t. SIC salaries decreased
uohi ali were.
Mr.. Smoot hcrc said ihht the OF C; Of tho
hi vas simply to place the police torco on 40
Cq1ai footing with tho other officers as had
been promised and that hltcr this bill had
passed, tho ether question O! raising salaries
could be discussed later. Tho bI was then
passed
a rts"Iu'on !:om the Common CoucciI to
adjourn over cntIi Iu,sd&y night NIX. ard TO-
airuc.iHE the Committee on General Laws to