Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-10-10
CITY COUNCIL.
4 called meeting Ct tho Oily Council Wss ic,d
Satpr!ap Eight lau.
BOARD CT ALDERMEN.

NatCfiay GIRht lah!.
BOARD CT ALDERMEN.
P5osi!aat Dawahaul called tho Board OF
Aldtrncn 70 cEtcr ct 7:45 clock. with all the
members prtscn except McssIs. Marbrry aud
9. q. Smoo:.
y coDnuriclion from the Mayor stating
that &c Ind called lbu mcetUg at the REQUEST
OF tho chaFmsn L: he licaroo Committee TO
consider ,tc question Of an appeal in tho suit
Ct tha suraiiej If Il. II. Dciahay sssiDst the
city, decided al the last term Of tho Circuit
Conn: 10 isvtr Of the plaintiffs. IVES read.
Mr.. John Is. SmoOt ssid tho matter Was
Vtr5 important ore, and that somc action ought
to b) tvkaa ut orc.. Tho FiGaLc, Committee
rad been iniosm Il that judgement 10 the suit
OF j. H. ID. &mnot and others had haen given
against he city for s. 80. tu. ihst stsy Of
prtc cdinra ind been griRt6d Ter sixty days,
% c1GGliGa shat tho city, wihi1 ;cn days.
xiv. b3ri CT $500 "A there p1cb;bly would
be- til Qn2rnm at tic REGULAR meeting OF
%0uncl Tuesday hight, lho flaasrc Uoumi!tee
had sh2u2t: i: best 10 call ;his meeting 10
discuss tbs matter. ihe Sisirg CT The boad
walk! d. % harm acd might do ecGd Unless
the ti'y case bond tand shc Count would :aks
only Ell lEdiViGual Lcni) ~ tSccu.ina w2u:d
!Esuc, aid &c would ,re!er thss there should
aot TO y prGcesdiog CT that character. Alter
Sizing the bcLd tn: n:mte!a # Uduncil waud
thea have SKY days 10 which 20 h;nk over
the MISTER,
TIE :a;.ue be k containing 80 rcsulu!oc C.
Jc:e y. 1871. ordering the payment OF the
money 10 the .u,otits OF Da!as:y. bairc in the
HANDS Of the Uc,pU!a:ion Aitorcc?, Gel. Reid
moved :hsi t:a @ho;c matter DC luii over ua!i
I'll tiia E2DcIG 3l the sGtiiO. o5ul 30 phtsi1sG.
Jgtsa Staar: said. ss Corporation Attorney,
10 hsd been coGGccsct with the casa. aud his
opinion Has nav, ks II always had been, that
the surcti.s OF Delahay hsI 30 norc ,lsLs to
tic ncGc? claimed y them ihsr he haG; that
If the t4c;s @ero presented before the Ctu:t By
l.Ia Cooperation Aticro:y, (!5d 10 presumed
the? GCre,) SO they were be!cro Elm. there
shou!d have been &c verdict asa!ns! the oily.
a. q :5X ntyas no Tss opposed 10 rsyicg The
monty. aGd il favor ai Iros' eating the case
before tho Court OF Appeals. All this talk
about lovy!1s % The properly AID revc1uea Of
tic c.rparss!Gu VAS Simply the talk Ct iG1oFs1t
men. AID aAtElDg moro or loss The c!!y had
po!hieg 10 levy &C. epl Judge Keith would 60
decide when the nsttor was brought btfjrs
hin. Tie bod 1f $500 McGut noting; he
man who wtnt GO The bond oauid cot possibly,
under s0y cjreuli5iafcas, lose more than S57.
The resolution Ut june -, 1877. ordering tbs
sl%kiDe tuGd commissioners 10 Fay the amount
claimed by tho turgtlcs, beicg procured Dy the
clerk, and recd
Col. Reid Sad uodcr ,tc resolution Mr..
CArna had b2tn payed Tor reporting tho pro
o5cdiI s., aud it seemed 20 him that The city
h.d assumed the debt, AID !l: it to b, settled
by tbs Sinkicg Fund Com missicners.
81. j. Is. Smoo5 offered rcaolu,ou, which
vas stoptcd withcu: debate, provdiUs that as
jud. II %! had been ob.siued asalt S. The city
By DeIsheys sureies for IS $40, and the city
hsd b.eu granted sky days in which 10 taxa
appeal, condiioued that the City Ucunci give
bond Of $500 within tea lays from tho ad.
lournncni OF the caurt, thlt the NlayOr b, re.
qucstld 10 ect With the Corporation Aucrnty in
| furnishing tho requisite 5oad; aud tha; the
Auditor DO requested 10 draw his wsrfant 90
| the Clly Treasurer for the rura of 5000 to ba
placed Il ths hsGds CT responsible party as
| collateral security lcr the blndsmau
Jodgo Slu.tt eaid tho matter was serious one.
lo the preparation OF petition tor ar appeal ss
much ability and skill were +, quired as 10 the
hdGl Argument, end as tsE pager. aud without
Intending TO rthtct on tao Corporation At
torncy. he would offer tho following resolution ::
Resolved, Thst tho Finsoco Committee be-
| distracted TO employ counsel 10 asEiss the Cor
pora'lou Attorney 10 tho prosecution Ct e writ
OF error nud supCrs&Gaas in tho suit Of Delahay' 8
| su!eli,s ssoiost tho Cly Ccucc;l OF Alexsudrla.
MI Moore. ln SeoJuulug Tho resolution, said
no never bsd thought tho suretics veto cn:ilIrd
to the maucy, bat ha was doubtful about tho
city havilI . cnSc. at!tr having rccrgoizsl tho
dcHt.
Mr. j. Is Sm9ot s.il ku would vote for tho
resolution en- coudi!iun hat il The couuscl to bo
employed did DOT thick tho city had good
oisn, tho whole matter should 70 icntrtod hack
10 CGuGn!l
judo Stuar; said it was his cpiniou that
eau asc ought to hivI hc1n employed SONIC limo
ago
Tho resolution wa thru adopted and iha
EoRid sc ,GInrl ill tho fourth Tuesday IN thia
mouth.
COMMON COUNCIL.
Called meeting Of t,U Common Council was
held OF Saturday, night TO uon;idtr tho subiecs
OF an eppesi 10 tho CoUlt Of Appeals in tho
Dalihay suTe!isS case. hnt gGs attended thiuly,
MIR. llarhcrt. ia Introducing e RESTITUTION
that wben the Bosri fdi ,ura 1t 10 uati! the
l:h Tuesday IF Oc.nbcr, eXpaiaed list there
would be 80 quorum ut tho leXL meeting 'rs
The G!io'o celebration 10 Baltimore AID O.he:
YotktGSu ms:tcr5 would have carried a large
Gunber OF citIz,rn GU OF t0wG.
Inc resolution was agreed to.
Ths sc:iou Ct TIC Board Ct AldorIaon in rtla
tion 10 all sEp a., &c, 10 iho suit Of Dclata2'a
sugitica va ;te lily Ceuocil csne in fcom that
Board. TncrG Was rotning a2il 90 The suij:e:.
except 10 tska tito vote, and tho sc!inD Of 80
hidarmoo was unanimously c,ncurrcd il.
The Board linen o6ourued.
TIC RappsAsautcE Boz. Ciuh. Of Fi,d,r-
!ckabETg has chsliongod the potomaoe, Of
Mashin:icn L. r:W q in.,r nar,I u;,ull rsc, u,