Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-15
CI7Y COUNCIL.
a regular semi monthly noolisg IF tue Ciy
C0uccI vas held last EIGHT,
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

SehAS'i Ho' Geio liSt ElSEt.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
MeSs;s. JOHN B. Sml0: sd Nm, A. Moore
eli rot make their app,araao. las, pi2ht. The
business ct tie Beard a.s .rslsoncd with ys.y
little debate.
The Finance Commute rapcred in fs7.r c!
allowing the clerks and judges Ct the las: dec
llon one dollar additional compensation
DIR: Strauss ssid the Finarc, Couui.tc had
considered tho Easter. 6nd in c0ns;ounrca of
the labor imposed upon tho j1agcs aud c!e1ks,
Inc committee had sgrced to allow them cna
dollar each 10 addition to tho amount allowed
oy law. Tho action OF the Committee, however,
Was only TO attic! the last election, and 20. to
scS % precedent. 10 regard to the repairs ct
me intersection ct FrsIk!iu and Royal streets.
MI Strauss also said that The C mui.leo had
| determined to visit the point namtd 10 bldy,
before making report
| a communication from the Mavlr, ann3uno.
lag the d 'ath Of Sanuel B. Cornweu, The gu-
peIlntec dent OF the Aims House, WAS recei7td.
| Mr. R:Shlell asked if il vas not Gus onsr,,
upon rtc,lTlne notice of vsc:aoy, to proceed
! to I'll! i. g. occ,.
MI =. y. Smoot said tho Mayor had ap-
polnted Mrs. CorEwell to gil tic vacancy CAUSED
~ the teatf OF her husband. Ho though. it
Ecud be batt;r to let the mittcr 20 over till
! the regular elcciOa.
Mr.; Smoots suggts len VS. agreed 10 erd
pr. Klsblell WIS requested by The chair to It's
form the Common Council that he Board WAS
ready to adjourn.
Mr. Rlshel retired agd 10 O shtr; limo re-
turned, md r:pcricd as follows: "Mr. President,
appeared before the Pr siGent CT the C1ua
mon CourclI; number vas Gu Inc l)tr sp,tk
irg L stoCd iOr lbrGe miou,cs sud 10 notice
bclt & taken OF m,. retired"
Mi. S.r.u:s sid that as member Of l:is
Board he'd b3cn treated Eilh discouresy By
the loTer B,prd, nc moved thst the Board ad.
9ur1. 1lo ives oppts.d auyhcw to members
oeIog sent to DoIill the Cjmmon Courc ;hs,
the bta!d vas ready to adiourn; messenger
emplo!ed Tor that purpose, AID be desired
to eiVo notIc! that he would ucver sgsia &c; &c
messenger to tho Common Cornell.
The molten to adjourn was then Fu; zuG oar
rIec unanimously.
! COMMON COUNCIL.
| Inc csitei lncc;iag OF tic City COuicil last
tisht Passed tho appropriation bill, eItcr sn
ezpl iaat9n 81 is provisions had b,eu made.
Tho s:Irp bill, Is per c;n. aa6ed to oil c.
lo2Ts WhtsI salaries were reduced ii 1879
| came W..
| Mr.: D1ue!.s mo7c9 10 nsk, The sasry Of
| INC Mayer $500, rcd list Of the Auditor 5000
pr. D-u2lss thought that thc salary OF Ito
| Mayor should DO 10 s0rc degree o. eas: CORES
p1nGeut "a the otfi33, Gcd i. ought to bosms;.
Yer OF prta to tho people tha. ;ic s.isrs OF the
! Mayer should not 30 made rcGicpl0u-iy sHcI,
liz thought tho Ardltc. 5 salary ahcul, BE- n
cicRGcd because ct the extraordinary ulshtca.
| ;Ions. Grd cxc:cnt service OF tho Auditor
whim sill kneG TO be the hest u!lor tnc city
had ever had.
Nj E,chtu.g said lie diaiktd 10 cppos, tue
n1.i5p, tu. Couoc had Just raised & bill!
"n'cA appropriated every doar CT tho Ycqcaur
Of tic cnu!0g h,Lal year ezc1rt $662, oyoa il
| cs;iy Cd az was c2cc;C Tho salgri,s a. At
proETist;d 10 tina! bill provided for op'y :hs
suus oamed ID he salary TIL "a rano.;rd hc
the G2umiitoo. Baa:dss THE ( . zoo fur Or.
uI6tor, SEQ ior The Sul Company. aGd 81 800
Tor tho Co;u nba company were 60. provided
Ter. 10 meet this the collection OF al tax bills
vas Eei!eG uno5. There wss 90 mency 10 ;:gy
decreased salaries.
Mi. i: CD thought that thc drarss: I>bor clc
couit have, Tas hall paid labor. L cast unre
Ia the cnc. es 'lo expense OF Tia past two years
sho~@a. We hed Mayer who sad ,:Iat be
would t&ko hbi: Ito salary, Gol The cisy haG
iauot tSsl i; est doutIa with iin thsn here
tcf1Tc. IL vas dscraI,og % have MsyJr aud
Pay lin So py: taonih. lie ought 20 nsvo
| better salary.
Mr.. j. caauIg said he kuas Nix. 3 sckhau
cid u5t !ua lnr Mayor Tor The salary, bu iJt he
| hoaoF. Nlr, l.. knew The metSrc pay. l. did
90: deter him hIc,uso &c had ea ambition 10
serve the pio,lo, aud co.. tuidsu lhcta. |!
was an honorable ctlio, TO vol fer the people
70: no,hiog-sod he, Mr.. E:cabu,g, worked So
| hard as say 6fhcor Of tbs c,y-vorked tr2tl,-
biclrs, no thought it az honor to H.rys his .e!-
lQT c!iiz ~, Ii the city c;ud affcrd TO pey
moro the salary Of Ell! officers should be rsis.d
tn. uol2ss al were ral7ed conc Should he raised.
The city Wss nov il good financial co1Gitioo.
l. had 20 warrant out3taGda@. 1t pRii its
debts, aud II THE wns c1ojru3d AID e7 aauad
hcsncIsi roloJ Iuifued rcI! YCer as this, there
might BE- small dccrensc Ct taxes. AID : email
lncEasso OF salaries. l:2rrldrrco 10 ex 24Hsc
DOW would prevent sroa coed r;sllt.
Dir. Evans sid MIR. Ric9 had hsd dif? rect
| txptritIco in pHy1ebis Of wages i1oG cry lhst
hc had eve. kno@u, According to hlr. Il ; ar
gumsnt men who DO 20. get Euffcisnt ray take
their compensation 10 sono other wsg. liz did
60. think this was just to the cficars.
! Mr.. K:co protested against having hi9 aan-
ias perscrea 10 this way. apd roso to m:ko
that polut Of orGer.
Dir. E7aag rcsooaGld Tat sub vas !ho o1Iy
tIcaulnr he could give to The wo.ds
NJ. l. &C : Then it is your mesorg AID att
uirc.
Mf. E7.ts: If it dcn't mean thati:is cheap.
or 70 piy DC officer god salary than to lie.
him steal il, i don't uIc.a anything.
Dir: R;co: Don't you pc: a meaning in my
mcuh. It's your own Interpretation.
Rl1. EVaas sid ha doubted phsthcr tie
chatter would allow tho salary OF tho Mayer 20
be changed iG.or be vas cl,c.ed.
hlr. Roe called attention to tho fact tbat the
prest q. Ma or had recovered in The courts 500
per annum salary when the law fixed the salary
ct $500 because tbs salary bill VS. rot passed
uol! Mr.. Smith had become Mayor.
! fl1. Essos was willing to vote for $500 if tho
| Ciy C3uuc c;ull Legally dc 50.
MIR. Eichbcrg said that the of6cs OF Hjayor
was 30 cfIco Ct honcr. aad if pay entered into
| tbs hou1r tbco $500 was 10 raote III. $3.50
| fer that purpose
MIR. Brodcrs f.vored lha;pcnii3g ILL. Alter
coe salary and you must slter all, snd d!sar.