Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-12-14
CITY COUNCIL.
4 regular semi on!hIy meeting OF tho City
Council vas held last night.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN,

~ leRulEI uUutuly UjeCtlCR OIL tho lily
Council vas held last night.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Immediately upon The caIIiog Ct The Board Of
Aldermen TO order at o'clock. Mr.. I. V.
Risbicll. the newly elected member from the
Third Wald, was sWoro in by President
DJwnheu.
COL Reid from The Committee co Light CD
the application Of City Sergeant Smith for the
Tree u5c of gas at the Jail, ptes nted the follow
Jog report:
The committee resp: olully rtc0mmetd that
the within pstitOu DO not granted, Oh the
ground that they are ucab'e to see upon what
| tQuiatl, ground it can be asked. and 10 this
oonnt c!ior they beg 10 suggest TO CIu1o:l
| whether 1t WCu'd Dot 10 III ure, be better 10
| abolish altogether tho tift of the free uss oil
gas aod TO make specific appropriation cut Ct
the General Fund, to sucl nsliu iots gu.
bracing reefs and corporation Offices and oh
Iac!s as may be fJuna proper, thus limitiog 10
some fixed amount their consumption Of gas.
| and lettlcg the expenses tall equally upon oil
| the tax payers, rather Than, 81 COW, entirely
| upon the gas consumer.
30 Eiuo1 CT the report az related 10 tho all
gas adopted. aod The other suggestions wero
| laid on he table Ter future consideration.
Mr.. Rishiell was assigned by the President
to tho following committees: o. Slresss. Pub
lie Pfoper'y. General L,ws aud Schools
Col. Rsid said be noticed the absence Of MIR.
| Strauss. He moved the member be sent for.
The molion vas adopted and the Sergeant 1t
arms lett the chamber. soon Returning with
MIR. Strauss, Who had been detained by press
| Of business.
y conwuuio,tion from the hlsyrr calling al
| en,iou to the tuit Instituted against the CITY
| by the y. s. government for the r. c3Vory OF
| tho Alexaldfa Canal stock, aud requesting
| that the maLt,r ba referred to some. COMMITTEE
| with Instructions to meet ths issus also 10.
formiog the COunc that the papsrj 10 The
Dolebsy surotics suit were ia tho hands of The
Guy Siig.tnt tor execution; also cIlling al
| tenlion /" dangerous wall on Prizes street,
between Lee srd llaien. ard asking soms GO
ilon 10 ho mstter. Ea9lDg been road.
| COL K id moved that the report be received,
and that tho part relaling TO the dangerous
! wall be referred To the Committee on General
Laws with iosauo;ians, after consultation with
| The Cooperation A,tOrGey. to taxa suoh ao!ion
| as may I've n 'ssa'y. Carried
Mr.. ) Is. Smoot offered = resolution pre-
| vidus Tor tho employment Ct counsel to re-
! present the city 10 the suit Of the u oited
| States ag,i1s, the Corporation. Adopted
10 reteretc, TO tho suit tf D,ohsy's sure
ties, decided aGains: tho city. Mr.. j. b. Smoot
| said there vas hardy doubt hut that the
CITY would have TO pay ths amount tho oily
| had fought the surytlts ell it could. and now it
would havc to pay Tho judgment; all tho city
wsuted nov was lite ertc,. lie did not
| think the snretits who were all good cit;z,ps,
Interested 10 tho welfare OF the Corporation,
! desired to embirrass the oily 10 any way.
| They mad gained theif point and that was main
| y what th,y we're alter
Col Reid suggested resi- alion authorizing
| the Finance Committee to make q loan to pay
| the Judgment.
The question Of tho fees of COUNSEL 10 the
| suit o2mIog up. Mr.. j. Is. Smoot said Mr.
| Beach bad agreed TO argue the case before The
| Court Of Appeals Tor $3.50. but if the decision
| OF the CncIit Court was reversed, and the casa
had to be b ought back here, then be was to
| hav, 40 additional fee. The fee of ito Cor
| porallon Attorney WAS cot to DO so large. The
vbo;e sncua. ary gay, would not be ever
| $3.50. He did DOT kn5w whether counsel
would d,miud Any fee. The whole matter
wss referred to the Fioarca Committee.
Mr.. j. 3 Smcot, ct the Fluarcs Committee.
| reported the form OF Geed reeonvfy ipg, to al!
who desired to redeem. the property sold at the
tax sale OF 1919, which. after iOg Explained
| was adopted
A bill Ct Corporation Attorney X. Kemp,r
| for $50 for defending the city 10 two suits,
| wss, on mo'iou Of Mr.. } B. Smoot ordered to
be paid.
Az &C. smtndiug tho 65h law so 80 to allow
parties to retail fish tu'sde Of the market,
! upon the payment OF q lic,nes ct $40, 60 Diog
! in, passed by the Common Cturoil. was after
| some discussion participated 10 by Missls moot
Reid. Moore end S:rars' lid on tie table ii
| the next meeting.
Col. Reid SAIL 10 visw Of the prosperous
condition Of the gas works. he III; ,ht it would
be nothing moro than Just to reoognz, the
valuable services OF Mr.. R2Xbury. the Sure;-
iotendent. Ho presented rssoIu ion allowing
Mr.. RoXbury 500 to be charged 10 tho 500: uat
Of tho gas works. for extra services.
MIR. Strauss endorsed all that COL Reid bad
said about the valulbls services of Mr.. Rox
bury. and hoped there would b, 90 cpposiIioo
| to tho resolu ion.
Nit G. 9. Snoot said that the Iabors Of
the clerk Of tho gs5 works zero almost equal
TO those Of Mr.. Roybury. uo did not think
MIR. Hafpor's sslvioes should be lost sight of.
aud be moved that $50 be added 10 his salary.
The rlsolu loo as amended vas cirritd.
C9l. Reid. after sposkiag 10 com pimenlaIy
terms Of Auditor f. l. Br,ckstt. off,red o res
oIu!ion. which was adopted, allowing him 500
for extra ssrVie.s.
The resolution allowing Mt. Il xturY 800
and MIR. Harpnr $50, WAS roturaed from the
Common GUunoll non o0Doufrel 10. The
Board Of Aldermen tdheard TO their &C ion
aud asked for a committee Of oonfersGo, Col
X id and Mr. 8 raass were spl oin,sd ca The
part 1T this Board.
The Board was h.ry o.it,d 10 a jaiut mae;
Jog for the pufpGss Of eltoitg soms corpora.
lion offioers rhe ilsitA ion WIS soosplsd
and The members rep,ired TO the chamber Of
| the Common C,unoil, 8, d up,u returLins, the
| Bosfd. at half pas. ten o'clock adj ,ueoed.
COMMON COUNCIL.
There was very full Council at tie regular
ssnt- monthly mselirg las. night.
| The proposal for the construction Of the Mid
land Railway track south oil Wilkes. 90 Uaion
street, omit ur,
| Mr Ei,hberg asked # tue o,mnsly hsd the
right OF way oVtr that portion OF u ri, street
| Or. L,mbart quo.td The rights Of way" 10
the Code to show that the track was aathorz "a
| ho Lars