Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-12-28
Alexandria Gazette and VIRGINIA Advertiser
CWI GOINEiL.
n r'gui.r son.-nobttl5 meeting Of The
Oily C0urc,l was held last night.


regular sen. -n5uttl5 meeting Of The !;
Oily Cou1cl was held last night.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
The Bosr] of Aldermen was called 10 order |
promptly al 1870 O'Clock With ell The members
pris,nt except Col. Reid.
Daring the reading OF tho minutes Mr..
| Eichbers appeared in tho chamber, and stated
tlst this being holiday week. and there being
| 90 prHstiog business. he had been appointed
TO inform the Bosrd OF Aldermen that the
| Common Council was ready to adjourn.
| Mr.. Eohberg was iuiormed thst the Board
Of Aldermen hsd communication from tho
Mayor. aDd was requested to ask the Common
Council 10 oontIIu, IN session.
The fish bill, printed 10 full 10 another CO..
umu, was taken III from tho table. ind after
some discussion by MessrJ. j. b. Smoot,
Macra and Strauss, ordered to be printed.
A communication from tbs Mayer Was
road, sstjIg that he c:uid not gct
aRycr to defend the tuit instituted
by The United States Government to
conp:l the city of AIexandris to sur.
render its stock 10 the Alexandria Canal for
tho nount appropriated. -$200-au r.
ques,log that the matter be referred to tho
Finance Committee with power to employ
cuuse The Mayor also says: "Oao Of tho
attorneys 90 whom called told mo thn. ho cx-
rtc:cd in very short timo to bring suit to soil
the canal to satisfy Calm held by tho ltesacs
of about ST., 900. The lawyer or lawyers en-
ployed fer the ooe might be retained for tho
second suit"
Mr.. J.B. Snoot said he question pas & very
serious ooo. Whatever the CITY intended to do IN
the matter must bo done quickly for tho sus
would bo called in Richmond 10 Janusry.
After giving short sketch CT tho osso Mr..
SmoOt said he would much prefer that tho
Mayor should take charge ct tho matter.
The President said be had been iaiormed
that the suit was ono Of three wsyJtO gat ON.
troll Of Tho canal by tho lessots
Mr. Strauss said no thought tho Mayor had
acted very wisely ia referring the mntter back
to Couuci. The lawyers f,es. he understood,
would be $780, and he would movs to rtc,L
sldcr their former action npproprlGling 500.
and appropriate for tho GNlerss of tbs suit
$500.
MIR. Moore atked ii there was an9 prospect Of
mhkiog a suc,ossiul dafenso.
Mr.. Snoot said tho city either hsd 10 dolcud
The suit or surrender The stOok without makiog
an rtfart to hold it.
Alter some further discussion tho whola
matter, 90 molten Of Mr., Rishel. was referred
to tbs Finance Committee with ;u pOaar In
tho rremis.s
After tho resolutions had been agreed to,
MIR. Smoot, of tho Fioanea Committee. said hu
saw MIR. William i. Gsfno in tho room. and AZ
ho Was we'll vorsed 10 town affairs he hoped that
be would give tho Aldermen whatever inter-
nation 10 possessed 90 tho Eut jalt Of tho canal
stock.
Dir. Oarno responded tia! he had ony looked
Into The matter b1rrld!y. for newspaper Eu;-
p6ssH, but that no would oheeriulY give tho
Board such iotormation al ha possesses lie
said that 10 1929 Congress authorized the
Dis!rc. Cities to mako subscription to tho
chesapeake 4 Ohio Csnsl. and 10 1881 or
thtroabous Alexandria sad GeorHotnsn caoi.
subscribed $3.50. QUO and Washington 81 ,000,-
900, and borrowed tho nancy from Holland
merchants. Congress paid cit this debt and
required the &. g. o. stock to DO deposited
with The Secretary Of tho Treasury 10 trust to
secure tho repayment Of Tho money. The
Alexandria Canal was beena in lS"I. and Coz
ercss made il Il free 9ilt Of 100000. Alter
:, with provision 10 tho act Company $500, 600
this mouey was paid tho UorpofiR.ihn t boioF"
sudria should depnsito saoo,UOu CT canal stock
with the Secretary OF tho Treasury, probably
intended 10 DO held in q similar manner to tho
U. Il y. stock held under tho Holland loan
act, but tho statute had boon oarelcssly drawn.
and unless courts could BE- made to undertake
to amend an not OF Congress fifty years AFTER
it had been on the statute book. no did 70! 500
how this suit could result in any detrimeut TO
Alexandra.
Board.
Mr.. Strauss moved that vote of thanks bo
rendered MIR. Usrns for the information 81
cheeffuly Rivou. The motion was adopted
unanimously.
Ator the trar slotion Of samo routine bust
ness withtu: debate, tho Board, at SD, ad-
joutDed.
| COMMON COUNCIL.
/ Nearly all tho membera Of Council were
present at tho regular meeting last night
There was nothing proposed beyond The ordi-
nary routine business. as Christmas week hiss
never been thought IN oppOrtuno tina for pub
lic business. proposal By Mr.. Pesko 10
direct that tho American coal wharf DO placed
10 complete order wsp amended at tho sugges
ton OF Mess:s. Lambert and Il cbbcrg, 80 as 10
ditct necessary repairs only. The session was
not long one, and even that was spent mostly
10 reoesses. awaiting business from tho Board
OF Aldermen.