Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-04-16
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MEESSR5. BURGESS & CO. ALLOWED TO MANU-
FACIURE THEIR FERTILIZER,

MEESSR5. BURGESS 4 CO. ALLOWED TO MANU- |
FACIURE THEIR FERTILIZER,
il o-i!sd m:o:i1y CT the City Couucii wes
held las. tight 10: tho purpose OF coDsil sring
the question Ok permitting Me:5.s. 3. J. Bur-
CESS \ o. 10 ls!a5li ttrnlzsr msuufacury
Oh u aon street be.ween Prilc, and Dakc.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
The Board Of Aldermen WAS cllled to order
ct eight o'clock, with large number OF speal.
tors without tho bar,
The communication from tho Mayer giving
lis reasons Ter calling tbs meeting, and the
correspondence between himself nod Moss-s.
burgess 4 Co., relating to the establishment Of
The said mandatory, Wer, read.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Rishoili provid'
ing foE joint meeting to hear Mr.. Bargess on
tue subject was adopted.
Dir. Strauss asked ii there wns any Law 10
prohibit thu manufacturing Of fertil z,r5 witho
tho city limits lie could find DO such law.
Here Mr.. Mclean. Of tho Oommon Couoci
appeared 10 the chamber snd invited the B,ald
to Joint meeting.
The Invitation vas accepted and Ito members
Proceeded TO the chamber of tho Uomnoo
Council, Thero vas held a
JOINT CONVENTION.
The jo!ut meeting was callsd to CIDER Is
ar. Bcckham, and Mr.. Burgess beipg eIessa,,
vas invited 70 make any statement Dc though.
proper 10 regstG to the proposed maonGnclory
Mr., burgess thanked the Board for tbs
o;u:;ety. ana said Burgess l. 90. had Goa
duced tic mandatory OF fertilizers CO til,
Chesapeake bay for nbcui two years, bos fer
want OF proper facilities they found it impossible
10 clrEy ca tho business 10 winter. Grd &c.
letmiled tC move to this city. Eco irn had G
fishery 10 coaDcc:icu Hith their establishments,
WHARF they oouehtt he alcTi7es, extracted tho Gil
by meas OF hydraulic press aud shipped them
10 the mandatory. Ii the fish scrap used in
tho ma1uficuro Of the fertilizer was decided
by aDy physician Of the city to be detrimental
to health, the f:m would chccrfuI'y seek othe!
quarters. They supposed that tho cliz,1s Of
Alexandria you'd encourage such an cu!erpI;s,
Norfolk bad offered them a house il Which to
mcru!ao!uro their iertiI;Z n, reut free il they
Sould lccatc there. They employed shou. co
nards 10 their mauDisco!y. and thought that
Alexandria was sadly 10 Dced of just iu,h csr
tab'i5aGeats; it Alexandria could Do without.
ihcm they c2ulA do without Alcx,pd:ia. as
ct#1r r!ecss were ready to welcome tuczn.
NJ! N9S !ao: iclcd there would ID TO OBJ.
la3!Io1 10 re establishment Of the maGUfacio,y
-~'' - ". CA&SNt oS.S Nv pCl-StS lESl ttf,
Geo. ". RoeS w.a caa ct The chjeoors to the
ts:sbi!3hmen. d the lcaruiactor7, acG mogeA
taat tho grct2nap, WIS ras prts,ni, Do haGra
CT :&a sal! c..
h!7 k)cs vas nu!h surprised 10 htsr sh:
ss:s afH. II H!r. bGrGesa. as he had bcGa ia
i2fnsd Ia! ;ac fish &c pu.tcG.d state were to
no so!?pe3 10 lhla city. end everybody knHT
"hat S:eCcl Wju!d arise trom pu.!eGod FISH,
tie Eai ;i2tn approached by & Eunbsr C rce
ho!!ciS on the SUI ,0:, but he had told III. n
thst he w0uld rather hcsr the stencil thn1
iatertera With tho cs!abii-hucns ii u ;aaraisc
tory. After rc2la:cj: ta Ks &C The sut G. sui
tsking tho ricH tnat the Btench would be- ul-
bcsrat!c, lie ra!uo.aalIy consented t. p.,i,on
!ha Mayor for relief Mr. Burgess 5ta'c.aan.
bad Gisabuscd bis mind. atd siocc the saseh
ToG'd be 90 gresttr than that created - the
other ferti!,Z RS stored On the wharf, he would
! consent TO the establishment of the nsunF4cs9ry.
TIE joint meeting then dissolved.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
The Aldermen hayiog returned 10 the:r
CHI mbcr the Board was called to order, and
Dir. SirlCsJ offered resolution granting
Me5sTs. Burgess T. Go. permission to manu-
i4c:use ierti;z'rs ca Uoiou street, betRoen
Prime, eId Duke.
hiT. Msrburg though there vas law cn:ugh
Gil tao subject. Nlessrs Burgess l. 70. had
tishs TO coujo here AID manufacture anything
they choose. Ho would BE- clad to $50 d:z,o
sCra manufactures here. Uatll nusaco, YES
created 30 acsicn WEB necc5ssT2.
Mr. Strauss advocated hia rcsolut;c,
Nj. D1wnhau lhlr. Strauss in tho chaif)
! agreed sith klr. Msrbury tia: 30 &C ion ou the
par! OF tho B2sTd was necessary, as3 though.
1t would bo we'll enough for Couuci to &c ,usu.
LIZ. Rshai!i said tho firm would like t, have
! sono action takon tonight. They did not wish
TO 60 10 Tho expense fitting up sn establish out
sad then DO driven out OF The city.
&r. DowIhEm then offered as substitute 10
Mr. Strauss resolution preamble ard reso!u.
ton permitting tho establishment CT the manu-
factory, providing no nuisance would be created
--'tha. II nuisance is created, Mcs:rs Burgess.
& Go. shall bo liable TO the lsw on tho subj ec!"
1 ho substitute was sdoSted, aad after speech
by Mr.. strauss favo1iag the reimbursement Of
al kinds Of manufactures, the Bosrd adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL
The resolution adopted By the Board of Al.
Germ Ell being received and read,
Mr.. JaVins moved to concur in The action Of
tbs Common Council.
Mr.. Rice thought "ibe whole business was
to1a fuolery msro chld's plsy; tto,o was law
enough on The subject" He moved GokinSly)
that the Messrs. Shoots tAnnery and Captsin
Herbert Srysnts rnill be- removed TO Shutters
Hill for the benefit of the health of the city"
The resolution permitting the establishment OF
The msnufact;r wac then adopted unanimously
sid !hs Hoard adjourned.
VIRGINIA NEWS.
Maj, Eice w. Payue, of Wsrrsulon, has teen
e2nGctG 10 bis hars: fer somo wssks b. iIess.
The usmo # tz Senator Robert E. Wihsrs
Is men;ioled in connection with the cons,r7a-
Iivn rr y, - 81; ~ far r ou,rpo ~ N,-,;n;,