Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-04-21
Two Hours Consideration of Fishtown Affairs BY
the City Council

the lily COUNCIL.
The City Council met last night. in pur-
stance OF call hy the Mayor for the p,lr-
pose OF taking some action looking to a set
Element Of "Fishtown's complications" The
affairs II the town" were discussed" for
lwo hours. and then left in is uncertain a
statc IL they were ut first
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
The Board of Aldermen was called to ord
ter II eight clock. with ull the member,
present except Col. Reid and Mr.. C. G.
Smoot.
Arcrc~s WAS Immediately taken until the
'omno" Council had acted on the communi-
cation" -! The Mayor. After waiting for some
time the Mayors communication accompa-
MED by resolution instructing the Mavor
10 take siIrh steps us will secure to Mr. Reed
The fish "tiil made at Fishtown, and an act
proylhImS that the rentor of the fish-wharf
shall NOT demand for Accommodations furnish
rd Tor cutting tish Il greater charge than 81
per i'N' ioin,is Of otial, the dealer failing TO
pay >;Wh charge shall forfeit his otial, were
received from the Common Cou neil and re-
irr'r,: /" He Corporation Attorney for his
drri~nu
Mr.. ni,hrii moved that the lclion of the
Common Council on the communication he
n"nr"urGrIrd in. He though. the matter
ought il ',r settled III once The of1al clear
II hc"HGrdlr AIR. RccG
A!r. j. t. Smoot thought Council had moth.
my tod" with the matter The law AS to tho
cleaning u! The fish VAS perfectly plain, and
itthc Mayor desired the opinion of the Cor
poratlon Attorney on the OtIal question he
had q right to apply for It,
After some further discussion the motion
- non-cnnclir was lost
Ne ,oc,.,j
the action OF the Common Council ON the
resolution instrllcting the Mayor to take such
steps H. will secure the otial to Mr.. Reed.
Mr. Strariss was in favor of referring the
whole matter to the Corporation Attorney
The members desired TODD justice to all par
ties, and reference would enable them to
cast thrirlotcs intelligently.
President Downham-Mr Strauss i'm the
rilair-lh"ughl the matter belonged entirely
Ia the Mayor; the Council or the Committee
oh Public Property had nothing TO do with
il. He would vote fora reference hut he
desired the question to Soto the Corporation
Attorney i'll property shape. He therefore
moved 10 strike out SO much Of the preamble
us set forth that the wharf WAS rented with
the understanding the rrnlor was 10 have
the ol.
Mr.. iiair!I, 5aii the Committee on Pub
he Property had only decided that the GUS
tom OF giving the rentor the oal should be
observed during the present fiscal year.
After some debated MeSsrs Smoot Rish-
ell, an'l bowman, the motion to strike out
portion Of preamble, and motion to refer
the resolution. were voted down.
The action ofthc Common Council on the
actnlluwim@ Mr.. Reed TO charge for the priyi-
lrSc 81 cutting fish OH the wharf WAS non
IVncurlrd IL. The act was then referred TO
Iht Commit t,.rp on General uus
The papers, We're sent in 10 the Common
Conner! and i'll Il short while they were re-
turned endorsed former action adhered to.
question was asked if the Common
Council did Gut ask for Il conference commit
The clerk replied that it did not.
Mr. j. t. :'moOt-Then | move that the
Board eli Aldermen adhere to its action
The motion was adopted and the mesSen-
ger sScnt la see if the Common Council was
in session.
Upon receiving the report of the mcssen-
ger that the Common Council had adjourn
ed, the Beard ut ten o'clock, also adjourn
eel.
COMMON COUNCIL.
Nearly I'LL he members We're present in
this Board The attendance of spectators
outside the bar was unusually large The
agents and dealers ut FiShtown were present,
and listened attentiyely To what the differ
cnt Counclmcn said.
A communication from the Mayor, stating
that the difficulties nj FiShtown had as
,umed such a shape that il was impossible
for him to settle the matters in dispute with
out involving the city in II law suit, which
he was unwilling to do, was read.
Mr.. Eichbcrg was not i'm favor of imme-
date action. He thought Mr.. Reed, the
rentor Of the fish wharf. ought to have the
otlal made on the wharf, according to the
custom observed for years. The war on Mr..
Reed was unjustifiablc. Fit had been known
that the rcntor was to be deprived of the
olal the fish wharf would not have brought
the high price it did, hut the City Council
had no right to interfere until the matter
came properly before it. He would vote
for Il proposition to compensate Mr.. Reed
for the offal lost.
Mr.. Peallc offered Il resolution that us it
had always been the custom for the lessee
of the fish wharf to take and apply the
oa TO his own Use, the wharf having been
rented this year with that understanding,
that the Mayor be instructed to take such
steps as will secure the oiial TO the lessee,
and prevent interference by any person with
his control over the same.
Mr.. Rice thought that the purchasers of
fish were entitled to the ohal. The City
Council had no more TO do with what the
purchasers Of the fish at Fishtown did with
the oilaI than it had with the otfal from fish
purchased by people for their table.
Mr.. Pcake said Mr.. Reed had rented the
wharf with the understanding that the oifal
went with it, The matter ought to be set
tied at once.
Mr. Lambert believed that the City Coun-
ell had right toprotect Mr.. Reed by allow
ing him to charge for the cutting OF fish OH
the wharf
Mr. Eichbcrg had but one view, and that
was to protect Mr.. Reed. He moved to refer
the resolution to the Corporation Attorney
and that Council adjourn till tonight.
Mr. Nails did not think Council had any
thing to do with the matter.
Mr. Rice rose to speak but the chair said
that there was nothing before the Council