Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-01-11
CITY COUNCIL.
A regular sem:-month'y meeting of the City
CouroiI wss held last night.


A regular sem:-montb'y meeting of the City
Couroi wss held last night.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
The Board Of Aldermen was called to order
Oh lime Hiih MessTs. SIRIUS and q. G. Snool
ao;eot. A good deal of business was trans
acted With very little debate.
Mr. ). B. Smoot, from the FinsIo, Con-
niltse. reported that the committee bad
employed judge Stuart add MI. Jobu NJ.
JOB pson for $3.50 eecb 10 deterd The city 10
the tuis of the United States relative TO the
Alexandria Canal stock.
MIR. j. 3. Snoot after explaining that
his attention bad been cslled ty d..
h. y. Powell, the Health Officer, to
the lnportatc, OF having the children of the
Pntl @ Schools vaccioated. add r qaitipg the
| urder!akers 1t the city to report to tho Boar
| OF he.lh ell deaths during e.ch week. pre-
sented bill prepared by tho Health Ofo:r re.
curing The updertaktrs of tie city TO report al
deaths to the Board OF Hssl,b said rcr ort t,
:ntslo the age, name. c1lOr and cause Of death
OF the dec,ssed Violations Of The provisions
OF the ssh bill to b. ru ,isAed by 6ae Of not
ltsI than IS. The bill was referred 10 The
Conmi'ieo 90 General LlRs.
The fish b,l. allowing Tho retail sale OF 6sh
outside The market building, was taken up
iron tho table and passed unanimously.
resolu len that the Con- mittee on Pablic
Property have the wharf Of the American Goa
| Company repaired At cost not to exceed
81, 510,was received from The Commou Council.
Mr.. Rishiell said ho wouli vote sgai1st the
| resolution, and 10 favor cf The report of the
| committee, author ling NJ. Joha II. Psrrott,
| j., tbe.a9ept, to have the repairs made, BE-
| CAUSE the company wanted the work done a. o
certain Time; if toe agent failed to have the
| repairs completed by tho time ua1irtd, the
city would not be responsible.
Messs, MsrburY aud j. B. Snoot thought
the resolution gave tho Committee CD PabiC
Properly foil oontrcl 10 the matter.
Nj, kshell said il that was The masuiog oil
the resolution. be would withdraw his o. lotion.
The resolution WAS then adopted and the
Board at S:45 O'Clock adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The session of the Board last night Ets well
attended.
MIR. James S Douglas, President. being
called away. Lsa C Echoerg was oall,d to the
| chair duriog portio1 of lhs meeting.
Oh Dog Tray was admitted wtbin The bar
and took liVtlg Interest 10 tho proceedings.
matters which came up
1t WAS explained Ga pIesen:alou Of Mrs.
J Kate Tsylor's application for permit to erect
lwo frame houses 90 Henry strctt. between
Pfnos and Duke, within the ii limits, that
the site of the proposed houses was separated
| By l6 eet alley iram oil property other than
that osutd by Mrs. T.. and that Mr.. Peter
| Wise, who ewas tho HOUSES nearest, had con.
! sented And the Lava % 10 eranted
Mr.. Green called attention 10 tho pending
qusslions rela.iv, to the ALI ,ndfia Oanal. AID
suggested that committee be sppoiottd IL
c,rsult With tho Goveromtn ut of the U. 8. OF
the subject. de ttorgat that some plsr
could DO sdopted Whereby both Alex andria and
the District Of Columbia would be beue 6:td.
MIR. Echb,rg thought aclion uan Q ssary.
The lesseeS of the canal had found thas the
canal cid not psy. but that the bridge did ply
This source OF revenue would be destroyed b.
free bulge. aud siuoo tr1e bridge seemed
likely to b. bulf, they had been trying to sell
out 10 Tho gov, r1nent without regard TO thu
| Interests OF Alexandria He though they hsC
bother leav1 the matter to the lawyers EN- ployed
NJ Green had no idea of Iroposifg 10 dil
mis- the suit COW poi di, G. bnt be thought lha
upon proper REPRESENTATIONS to the u. s. Gov.
ernmeut 90 agreement might DO made by wi ict
an q leduot and ",ijgo might TO both kept ur
toga.ner by the d =.
The chair 81 tue diScu.ti,a w.s i.fo nv
Notbit 6 WAS bstJre tho B,atd
The tIoanoa 9, m nilco reported that tbsy
had engaged ac. NJ. Jotuaoo, g q and Cn.s
h Stuart. esq. to defend the cau.l stock sui
at $59O-S25U o.oh. AMI Uousci c1ucurred il
this scii)D
| Mr.. RICE favored cal i,g rpln tut rtpresoL
tailVes 10 Congress to lesd 10 samo TO in i,
this case.
Mr.. + chberg said that Tho Layers tad
plan which he o3uid not disclose that woult
prevent the olntrol o. the canal frem passin,
out CT The hants !ha. would ie it for tie tote;
ess Of the city
And, sitter sona bu.iatss without debate,
tho Board &c i,nrned.