Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-07-06

ited to declaring nuisances. He had acted
heretofore under mistake, and announced
now determination to resist any attempt
of the Board of Health to make cutters or
grade streets.
Mr.. Mclean said all knew that the Su-
perintendent of Police was bound to obey
the Board Of Health. He did not see why
II was needed to buy Il square of curbing at
heavy expense. That could not abate a
nuisance
Mr.. Nails said that the Board of Health
has never ordered curb to be put down.
They had only ordered that the nuisance be
abated
The resolution offered by Mr.. Green was
lost.
After several motions.
Mr.. Eichberg said this was knotty aues-
ton 1t was the most tangled question
which had ever been brought before Coun-
Gil. lie wanted to do right between citizens
and the city.
Mr.. Lambert said it would cost only a few
dollars to complete the work and save what
had already been done.
a resolution by Mr.. Herbert that the gut
ter be paved and the curb stone set at the
corner OF Cameron and Henry streets was
lost.
After further debate,
Mr.. Peakc moved that the Committee on
streets be instructed to have survey made
and report
Mr.. Lambert thought that ten dollars
would keep the water out of the yards in
that neighborhood survey would cost
forty dollars.
town map had been brought into the
Board and
Mr.. Mclean asked whether it was the
Carter map OF the Ewing map.
Nlr. Lambert said that the City surveyor
had told him that it was copy of the Ew-
ing map.
Mr.. Mclean said the Carter map was u
new map, made for the dead Board of Pub
lie Works and died with that Board. 1t
had no value now. He introduced reso-
luton that the Ewing map be held to be the
true map and the Carter map discarded.
No action thereon was taken.
Mr.. Nails said that the new leveling pro-
posed instead of costing $40 would not cost
-. He thought that a grade could be found
which would relieve the citizens 1T would
not take day to run the level as proposed.
The report was re-reterred to the Com
mttee OH Streets.
After still further debate Il general discus
oloil aIoSc us 10 WnaC nau been agreed upon
by Council and what had been the result of
the various votes.
MIR. Lambert said us he understood the
action he would go on and complete the
work
Mr.. Nails did not understand that any
such power had been given in any action
taken tonight. >,. = --a--- .--
The subject was then dropped
After considerable informal discussion on
the subject of the Alexandria Light Inf;,n-
try and the Armory Hall tax, between Mr..
Rice and Mr. Sweeney, u joint meeting was
called.
JOINT MEETING.
When the joint convention assembled. the
chair announced that the convention had
assembled to fill a vacancy in the School
Board from the Sd ward.
Mr.. Mclean nominated Rich. l.. Carne,
and on motion the President of the Board OF
Aldermen was directed to cast the unani-
nous vote of the convention for Mr.. G..
which was done, and Mr.. Carne declared a
school trustee from the Sd ward
NOTES.-The word "superscribe" was either
by a slip of the pen or otherwise used in
stead Of ''supersedc' in report of Mr..
Sweeney remarks ut the last meeting Mr..
Sweeney used the latter word.