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

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settled until next November, when the
Court of Appeals meets
CITY COUNCIL.
An adjourned meeting ofthe City Council
was held last night.
| BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
/ The Board of Aldermen was called to or
der at SIS with all the members present en-
cept Mr.. Moore.
| MIR. Rishell offered resolution directing
the Fire Wardens to have fire plug placed
ut the corner of King and Peyton streets,
which was adopted without debate.
Col. Reid offered Il resolution assigning
the room now occupied by the clerk of the
Committee on Light to the Auditor; giving
the two rooms now occupied by the COM
mittees of Council to the Committee ON
Light to be used rs the office of the CITY gas
works, and assigning room No. 2to the com
mittees of Council which was also adopted
without debate.
Mr. j. B. Smoot offered resolution re-
considering the vote by which the report of
the Finance Committee on the petitions of
the A. 4 F. and W. & A. Railway compan-
les reducing the assessments on the said
roads from SIS, 900 per mile of road within
the Corporation limits to $4,000, and refer
ring the petitions back to the Finance Com
mittee, which was adopted
The report of the Committee on Streets OH
the petition of citizens residing on the north
side of Cameron street, between Henry and
Patrick, asking that the improvements in
progress on the said square be made in ac-
cordance with the old grade, and en-
closing statement Of Surveyor Hurdle that
the elevation ofthe grade could not be re-
duced, was read.
MI Rlshlell asked if what was known as
the Carter grade had been adopted by the
city.
Mr. }. b. SmOot explained that the eleva-
tiops given by Mr.. Carter had never been
adopted as grades, but only special grades
for streets to be improved had been adOptcd
The Board Of Public Works found SO much
opposition to any improvements at all that
the members, seeing that the system pro-
posed could not be carried out, gave up the
whole matter. 1t was now us il was in the
times Of the Board of Public Works-no i'm
provements could he made without hurtjnm
somebody.
Mr. Rishiel said that the improvements
on Cameron street had been made hv the
chairman Of the Committee on Streets for
the members of the committee had not been
consulted) under the Carter grade, and were
therefore illegal, because the said Carter
grade had never been adopted. He had
been censurcd for matter he had never
been consulted on. The Superintendent of
Police had been requested to discontinue the
work until petition could be sent to Coun
| Gil. but MIR. Lambert had ordered the i'm
provements to be proceeded with He Mr..
R.,thought the people of the square had Just
cause for complaint.
| The action Of the Common Council refer
ring the matter TO the Committee on Streets
was concurred in, and the members proceed
ed to the chamber of the Common Council
to elect Il member of theSchool Board for
the Third ward
Upon the Aldermen returning to their
chamber, the Board after transactng some
further business without debate, and which
will be found in the official proceeding else
where, at ten o'clock, adjourned till the
second Tuesday i'll October next
COMMON COUNCIL.
The Cameron street grade occupied all
the debate which took place in long ses-
sion Of the Board last night.
The Committee on Streets submitted the
report Of Surveyor Hurdle stating that the
grade OF the new gutter OH that street near
Henry street, was lower instead Of higher
than the map grade.
MIR. Lambert said that is the only report
that can be made in the matter. He had
gone out there yesterday evening, as he
thought it was an excellent opportunity to
see st Henry street flood; SO he passed along
Cameron street on the north side from Hen
ry to Patrick. The rain was mt its highest.
but all the houses were dry and there was
no water ofimportance in the lots.
MIR. Rice favored adopting the report of
the committee. He thought it the best that
could be done
Mr.. Mclean wanted to know what grade
had been used in this work
Mr.. Lambert-Mr Hurdle reports it from
the Ewing map of the town.
Mr.. Eichberg said if this is the Ewing
grade, those gentlemen residing on that
square must be satisfied The only question
was, is the work being done on a legal
grade?
The report of the committee was received. |
but in effect reception of the report not
being clear,
Mr.. Green moved that Council order that
the work be renewed OH Cameron street as
begun by the superintendent of Police.
Mr.. Nails said that the grade might be
amended: Other grades in that neighbor-
Hoo''I htt't orSl ulttut anu tIere were some !
cutters that emptied into Cameron street.
BY slight change of grade all might be
remeded and everybody satisfied.
Mr.. Eichberg moved to amend by adding
according to Ewing's survey"
MIR: Lambert was surprised at the pro-
posed amendment, as the Surveyor had al
ready said that the lines given were accord
ing to Ewing's survey.
Mr.. Eichbcrg-Then the amendment can
do no harm.
Mr.. f. withdrew the amendment.
Mr.. Peake wanted to know under what
this work was done. Council had
never been spoken to upon the subject. If
the citizens had not complained no one ex-
cept the Committee Oh Streets would have
known that this costly work was being done
Mr.. Nals--I beg leave to say the Com
mittce on Streets had nothing to do with it.
They knew nothing aboutit.
Mr.. Fcake-Can it be possible that the
work has been done by the Superintendent
Of Police without the authority of Council
Or the order of the Committee on Streets?
Mr.. Lambert explained that the Board of
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