Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-10-26
J CITY CnuEcIT.
CITY COUNCIL. 4
\ regular semi-monthy meeting of the
City Council was held last night.

llty Couhcll was held last night.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
The Board of Aldermen was called 10
order at s o'clock. The President being
absent, Mr.. W. II. Marbury was elected
temporary Chairman
Alter the transaction Of :, GOOD ,ieai Of
routine business, without debate, 5Ir. L. e.
Smoot moved to adjourn.
MI Strauss said there was some business
before the Common Council and hoped the
Board of Aldermen would not adjourn with
out notifying the other Board rs such action
would be looked upon as discourteous.
some resolutions, Sc, coming in from the
Common Council, the action OF that Board
was concurred in. and the Aldermen took Il
recess.
Upon reasscmbling the Board accepted
an invitation from the Common Council to
a Joint meeting for the purpose of clecting Il
school trustee from the Sd ward.
The members then, proceeded to the
chamber of the Common Council, and upon
returning, the Board, at 9:45, adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The meeting of the Common Council last
| night was we'll attended aud Il very consid-
cradle amount of business transacted with
out debate.
When the report reducing the assessment
upon the tracks Of the Alexandria and
Fredericksburg r. W. came up,
Mr. Eichberg explained that in this case
$4,000 per mile was the average value fix
ed by the State, but in the city the streets
on which the track is laid were not owned
BY the railway company They had, there.
fore, reduced the rate on the Fayettc and
the Henry street tracks to $4,000 and on
the st. Asaph street track to So 900 per mile.
MIR. Nails was not willing to allow the
railroad companies the privilege of getting
less taxation because they used the streets;
free OF cost. He favored holding the rail
road to $4,000 per mile, the State assess
ment. The railroad injured the streets and
deprecated the value of property thereon.
Mr.. Eichberg said the right of way over
the streets was not before Council The
assessment must be on the property of the
company, not on the street, which the com
pany did not own.
Mr.. Nails contended that as the cost OF
constructing the railroad on streets was less
the right OF way entered into the value of
the track.
Mr.. Mclean asked what would have been
the cost OF the track if it had been made in
the open country? Would it cost more or
less IMAM on Il street IN town.
Mr.: Rice inquired What the Virginia Slid
land Il. w. Co. paid on its track The two
companies ought to be charged alike. II
seemed that those gentlemen that belonged
to the Midland railroad here were the only
ones who opposed the reduction OF this tax.
Mr.. EIchbcrg said the Midland railroad
had no tax per mile, but paid very heavy
tax upon all its property, tracks, buildings,
ri t.,> Lot
and five thousand dollars year.
Mr.. Mclean asked how much the Alcxan-
dria and Fredericksburg company expended
in this city per week.
Mr.. Eichberg said thai the Midland Rail-
road was taxed just as greatly in proper
ton as he Alexandria and FrederickSbur"
Railroad. The Commissioner of the Rere-
nue. knew no difference between the two
roads,
Mr.. Lambert urged that the Alexandria
and Fredericksburg Il. Il. Co.. should he
compelled to meet is contracts. relative To
the grade of the streets The Railroad had
destroyed one street and houses, to pay
taxes. would never be erected there
Alr. Eichhcrg asked when the 4. x. +. II,
L. had not kept its contracts.
Mr.. Lambert said an order Of June %
1850, or Whereabouts, had never been obcycd
Mr.. Mclean said that he acted as coun.
Gilman without reference to any one rail.
road interest. He discharged his duties here
underhis oath of office faithfully to the best
of his ability.
The chair decided that the report was
adopted. although less than nine members
had voted therefor. This was, questioned
The vote adopting the report was then, on
motion OF Mr. Mclean, reconsidcred, and
laid over
When motion to withdraw the notice
for the election Of councilman in the Sd
wardio the 7h ofNoyember came up,
Mr.. Sweeney explained that ifa council.
man had to be chosen on that day three bal.
lot boxes would be required instead of two
and some mistakes would be made.
The notice of election was ordered to be
withdrawn.
Ihe report of the committee on streets ad
verse to the placing of Il pump ut the inter
section of Patrick and Oronoco streets com
ing up,
NH Eichbcrg favored the putting up the
pumps rs asked. There was no pump with
in two squares and there were several new
houses in that section.
Mr. Lambert suggested that the pump be
put at such intersection as would sup
ply the greater number of persons
Tfiereport Of the committee was non
concurred in, and the pump ordered.
MIR. Mclean said, as the hour was late, he
would not present the report of the special
committee on Union and Cameron streets
at this meeting for he thought that Joint
meeting should be held to elect a school
trustee from the Sd Ward
:. JOINT MEETING.
joint meeting having convened, the chat
stated that its object was TO elect member of the
City School Board vice DR.. William B. Gregory
resigned
Mr.. Peake nominated Judge Chas. E. Stuart, aud
! he was unanimously elected
Glr. Strauss suggested that the joint convention
now proceed to elect policeman, vice Davis RI.
signed, but the chair declared the resolution not
IN ORDER and the joint meeting dissolved.
| RE-AssEMBLED.
| The Council re-assembled, and after some rou-
| tine business
| Alderman Risheill with Alderman Strauss came
in and the former said that the Aldermen had
done Council the honor of sending to it two gem
| tlepen, "a Christian and an Israeltc to announce
| that it was ready to adjourn.
! Council completed some Of its business and sent
HI adjournment message to the Aldermen, but,that