Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-03-01

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reelection cast On the Cooperation Cous.. III
knew CT no city law that had rot been deal:
with Justly there. 1t might be different 10 Tie
future il tho ocult is rssdiuster.
Tho bill IVES laid ever, and ord,r.d 10 ba
published 10 the Gsz3tte.
| Mr. Mclean moved to reconsider, that a
| cheaper modo ct printing nigh. be a1opted,
| 10 The Gsz,t!e IL would COST Rdv;r!isios ,ates,
| % sheets &c, Che 9Th IS mu,h.
MIR. Re, thought ttat the people should
knoS OF this law. and it ought TO BE- printed
10 neWtpapsr, 81 that tho caDs.i:uen's :s
5:cll as CouDoi could 500 it. II would be
| worth While to baVo something moro 10 difFoso
| this i, t,rmasion ss widely IS possible 10 town.
The mohon 10 r. o9nslder Was not agreed 10.
The bill IN relation 10 sidewalks and etreos
Wss read.
BIZ. Green asked what chasgo tic &C!
| made.
Mr.. L.nhfrt sid that u! prssent tho sidi
| Wa Ky Oh Uaion str,et arc 9 feet and it
wa Deeded TO reducs the sidewalk to six feet
| TO g,Vo carts chsrc, 10 back up 10 cars witt =
OF. putting their horses on tho sidewalk.
The act was passed. Yeas. J2; Gags. 0, but
| tho Aldermen did not oopcur thereto
Tne sct which added ducks to tao f39ls fer :
bid len 90 the streets was called up.
MIR. Echbsrg thought that the bill did not
90 Ter enough. Why exclude animals like
| du:ks or geese ffcm the streets and allow COWS
Why not Include COWS. He thought that ons
COW wonld do moro harm that itlls duck.
MIR. L,mbart rosn 10 favor of the Gu;k. -
There were ma5y people especially on tho
Watersde who raised ducks for their support
They did not do half as much harm % clws.-
Cows made coo7onisnoe Ct the pevemeu:s
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trouble,
Mr.. Ssseoty thought tho whole law ought
to BIO repealed. If sill anim.s, foals, hogs.
geese ard eli were allowed free ron OF the
streets, they would b. clanros in some DEF
lions OF tho town than tboy DOW ere.
Mr.. Eichbcrg spoke against goals; th,y wore
nossLc9s. lie saw @ wandering goat smusirg
himself BY barking SONS ornamental silver
mspo trees which q citizn had planted 10
front of Lis house.. New trees would have to
DO sot out and then tho same goat or other
goats would como and dosriy them also.
FIR. Rics thought that goats might bs as
valuable SO lrocs 10 those that cwotd tham.-
lilo saw much that was good in goats aud
kaeW that the gentlemen from ths 81 Ward
cnoe had goat for ho tried to sell tho goat 10
him, Laughter
MIR. acLsau waa about TO p!oal tho cot Of
limitation az to eosts. y say lag thu trausac-
ton CT whch Mr. Rice ep kc was fer years
sGo. when tho oAair said tho discussion Wss
tu& Of order.
The bill wss postponed, the ducks and scese
laid en- Ito table ard nothing will be ha' ched
until the next meeting.
A bill came 10 from the Aldermen ex .upt-
leg manufacturers stock and capital from tx.-
ton for 20 years. beginning July lst. 1883.
MIR. Eichberg said that he saw 90 roascu to
!agslsto On this subject nov. The present
law exrnp'irg manufacturers did not expire
uo!il July, 1888. There was DO need to bury
10 this matter.
MIR. Greene AID Mr.. Peako ssr,ed with
Mr.. Eohberg.
Ihera berg no business.
MIR. Echberg called attention 10 the action
q tho BosId of Aldermen. at its last meeting
10 rcfereoce to the appropriation fer the vacc;-
nation OF children, Which he said had been made
laughing stock and did not come from him
10 the shsre it was sent to the Aldermen.
MIR. Re, said the clerk explained how tho
amended at interlined resolution came 10 be
copied an@w, ard sont to the Aldermen.
Mr.. E!chberg meant 40 di:courtesy 10
wiring tho resolution on the quarter of q stco.
of paper. They we're gettiog very Moo 10 tina!
board aud it need bo BIO would write rtsoIu
tiocs en- forr sheets CT paper, but he was as
saving Ct tho Corporations ns Of his owo.
MIR. P5ake oalsd attention 10 the shallow
ness Of the water at Tho fish whslf which he
ssil dill not now. 10 some cases exceed four
feet, sad lie Committee on Public Property
1ss INSTRUCTED to report tho cosS Of dredsir
the river there to sufficient depth; and st IL
u'ccck tho Board adjourned.
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