Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-31

''n ",yu"i 'ou iieetlnS Oh the City Council
WAS held last night
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
President +. +. Downham being absent
the Board of Aldermen was called TO order
by Clerk Jameson, and Mr.. ". \. Moore
was elected chairman p tenn
\ communication from the Muyor cnclos-
ing petition from the Southern telegram
Company for permission to erect poles ON
the streets Of the city, with one on King,
above Union, i'll front Of the office of the
company, WAS read.
Mr.. Strauss explained the communication
and introduced to the Roard Mr. 4. J. Bald
win, Of New York, Il representative of the
Southern Telegraph Company.
AR. Baldwin, by unanimous consent <nx.
planned that the new company had been Or
ganTcd Tor the purpose of extending its
wire, through the Southern country. and
that to show that il was permanent, the
Directors had authorized him to say that
they would pay TO the City Of Alexandria
5000 whenever the Southern ceased to be
competing company. The attorney for
the city could draw up the proper papers
embracing the obi cation, and the officers of
the r"!nlmm, would Il sn them.
Nj stInu", wa satisfied that the new
company wa, i'll good faith. and the matter.
on lWlon al NJ. u I. N!nbut, was referred
10 the Committee on General Laws, with in
Strucli,nl, to report at the next meeting
The i;rNr!llr aud Tax bills for the wear
lSS;: ~ given III last Wednesdays Gazette,
We're read three times and adopted without
amendment ur debate.
Mr.. }. h. SmUot reported back the license
bill. with an amendment making the tax on
telephone companies $50.
Mr.. Rishcill moved an amendment taxing
pool tables the >anr III billiard tables SIS
for one, and five dollars on each table in ex-
cess of one
The amendment was adopted, and the bill
passed.
The appropriation BILL appropriating
SS,92I for the police force, WAS read.
Mr.. RiShcill said he thought the appro-
prlaton torthe police force could be stricken
out, as several temperance organizations had
appointed committees to do police duty.
Mr.. Strauss said the striking out of the ap-
preparation would be great saving to the
city.
The bill WAS adopted rs it came from the
committee
Dir. Risheill offered Il resolution instruct
ing the Committee on General Laws TO re-
port bill governing builders and contluc-
Tors as TO the Use of the streets and for the
protection Of fire plugs. Mr. r. explained
that there was not sufficient law on this
subject, and the resolution was uppropriate-
~ referred.
A communication from the Trustees of the
Alexandria Orphan Asylum requesting the
City Council to fill the vacancies in the
Board ofTrustces, caused by deaths and re-
movulS from the city, was read, and Mr.
Eichhrry appeared and invited the Board of
Aldermen To joint meeting in the cham
her pf he { ~ CnInril for bo ,,,,,,,n.,
OF complying with the request Of the Trl,S-
tees.
After ordering the repair of the sewer on
the corner of Princess and Royal streets, and
appropriating go for the repair OF the Col
umbia engine house, the invitation to ii Joint
meeting was accepted. and the members
proceeded to the chamber of the Common
Council
After the joint meeting the Board. at $40,
adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL
1t Was sometime after 5 o'clock before a
quorum - members) were in their seats
Mr.. Eichherg explained that the meeting
had been called to act upon the annual
revenue measures.
As these measures were pending in the
other Board,
Mr.. Eichbcrg presented resolutions ofthe
remaining trustees of the Orphan ASYLUM:
:. r. Beach, John b. Smoot, W. b. Gregory,
James Entwislc. Lewis McKenSie, and w.
\. and }. II. McNcigh, asking The CITY
Council to fill ten vacancies which existed
Ill the Board, and the matter was explained
by Mr.. Eichbcrg. and laid aside until later
stage
On the sunkcn lot question coming up,
Mr.. Peake explained that the Corporation
Attorney had decided that until the sewer
across Princess street is cleaned out and
opened no measures could be taken to COM
pei the owners of lots near the intersection
OF Royal and PriceSS streets to remove the
standing water which now nakesa nuisance
there.
After some debate by Messrs. Lambert
Rice and Eichberg an amount was appro-
priated for the purpose of cleaning the
sewer.
An application for reduction Of taxes by
John 4. Seaton comping up,
Mr.. Nails thought that these applications
ought not now come in because he under
stood that the Finance Committee required
the tax collectors to pay oil bills which
they could collect by using due diligence.
Mr.. Eichberg explained that no bills were
received back from collectors unless they
made oath that such bills could not be col
leced. The tax collectors had paid a 900
last Year upon bills still in their hands.
They had used the utmost diligence. Mr..
Hill alone, had more than fifty houses on
his hands collecting the taxes out of the
the rents.
Mr.. Nails had never know case of dis
traint yet. He paid his taxes and thought
that others should be compelled to pay.
Mr. Eichberg said there had been many
OF them.
Mr. Nails did not wish to Cypress the
poor people. He had never in his life dis
trained tenant
The reduction was agreed to.
When the annual appropriation bill came
in from the Aldermen,
Mr. Rice thought that the appropriations
for police might be stricken out, as we have
extra police appointed by the Reform Club.
Laughter.
Mr. Echberg-You are right.
The bill was agreed to unanimously, as