Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-12-12

The REGULAR emi-mOnllIN meeting OF tue
civ Council! was held last night The
,n,jucss brought before the two boards was
principally Of a routine character
IN THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
.ny,.u members were present, and the nusl-
ness was transacted cXreciit!ouSiyand elicit
-! little OF 10 debate.
Mr. Strauss from the Finance Committee,
r,nort.i III favor ui settling Il tax bill ri
laDra N. Turtle. %1i4l, by the payment ui
III, iclcuticrcd within o. days. He eNp;uu-
,,j rha, the @onulIie" had carefully cE-
.,uIurd INTO The matter, and roucIuu2u that
a. .,as uu NOR, ;hau just that the retilrt1"h
.nntld ne made. The report Was adopted.
.rna SAME ..cuii"maG, from the same com
,ntt,et, reported in favor 81 reducing ihe
.t~-cs>mtut on the property 81 Horace rage
10 500 He explained ihai in the opinion
-! the committee the former assessment was
excessive zine owner had nah hard lime
IL, borrowing 5000 irou nr hal,dEG ;,.-St,:|;,
3iou on The property, and III" COMMISSIONER
81 the Ervartiic had evidently "rrrratrd tie
~.,n,t. ~ hi, assessment! The report Was
adopted.
Nj Moore. from The Cum;ni,tc" al Poor,
presented bills Of .Iainic.un x tThran and
James inlwi~'r araiits; the Aims House,
which were ordered 10 he paid: were
~cvvf, for election purposes, presented by
Mr.. MurhurN. from ihr co!Iuiil!"c ON
Claims.
The '.iaiio:'," hil Tor atttring the chain
gang was presented.
Mr.. Stra,i,5 moved that the sainr bc paid
and gave a history Of the causes which 'c'i
the authorities 10 procure suits i"E n" gang
Mr. Moore opposed the payment OF the
1 h. u md rn
lurtcd OH by u committee.
Mr. Strauss ;s-cutcd, and the BIZ! E,ts
referred to the Committee oil Claims.
On motion OF Mr.. StrausS Ii MAS resolved
that when Council adjourned II b" until The
-rcoud Tuesday III .lanuar%. iS>i
\ bill making it unlnwtuI for any prrs"n
20 sell toy ur aliy kind "t pistols to mino's
va, received trum The Coinmor Council.
AIr. Kishcii SAID The bill did Mt 20 far
enough such weapons should hc pro
invited from !ic!ug sold IL any person. An
adult could very easily purchase one and
present ii To t~y, which would dCtra! the
purpose uf the iaw.
MIR. Strauss believed il wouth be %oing
too far If Mr. rs. ideas were carried out
Councii bad no power 10 lr"hi'ii the sale
OF pistols. He moved that the bill lee placed
ON lis second reading, which was ERRED,
and il MAS subsequently passed unAhl
m"tlsly.
The toy" pistol with which young Fits
shot and 80 seriously WounG"i his com
lriuiou DJnnely was received from IL"
Nuvol, together With a communications re-
guessing Cornell TO pass an act similar l."
the above. The pistol was examined by
each member and commented on, and no
further business appearing, the board ai-
iourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The lower board was well attended at It's
session last night.
Mr.. Mclean called up the claims OF Re
ulster Price, and said Mr.. Price had been
(, Ut out Of his pay long enough, and should
hc paid what was due him. The courts had
decided that The charge OF ten GENTS per
,,,rcr wax :, legal one. 1t had been due
since last June, and il was not courteous
10 Mr. Price 10 dsiay his bill i'll this way.
ON Mr.. rcakcs suggestion that the com
mittee on claims might have reported upon
Il in the other Board, The Suhicr: was
laid aside until information could he Oh
famed After il had been learned that II"
reported had been made IN The Aldermen,
ne subject was again taken III.
Fr. Nails did not oppose the bill, but ia
N
,n,kin.- a committee report or 10 return the
n,ners within IL reasonable time. The ccnrsc
., some r.umittccS Was uubr;irahlc.
The order 10 pay Mr.. Price was adopted.
Mr. Lambert III Introducing Il i'i!I to pro-
hih;t the killing Of hogs within city limits,
s,id his attention had been attracted 10y a
hos, killing scene, IN which som" negroes
slaughtered Oh the open street, near l'ltt ana
Oronoko streets, hogs which they had raised
beyond the Corporation Inc. / he bloody
,laue liter took place III the street IN SlShl o.
All, making a very unSghtly appearance.
Un,ler these circumstances he thought that
~ The law iorbitldng slaughter houses. Nc,
did not cover this case, some law should Dr
passed 10 stop the hog killing, which was
uo,r roing on in ne borders of the town,
within the city limits. -,
Mr.. Snowden in supporting the act SAID
unlv those, vino like himself lived on the edge
o(rhe city could realize the diSconorts OF
Aur killing time He had been living lately,
50 10 speak. IN the midst OF slaughter
house. He was awakened in the morning
amid the slaughter OF hogs. AVID went 10
steep al night hearing ti:e music 81 The a"l'
Get voices of hogs being turned into pork.
The bill was passed unanimously.
A decentralization from the Mayor asking
'hl. the safe "ftoY pistols 10 minors be pro,
hbd,cd by l,w w., cad. He semitic pistol
with wh;.h b." ,r wa =, - SHOT young Don
nrl|y ~ nn .iic iiu M - seed Of such
" a" enactment. He, also, suggests, >>,gg
,, be taken to provide for the pu,
"l paFements on streets where ma
"','y OF the residents desire it.
rn'cfWards bill was introduced prohih
~, ,''rs NE sale of the ''toy pistol aud also Ds-
'';N to minors, under penalty.
, ,HI; Snowden doubted whether this bill
, %oU'a he elioctual to prevent the sale of
a,'oSe 10y pistols TO adults. They were
"ore dangerous than other pistols and Of
,p ~ SOU OF use TO anybody The sale Of
,"I 10Y pistol might be entirely prohibi-
= N': h'cno"E& though that would be going
~ Ear II would he interfering with
' 'ae business Of licensed. dealers Council
'2"' not 10 20 that far. lfan adult bought
S,, r~'"' Tor ';sh the adult could be held re