Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-04-23
CITY COUNCIL.

,s. held last night; but the Dime Muse
MN. protractcd meetings at the churches
ooI other attractions seemed stronger fol
those having an hour or TWO to while away
consequently but lew save actual members
~: the boards had interest enough in the
proceedings TO be present.
IN THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
III the members appeared at the appointed
.ur cigh; o'clock J, and after the reading
81 the minutes. II communication was re-
r.ay,I from stephen A. Green, esq, Presi-
lien, O; The Fire Wardens, giving the rea-
SOFAS lor the action Of the Wardens in re-
moving Mr.. VIM. G.. Simpson from the posi-
,Ion Of engineer Of the Hydraulion steam
ire rpsne, together with a report of the
committee on Claims adverse to the petit
NON ii the ex engineer for pay for % days
.-rvicc during The month OF January, which
report was Adopted.
40 business being on the clerks desk, an
;n,,ryDi--;un Of about fifteen minutes follow
.i a,,,.r which the board concurred in the
.,..toa .: the Common Council in adopting
II, favorable report Of the special commit
,..ty whom was referred the resolution APP
prapr!n:ing one hundred and fifty dollars
:yr The h,.,tiJ Of the Maryland ferry.
\ communication Of Mayor Beckham's
EXPLAINING his action in stopping the work
ofaying the sewer from Fayette to Market
aEev, together with a resolution Of the Com
mon Council ordering the work to be prose-
Gated forthwith Was received from that
hArG. the communication endorsed RE
rp.yei' and the resolution "adopted.' The
Mayur 10 his message gave history of the
I,.!,I.;iun in regard to this Sewer-showing
thai the route first designated by the reso-
!uou passed ny the City Council, was up
Fairfax street TO Market alley. The Com
m,..oners OF the sinking Fund subsequent
Iy pctilioned Council to extend the pipe to
the passage way between the Office of the
Clerk of the Market and Mrs. Williams
cook shop IL order that retiring rooms could
he fitted up for the benefit OF persons at
tending market, and in new diagram pro
posed that the sewer shall extend from Fay
cite alley up Fairfax street to the space be-
tween The Market Masters office and the
cook shops. The Mayor in his communica-
ZION alleges t:ral several difficulties exist in
the route fixed upon first in the shape of
sharp and, he thinks, unnecessary turns,
&C.. &c.
Mr. Ri>heill moved 10 concur in the &C
ton OF the lower board and adopt the reso-
luton ordering the work TO be proceeded
with forthwith. He coutroverted all the
objections the Mayor advanced TO the route
the committee was following and said be-
fore the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund
p,t',ioned Council for the public closets the
Committee on Public Property had laid out
the route, advertised for proposals for exc
culiu- the work, and awarded the contract
10 Mr.. Cogan. and should Council now
break lis covenant with that gentleman
law suit would he inevitable and the city
mulc,cd for damages The route adopted
by the committee was much to be preferred
10 any other IT coursed up Market or
Prices alley. entering the Market Square
near the i,h benches, and after its compile
ton would form Il conduit 10 carry of fish
water ana oiiaI-a desideratum long sighed
for Should the Mayors idea, however, be
carried oui, al such water and otfal would
have to be carried as far as Mrs. Williams
cook shop before being cast into the sewer.
Nr. t.. continuing, said Mr.. COgan inform
cd him that he never told the Mayor his
the Mayors plan would be as economical
as the one now about to he carried out.
The new sewer when laid to the station
house would I've Il great blessing-being large
eloush to carry off the refuse of the place
in the shape of natural filth, old shoes, hoop
WV
cusion, he thought that the Mayor busted
himself too much about the affairs Of Coun-
ell and not enough about enforcing the laws
OF the city.
The board concurred in the action of the
Common Council and shortly afterwards
adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
At the Common Council meeting last
n1pvr i,,t ln. ,f praeiIanf DnnUIQC
Mr.. Isaac Eichberg was called to the chair.
Mr. Mclean said he had been requested
by Mr. Douglas to say that he was suffering
with rheumatism, unable to come out.
In reference TO the claim of S. and w.
Nuremberg for damages, which came up.
Mr.. Lambert explained that the lot OF the
NeSSrS 3!eyenherg was in the bed OF an
old creek and that The water flowed through
II IA Il natural water course. The only
remedies of the owner was to fill up and
raise the lot
The report of the committee was adopted
adverse TO the claim.
When the appropriation of $50 in aid OF
tue Maryland ferry came up,
Mr Lambert moved to add TO it an ap-
preparation Of $3.50 for the repair of the
dock head on Queen street, which be said
was needed work.
an inquiry was made Whetner III was III.
tended that the ferry boat should land al
Inc foot OF Queen street.
Mr. Lambert said he did not know.
Mr. Snowden said that this had nothing
10 do with the ferry. Was it not intended
that il the Queen street appropriation die
rot pass, neither should the ferry approprl
at!ou pass?
Mr.. Lambert-Wcll, don't know about
that.
Mr.. Snowdeu-I move the amendment
De ia on the table
And by vote of 7 to the amendment
was laid on the table.
The question then came up on the slol
appropriation for the ferry.
Nr Thompson favored the appropriation
recalling The advantages of the ferry tt
alexandria. This was not a payment. J.
was merely n small sum taken out of the
treasury in >one shape to be returned II