Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-23
CITY COUNCIL.

All The members were present and more
-urciatoIs than usual.
After the transaction oil some routine
lu,Iucss, the Committee on General Laws
through their chairman, Mr.. Rishelll, pre-.
-,.ui.I their report on the resolution ahu
hill reIerre. 10 them at the last meeting III
regard 10 petitionlns the General Assembly
f., amend III Suudry particular. the charter
of The Alexandria Water Company. HE
committee. ,,tsseutea another bill looking 10
,t.. same uri-ct, which, however, dltltls
,r.,,u tj,. lly>t III ouiI few mluur partlcu.
l,r,-I, for Instance. providing tnat at the re-
,u..t of iour Instead of SIR property owners
th.. coovuny shall extend lis mains, tho con-
sinners TO be charged 40 more than Other
u,,er renters and that the company shall
also pt7t down new pipes "heh the present
ones shall be found TOO small 10 adequately
furnish the pubic; also that when deemed
necessary ty Gue Fare Wardrhs. Tor the safety
Of The civ, the company shall. be coinpeleu,
,..drr p,I!aity OF 500 line, To extend their
mains whiltIrr>DcTcr the NardenS may re-
uulrc.
Mr.. Marhurv asked MIR. K. in what par
,;rul,,r the present hill differed from The one
h..f,,. tie. [: ard ri lis last regular meeting.
SIR kl-nriH explained The variations rs
Nus to COMPEL the Water Company TO lay
mains iarcc enough TO furnish the water
they collected money lvr. 1t was we'll
known that many water renters never OBJ
tanned :De supply they were compelled tc
pay lor.
The clerk read the statement from the
,yaier Coujany published in the GAZETTE
IA few days ago.
Mr. kIsheli SAID The man who wrote the
unper lust read evidently had less brains
;inn The one who drew up the original
charter of the Water Company. He read
extracts from the former, critlc!slnS them
IS he went along, and appealed to members
10 know if they received the supply OF
water paid for, boo'in" the idea expressed
in the statement that the company were
furnishing liberal supply of water.
Mr.. Strauss moved that the colnmunica-
lion be received, and seconded the resolG-
ton praying The Legislature 10 pass the
bill. He desired his remarks prluted as
delivered; and waute! it understood that he
Was in the Board as Il representative at the
people whose interests he would deieud
lie was anxious justice should be meied out
TO the people of Alexandria, and SAID he
hud arrived at solid convictions Oh the qut's'
lion now before the Board, and had the
manlues5 aud independence TO dare eS-
press them. He desired, however, TO DO no
wrong to the company-he only wanted
Justice done both parties-the citizens ana
the company. He would vote for the reso-
luton and hoped it would pass. Mr. 5.
then made few suggestions as to how The
Water Company could create a sinking fund
With which 10 lay new pipes or meet any
other contingency. He drew idcai pictures
of the Inconvenience which would he &C.
casioned if the Water Company failed or
refused to keep pace with the timcs. He
afterwards gave n history OF the attempt
made BY Council some years ago TO prevail
upon the company To have public hydrants
erected on the streets.
Mr.. Moore moved to lay the resolution
over
This brought Mr. Strauss to his feet again
and in Il decidedly excited condition, he
desired to know why Mr.. NJ. had made such
a motion in the face of the fact that he voted
for the same resolution at the last meeting
of the Board and was enthusiastic for its
passage. He Strauss, was not engaged IN
child's play when deliberating on important
matters like the one before the Board.
Mr. Marbury seconded Mr. Moore's mo-
ton to lay over
Mr. Risheil, equally if not more excited
than Mr.. Strauss was surprised also To hear
such a motion emanate from Mr. Moore.
Mr. Moore said it WAS an old saw that cir
cumstances altered cases. He had at the
last meeting voted for the adoption Of the
resolution. Now the whole thing was started
by Mr.. Quinn and others petitioningto have
the water mains extended for their accom-
mediation. The Water Company had signi-
fled its intention of granting the prayer;
hence Council really had no case and the
matter ought to drop.
The debate then grew warm, Nj. Strauss
and Mr. Rishcll in turu asserting that
the mover TO postpone, who was a member
Of the Committee on General Laws, voted
for the resolution in the committee, making
the same unanimous, and now rose in the
Board and moved that the same be laid
over They didn't understand such back
Somersault>.
Mr.. Rishcill What authority has the
gentleman Mr.. Moore to say the company
is now prepared to extend theirmains to the
point asked by Mr.. Quinn?
Mr.. Moore Why, you told me SO.
The President raped several times for
ORDER
Mr.. Risheill-This is no case Of Mr. Quinn s
we are now considering.
Mr.. Moore-That is the ouly name we
hear in the committee room.
Mr.. Strauss again spoke in favor of the
bill, and controverted Mr.. Ms assertion that
Council had no case.
Mr. Smoot requested that Mr.. Moore with
draw his motion and let it come to n vote
on the resolution. This, however, was not
DONE and the motion to lay over WAS lost by
atie aye and no vote.
A colloquy between Messrs. Moore and
Strauss followed rs to whether or not in
case of tire both steam engines could be
supplied with water, in which many state
ments were repeated and instances given
with which the public are already familiar.
Mr. Reid said great deal of loose talk
ing had been carried on in undertaking to
consider the matter before the Board. He
had read the charter carefully, and believed
1t entirely outside The province of the City
Council TO be undertaking to legislate on
such question. What right had this body
To 9SSlnpa IN .,,rorn ~, Al.yaujri. No tor