Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-02-13

Mr.. SInOOt SAID as lar as SUCH cul polatlob'
helping to build up city Was concerned, IT
might be positively asserted that the rea
aim of all such joint stock companies wa;
| their own Notwithstanding that OF the
| place in which they happened to locate, and
theywere entitled to no more concessions than
other people. This company really wanted
to obtain q foothold at the foot of King
street. after which a permanent structure
would be erected, and he was astonished al
the position of the Mayor aud the member
from the lst ward (Mr. Moore) in under
taking 10 sustain such doings. What pre-.
cdenl. Couldn't the Mayor on the same
principal set aside any other order Of Coun-
Gil?
Mr.. Moore again said he commended the
! Mayor in the stand he had taken.
Some further debate followed between
Messrs Smoot, Moore, Reid and Risheill rs
to the alleged benefit the shed was TO the
merchants of the city, when
Mr. Risheill said in order to rebuke the
Mayor for his unjusti6ahle interference with
the order of Council, he would renew his
motion TO lay the papers on the table.
This receiving no second, on motion OF
Mr.. Smoot the matter was indefinitely post
poned Mr. Moore only voting in the mega.
tive and after concurring in the action of
the Common Council in sundry unimportant
matters, the Board adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The regular meeting of tho lower Board
last night was attended by thirteen mem.
hers, and Mr.. Echberg, in the absence of
the President, was called to the chair
An application for the appointment of
Worth Hultish, J. II. Parrott, jr, Hubert.
Snowden and others to fill vacancies in the
Iniirmary trustees having been read,
Mr. Snowden explained that the power Of
filing vacancies among the trustees was
left hy the law to the City Council. The
subject was laid over.
Mr. Nails introduced joint resolution
approprialing $50 for q cinder walk on Al
fred street from Duke to Wilkes, and on
Wilkes from Alfred to Payne. Mr.. N. said
this as a work absolutely needed.
Mr.. Lambert-The Superintendent Of
Police has no power to expend one cent
upon side walks.
Mr.. Nails said that it was useless to think
of getting the owners Of unimproved lots in
that section to put down side walks. There
were sidewalks already where the property
is improved
Mr.. Sweeney moved to increase the APP
preparation to $50, and to add several
crossings on Gibbou with Columbus, Wash
inyton, Alfred and Patrick SITS. He thought
the people Of that portion OF the town " ere
entitled to have done AT least this much, for
they had no gas and no water, but paid
taxes as other citizens
Mr. Lambert thought that these cross
ngs should be put in order, but he was OPP
posed to spending public money for side
walks.
Mr.. Nails said his object was to provide
road for persons who were following the
dead to the grave yards. OF course, prop
erty holders were not going to make side
walks on mud streets.
Mr.. Mclean asked if $50 would do the
work. Seven dollars square seemed too
little to put down either cinders or gravel.
Mr.. Nails said part of the way had good
side walks already. Cinders could be got
ton from the railroad for nothing and the
work could be done for fifty dollars.
Mr. Snowden moved to refer TO the Com
mittee On Streets.
Mr. Sweeney said if members were OPP.
posed to the bill and wished to deprive one
fourth Of the town of means of communica
ton even by cinders, let them vote against
it. Do not bury the request in a committee
that might not report for two weeks or not
until the work had ceased to he needed.
Mr.. Snowden had never known case,
except one, in which an. appropriation was
made without reference 10 committee. III,
as was said the work would not be needed
after two weeks it would be useless to spend
money upon it. In the southeast part OF
the city fourteen years bad been spent IN
making applications for necessary improve
ments: he thought the southwest part might
be content to wait only two weeks. He was
not opposed to the motion, but thought the
matter ought to be considered by the usual
committee. The whole subject should be re-
ferred TO the Committee on Streets, and they
can report what is needed ; then he would
vote for the resolution.
Mr. Nails appealed to Mr.. Sweeney not
to insist upon his amendment, but Mr..
Sweeney declined TO withdraw it. The
amendment was declared lost and the orig
inal resolution having been rejected, the
subject was afterwards by consent, referred
to the Committee on Streets.
1t was expected that the subject of the
ferry house at the foot of King street would
come up, but the action of the Board Of AL
dermen stopped in that board, the petit
ton on the subject.
CORPORATION CoURT-,Judge N. B. Meade
presiding.-To accommodate those interest
ed, Judge Meade held short session Of the
Corporation Court this morning.
The last will and testament of DR.. nj. M.
Lewis was proved and admitted to probate,
| and his brother, w. H. It. Lewis, of Jefier-
son county, w. Va, qualified as executor,
giving his personal bond for $4,000, the
lestator directing by his will that no secur-
ity be required.
| Court adjourned till Court in course.
GETTING EvEN.--Fred Douglass, the Mo-
ses of the negro race, having gone back on
| his color so far as to amalgamate with a
white woman, has outraged the feelings OF
his followers and admirers in this city to
such an extent that they have attempted to
| Got auen with him hy CHANGING the name o!