Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-12-09

was called to order, which was thirty min
uies after the appointed hour.
After the reading of the minutes of the
last regular meeting the com mlttees were
called, when
Mr.. Bryant, from the Committee on
Streets, reported in favor of granting the
yeti!ion of The faculty of the Theological
SEMINARY for plank walk from Mr.. Ben
jamin Baggett's house, at the upper end OF
kiug street. to Hoff's run, some yards
further west. He said the committee had
given the matter some attention, and had
concluded that the prayer of the petitioners
was bona fde one. 1t would cost about
$40 10 place a plank walk over the space
complained Of The length of the walk
would be about 500 feet, and the accommo-
da;ion would be great to those entering Or
leaving the city.
Mr.. Strauss said he wa. not opposed to
the proposed Improvement; but would Coun-
Gil he justified in spending the citys money
in LAYING plank walks outside the corpora
licn limits?
Mr.. Bryant said the road in question was
in Alexandria county.
Mr.. Strauss explained that he had no OBJ
lection 20 The erection of the walk; he ouy
desired 10 escape censure from the tax
payers, WHO might object. There were some
Mr. Bryant again showed the utility of
the intended iuI provement, and Mr.. Strauss
withdrawing his objection the recon menda-
ZION of the committee was adopted.
4 communication from the butchers and
hucksters for placing swinging doors on the
ground floor of the Market building was re-
ceiyed n few weeks ago and referred to the
Commissioners OF the Sinking Fund. The
commissioners last night sent their report
Oh the matter to the Aldermen, recommend
ing the erection of the DOORS the cost of the
sans 10 be betrayed by an appropriation of
1925 by the City Council.
Mr.. Strauss was opposed to the money
being taken out of the city treasury. All
the money in the general!fund had been ap-
propriated aud it was bnt just that the
commissioners should e1pend the required
sum from the receipts from the Market
building.
Mr.. Leadbeater spoke in favor Of placing
the doors in the building at an early day,
and lift should be deemed out of order for
the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund to
defray the cost Council should appropriate
the requisite amount.
Mr.. Strauss again spoke in opposition to
Council paying for the Improvement, and
endeavored to show that no law would be
violated by the commissioners should they
the Market building.
Mr.. Downham (Mr Bryant in the chair
read the Law defining the duties OF
the Commissioners of the Sinking
Fund. aud argued against the money re-
ceved by tbs commissioners from rents, &c,
being applied TO any purpose than that of
purchasing corporation bonds. In reality
there would be no difference who paid for
the proposed improvement-Council or the
commissioners-the money came out of the
tax payers in the end The law, however,
governing the commissioners was plain,
aud be was opposed to any infraction Of the
same.
Mr.. Strauss again endeavored to show
that no intraction of the law would be per-
petrated by the commissioners should they
pay for such an improvement.
Some further debate followed, participant
ed in by Messrs. Downham, Strauss and
Leadbeater as to which body should pay for
the doors-Council or The commissioners
when the recommendation of the commits
soners was finally adopted and the work
ordered to be done, Council to pay for toe
same,
After concurring in the action of the Com.
mon Council in sundry matters, the board
at 9 o'clock adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
Nearly every seat in the Board was filed
when the Board was called 10 order by the
President.
The clerk of the Council stated that the
bill giving the consent of the City Council
10 the entrance on Lee street of the W.. ..
SW r. r., which was missing at the last
meeting of the board, had been found in the
desk of member, where it had been mad.
yertently placed by the janitor who found
it on the dess.
The bill was taken up.
Mr. Sweeney opposed the bill. 1t had
been once before defeated. The railroad
had then forced its way towards King street
and had been stopped by injunction. Then
Supt. Brophy, and the next day Mr.. Brophy
was removed, showing that there was an
unseen power behind. No one could show
that this extension would be of any benefit
TO the CITY. was known it would ipjure
some citizens This bill gave the railroad q
free course. 1t had no limitations, and left
the railroad free to start at any time and &C.
cupy any part of the street. he would vote
against it.
Mr.. Whiting believed that the people Of
the Second ward wanted proper entenslon
of the road along Lee street, but be did not
think that they favored such bill as this.
This bill naQ no limitations, III mlSnt oe ialo
down at any time or in any part of the
street. The whole of time aud space was
left open to the company by the bill. The
people of the Second ward wanted hourly
communication with Washington, but this
company offered no guarantee on the sub.
iect Alexandria had made too many grants
to railroads, injurious grants, to render the
Council cautious in. making such grants. he
thought the desire was to break up the
Alexandria and Washington ferry, or give
the present owners of the railroad fran
chse which they could sell, which would
make the road Of more value when sold.
The bill was then passed yeas 10. nays 4.
In introducing a bill for an additional APP
preparation of $40 to the select committee
of investigation,
Mr.. Brent explained that the clerk of the
special committee of investigation (Mr.