Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-05-14

fair weather, nortnefly WINDS becoming variable,
sIigbtly warmer in uthern portion, stationary
,.mnerature in northern portion. Warmer fair
ws.ther is indicated for tomorrow.
CITY CoUNcIL.-A meeting Of the City
Coupcil was called for last night for the
,urpose of fixing the line for the building
,rpposed to be erected on the corner Of Co.
unbus and Cameron streets by Mr.. w. D.
Wood
IN the Board of Aldermen but three men,
l,rrs appeared-the President Mr.. Down
bsmi ' and Messrs. Marbury and Strauss
After waiting until half past eight o'clock
the Messenger, Mr.. 4. II. Rudd, was sent
ont to find enough absentees to make a
quorum. After being absent some time,
mat official returned to the chamber
and reported that his search had been fruit
les: whereupon the waiting members de-
parted, with the understanding that meet
ioy would be held to- night.
Common Council President Douglas in
calling to order the called meeting read the
communication of the Mayor which led to
the convenipg of Council, viz: The street
line near Mr.. W. D. Woods new house.
The Mayor declares that he was unwilling
to allow an extension of Mr.. Woods house
over the street lines unless the consent of
the neighbors, required by the Council resO-
luton, was first given in writing and filed.
The consent was thereup3u read and
placed on he.
Mr. Lambert explained that the trouble
in the case had been occasioned by differ
eace of lines Of street survey. The curhs
had been set some time ago GU a line which
since turned out to be wrong. Col. Fickiiu,
the new City Surveyor, had run four lines,
Que from each way, and by that MEANS he
mas corrected an error which has been con-
stautly growing in all the northwestern
section of the city. The whole difficulty
has arisen from difference between former
surveyors lines which Mr.. Flcklin had now
corrected.
1t was agreed that Mr.. Wood be allowed
to extend his bay window eighteen inches
beyond the building line.
Mr. Lambert suggested the placing rf
street stones at intersections to show the
correct building lines, aud the board ad-
journed.
TRIAL OF A PILoT.-Certain members of
pilots association, composed Of river NEIL
living in this city and neighborhood, have
preferred charges against Captain William
A. Moore, of the steamer w. S. Moore.
charging that gentleman with some alleged
irregularty in obtaining his license as cap
tain and pilot Of the boat named. Steamboat
Inspectors Saville and Valentine arrived
here to-day and summoned Captain Moore
to appear before them TO answer the charges
preferred by the association. The plaintiffs
and defendants, with several witnesses, soon
repaired to a room in Mr.. J. Schneder's res
taurant, at the foot of King street, where
the examination was conducted with closed
doors. The association was represented by
Mr. Taggott, lawyer of Washington. The
trouble seems to have originated from the
fact that Captain Moore's license is geacr
al one. i. e., empowering him to take
charge of other vessels as we'll as the steam
er he runs on regularly-while the pilots
association wants to compel him to take out
special license for the plotting of his steam
err onlr-at least this is about the substance
Of what could be learned of the matter. The
decision was postponed to "Wednesday next.
The CITY MARKET.-The suspension by
the Mayor Of Mr. " NJ. Taylor, janitor of
the market building, on Tuesday. in no way
interferes with the management of the mar.
ket or of the duties of its clerk, Mr.. J. w.
Simpson. The city mark ct is under the Ell
tire control of the commissioners ofthe sink
ing fund, board consisting of the mayor,
auditor, treasurer, and the two council pres
idents. After the old market house was
burned certain stock which had been pledg-
ed 10 the redemption of the city's stock IS
sued in 1S49, to aid in the construction of
the o. & A. (Midland) railroad, was sold to
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad company,
and the purchase money, with the money
derived from the insurance of the burned
Auldiug, was used to build the fine new
market house; and in 1879 the market was
transferred to the control ofthe sinking fund
com customers. The revenue derived from
The N. rket is by law COLLECTED by the clerk
cftbe ma rket and deposited with the com
missioners IF the sinking fund" who can in .
vest it in BON and other indebtedness of
The corporation.
PEABODY SCHOOLS REOPEN To MORROW.
The City School Bo ard on the 5'n lustaut
directed that the schools in the Peabody
bAilding be closed for tan days, or longer,
fin the opinion of the Superintendent II Is
necessary DR.. T. NJ. Jones, Health othcsf'
at the request of Supt Carue, m sde ineol,
cal survey of the building vest, 'ruay ao"
gave the following certificate
ALEXANDRIA. May 18th, i 40
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