Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-02-24

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vet they reported favorably in the hope ha
Mr.. Fisher asked if this would be the eu
tire cost The estimated cost of keepipi
this truck, one man and two horses would
be $500 per annum.
Mr.. Eichberg; $50 that next year s., 20(
will be required instead of 81 AGO."
Mr.. Snowden: Eyes. but the company
will purchase the horses, harness, &C., and
turn the whole equipment over to the city,
The appropriation was agreed to.
In reporting an ordinance requiring
property owners, when notified by the Sup
erintendent of Police, to make necessary 70
pairs to sidewalks,
Mr.. Brent supported the bill, urging that
it was necessary in order to force many o.
the property holders to mend the sidewalks
on streets opposite to their houses.
Mr.. Whiting did not like the idea of. i'm
posing fine of SIS per day upon persons
who might not be able to do the work as
soon as required. This fine would soon con.
fscate small house and lot, and voted
alone against it, but the bill passed
When the bill to repeal the act requiring
railway gates, and substituting two fagmen
instead, came in from the Aldermen,
Mr.. Brent explained that there had been
d WILL luO uldudSoiS
and this bill was intended as substitute for
the act passed some time ago. The commit
tee had come to the conclusion that station.
airy fagmen at the railroad crossings on
King and Prince streets, in addition to the
running fagmen, that are now required by
law to RIM ahead of the trains, would be a
better protection than the gates.
Mr.. Goodrich urged that, as this bill pro-
posed to repeal very important law, to act
on it now looked like snap Judgment.
Mr. Sweeney said the present law was
void, and he thought that fagmen were q
better protection than gates.
Mr.. Brent urged that as the present law
was not worth the paper it was written on,
it would be better to adopt at once mea-
sure of protection that the railroad compa
MES would accept.
Mr.. Goodrich was surprised to hear that
the bill was mot worth the paper on which
it was written" for that bill had been re-
ferred to, and reported by the able commit
tee of which Mr.. Brent was Chairman.
Mr.. Brent said that the committee did
not feel itself bound to examine as to the
legal effect, or scope of bills referred to
them.
Mr. Whiting was surprised at this sudden
movement made in the Council. 1t seemed
that the railroad companies had found out
from their lawyers. that this bill, as Mr..
Brent says, is not worth the paper on which
it was written, and hence had had no atten.
ton paid it.
Mr. Brent discaimed any representation
Of any railway interest 1t was the commit
tee on streets which desired the passage Of
this bill in order to protect the people.
The bill was passed.
In presenting petition for the removal
of the pump at the dorner of Lee and Duke
streets, Mr.. Snowden said he did so at the
request of some of his lady constituents Of
he First ward. He did not wish however
by saying lady constituents TO be understood
as implying that the ladies of his ward
voted but only to mean that they influenced
voters which was the reason of the big dem
ocratic majorities that ward always gave.
JOINT MEETING.
A joint meeting then convened to choose
two policemen. vice Walker and Latin, de-
ceased. The following were nominated:
Messrs. w. &. Bremen, Thos. Hayes. Ber
nard Mccain, T. j. Travers, +. NJ. Wood !,
l.. Helmuth, Geo. w. Jones and +. Roberts
1st halot-Thos. Hayes, IA w. G. Bren-
ner. 10; G. w. Jones, I; B. Mccain, ; F.
J. Travers. 5; F. NJ Wood, 3; F. Roberts,
3; l.. Helmuth, l. So Messrs. Hayes and
Bremen were elected policemen.
This vacated two ready-men's places and
q vote for ready-men proceeded with the fol-
lowing result
f. Wood, 20 G. w. Jones, 20; o. Night
ineill, 5 L. Helmuth, 9 So Messrs. Wood
and Jones were declared ready-men, and
Mr.. Wood Sd, and Mr.. Jones 4th ready-man
by lot.
The joint meeting dissolved and the.Board
adjourned.
PERsoNAL-Mr. John T. Cox, of Alexan-
dria, and Marie Louise DeJarnette, of Caro-.
line county, were married at the residence
of the BRIDES mother, yesterday. Mr. Cox
is yet "spring chicken" though this is the
third time he has been married May the
happy pair have long life and prosperity
Fredericksburg Star. Mr.. and Mrs. Cox
have returned to their home in this city,
Miss Lottie E. Dayton has returned to
Brooklyn.
Miss Hattie n. Nourse has returned from
few weeks soiourn in Maryland.
Mr.. Peter Fegan, whose illness has been
mentioned, has so far recovered as to be
able to be out again.
Mr.. James H. Reid, of Stafford, was in
the city to day.
Mr.. A. Schofeld will leave here on Mon
day next for Zanesville, o., to accept pc.
sition in an extensive mandatory in that
city.
WASHINGTON AMUsEMENTs.-"Th Pri-
vate Secretary" has been drawing large
audiences to the National Theatre this
week Mr. Gillette is as funny as ever, and
the salient points of the comedy were we'll
brought out by the rest of the company.
"The Private Secretary cannot fail to