Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-25
IN THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN

S'' si,or ihe reading OF the minutes of the
=. mo.ting. aud the call Of the commit
'J pr,si5ea. strauss presented communi.
I'm from Mayor Downham announcing
ysoaacg in he police force, occssioned By
,psI-a6 Of Policeman jeremiah Franks.
TIN. ,eD7f; wss received.
W. NcKoLze offered q resolution pro-
,i5icg nat ia case the Legislature of Vir-
';'i;a Granted the Mount Vernon Avenue
s.,ociat,cn toeir CHARTER and the city be
Cited to subscribe S25 900 towards the
Snterpri-e none but property owners be al
iar.5 TO VOC on the question, and that a
a,n,, Of the resolution be sent to the Dele
o .ot.. in The legislature from this city.
Mr. Acnew Can the City Council dis
franchise persons
The The Pr,siient-''Ic seems to ne the reso.
ulon is out Of order"
M McKeuxe asked By what rule could
bsrssolu.ion ue ruled out of order.
The Ple.iient agreed with Mr. Agnew,
and rould see no equity in DISTINGUISHING q
srge portion Of the citizens.
Mr. Lsmbdin S oonded Mir. McKeuzie's
''' Mr. Mckenzie said the bill granting the
cbort.r md passed the Virginia Senate was
now before tho House of Delegates end
smoke jp favor OF The adoption of the resolu
,ion piyiGg his ressons therefor.
Mr. Malbury doubted the constitutional
~ Of such PROCEDURE.
Mir McKee, e-''Is there anything 10 our
code spai,- suck, meas u:e ?'
Mr. Msrbury-"I think so, aud in the
STATE cole too"
The President called Dir. Agnew to the
,boirapd II. De an earnest speech against
,bs abortion cf tie resolution and in favor
ofl be proposed avenue. The resolution, he
thought, was detrimental to the best inter
e-ts Of the CITY. and. if passed, would dis
frarchise about !, 500 Of our people. He in
tended TO raise his voice as an American cit
izep against the iuliction of such wrong.
He was a tax mayer, and would freely vote
for the subscription, and was willing 10 put
his hand in his pocket and pay his quota
towards the accomplishment Of the plan
proposed by the association. Great benefits,
he claimed, would he reaped by the city
should thia avenue be constructed, and he
was astonsbed to see Mr. MCKerzie endeav-
oiiug to sthe such an enterprise
Mr.. Bryant had great esteem for MIR. Nc
Keuzie, but was compelled to oppose the
passage of the resolution. The projectors of
the avenue had made the case very clear !;
all the money which may be subscribed is to
be spent here The speaker was resident
of Washington street and was willing to pay
his proportion towards the intended work.
Mr.. Mckenzie said the city had gotten in
to trouble before by voting away large sums
of money towards enterprises which, it was
imagined at the time, would contribute
greatly towards her commercial property.
A cast in pOOi, aud still in the memory Of
many, was when the sutfragans Of AIexan-
dria voted away 5000, 900 10 the old Manas
sas Gap Railroad, now buried up in jones'
Point ana HGich We at this late day are
paying for in the shape of heavy taxes.
That sur was voted away with drum-and-
fife demonstration Smith & Perkins loco
motive works we're at that time in blast and
the majority of his work men, imported from
Baltimore, ard With 40 real interests here,
helped, in large measure, 10 vote away the
peoples moo"v. 10 1916. when Alexandria
was retroceded TO Virginia, her debt
was 1914 600 The city's population then
numbered about 5000, making the debt
about so per head; when the city made It's
subscription To the Alexandra Canal tie
debt was S37 80 per head, and now, when
the number OF inhabitants has doubled il
self 500 is the estimated smouat per capita.
Council had better proceed cautiously in
this matter The Gas Works were soreiy
in need of immediate rspAjrs md enlarge
ment, and before S25 600 was appropriated
towards the avenue property, owners who
have to bear the bulk of such OUTLAWS,
should be consulted He would prefer,
however, that his resolution lie over until
law on the subject could he consulted.
1t was finally agreed that the resolution
should lie over temporarily.
Mr.. Aguew called up Inc resolution,
passed by the Common Council some wet KS
ago, providing that il future the regular
meetings of Council be held Oh he fourth
Tuesday of each mouth, and tho resolution
was passed-ayes s. noes 3
At this juncture the Aldermen we're inVi.
ted into the chamber Of the Common Coun.
Gil for the purpose of participating in the
election OF policeman, and upon their re-
turn numerous papers which had been act.
ed upon by the lower board were concurred
IN among them an ordinance providing for
the codfcston of the city laws.
Mr.. Mckerzie-"Who drew up that bill?
Some lawyer suppose"
Ioe clerk-"Tho Corporation Attorney"
Mr.. McKenze-"W committee is that
S'NS " Tue CieIR answered., Inc
COMMITTEE on General Laws. l saw in a
Washington paper the other day that the
corporation Attorney would get $4,000 for
professional services in the canal suit. Il
seems to me $500 would have been an ex-
T TTSslve fee. We had better be careful.
VINO Is the Committee or General Laws,
anyhow?
yet"
The Council, after an hour and hslf's
SESSION, adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
"a Quorum attended at the opening Of
Inc Board last night, and in the absence of
the President, Hubert Snowden was called
" The char, but President Sweeney soon ap
psatlng took his seat.
;, A bill Of Corporation Attorney Brent for
sIoO lee for services in the case of Fleming
vs. The City Council was presented by MIR.
sno8den, who said it was sent to the Fin.