Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-02-08

4 cS!icu 49,
held Isst night
~ THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
p...;1ent Dir. Strauss, stated that be
tue IL. oIl. he board together at the request
n sl, ." Bryapt. chairman OF the Committee
o. w.. for The purpose OF passing an or
O. :" ~ amending the SD section of The city
dns s'o. gEtch relates TO The paving and re-
FS W' IBC,sot lhep presented the proposed
- nc. The present section OF the city
O'u ''.sr il seems does not make the law ex-
ea ls', .oonph IN regard 10 the proportion
pun ,tr owners who are benefited b.
p i',..t improvements should pay-proVidins
'. ~ that Councl shall be empowered to
'~f 5ot more than two thirds of The cost
.f:'neb Improvement, winch 1t Is held made
'sa,ional with Council 10 make smaller
nuP ., its detection Much trouble has
s W synerienced for years III collecting i'm
V'sr taxes, and some time since the
T.",t NJ Appeals in the case of Greene KS.
w. ctv OF Alexandria had declared
.5 so nfesrpt law defective. The bill
~. -. by Mr.. Bryant makes each
s-sosrtv holder liable for two-thirds Of
,bs cost of any such improvements IN
f,,o,s whether 1t be in the shape of paving,
,.nsyiog Or grading streets, or in building
cnIyerl. or drains, and i'll the case OF new
r.yamepts the property owner in front OF
asbose nreuiscs sidewalks shall be aid shall
bssr the entire cost. After Mr.. Bryant bad
,ooiaa clear aud succinct statement Of the
ob-ct oftle hill aud several questions had
hssD asked by nembers and Satisfactorily
answered. the bill was read three times and
nas.ed by an unanimous vote, with the IN
darsndiug that it be forthwith transmitted
totbs delegate in the Legislature from this
citv with the request TO have ii passed ut
resolution WAS offered by Mr.. Aguew
r,ous.tng tue delegate from this city in
IN. Legislature to withdraw his amend
nept. TO the bill granting charter TO The
Mount Vernon Avenue Association, and use
NJ. influence to have the same passed rs
originally presented. He stated that the
amendments would virtually defea, the Oh.
jects OF the association.
Adebate followed, some members regard
iOg The matter as premature and as ayerse
toll city ending money in building the
proposed avenue and others speaking in
exuberaut terms of the scheme.
Mr.. Mckenzie called for the ayes and
hoes, and the resolution was finally adopted.
Tbs Aldermen. after concurring in some
business which came in from the Common
Council ad jOurned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
A quorum OF Councimeu were present at
ibe Council chamber at the regular time Of
meeting last night, but the board wss not
called to order until Information was re
ceyed that the Aldermen had agreed 20 the
proposed amen lment of the charter, to CON
sider which the boards had been called TO
gether
Ga the coming in of the proposed amend
ment from the Aldermen il was proposed TO
amend the section so as to levy special tax
Of ODe.hsif instead of two-tbirds on the real
estate benefited by paving, repairing, sew
efsge, &C.. Il was urged that this would IN
duOe more applications for street improve.
ments.
Mr. AtchesoO said that the object OF this
amendment was to compel payment of spe.
eaI taxes which in many eases had hereto
fore been refused after the street work was
done.
Mr.. SweeDy (NIr. snowden in the chair
said that be understood that the only object
OF this amendment to the charter was not
to change the IS stem OF street Improvement,
but 10 entorce the collection OF special taxes
for the improvements 1t looked TO him
Ike 81 inequality, If not an Injustice, after
having heretofore required property holders
10 pay two'thirds of the tax, ia now lower
Toe rate so that others shall hereafter pay
half, the difference to be made rp by
the general taxes
MIR. Snowden thought that it was not the
amount of the tax to which the property
holders liz the city who had not paid
objected. They objected to paying auy-
thing at all for the work done. The differ
snce between one-thitd and one-half was
only one-sixth, not much 10 each case, for
IN assessments of twenty dollars the reduc-
lion would only be about three dollars. He
dld not think this would deter any citizen
i'om making application But this small
reduction in each case should it be paid In
mass out of the city treasury, would
amount 10 i considerable sum-more than
Inc treasury could bear.
Inc amendment was rejected by vote
o. . to 10, aud the Council concGrred with
'as Aldermen by vote of u to /. No
o'neF subject occasioned debate, the resolu
'on relative to Mount Vernon Avenue
quarter
The Board adjourned at an early hour.