Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-07-11

terrain an appeal from dis ueclslon. 1uis
body of 16 men was equally as capable as
the chair of defining the rules OF Council.
The chair said he bad no personal feeling
in the matter, but he could not take vote
when there was nothing before Council.
The vote at the last meeting defeated the
report. 1t was not before Council, and no
motion or appeal could be based upon IT,.
Mr.. Fisher cited rule 10: ANY member
NAV appeal from the decision of the chair,
but the concurrence OF majority OF the
members present shall be necessary TO
change such decision" He added that be
was member, and he appealed from the
decision of the chair.
The chair declined to entertain the appeal.
Mr.. Corbett said it appeared to him shat
this resolution had not been lost, but had
merely failed and was still on the table, not
finally decided. He moved to take the bus
mess from the table.
The chair said he would rule that the
question could not come up except as new
business or on motion to reconsider, made
by one of the ak members whose vote pre-
vailed at the last meeting. MIR. Corbett ap
pealed and the chair refused to entertain the
appeal.
Mr. Snowden asked if the chair intended
to rule that this matter could not be taken
up by Council.
The chair said that the matter must now
come up as new business.
Mr. Fisher protested that there was no
grouDd for the chairman's action except his
own arbitrary will. He wished to treat the
chair with respect and wanted the chair to
treat him in the same manner.
Mr.. Snowden suggested that one of the six
who voted On the prevailing eide should
move o reconsideration and let the matter
come up fairly, without further wrangling.
NJ Bayne, as one of the six, said he GER
tainly would not make the motion.
The ak members who voted to non-con.
cur ut the last meeting were Messrs. Hink-
ems, Waddey, Bayne. Kelley, Whiting and
| President Sweeney, but none of them were
| disposed to reconsider.
Mr.. Snowden moved to take up the re
port of the committee which had failed of
adoption at the last meeting for want Of
constitutional majority.
The chair decided that there was nothing
before Council.
Mr.. snowden appealed from the decision
of the chair.
The chair refused to entertain the appeal
and asked if the clerk had any business on
| his table.
Mr.. Corbett asked the chair if he ever
| knew of case in q parliamentary body In
Europe or America where any chaii-
man had refused to allow an appeal
from his decision. He would give the chair
until the next meeting to find out such
case.
Mr. snowden did not see why the chair
should assume his decision to be irreversi
BILE.
The chair said that when there was any
thing before Council he would allow an ap-
peal from his decision but there was moth
| ing now before Council He again asked if
any member had any new business to Dro.
| pose.
There was some excitement, but no further
discussion of the matter took place until
after report in favor of contracting with
the American Gas Company to put their oil
gas plant into the gas works. This contract
required new tanks before it could go into
| operation. After the report had been
adopted
Mr.. Snowden again suggested that one
| of the six members, whose vote prevailed,
should move to reconsider as the matter was
| of pressing importance.
Mr.. Fisher had been informed that as iron
had advanced it would cost now 81 900
more to build the tanks than it would have
done at the time of the last meeting.
Mr.. Corbett said that while the gas was
| leakirg and the city lost that way and iron
was advancing and the city was likely to
lose that way, too. it was no time to dial.
ly with the matter. Prompt action was
needed.
After some discussion as to the character
OF the report in favor of building the tanks
one of the six moved to reconsider.
The vote of the late meeting was recon
sidered and Council concurred with the AL
dermen 10 adopting the report of the COM
mittee in favor of building the tanks.
Shortly beforelthe adjournment when the
hour was late and the members of Council
worn out with the heated gas discussion the
clerk began the reading of an application
for tax reduction and an appeal from an Or
der of Council on the SUBJECT. 1t appeared
had been aggrieved in the matter of his
taxes, and in his letter recited cases 10
which assessments were made at less rate
than his own-the case of Miss Burns was
cited-At this point the patience of the
board gave out.
"How many more pages" inquired
member.
"si1teen yet" said the clerk, smiling, but
sleepy.
LET us postpone the reading" was sug-
gested. ut Is too late"
Hold a called meeting to hear it," was
alao suggested.
A motion to discontinue the reading and
refer the paper, read and unread, to the
Finance Committee, was adopted, and the
board adjourned at late hour.
It is said that Col. W. c. Elan will pro.
badly be the republican candidate for Con.
gress from this district.