Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-11-13

the bar, reserved for looEerg-on, was de
serted
The board wss called 10 order few min
utcs past sight o'clock, but no business up
peafiDg a recess vas soon declared, and at
ter an iate5missic cf about I'll zen minutes
an ordinance, otfrre6 by Mr.. Bryant at the
last Cas citing, proriiiue for tee pntt1ng GOWN
Of ciGe walks on boz b eides Of Cameron street.
ftom Patrick to West was received from the
Common Council with slight auleudments,
which were coucurred in by the Aldermen,
as were also severa! other matters winch
came in from the lower board.
A resolution was received from the Com
mou Council providing hat all persons who
have pnrchs. ed property sold by he city
under TX -ales Who bsve in any way come
iato possession Of the same be Motif d that
IN the event Of the taxes ASSES eG against
such reel estate DOT having been paid with.
Ia sixty days he Corporation Attorney
shall be empowered 10 take inca ures TO en-
force their collection
Mr.. McKebze said 81 600 had been col
iecGed under the tax sale in 0; cher. VIM
Ter was coming on, and i, was no Il rne 10 be
pressing delrq uent tax payers.
Mr. Burke said the resolution hnti 10 ref
ence to property sold last month. nut that
sold in former years.
L.
fees. Better let the resolution lie over"
Mr.. Burke stated bat the q uiitoc thopght
the money could be collected if Couqcll
gave the proper authority The otject Of
the resolution was to give deiirqlenir sixty
days notice before any action should be
taken.
Mr.. MtKeuze-"Better make i: the first
of April"
The resolution was coucurred in, Mr..
Mt KeDze only voting Ia the negative.
A long interval in he proceedings follow
ed while waiting for other business from the
Common Council and it was teu mimi es to
ten O'Clock when the Aldermen we're again
called to order by the appearance in the
chamber of the Messenger with another pa.
Der from the lower board which was prompt
~ CONQUERED iu after which the board once
more were found resting on their oars Dur
inp this recess Mr. Mckenz.e Inquired Of
Mr.. Bryant, the chairman of the Committee
on Streets, what progress was being made
in The work Of repairing the east end of the
tunneI on Wilkes street, and was by the lat
Ter referred to Mr. Thompson, General Sup
eriuteudent Of the Midland rosd, who stated
that the company had authorized the ex-
Denditure of money sufficient to repair that
portion of the tunnel with proper masonry
work. and that the contract had probably
He estimated that the cost would be about
So 900.
subs, openly res, luton WAS received
from the Common Council allowing the
Schuyler Electric Light Company to substi'
tute arc lights 10 place OF the additional in
candescent lights which the company were
10 furnish in the event of the plant being &C.
copied by the city, which caused some sur.
Prise 10 the minds of several members, anu
after numerous queries had been PROFOUND
ed and some debate had followed, the reso
luton was laid on the table, as was also
resolution from the Common Council en-
powerug the Auditor TO insure the electric
light plant. this resolution having been
deemed premature, Mr. Mckenzie saying,
@'What does this man the Auditor know
about insurance.
The board then adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
TIC board was late in getting at its bust.
,a-. last night, but when President Sweep
nxis cave. gave the opening rap nearly all
The seais ", re filed.
Srto Aidern,en's ordinance for the curb.
Ing. s-weriug aud paving between FaSee'e
ono Patrick streets on Cameron street, was
ne 6rst business. as first proposed the
citv Ssa 10 paw Tor one third of the paving
snd sawerjnr. but it WAS amended 30 rs to
nrovide for tie assessment Of the whole cost
az he sidewalk on the property ho!uers, anu
the whole cost of the sewer on the CITY ana
,yas 10 this shape passed
When en- application for he putting down
IF curb exc. IN front Of the AieXsnGria Ia
6,marv came W, some iuquiry was made
s,ro the public policy in reference thereto,
and several members of Council iavoTeI the
renewal of the former policy OF he city to
sat cnrb and put down cutters whenever
the owners Of property wuud f1rnish the
material
NJ, Fisher sad the new policy had been
in operation about year.
Mr. Snowden thought this case that OF q
,nnnc chavitv, exceptional and the appii-
ra,ion should De granted SIS ooe not coming
vi hin the ordinary rule.
.rhs application was granted.
a ,o,ifcaton by the Schuyler Company
,he.- would turn ever the electric light
-. TIN, city on the l7th Instant, aud
~ ,enort of the Committee on Light of
scsIa of rates for arc and for incsndescent
Sights to private consumers, started gem
aral dlscus-on Of the question OF tneeiectfic
Mr. Strider introduced resolution for
Tho seiectlor of an electrician TO report
whether Ihe Schuyler Company hao com
pied With It's contract, when was asr% - 10,
Taa pr,ce Of The electric liehts-so ana
an, .rds for &C lights and y oo sna up
w.fds tor iucontesceuts,per montn-snd IL she ?
uronossI for lie appointment OF stsi OF
electric ,ivnt Ulcers, called out mucn us
cussiop
Mr.. Cation said the failure TO have the 10,
Candescent lights tried showed failure OF
duty on the part Of somebody. The com
rnittee had allowed the time 10 go by until
oow it was to- late for the testing.
Sr. Fi5ner said it was not too late ior
,es. All the !ueeudescent lights were here
snS m ulo be lesled st the electric works at
'n 0s Jop,,s said that thsre had never been
onv snnljcs. ton TO the committee for mean
descent lieh hts.