Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-06-12

s,n,twes,erly winds.
CITY COUNCIL.
rhe last regular meeting OF the present
citS Council was held last night.
THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
shortly after the Aldermen had been call
"A 70 order, the credentials Of George II.
Ui,ken, etu elected to fill the unexpired
term OF Alderman John Il. Lambdin, from
~. Third wsrd, we're presented, and Mr..
U+nken being present, advanced to the
p,asjient'J desk, was sworn in and took his
.sat as a member Of the board.
Mr. Mckenzie offered resolution direct
;op the Finance Committee to accept the
,,ronosi,ion offered by General Wells, coun.
eel for the government in regard to the vi
Ion If the proceeds from the sale of the
a,axsndris Canal property. The case, he
.a;I mad bsen Appended, and between the
,a,yyers and courts nothing would be left.
Tnc CITY had better take ell it could get
lille there is something to divide.
Air. Burke favored the resolution, but
,,,nast.d that General Wells name be
lifted The latter had merely suggested
S"nb q nropositlon Would it not be better
CO. "a cord the resolution as to direct the
o,mmittee to make the best settlement pos.
sible
Wr Marbury thought it would be more
,,,aner 10 itt the committee arrange the
mater without passing such resolution.
Mr. McK-,ze, insisted that the resolu.
,ion wss necessary, md it was accordingly
passed
introduced an ordinance prohibiting the
American Postal Telegraph Gable Company
from er,c;ing poles in front Of property
where m. holder objected, and said be- bad
bsen called upon by Mr.. w. n. Smoot who
hs3 told him IN. 20 es 10 front Of his prem
isas on Union street would prove y serious
inccnyepieuce To his business. Debate fol-
!owe8 and the ordinance was finally re-
ferred 10 the Commiitee on Streets.
A number OF papers which had been acted
ON nv the Common Council were received
from tha; beard aud their action concurred
in among them resolution providing that
when Council adjourn ii be to meet on the
4 h Tuesday in June.
The lower board returned the resolution
IN regard to the division OF the proceeds
from the sale Of the Alexandria Canal, re
fartinc the same TO the Committee on Fin.
ance which action the Aldermen concurred
in. after which the board adjourned
COMMON COUNCIL.
The Common Council was later in gather
ING. last night, than the board OF Aldermen
Messrs. w. S. and G. A. Moore, Alchesop,
goowden. Fisher, Corhett and Sridsr, with
President Sweeney assembled shortly after
8 o'clock eight men and eight o'clock, but
no quorum. 1t is said that it takes eight
men to milk bear, but nine ia requiredlto
make quorum in the Common Council go
there was no quorum. The west side of the
chamber was nearly full, hut OF the Ord and
An ward members who sit opposite only one
apDeared. The seven sat on one SIDE ana
looked, ut the solitary man 10 the east Tor
some time. AT last happy thought struck
eight men at once. Mr.. Hinken, member
of Council. had GENT his resignation to Inc
Common Council and been sworn IN at the
other end of the building az Alderman. ne
had evidently gotten into one BOARD Without
getting out OF the other. as Conncii hao no'
vet received his resignation, and was mem
her of both the Aldermen ana OF the
Council at the same time. here
was happy expedient to get quo
rum. The Clerk went after Alderman
Hiuken and found him in his seat at the up
per board, hut be came promptly, ano' Dc
Councilman Hinken. made up quorum IN
the lower hoard, which thereupon proceed
ed to dispatch the business found In the OIL
fetal proceedings and resolved to meet again
on the h Tuesday in June. Then Mr..
Hlpken rendered his resignation and it was
accepted, and he went back to the Board OF
Aldermen. Mr.. Corbett also left in order to
reach Washington by the $40 train, but
these departures did not diminish the mum
Der of members ofthe board. "Once quor'
UNI, alwaysa quorum" President Sweeney
did not put on his spectacles and never
counted the sitting members, and go the
board concurred in the business sent in by
the Aldermen and then adjourned.