Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-12


interest was manifested.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
SIX members appeared in the chamber Of
the Board OF Aldermen, but no spectators
were without the bar, aud though the SEES
SION was extended nearly two hours, all the
business WAS transacted in about one-fourth
Of the the the remsinder having been con-
sumed in recesses while wei,ingtor business
from the lower board.
The minutes Of the last meeting having
bsea read and approved,
Mr.. Mckenzie, from the Committee on
LIGHT, pr sented communication from j..
Roxnury, Superintendent OF Gag, 10 regard
m the retort house at the Gas Works ID
winch hist official urged its renewal. saying
fhe WORT; proposed would cost $4,000 or 81
OOO Mr. Mckenzie said the committee saw
no necessity for any such outlay at present,
and tne paper was addressed to the commit
m;ttee not to council. He bad informed
Mr.. Roxbury of tie committees opin
ion. but tne Superintendent was SO anxious
that he had threatened to communicate the
matter TO Council, The communication
was referred to the Committee on Light.
No further business appearing, recess was
declared until conference committee ap'
pointed to consult IN regard 10 lowering the
cnrD on DOIIn AllTcu SCicob OOutN iOpO'ei
ard upon being called TO order, some papers
winch had been acted on by the Common
i.uicil wers received from that beard and
,n-!c nc ion c1ncurred in, after which an.
other long iuiermssiop followed in waiting
for business from the lower board, which
was brought to AZ end by the appearance In
the chamber of Mr. Marbury, a member OF
the Common Council. bearing an invitation
for the Aldermen TO meet the other board
in Joint session for the purpose OF electing
schooi trustee in place of Mr.. Harrison,
who had failed TO qualify.
(roon ihei: return some business which
mad been transacted by the Common Coun-
ell was conCurred in, after which the Alder
men adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The Common Council held its regular sea.
sion last night, President Sweeney in the
chair and ten members in their seats at the
opening of the board, several coming ia
later.
When an agreement to give additional
lease 10 Mr. Miller, the lessee OF the orlcK
yard st the canal locks, came up.
Mr.. Snowden explained that the change
proposed was in order 10 give MIR. Miller,
the lessee, the same option as to surrender
ing his lease, that the City Council had to
rent. instead of $500 and royalty on bricks
made
The agreement was concurred in.
10 presenting the report OF the Finance
Committee adverse to the purchase OF a hfe
alarm telegraph, the chairman said he
Thought when Council did see III to make
the purchase Of fire alarm telegraph a
purchase could he made at one-half or one.
third OF the price now asked. He did not
wish to sec Council go blindly into this mat
ter as it did in the electric light business.
Mr.. Fisher thought that the electric light
had been bought as cheaply as 1t could have
been purchased
Mr.. French SmCot called attention to the
facs that the water in front of the fish
wharf was too shallow for vessels to GOMEZ in,
only two TO foar feet.
Mr. Uhler suggested that a. there was
sufficient water at the American coal wharf
adjoining the fish wharf the lessee5 of the
f.h wharf be authoriZe ID TO use the coal
wharf
Mr.. Ballenger did not think that the
essees would be willing to take the Ameri
can coal wharf. 1t was too lar from the
fish houses.
Mr.. Moore said that the coat of dredging
the front of the fish wharf would be more
than the $500 rent of the wharf
When resolution was introduced direct
iGg the committee on public property to have
the ish whsrf front dredged,
Mr.. Fisher urged that the WHAT be made
free for the high charges OF wharfage had
driven uine-tenths OF the fish trade away.
Mr. Ballenger said the trade had gone
and could not be gotten back by free wharf
age.
Mr.. Uhler opposed proposition allowing
H. On puhlio propar;V carte
blanche in having the work done. lie said
but short time ago repairs were ordered 10
be made on the market building, when 1t had
been stated in Council that the expenses
would not be over 500, and he wss surprised
when checking oil the accounts in the Aud
TORS office the night before to find that the
repairs had cost over $500 He wanted
Council TO specify the amount to be expend-
ed for the work.
An order was made referriog the matter
to the Committee on Public Property with
instructions to ascertalning the cost OF the
work and report as soon as possible to the
City Council.
Mr.. Balienger introduced an order for
placing an electric light at Fishtown.
Both Mr.. Snowdeu and MIR. Marbury con-
Cured in the belief that the city had been
too free 10 furnishing electric lights at points
where private corporations should pay for
them. They, however, concurred that as
the CITY had always lighted the fish wharf
au electric light should be placed there dur
ing the fishing season.
The tax collectors made application for
permission to occupy the office 10 the mar
kat building now occupied by Mr., Z. Burke.
After some discussion as to the right OF
Mr.. Burke in the Office by Messrs. Uber,
Marbury. Fisher and others, the sutjs was
referred 20 the Committee on General Laws.
JOINT MEETING
The Board of Aldermen having como into
the chamber of the Council to elect sch col
trustee-Mr. John T. Harrison, heretofore
chosen. having failed to qualify in time
MIR. J. r. Harrison was nominated as his
own successor and unanimously elected.