Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-07-09
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

BOARD OF alDl.NAfsS.
An order, iuironuced by Nj Dehet re
,b. las; m letting p'acirg the price OF gas
Il 80 per Thousand feet came up as uE-
lntsned bu-iness.
refer the order 10 tue committee IN 'leh,'
nv 70 report on The same the lex! meet
~ Mex re eald this would 10 all prof.
.,,.if, he ne iEs, meeting nn:il OCTOBER.
m p.ee.i-u! (Mr Msrbury) sugges ted
The committee had ready made tneir
-. : aot showed tina; the proposed reduc'
- 49, MD bs made. Ar preseot priVsts
go ', e-e n,udeto pay the cost OF llgnt-
mo ,h,. nm oi;c bliidinge OF the city
Mr. Rrvs u esld he had merely made the
sr'-.asij.., pos price Of gas should be r. :
sufte . ,o,-.ya, BE withdrew bis obj't
~ .f'or abicl ths order was passed.
~ ma crdionnoe granting the right OF way
,A1o,,h c.rfain stress Of tue city to the Al
ey.ndrs snd Fairfax Pass nrer Railway
t,n.nny r.fscreC. back II the ncorpora'o's
a. ,b,, lat meeting ny the Aldermen alter
!, nd uassed the Common council WAS
no.in u, e@en;rd TIE only caarse thal si,-
neerea was the striking out OF psfsg'aph
er,nawarine Cou:Gii 20 levy hnrL4 On 'no
ccmpany eier The expiration CT ten Cats.
Mr. Bivanl inquired if it would n1t De
b-t1er 20 iusert fepealDg clause 10 TIE t'i'''
il Ind aiweys been customary. Heretofore
Whenever switch had been put down sUen
9 rroyisn had been Inherited Ia The resoiu-
,ioo Granting the permission. lie subae-
on.ntIy withdrew bis objection, ne,uPon TX
anj1iap the ordinance, saying 1t had oeen
,r..vn M in a manner 10 cover all conth-
Mr. Rorke was in favor of having such
rod ia our city, but Was ayerse 10 striHine
on; ;ha section referred to above. IL Wou'u
he no more than equitable should the foau
provo financial success Tor It's ipcorposS-
tors TO pay some hing for the use Q! tne
a,rn,ts He cited instances where rights
had been granted corporations 10 the oe'ri-
mpnt Of the ciiys interests.
Nr B,yant thought the section should
roIooin There wss nothing unfair IN IL,
nd vas perfectly safe for the company, as
,hs bonus would have 10 be hxsd By arbi-
Mr. NJ: Kenzia cou'd see no valid Office
zion m the clause, but il it was 10 lmpece
me pui dug Of the road it would be better
10 let il aisy ous of the ordinance.
Tae Aldermen by II vote refused 10 siFlke
0ns The secti0n, ard the or nance As IL
cam, from he lower board was passed.
The financial exhibits OF the Auditor,
Cifv Treasurer and Commissioners OF the
S,rtiny Fuud, together with some routine
bnaiuess when, bad been acted on by The
Cannon Council, was received from that
board and its action concurred In.
The order reducing the price OF gas was
returned by the Common Council nor cor
Cured in aud ma order referred to the COM
m,t;e4 on light and their action concnrfed
in. il being conceded ny some OF the Alder
men chat the movement would amount TO
nothing anyhow. 1t was also limited that
i do, bat ,lrcr or
lha price of gas had been reduced the bills
appeared larger.
TIE Aldermen then proceeded to the
chamber OF the G mmon Council for the pui-
pose of parlicipa Jag 10 the election OF two
Physicians TO the Poor, and upon their re-
turn concnrre2 in the action OF the lower
beard on q resolution providing that when
Uonacil adjourn it be to meet on Sepem-
Der 2Si.
TIE board then adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
Vwslye Councilman and some thousand
t,a, of heated air met at the Council Cham
b.r last night, and spent two hours together
The committee on finance reported Sc :
nan,eot with the z ect,io Light Co. Ct
III 2RO - $500 cash and the residue in ten
81 400 spnusl notes at 6 per cent, the iirst
three notes 10 be noG-negoiiahe. lac
chairman OF the committee salu mat this
settlement conformed TO the order OF Cou'
ri 70 make the best terms for Inc city ;hat
could be made. IL reply 10 irq1ltes he
said that the ectric Company would now
lurniah the additional lamps aud coplete its
Contract. The report was adopted snd an
order made 10 execute the note. &C.
On m application to curb end gutter the
east side of Royal street, between Queen
aud Princess,
Mr.. Fisher stated that seven Fights Of the
property ownors there had signed thu petit
ton and would contribute the material, and
the petition was granted.
Wacu the bill increasing the salaries of
the Police Captain to 1920 and OF the Lieu
tenant 10 $500 came up,
The chairman of the finance committee
said that these Ulcers were now doing the
extra wo,k Of aiding in enforcing the license
laws. ard the returns from their new work
would much more than pay their additional
salaries He also stated that hereafter an
extra policeman at Fishtcwn would not be
appointed, end the money heretofore psid
that otlicer wouIG now 20 toward meeting
this expense.
Mr. Fisher moved to add sn amendment
70 increase the salsrr of the keeper of the
town clock from Sl05 to $50. He said the
salary had been lowered when the compro-
mise with the hondholders was made, and
that this ameudment would merely iestore
the old salary.
Mr.. Saowden did not desire to weich
down the present bill with extra matter.
and thought that as unanimous vote would
be required for it to- ight the bill should be
allowed 20 pass alone. He urged that the
rule of referring motions foF increase of sa
aries to committees had best be followed
After some debate, 10 which Mr.. Fisher
supported biz amendment ond Mr. Snowden
requested him to withdraw it,
Mr.. McCueu moved 10 amend hy increaI :
nc The salary Of the fifteen policemen from
$40 to $50 per mouth. He said that the pc