Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-10-15
CITY COUNCIL.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

Seven members were present In the Aioei :
mems chamber last night when that ooafu
was called TO order.
MIR. McKerzie, from the committee on
light, introduced an ordinance placing tne
price OF gas at 81 60 per 1000 feet. With ~
per cent. eff for prompt payment, Wnicn was
passed
Mr.. BRYANT, from the committee on streets,
reported favoreby the ordinance permitting
the Alexandria and Fairfax Passenger Rail
way Company 10 lay tracks and run cars on
the streets of The city, and it was passed.
Toe alterations 10 the original ordinance are
s,ight-the company being required to com
nleuce the construction Of the road within
Que year, and q proviso inserted implying
that the road would be subject TO taxa
tioD.
Mr. Bu,ke, from the committee on poor,
70 whom had been referred a resolution d.
recjiug the Auditor to issue his warrant IN
favor Of Dr.. Bechtel for the amount usually
pa!d 10 the four Physicians to the Poor. re-
ported ia favor of paying the Doctor his y
ary 10 the end of hld term DE also sno-
nittei an ordinance providing for the cleo
rim fsvo Phesicisps 10 the Poor at a sale
rV of 5000 Der snnum one to act &c Health
officer, wno should receive $50 additional.
NJ. Mckenzie thought this was acheme
to get rid Of DR.. Bechlet.
Mr.. Burke disclaln1ed any scheme
on the part OF the committee. II Connoll
G Icss. they could re- elect the Doctor. The
committees bad patiently considered the
matter. and had concluded the best way 10
net cut of the difficulty was TO elect new
physicians.
Mr. Ma-burv could see DO scheme Ia The
&C ion of the committee.
MI Bryant favored the passage of the or
dinance.
Mr. Hiuken said the committee had work
ed hard to get out of this difficulty. No
other doctors would serve with Dr.. Bechtel.
aud the poor were suffering in consequence,
S5ns people didn'G believe In his meth3Gs
of greatment, aud the speaker bad seen 9th.
ar physicians AID could find none VINO
would work with him.
N7. Mckenzie said homeopathic doctors
had plenty of practice in other places; be.
sdes. Dr.. B4chtel praciced both systems OF
the curative srt. The trouble, he believed,
was the fact that the Doctor refused to send
patients to DR.. Eatwisle with prescriptlons.
Mr. Hinken-"Well, he should send them
there. Mr. EotYisle is the city dispenser Of
medicines But it seems DR.. Bschtel wants
10 furnish the poor with his own pils. If
Mr.. Mckenzie we're sick he wouldn't send
for DE- Bechtel."
Mr.. Mckenzie said ne had no use for any
doctor of any school.
The ordinance was fOally passed.
Considerable business which had been
transacted by the Common Council then
poured in, and the action of that board Oh
the bulk of it was coDcurred In. When the
resolution reimbursing the directors OF the
Maryland Ferry Company for losses sustain
81 bv them 10 repairing the steamer Virgin
ia was received from the lower board, how
ever, some opposition was manifested.
Mr.. Goodrich moved that Messrs. II. :.
Laadbeaer, Henry Strauss and Isaac Eich'
borc, w5ose names were signed to the peti-
tor, sni who were without tne nar te 81
low ed to address the Aldermen.
The first named gentleman gave a clear
and succinct history OF the Maryland ferly
from is incipancy after the wsr until lis
fgal collapse during which he adVerted 10
the fact that Council had in late years made
appropriations to keep up tia line, and the
debt recently incurred had been made IN
the expec alton that similar help would be
received.
He was followed by Mr.. Strauss, who also
gave synopsis of the ferry oompany's
workings.
Mr.. Bryaut said be was sorry TO be com
peiied TO enter protes' against coucusrlng
10 the action of the Common Council. The
Maryland Ferry Company had been untor-
tuae,e, hut the City Couucii had nothing to
DO win It; and lie would not vote for any
appropriation of the tsx-payers' money to
reimourse them. He, however. as bnsi-
ne.4 man WAS willing to subscribe towards
!qlidstiug the debt OF the company.
Mr. McKer zis was also sorry the ferry
company had collapsed, but he would
not 70 for the city to make good the loss.
Ire resolution was Lest foc want OF d cen
s-iluuopal majority, but, on motion OF SIR
Goodrich this action was reoonsi6ered end
the Geso ution laid over.
Tia Common Council returned the ord
nance relating to the election of the Phys
clans TO the Poor amended so as to specify
the term of service, and the amsudmeots
were concurred 10, after which the board
adj]urued.
COMMON COUNCIL.
Tho Common Council he'd It's regular
nesting last night, and in the absence of
tue President Mr.. Hubert Snowden was
called to tins chair.
Toe frs: question which cccasiooed dis
cussiou was The report of the finance COM
mites releasing taxes on certain property
Of Cook, Beach and DowDey, IN which taxes
fJr many years bad been overlooked and
the cole ct0rs hsc reported 10 tne purchasers
that no tsx was due.
The ecing chairman stated that 20 fau t
could be fouad with Mr.. Cation, who acted
as ageot in the sale. He reserved money,
paid ali taxes on the hooks, aud after hav-
ing waited year took receipt from the
tax collectors In full for all taxes
The report Of the finance committee was
adop:ed
Mr. Fisher thought that law should he
passed making the tax collectors or some
other ctficsr responsible for the misinforma-
lion by which the city loses taxes.
Mr.. Fisher introduced an ordinance re-
pesllng 50 mach Of the act granting tight OF
way to the Alexsndria AID Fairfax Pssssn-
ger Ry. Co. as requires an assessment Of
taxes by arbitration after ten years. Mr..
Fisher supported the ordinance.
Mr.. Snowden said he was willing to make