Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-01-15
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

sire 10 hamper legislation, and if the Alder.
men deemed proper they could act on the
communication and not wait for the com.
mittee's report.
Several members thought the matter de-
served attention and that the Committee on
Streets had better examine the route OF the
proposed road and the intentions of the in
corporators and then report to Council. The
pa Ger was recommitted.
After concuripg In the action of the Com
mon Council in various matters, among
! them a resolution providing for two nesting
| nights q month, the board adj ourned q few
minutes past ten O'Clock, thoughthe actual
| time spent in legislation was not quite an
hour, the remainder having been absorbed
in recesses while waiting for business from
the lower board.
COMMON COUNCIL.
at the Common Council meeting last
night eleven members in their seats at the
opening in the times of Ia grippe was con
Der coming in afterwards gave the board
full two thirds.
Mr.. Snowden having introduced a resolu-
ton that no settlement be made with the
Schuyler Electric Light Company until the
| Sulle pDuuluS pk0lhOb taCLA o0 ShoSot ON
| planned that this action was necessary for
the safety of the funds of the city.
Mr.. Strider asked if the Finance Commit
tee had had any communication with Mr..
Mckenzie, chairman of the Committee on
Light.
Mr.. Snowden said that nothing had been
heard by the Finance Committee, but it
was said on the street that the electric light
company having declined to furnish six
more lamps until after settlement, Chair
man Mckenzie had sent on his own check
for the price of the lamps.
The chairman said he understood that the
Schuyler Electric Light Company had re-
fused to comply With it's contract to furnish
arc lights in place Of the %inoandescent
lights.
Mr.. Fisher suggested that az there was
no hurry In ti:a matter the subject should
bs recommitte9 in order that the committee
have the advantage of any further light on
the subject.
Mr.. Snoy7den read an Indiana decision
that the uge of double arc lights by any com.
pany except the Brush Company was an in-
friugement.
Tue eutJect WIGS laid over.
WheD the application OF r. SHINES for
the value 1885, OF two COWS which escaped
from the pound and were killed by the rail-
road. came up
Mr.. Smoot did not think the Cows should
be paid for, for if Mr.. SHINES had obeyed the
corporation laws his COWS would never have
baen taken to the pound by the police.
The subject was referred.
Mr.. Snowden, in introducing an order that
the Committee on Light be directed to make
no contract with corporations to supply
them with electric lights without the order
of Council, said he understood 1t was pro-
posed to furnish the Midland Railroad Com"
pany six arc tights at 500 per snDum each.
The city would lose money by this, as in
Boston the lights cost at least 40 cents per
night, or over $3.50 per year each.
MI. Fisher said that 1t would be chiid's
play for Council which had fixed some time
ago a scale Of prices aud directed the com
miItee TO make contracts at those rates to
now to attempt to interfere with the com
mi.tee In making contracts at those rates.
He thought that the rates charged. 500 per
light, would give an income of $40 600 per
annum on an expenditure of a, 900 per an.
num-.
Mr.. Sweeney was sure that the Commit.
tee on Light did not furnish the Council the
proper information. In this matter of light
SOuuOil LIE bOCa WV ~ i VIZ "a a
chairman of the Committee on Light Ger.
tainly had no right 20 bind the city in the
purchase of lamps.
Mr.. Marbury said if Mr.. Mckenzie chose
to pay his own money for lamps he had a
right to do so, but he had no right to ad.
vance money in expectation that Council
would pay him back.
Mr.. Snowden did not think that the city
could furnish lights at 500 a year without
losing on each light, and the more light the
greater loss.
Mr.. Aitcheson said it cost just as much
now to run 60 lights as 1t would to run 100
lights except . slight increase in coal con-
sumed, go the new lights would certainly
be profitable. The matter was tabled.
When q proposal of the county supervi-
5ors that the city contribute to Hootf's Run
bridge was about to be referred to the COM
mittee on streets,
Mr.. Smoot asked if the committee on
streets had any Jurisdiction outside of the
city.
Mr.. snowden said that he recolleoted
when city money was spent in making a
road on the other side of the river at the
ferry.
Mr.. Uhler said that he understood that
the county people wanted the city to give
the stone from the canal locks for an abut'
ment of the bridge. The matter was rsfsr'
red.
An ordinance for cutters and curbs on
Princess and Henry streets coming in
adopted from the board of Aldermen, met
some opposition.
Capt. Bryant, by request, came in from
the Aldermen and explained the position OF
the matter. The ordinance was agreed to
and the board adjourned.
Court of Appeals Yesterday.
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