Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-10-29
CITY COUNCIL,
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Ssver members were present 10 the Alu ''aa
mems chamber when that ooatu "'0 ''''0-
TO order last night. ,otthela st
Af,er the reading OF the minutes Oh 'De 'A''
meeting, chair adontion be
,eooid Gail attention to paragraph III 'ne
I'D in regard TO tbs disposition Oh reso-
iniion nroyldiUg for the payment 10 NJ e,sis'
.aao Elchuerg, Henry Strauss and T. ..
1esdheeter for lossss sastained by them ID
rsoair5 to the Maryland ferry boat virginia.
IN. asst meeting that resolution was lost
ssot of q constitutional msi ority-four
,o.obsrs voting for 1t and two against it
Sc fepd Mr.. Mckenzie. Their vote bad
ated the resolution, and any motion to
-so,,sIdsr should have maaated from one
-, me other of them. Mr. Goodrich, now
ever. wto had voted with the defeated pal
r. made suoh d motion and it wss carried.
m. ,nesker had called the attention OF the
p,a.idept Of the tine to the fact that ne
a. entertaining an unpafllamentary mo-
r. sud he had seemingly acqniesced IN
hs ,Mr Bryants) objection. Before tse
njnules were approved he would Ike TO
he, he Presidents ruling IN the matter.
NJ Goodrich defended mis- sctions and
saio bs had always unders iood that men-
her voting With the "ms joiity" had right
to move u reconsideration, aud read the
% h rule OF the board in support OF his pc
sluoO.
valinp side, and that Mr.. Go, dricn's mo
tion was cut of order and the PRESIDENT ID
error 10 entertaining the motion.
Mr. Burke ssid he had voted WIN the ma
i,fily. but thought the President erred In
ais rullug.
The President insisted that according to
tho nile lust read his decision was just.
A viva yoce vote was taken on sustaining
tine ruling of the chair and the adoption OF
ina minutes as recorded, and the President
iecIded that FIVE members had voted In the
affirmative and two in the negative. An
ave and no vote was demanded which re"
suite! in four members voting in the affirm
stige and three in the negative, end The
rinu;es we're declared adopted and the
P.e-idsul's decision sustained.
cne resolution appropIiatiug the money
,.sked by Msssrs Eichberg, Strauss and
Lea. oea eg was called up and passed by a
vote Of ) to 2. Mr.. Burke speaking In
iayo- of It's adoption, and saying the Mary
aud ferry had bean kept up for the good OF
Ia civ and was not 20 be compared &c g
y.iQate enterprise.
A communication from Dr.. Bechtel ASK
ing council for pay for the services generally
performed by the four Physicians to the
Poor was received from the Common Coun-
ell having been referred by that Doaia 10
the COMMITTEES on claims.
Mr.. Burke moved that the commun'ca-
Yjgn be aid on the table. The committee
on moor had considered DR.. Beohtel's claim
and recommended paying him all ne was
entitled to. Any further action would be
rel ct on on hat committee
Mr.. Goodrich also thought the claim had
bean duly considered.
M. Mckenzie favored Concurring With
the lower board.
Mr.. Lindsey seconded Mr.. Burk's motion,
and the ayes and noes being demanded,
he communication was laid ON the table,
after which the board proceeded TO the
chamber Of the Common Council for the
purpose OF participating In the election OF
PHYSICIANS TO the Poor,
Upon their return several papers which
hau ueen acted on by the Common Council
were received from that board and their
action concurred in, after which the Alder
men adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
There was some difficulty in securing q
quorum Of members OF the Common Council,
ane IL was after o'clock before President
Sweeney called mat body 20 order.
Wheo The finance committee rep orted ad-
yelseiy on Iown-Ciock Keeper Latham q
apple .tion for Increase Of salary,
MIR. Fisher inquired if Mr.. Latham repair
eG The clock as we'll as wound it and kept it
10 order.
Mr.. Aitohi5on said be would lii e to know
whether there had been aoy epsirs. He
thought the salary asked for no ne too large
fit included repsirs, but If thu, salary was
only for setting aud winding, it Has ample.
Mir. SUowdel said that it Was the 6uty Of
the keeper of the clock . 81 ind and regulate
il once week aud to keep 1t clean, Sc. He
could see 90 reason for incr easing the salary
Of one officer unless ali were increased.
The report Was laid over.
Wne petition for addtt onhl salary from
Dr.. Bech ei, late physician OF the poor, was
begun to bs cad, aod some expressions de.
Togatory 10 folmsr physical 10 Of the poor ap-
peared,
Mr.. Snowden moved to Suspend the fur.
Their reading OF the paper. 1t was unjust TO
the other physicians, as tb ey were not pres
eut to answer the attack.
Mr. rider saw nothing in the paper that
prevented It's being read.
Mr.. Fisher said that as The paper was to
go TO committee he would like TO hear 1t,
In order that the COMMITTEES might know
what TO Consider
Mr.. Aitcbison We had better read 1t clear
through aud perhaps ne retrac5s In the end
what / c says In the beginning.
The reading OF the paper was then COZ
iinued.
DR.. Bechtel's paper is q claim for the sale
ry Of al! The physicians OF the poor for q
year. de says be wanted the office to com.
pare the Two schools OF medicine, but that
he was IN .be to do so IS ''ot. his appearance
as new sohoo! physician the physicians Of
Toe other school Eau precipiJatey from the
field" He slso says he ascertained that the
other physicians had neglected tue poor OF
the city and makes other charges against
the city physicians.
A motion TO lay the paper 90 the table
WAS lost and it WIS referred 10 the commit