Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-06-24
Tne last regular meeting OF the City Gun
ri was held last night.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN

BOAhD VI hLDEhMEN.
khef the reading of the previous meet
ina's proceedings,
Mr. Mckenzie, from the committee on
light, presented the report OF the operations
NJ tbe Gas Works for the past year, which
was adopted.
la connection with the report at en.ion
va, called to the fact that gas lamps were
-dll lighted in scme localities since the in
reduction OF the electric light, and it was
aosil suggested that caps be placed on the
BURGERS of all street lamps not authorized to
he lighted.
Mr.. Bryant offered resolution providing
fJr placing 5 pump at the corner Of Queen
and Payne streets, which, on motion Of Mr..
Barke, was adopted.
The Auditors report for The year ending
May 81, 1891, together with the City Treas
urer's statement and the pub ic debt state
ment, was received from the Common
Council and read.
Daring he reading of the latter Mr.. Good.
rich called attention 20 thu fact that In the
list of the city assets the HydraUliou engine
house was omit ed.
Mr.. Mckenzie said that was matter OF
10 Importance. Much OF that put down
was Of little account.
An opirios Of S. @. Brent, esq Corpora.
tion .orney, in regard to the time Colleo-
tor OK, of the Southern District. should be
allowed in which to file his bond, together
wi report OF the finance committee on
tao tject, was re leivsd from the Common
Cuaci'.
Mr.. Burke, from the finance committee,
read ir1na the corporation laws where 1t ia
provided that If such officer failed to file his
bsnG within fifteen days sfler election the
cncs shall he declared vacant and that
Councll proceed in lot session to Ill SAID
VScsncv.
Mr.. Bryant ssid the action of the lover
nohid N referring the matter back to toe
committee virtually sustained the latter,
ana ne moved concurrence, which pre-
vailed
Several other papers which had been act
e9 ON bv the Common Council were received
from that board and their action concurred
i.
Mr.. Goodrich then offered q resolution OF
thapks to Mr.. Marbury, President OF the a.
dermeD, for the impartial and courteous
manner In which be bad presided over the
deliberations of the board during the past
yesr.
Mr. Vincent, the clerk, put the question
and The resolution was unanimously
adopted.
Nr Matbury returned his thanks to the
Aldermen for the confidence thus expressed,
and said that his satisfactory course as Prssi
dent OF the Aldermen was due as much to
the courtesy and cooperation OF the gentle
men With whom he had to deal as to him
self.
The board then adj burned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
ThGre we're twelve CounciImen in their
seats at the opening of the last meeting OF
y oil for Z ha irir Qi
President Sweeney presided.
The annual reports OF the various city Of
fees were read in their summaries and the
n.u. order OF reception, &c, made.
The chairman Of the finance committee
said he vas g'sd to report balance in the
CITY treasury, although small one.
The gaoeral fund statement shows Tess
the 10000 advanced the gas works 10 July
aat ana returned in January receipts Sill.
O3f.SS; expenditures $l09 1894 balance In
tl,a.uv 81 .255. "a. The committee on light
presented D vsrv satisfactory report, the re
c.ips being $24, 1888 aud expenditures
sol 472.S2 leaving g balance OF SUI 90
ms usIauce will be used 10 curtail the note
20, $4,000 which falls due in Jaly. 1t isthe
belief Of Mr.. Cock the clerk Of the commit
tee. that the s.. 900 balance which will then
be- cce will be pad ell during the next fiscal
Ire uSDt etAtSUieDG SHOWS OeCIeHoO
a. = S66 IN the bocded debt and an increase
Of $3.50 - unfunded debt, caused by tempo
rary leans
Ia. ii soce committee reported that Gil
t- 1cess CHOSE ut the May eiection had
a. . and giy5u hond except Dr..
* he Ccli,C 90 OF the Southern d strict
y 1a-. nJtteBArred hia 0ond within the
h,cp days r1q2irtd By The law, bu: 80
th- CORPORATION Attorney had decided thst
the bond 0jgui be reserved at any Ume be
fts tpe 1t Of July, The committee had
vs3veo ybat Obi c'i1n to his bond BUT the
hsa0 aas ,iabe 10 the more serious cb]sc-
tom ihal IL was no Insufficient one en1 the
c1nc.ittce had Geclned 10 accept ii. Inc
onsirtusn u the committee said Of. Cox was
present.. and +e moved that the privilege OF
Tue II or be given him to make such state
Insuts gs ne desirsd-
Collector Cox ssid that be bad given the
same bond tast he had heretofore given
with the exception of Mr.. Lswis Mcksl zie,
VINO he'd asked him to drop his name from
hi4 houd 80 ne was getting Cd. He had
dor e so, subsi utirg Mr.. john w. Hendsr-
son in place Of Mr.. Mckenzie. The bonds
men vi on he cfsred were: A. f. Cox. Gill
hsrt J. Cox, J 7. Cox, | Q O'Neal, r. L.
Lucas. Peter W;se ED John W. Henderson.
Toe bora was for $4,000. He had waited
for M1 Wise who wss out of town bsfore
completing his bond and for that reason 1t
had been delsyed more than fifteen daye.
The opinion OF the Cooperation Attorney
had been given declaring that the official
bond Of corp ,ration officer could be filed
at any time beiore the FIST of july and he
was now ready to give his bond.
rhe chairman of the finance COMMITTEES
said that he committee did net concur in
the opinioC Ct he Corpo, ion Attorney, but
there was go much difference of opinion In
matters of law that he was willing 10 &C.
oept bis olioion. but the committee did rot
hiok me bond offered was sufficient as the
property taxed against I'll the nondsmen did
not amount 10 much more than half the
sum nsmed in the bend The committee
wished TO svoid possible tropbe ard had