Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-10-21

LAT NIGHT at the instance q. Msyor OtEau9e,
- consider a proposlioa rom Mr. 7. H.
niss President of the Dal B --msn. kor z
Manufacturing Company, d Canal De-
Ohio In reference to a removal .. .r5i'
plant to lGia oity.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
The message OF the Mayor convening
Couucil was received from the Common
Council. I'D
subseonenry appeared in the Adermens
ohamver and snneuaced that ths parties III.
tere.ted il, as b. inan company had Iels
Wsshina.:9n ca Tbs o'cicck tts,n on"
would reacA 9hie city nail an houE i1'''
recess was accordingly declared. .,,.o
About twenty minutes 20 zine cHtIlSse
roIIad nm Tn tho from. door, when Mr.. Olee,
aocomnsniad by two gentlemen ioeetee'ea
In the mspufact0ry, eG1aieo 'u1 oot'uiue'
Tho Aldermen wer9 then inVlteu 10 tue
chamber of the Common Council TO heef ice
Uro-oaitiou the comDany had 10 submit, anc
ptop thar return conquered with the lower
hosrd In rete.giUg the pyooosal TO the cam
mittee on fosnce and pDblc property.
The boa;d then adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The following com municsJion from Mayor
g,reues, read at he Up ning oil the board last
night exoiaNSd the rbjec Of the meeting:
II have convened you .hil evening for ms
nnrposs Of considering proposition WA!cn
will ba submitted b. ?. L. Dioe, president
NJ he s-Bissmsn Manufacturing Compa
nv OF Caua D VET, 0oio, IN references to ne
removal OF their plsut here"
The hos I'd took . recess until $40 10 await
fine arrival OF Mr.. Diss esd other5. Thso,
m the suggestion OF Mr. NJ B Harlow. ste
BOARD OF Aldermen we're iu9iied tc unite III
Joint session.
Mr., Harlow eaid thet it wes row nne
months since Mr.. Dies mnde his fcst visit
here: ,hst ne wss fagorsoly impressed si-h
the availability Of Alexandria for ha ioca-
ton II tie WORKS, snG since than neGoua-
tons have beer n PraeFess II relation TO
tne nnrohage Of the mlil urcnerty, which
ccnid now be gotten tof So OG0.
MIR. Dies sid the ccmpsBy wes wiling 10
move ts plgu: &c a exendra ircrc laea!
Dover II the 81 Y you d give IL The iai!l and
cooper shop, pay the freight OF i5s p'"n.
here, sud 7esase Il fr"m grcucG rent en-
taxes This compeny TAD c laid up CAPITA
o!Sl75 GOO ard &c wst,red 5,ecE.
Mr.. Mu:hbeGb-Wby 90 you rant 10
leave Csua Dover?
Mr.. Dies esi6 .hat they cav that Aisxan-
dria had mary sdvsutages oFef Canal
Dover.
Nj. Mushbach-What won.ed 10 ksow
was what are the advantages?
Mr.. Dies-With ycnT cousenl I'll answer
that lareg. He sale hst the company had
built up Canal Dover apd &c hoped the city
would send cat committee 10 sse
the work that bad beou dona thsre.
He explained that tha Glass Of work which
bis company doss rsquIres th.t tho flashed
work and haads be cent sway to the large
cities aad boarded taare, entsiling s7ase-
times SO per oenf. of ihe COST OF work, sDd ii
was deslrsbls 10 eet nesr Washington and
on deep water, where tiabsr fgeiehts would
be low.
from teze5 for 6ve gcars. give you the
ground geut, and uay ,ha freight OK your
plant to hi4 place
Mr.. Dss: Y IS; ;nst 10 the proposal.
Mr. Musnbacb: Hew MANY men viii yon
employ?
Mr.. Dsls: Fro,l so 70 $50 skilled hands;
perhaps oveg 200 aaads.
Mr. Muefh aCh: What is the sve.ege utn-
Der yen cas- es0p.ay?
Mr. d Is: y 70 ucv have 100 han"e, most
OF them 0ermape, macy owning tbsir CIVIL
homes. AL lbs kinds oi Work that SIS dc,
such as casviog, &c., acquire the best class
of workmeD.
Mr.. Leadozaier ss5ed II IL wes expected
thai the city should pas ths freight on the
machinery.
Mr.. d is: Yer.
DR.. Moffi,t, Of Washington, ,oit: tbs Ceua.
Gil that the Bringing OF the part mere
would bring BEEN &c the city, snd Ii vas
expected in return that the city would do
something tc huiid w the enterprise Err.
Deis has q proposition irom Washington
that would simply aetonlah them.
Mr.. Musbh0ch WY doeso'f Re acceptit?
DR.. MGfatt said AiexaudEis euted BEST for
the purpose.
The chair asked Dr.. M.fIissifh he did not
think it waud be besi for company with
capital of $175 600 to bug the nil! property
for SC, 900 themselves snd tie frsa from any
requirements Of Oouucil as 70 the employ
ment of men, running tIne, &c.
Dr.. Mofitt eaid the city should bs wiling
to give the property rs 81 indgos m5nt Tor
his company to locate mere.
Mr. Mush bech-"W Wa, : oud Ii cost TO
get the paRt heTe9'
DR.. Me would ces5 - COO; tina. is
the best rate we can get"
Mir. Musbnch was 10 favor of getting men-
ufscturers of the right KIDD here, but Vr-
gina has bse0 tie dumping ground for
played out factories, &c., especially during
the past two years, aDG while he did not
think this factory wss of that kind, the
oity's experience with ;ne Vapor Fdel Co.,
&c., ought 10 make it cautious.
Mr.. Harlow ss.d the city would not be
expected to pay lhs freight.
Mr.. Dsis understood otherwise
MIR. Mushbach suggested mat there was
nothing tangible before Council he want
ed something In writing ana signed by re-
sponsibe parties. Tba Pioneer Mills is
worth three times the $1,000 sven for the
mere purpose Of wTeckage.
Mr. Harlow said proposal would BE- made
liz writing; and recess 10 prepare saoh
proposal was teken.
After the recess DR.. Mofi.t read twice the pro-
possl, which will he found in the official proceed
fngs.
Mr. Aitcheson moved that the 81 biect be refer
rea to a Joint special committee of fve-throe
from Council aud two from the Aldermen.
l,rfit Z hat i,o rafa