Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-01-28
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Sir. Bryant. from the committee on streets,
.,-.r,;tte! reports On several matters which
ssd beeu referred to it, epd they were
adopted. ..o. -. ILL
- n me city of Alexandria wss received
IN fra Common Council, and their action
concuTred IL.
80 an AZ. 20 prohibit tho sale OF liquor il the
II Alexandria rem twelve O'clock Sat-
-, nlp!,s I'll twelve o'clock Sunday night
-ecelvsd from that board, es vas atso q
LAT osaisst tce passage Of the bill by
pssto,'s Alliance OF this city, who oil ject
y. me adoption OF the bill on the ground
,, he oriioance transfers tSe cases o. o.
t.,..tr- irom ihe Corporation to toe Mayors
IN. waieh he petitioners think is re-
a lion uon Judge Moron, OF the former
co9;. ,,o,.i,r - ~
nre,es-, he would like to ask If The ordi-
-, ecu d tako such CASES out of the Ger
.s.a.!on Court. L 10, Sc wou'd vote
.,...,,at So Judge N3rioa seemed 20 Us The
caly oIiaisi who has ga.e In IN earnest
ozsirs. Ia ior seiiaG on Sunday
n, Bryaur, fJom the comm ttee on gen
..w', sad Corporation Attorney Br1pt
- 49, d that the proposed Jaw wontd
ia.rcsay in ertere with Judge Norton's
,.,ar - fevnke ljoaysaa. Ths otject Tas
M, ih.s money! coi;ec;eJ from blenders IN
.n1cr, 'scod = instead 1T the Stateiraeeury.
omar members sal4 they understood tho
r.,sr ia tae sane ligh;.
,r Bl,ke "a d he hel often 5e!t m2rlIil
r., sundays 10 see iart;es. 10 Inc fsce OF re
-,,,as,t ,aeg. get whisky dd li6itun.
Mr. McKeIz; Understood the bill &c pre-
hio,iiny the sa:e of soda wRter on SundsSa
the language CT the ios,rumen ne though,
ssmp.xuous and could be CONT ueG 50
iot4rolcting harmless potetiors. Heilterd-
81 voting against It ANYHOW.
TIE ordinance wa finally lAid over,
A resolution empowering the Mayer, Az
dior ard CITY Tressurer 10 borrow Sl2 OoJ
w.e On. n received from the lpWer bcatd eod
IA a oyer for wat IF q constitutional mel 3r-
4 CONGREGATIONAL DEBATE followed IL re.
oatd TO the necessity Of borrowing such an
amount, It being an enigma to all hands nc"
the city funds ran 50 low in face OF the tact
that hundreds Of new houssslare being erect
al vearly Il wss generally conceded that
,gsTe FAR assessment made and tle taxes
c,!ncieG ,he city would uever De competed
70 borrcw money Certainly the taxes ON
the new housea in tie city should amount
~ noora than enough 10 meet tho additional
arpgnses incurred recently. TIE only plsps-
ihIa s,lu.iou Of he puzz'e seemed to be tGat
Dr,per sssess neEis were no. msde.
The bosfd then adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
when the President look his eeat at $40
n m. there we're thirteen members present,
ready fer business.
T5e Till 1ae?,iDg peusl the erection or im-
movement Of bri tiDgs without permit
aud lee Of Gi,y ceu.s came up.
When The cause as 10 fees wss read mir.
Soogceu moved TO strike ous tbs fee, be-
bv rsaues; Withdrew the molten,
In rrp.y to QUESTION rs MIR. Davis Ii wss
statsG b. hJr X att, chairman OF the coc,-
mites on Gsueysl Laws, thsl no permit wa5
required 70. repairs or improvecoenGs cost
lis less than ore hundred dOlIar7
The bill wes adopted without opposition
Afier report u De ACtitcr aUncpnGiUe
thsl ino a. pscpri- t5oaa for Ire GepsriIae0s
ana s.sc ra gul aa5 been eIheEsted.
NJ SaoWGzu presented fscommert'f-
ton tfnm the finance committee, Guthorz
lux iae Mayor 10 borrow $4,000 to siG IN
carrying on the city government ill The cue
Of he hsCal wear. lie =ad That on the seC-
ond Tuesisy Of february. 1890, re had
called attention II Gucntil IL tGe inrorlarce
OF ssCertaiung t3a ccnC;icn Of the Gay
Treasury before 5us!>va erpccprislicHa He
gave an ecccu"; of IN eXpsHGtutss sod 70.
sources OF The clay for the iast f,n wears,
sboeog hat he expenditures f1r tae at
h.ifof he decaGe Averaged b,us - 600
more, sorually, 'han f'v The i-s, ha:t. THESE
f!ols rs Il s d tae members If the Boa. d 50
Consider vel.
NJ Fisaer 7eid that taking into consider
s;iou the srge reduction of be debt made
by tho rkiug iuOd, The fn>ncin' outlook Of
lhs city ~se ver9 good one.
Wten the BIZ which e uec,s IS Eauaic.
ipal o-8nsnce ne Sts'e law relative to The
sse Of iiquor on Sunday ED gives the Mayor
il'i,dieJua, cane up,
Mr. DsV.a presented Communication
from tre Pastors Alliance of Alexandria
Inoie5, n teaipst the pssssga CT the I.ro-
pcseG act 10 eive the Mayor cogaizance Of
et-cs-4 sgaiGtt the Sun0ey law. They ssy
the fl ct 0t th7 enactment would be tn take
frum J i:ige Norton, who has enforced tie
Sunday iuv. his jurisdiction In the MATER
and be s :. ilsct'on upon him, AID they urge
lGai SIS tho eT is new erfotced is would be
LINED 40 rot. owe ;ha ssnc.iocs which have
easured the supremacy OF the Law.
ll5 Krsff, aeid thst the only object If the
bill was 10 seed the Goes Collected here for
vioietiona Of the Law into the CTS q t.easury
$40 had b-en seut from htro 70 Richmond
On me recent convictcus.
Mr.. Strider said hat The only Of jest thai
the committee had in view WA to have faes
paid into the oitY treasury judge Nortou
would still have the right to revoke II.
cslse. e..
Messfs. Un'e. aud Snow den aajd they hsd
baen informed that this hill would notinter-
fsre with the Jurisdiction of Judge Norton.
1t could not do so, but it was important that
the fues should so into the ol,g treasury
aud not 10 mat OF the State, for tbs Safe
now received very much more from The city
than 1t pays back.
The bill was then passed uteuim ,usly-
13 to O.
When the bill requiring lights to be ex-
hibited at excavations end 81 pilos Of lumbe:
and other material il the streets in The night
fa,onp rOnrR cnah n sf, n :