Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-11-11

Il, Winds. slightly cooler, fsiF THURSDAY.
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CITY COUNCIL.
reeu!sr nee .irg of ne City Council &c;
held last night.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Ny BRYANT, isom the special COUNT et
onnointed to confer With the cilicisl5 OF Ice
Washington Southern Railway ID regard te
f5e occunsuoy Of Henry street By the tTRcEi
of ssid company, made report, the suc
stence Of which Was Incorporated IN Tx
GAzErTE's account of Mondays meeti0& Q
ia committee vita the oficeT5 OF the roau
n. Burke moved That the report DC 10
cai7ed With the understanding thet me co"'
raittee be continued.
Mr. Lsed5eater eeeorSed the mo'iSS; -,
Mr. Bryant sid the conmi'Ies ,, H. | I'd
Instructed to report at tal' 1sS'ius' -"'
they mercy reported pEogrfes. uu,u
Tbo P,eaident (Mr. Neroufy !-'HoW
ros nor ecn.re would 90 toe cost for paw
49, -, s.Te55 With Cabbte ssonee 2
Mr. Bsyon.-"Ia rtund agaIes aaoet
$1,000
AItbe pspsrs Rlioh h2d been acted uIcn
hr ,ne Common Csureil wera received from
(5s. boc.d and thoir actcn cenGurTed IN
;7ilhous debate.
1toc5eGed 10 the chamber Of the Commcn
C0uncl for the rurp IS OF participating In
tic election of G surVayor, and upon lheiF
re,u!n a. urned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
Fourteen members of the Common C0uD-
nil attended the meetDg last night SD
there were Q few spectators.
Tho coz mitteo On gs5erel laws feco1a-
ne1eei that taa bill 60. preventing ua!s"-
fnY assemblies 10 tse-s,Fee,s &C not pass, .Le
committee heirg Of tie opinion that exist
ing laws of !ao o0rpcIaicn EJECT no eaze
presented. --.., "a ~
committee reported ocVsrsoiy because II was
cfta. opinion that tho present LAWS Ef9 an
p!o for Tho purpose,
Tho report YES CONCUR cd 10.
Whaa the ai,i amending tbs ooae re'a -7a
81 ra{ccr1 e.. cane back igou The commit
tee
MIR. Mnshsccr, oheirmsn, se!3 this IS not
a bin at ell. l. 81 uaeTo mem :aadura from
gbicA bl0 miglt 20 easped. Ihe enggss-
t,ons nlsA> be very profec. Dnt thc5a sug-
pssti5ns should BE put II the sog.1 q en act,
fer he Constitution of Ypein!a ao@ 20.
qai.ea that aIa2uGn9ut5 saouG rs3.l1 sle
Whole saatioa ta 30 amended.
Dir, Fisher ssid be presented tie MEMO
rsnduc, GDCl that fog years sil tho amend
mes.s 10 ldo City Coca bsd bseG naGo in
thst way. IF his courao was wroue, Sic
CHy Gcuucii had been going wrong Scr
yeara
that 1a,il ha came to Council ell he'd Ecfn
vr5az ,goa l. 1ricus anri s5ould net be re-
Deated. TIE Ooas;tta@oG CT the Stste ds-
clare .hss 81 ecs, when emsadad saGl &c
reported With ne egegdmen.s, aad &c 0aa
merely 6cIlg lis d0ty ii tao mAltsr
TIE chair esd the ns t.; in substance
Eesme3 To Ia tnat jhe committee dc mes feel
like wri.:gg out he a@ urea tSs gealie
mar Tho i8troGuccd II Cid rot 10 go.
aIr. NusGbsCA E1d ths caaii !seniifeiy
yi2hs"
ar. Flsasr ha3 30 iasa CT rrfiiirg the
chslrmsn q ths oonwittee o. genera! is@s.
E!e had merely followed lh9 cg5'oa 10 Hfc-
poalne the G1eudner
On melton 81 DIs Evans tie gaps:5 was
lid ca The ta6le.
Wien the got psc7i5iag fsr keea!cc TITO
streets clear q grass, and reqaifiug the po-
lice tc erfoYca ibo law, Hsa reported, It
was eugesp.el thSs tbs word "sdeTalE,'
should be uaad Ia pd3iiion 10 "cl!ega sud
gutterd" ,
grass 10 5orcnoyei !rorn toe etrao9 nn lie
outskirts, ecme sop'o wou'd aos bo abe 30
got home f}y mud whea the gTss1 vas 70.
noveG.
twas stated that Ghe pl!ao;pnl fahter9 o.
tho bill rIquIred DC po!co 10 s.e tcab The
streets w:re lseps clean. Tto Bill 5o-
fore passed Onanci but had besc voiced by
Mayer Downban, b5csuso Il lmp.aal ex;ra
duties Or the police.
Tha BIZ! was lasead, Ms. EGaas oa!y vet
ing go"
When nolioa wse made EaforTipg Pc.
tilion for Q crGssgay or Alfred etraet, ct
Princess, 10 the coa1i.!e9 n etEoe.s with
power &c Sos"
Mr.. Evans jecicd to CHS power to aci;;"
thia vas Illegal, cad It made 10 record TO
show tbe authority.
Tbs cbeir ruled that Mr, E7ena w&s iigat
ard hat Council ooud &c! ll7s commit
tee power TO eos."
The committee wAs directed 10 make the
crOsBiag.
q petition for 81 o!ec;yio llgb5 near the
Stone Bridge declaring that the darkness
there was 50 great t1.t it WAS peoDled
in the m;cG3 Of she tiipid with ''nobEoblin9
and spsCtres OF !riSbfGI shapo," TGs Feed
and ye-resd with laughter, SD referred to
the oommi tee on light.
NJ. suowdsn presented al or5or directing
the committee "a 5jFee1g 10 Iepo't'o Council
tbs cost Of extending he sewer frcIn he ctr
ner Of S. Asaph aud Wilkes street 10 Yates's
Garden, sn3 of paving Allied street from
Duke to Wilkes he 5a'a the people Of the
First ward we're patient eud lorg suHeEiog,
bat when the whole sswarsge Of &c ncrt.-
ern snd western sections OF the city was
brought in covered ways to tha First ward
and there spread CT the commons, they
\ protested. The sewer he had sscertaned,
could be extended ior 6 few thcu:a5d dol
lsrs, ard IS this Was c saplta-y MEASURE it
should bs attended tc. Ha also said that
whe one dollar bad been expended 10 the
First yard fox Improvements hundreds had
been spent In other psris CT the city sD6 i!
was time The people of his ware Wsre re.
celylng some return icr the taxes they paid.
AS 10 lhe Aired street improvement, that