Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-09-23

20 con liberation proposal from Captain
Herbert Bryant ior the purchase OF certain
property belonging 20 the city situated 81
the eastern end of Duke street and on the
Strand.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
The hoard having oeeu called to Order,
NJ I.aedoester stated the objeot Oh the
-naa;iny esy!pg that Mf BryaGi desired 10
1nrcn,se fxom hs ciis The pre- pat, kGoWn
Roeentnat'. MIL and the lot AL lining on
o. ,ssst LOW uwaed by tho city. for the
,,.nose Of incrt a9ing his facility for the
P u' Of fertilizers. He SAID mr
m'n,, wss desirious of consummatlug the
u ,ohsse and proceeding to work this month,
put s had applied to the committee on
slic ntoDerty IN regard TO the mat
puo"I and the latter and the COM
so on finance had held joint
,ne,lipg TO. the purpose OF considering the
nfopos;ion, but the committees had con-
rnied that they had no power to enter into
neOotistions for private sale, and had
therefore passed resolution. to be submit
led to Couooil, providing that the properly
soecfed be exposed at public sale on Tues
d.y. September 30 1891, OF the Royal street
front of the Market Building. and that the
property be started at 81 995; 81 OO0 to De
paid in cash by the purchaser. aid tbs resi-
d1a githin one year FROM the day of sale i;
ina title TO be retained until all the pur'
chase money Is paid also that unless the
partIes buying the ssme make improve
mepts to the amount OF So wv Wltoln eleoe
,oonths from the first day OF next Ootoner
aad employ not less than seven mea tne
,nrchsse shall be declared null snd Voiu,
and the occupants of said property VIII oe
required TO pay yearly rental OF Sz'o MI
I,eadbeater further stated thai bne money
received by the city from this sale would oe
davot,d TO the purchase and retirement OF
corporation bonds.
M Bfysnt ssid the terms prescribed Ia
tho resolutIoo met with bis approval,
,hnpoh il had been prepared Without Sug-
o,ssions from him. He had made the each
,,tfay stated, and was anxious to get to WORK
"a soeedily as possible. He did not. how
.ver. expect to get possession Of the brick
hnild{nn before the first OF next July.
Mr.Burke moved that the Aldermen adopt
the resolution submitted, and his motion
was adopted unanimously.
A rece followed while waiting for husi-
ness from the Common Council, and 1t being
subsequently, ascertsined that the lower
hoard had laid the resolution passed by the
Aldermen on the table, the board sd-
lourDed.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The Common Council met last night puF-
suaut TO call Of the Mayor. After consid-
cradle drumming up" nine members sp-
neered, and "a soon az the board came to
order the call of the Mayor was read. lt
stated that the chairman of the finance COM
mittee would announce the object of the
meeting.
Mr.. Uhler, chairman OF the finance COM
mittee sa,d that the object of the meeting
was to consider proposal to cell the RoseD-
thai mill property, at the foot OF DUKE
street; the object had been considered In
Joint meeting OF the committees of finance
and property and proposal had been receiv-
ed to buy 1t at private esIe and establish
mandatory there, but the committees
thought an auction sale would be best and
the Aldermen had unanimously agreed to q
resolution on thu subject, which had just
been sent 10 and would be read.
The resolutions, SUMMARY, d In the report
of The Board OF Aldermen, were read.
Mr.. Fisher suggested that provision be
made 10 the deed to keep open the Strand.
So long as Mr.. Bryant held the property
there would be no difficulty on this ecore,
bat it might fell into other hands. This met
that the resolutions In their present shape
practically fixed on one man as the pnr'
chaser and would prevent others from bid.
ding. He believed 81 995 was only one-haf
of vha. the property wss worth. He
thought that the sale should be at
public auction, unfettered, to the highest
bidder. The conditions would lessen the
selips vslue OF the property. The resolu-
ton d. acticaly meant that the property
shall hs sold to one man who bad made an
offer O. 81 900. He moved to strike out the
reouir0ments to est ablsh factory and to
improve tbe property.
Mr.. Uhler said that the resolutions were
deegueG TO insure a sale which every one
desire j, And 30 insure also he establishment
OF m.N ufnciuses. Membcrs OF Council had
adv, os;od the purchase of property to give
to manutaotories from abroad and he
thou ~ 4. 1as far better to let our own citi-
zsns hage property at fair rates. The man
ufactu.ers. as o rule, who wanted city sub
sdies were broken before they came
here. and came hsre to try and retrieve their
fortunes. He thought $4,000 was fair
price, but If anything Ia to be given away
let us give 1t to some OF cur Own people.
Mr.. Fi.her agreed that II anything be CIV
en- aWay it shon'd be given to Alexandrians,
but ssld we have nothing to give away.
Thi- property was worth more then 81 OOO
for the house and wharf had paid the city
AK Der cont. on $4,000 for many years even
waen Alexandria was much less prosperous
than now.
Mr.. Aitcheson conourred with Mr.. Fisher
that the sale should be unfetteted He
thought more THAI g 900 could be gotten
for 1t. There may be steamboat company
shat wants landing there. He bad heard
of inouirIes for wharf property with that
end In view. Let the lot be put up without
conditions aud II the property does not bring
its value let the city bid 1t in.
Mr.. Snowdeo (Mr. Uhier 10 the chair) op
posed the amendment and called the atten
tion of the board to the action of Counci
several years since in refusing w. A. smoo
Il Co. the lease Of the American Goa
wharf Tor term Of years se SS0o pei
annum, Mr.. SDoot agreeing to mske the fm
Drno. no rasI,It being that the Wlar