Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-11
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

= ruo;um EpDeSted Ia the AiCerEeu s
mrey shortly before eight O'clock las5
s'g'lJ
an mona were presented. and there beiug
b-siosss en- the clerks table. SD inter
son foiIowed while waiting for commu-
.,-.fla- from ire lover board.
gtnaa papers arrived from that quarter,
1.eev-r. they ganeraiy excited no debate,
- fhs ac.icn of TIE Common Ccuncil WAS
.,,,,5-eC il IL most matters. The resolu-
al. ,hough, passed ct tina lsst meeting OF
Aldermen, referriug q resolution apprc-
,-,ta 20 $500 for improving the upper end
Kiap street 60 the committee Cd streets
voxer 20 act, did not meet with thu az
o.I cf the lower beard, and 1t Was re-
,rroe6. tAGt body non COZ curing In the &c
o. sis o0ard and referring the resciu-
;c he committee 90 streets with iu-
ioo3 10 report 81 the DeZt meeting OF
CsuGci.
Mr. Mike. ze moved that the eclion Of
"a Ccm,ucn CouUcii be c0ncurred In, " bich
notion prevailed.
the board at haIt-oast nine O'clock ed
i5urned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
rs {. mmon Council wss called to order
80 3 81 er the opening hour; fair at
te.... C. appea; ei ard P.esideot Sweeney
.,.i6,f Fte Aldermen had gotten 10
,5gE %, fore the Gour eli enc soma bus!uess
ras =eut in for copcuFteDcs
n FISHER ANNOUNCED that MessrF. Geo,
wee J X T. u mermsu snd W. H He.-
rn.o. committee of the B1ord Of Trade,
were present, aad or his motion these Gen.
tlemen ware pivea the privilege OF the Il )or.
Mr. Wise nreseuied to Council the reeulu-
ion ofIte BnsrG OF Trade respecting the ap-
oclutment Of u city engineer, as published
10 Yesterdays 0AZErTE, ono 90 urged that
octi,u should be speedily taken en- the sub
jet.
the election cf a city engineer and deh9ed
shq dntiaa OF the officer The act gives shs
enr!neer the duties of the Supe7ints ndent OF
Police sad the City Surveyor, sno mskes
o.nan Inspector of buildings, With fec tf
S or each new hui ding inspected, the en
e,naer to he loid salary, and Ell fees to GO
into the city treasury.
Nh. X att said: In ofsrinR THE rot.
mixing radical change IN the manage
u-;t Il 81. reefs. which is nsdly neededs
I'm -n,1ri-ed that such step has no. been
lssen.z.srs ago, particularly as there is moi
ac,tvin our Sie;e Of half the s;zs Of Alex
gnG,.s which bss net got city engineer L
hsre ofen wondered, what the possible ct
fso,ion could be, and after careful Goes der
qtiOn zane TO the conclusion, that there are
only two objections to be taken iIto cops!d-
GRAFTON to wiz: Has the City Couuct
right to create new Office and whether the
CIV Counci eau stl1rd the expense of such
office rs TO the first question, there 10 no
4onbt that section S OF our amended char
20, @ivas the City Council right to elect
I sc L. -
nav dean; proper for the good COVER lment
~ the CITY. As TO the OF sction Of the ex-
ransa an, eat.siad that this does not hold
aood for I am corfd ent, t1at under the
c-cnase6 act .hls office will at lees. be self
sns.eiriog ans il ia more than likely that it
yin save ns : great deaf of money, when we
tao he fact IN consideration that in past
yesrsa good many Judgments have bSen re-
cavsrsa egsins, the City Council, Arising
fr,e, DAMAGES incurred on account OF tue
h.5 c4ni,i,;cn OF eur streets, and thoss
ind ,-ne:is elcpe would heva raid sew
srsl years satery OF city engineer. The
genera! good results q such an tmte
ara tho numerous to be mentioned. and 1t IL
utterly irnpossb for us to keep In the line
.of nroersss with our sister cities Ia the State
without laying the eng D:cpor foundstton,
by CREATING this flee end getting sone eye
tenn IL 9 long en6 BADLY neglected brarch o!
ou- nrnicirei g,vernmant. The ma1iuum
salary OF this ctii or is fixed o. $1,000 on
AN aa,isGed c really c1mpstset nan oanco'
"a .ecursG FOR less t5an that.
70 counter balance Ibis expense we save
,hs f,iioe leg amounts; to wiz:
S,se. Of Superintendent OF Po ice, $500
salary {, Srrvsyo-, 81
Ara,sea sm9uot pa6 annually TO sur
veyor, 6oU
Rsqeaue arising -four foes for sar-
gey lote. 2|5
Revrru. arising fcou, fees for IL
spec.ion OF 6uiiding7. 49O
Agylseatipe TIE sumof 1885
Leaving net balance OF S45 TO be pad
cur Of ony tyessu5v. snd ss cur city continues
10 improve mis- Office would bsoome more
aaG r'ore seifsustsnipe. The fist thing to
o. da2e, -aauid it be the pleasure OF the
C1n0ci 20 crsate this otiicH, is TO establish
Iermauent!v :he grades OF cur streets with a
Yies' of sewerage, and THE should be done ss
soon e. poss bic for Tie reason that the City
C9cUcj praGteG a charter TO mpsny to
bald a street railroe.', which will be start
ed this sprinC. and it would be unfair to let
them laq tracks now, sn6, should the gredes
oaye o be changed, compel item TO lear up
aad Feisy A. any rate, sction should oe
JsSen Detore our election, 80 ss 10 cave the
candidates for the office Of Superintendent
Of Police be expense of canvassing for 81
ofice whch would not bs worth having on
account of reduction OF She salary to NOM
ios sum hope, therefore. it will be The
pleasure of the Ci Council to pass this act,
60 "a 10 bave our streets managed upon
sgnnd business principles am advised
that the Board OF Trade, at its annual meet
lug Ids; night, iDdorsed the general features
fthe bill that bss been read, and az the
gcotemen constituting the Board of Trade
srs widt-swske to the beet interests OF our
CITY, It would be wei! for the City Council to
take coSu!zance of their action.
Mr.. FISHER. after advocating the ordi-
nance, moved that it be referred to the joint
committees on stree.s and on general laws,
With Instructions to report at he next meet
ing.
President SUeeney enpc aste0 that the