Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-06-10

BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
All the Aldermen were present, and the
bosrd was called to order at twenty minutes
nas, eight O'Clock.
aaer the minutes of the proceeding meet
inc had been read, and no business appear
ing,
,,oe in which to dispose OF the bill creating
me Office Of city engineer, laid over at the
last meeting. IN
placed on the table aud action on IL inosn
njtely postponed.
Mr., Mckenzie seconded the motion and
called for the ayes and nays.
The vote resulted in a tie-4 to
MIR. Mckenzie was in favor of referring
me bill to the next Council. IL would be q
w.ntop waste Of money to incur the expen-
diture OF city engineer at this time.
Mr.. Burke was not opposed to the pre-
r,ssd new office, but would like to know
where the money was 10 come from to de"
traV this additional expenditure. The az
nroariatiou bill for the coming year called
for SIG coo more tnan the estimated receipts,
and the chairman OF the committee on
streets thought the work which would be
rao4seary would ocst from 81 900 to So 900.
The city vac in no condition TO be engas log
ia t!ouDliel experiments.
Mi Bryant said he had already expressed
mis- views On the proposed bill. He was not
ioimicsl to the office it IVES proposs1 to
cr5ste and would like to see the treasury
% condition to sffyrd It hut there wse no
sing need OF such an official at present.
~ ,rjv urgent work now WAS the
1ser IN, ping from Henry to Duke street.
u ~ oppo7 red to any paper wosk 1hen
-ssrv,css of 30 engineer were needed it
,cnrid ma smole tims II employ one. ne
80 an instance where an erroneous line
So3 naen given by former surveyor In the
n~.ths,estern section Of the city, Whicn was
nrref conclusive that the same .n'ps was
5.,atg IN occuc vito ssiatied engineer, tne
su5ye,or 10 quest On haViog peeu as hsey
49, ono else at that time to have been
No 't' y - the cfice The whole procedure
,..o,oaInre and would keep for some
time. hoon
hefo,e Council long enough. and action
sbonld be taken at once. The time was
near at hard when the services OF 40 epgi-
neer would he requisite. The city was en-
slways emnloying such persons, aid be
brught it would eventually prove saving
toel4ct ore once for all. He moved that
tho hill no placed on lis second reading,
uhfch motion was seconded by Mr.. Lind
say
The vote again resulted In q tie, and the
matter was dropped.
Tho appropriation bill for the coming
wear cid over at the last meeting) Was re-
cajvad ir m the CommonCounoil aud passed,
Mr. Burke reiteratins his statement that the
b;tl called for SIC. 600 more than the estmat-
ed receipts.
TIE Aldermen then proceeded to the
cb.r,ber of the Con mon Council for the
purpose of considering in joint discussion
me report of the special committee on
tine occupancy of Henry street by the tracks
az tAe Washington.Sout Railway and
fte propositions of that company to the
Gus Council also 10 participate in the cleo
tlon 81 school trustee. Upon their return
sone papers which hae been acted on by
the ower board were read and concurred
10. AFTER which the Aldermen aoj >iped.
COMMON COUNCIL.
President Sweeney found quorum in the
Council chamber soon after the hour OF meet
ioq and Council came to order with ten
members ir their seats.
When resolution to change from the 2Oth
10 the 81 b instant the time for selling the
real estate of the Virginia Iron Ship Build
ing Company fer taxes was introduced,
NJ, Saowdeu explained that the 6osnce
comnittee had con .ulted the Corporation
Attorney on the sufjact, and 1t was consio-
cred oroper before Gale TO make an assess
msn. on each separate lot as described by
me.e- End bounds. and somewhat more time
wood Go required for this. The molten
we= agreed to.
Tin. second reading OF the appropriation
hn Introduced st the last meeting, was fol-
lowed by further expans ton byIt he chair
man of the fipance committee that the ap-
prooriations exceeded the possible income
BY eone SIG 600. aa6 be urged that each
committee should exercise their best J 1ds-
men, ard ecopomv 10 the expenditure OF its
approximations Which could not beiucressed.
H. then read the appropriation bill OF last
wear aod showed what appropriations mao
been increased.
Mr.. Fisher said that it seemed that 1t had
cost about 100000 to run the city this
year.
Mr.. Saowden-"A little upwards of one
hundred thouss nd dollars"
NJ. Fisher believed that the city coulo
manage to get through the year "iehoue
difficulty.
Mr. Sucwden said that when the COM
mjttee on Goapce presented their estimate
ofthA onet Of running the electric light piaut
sat year 1t was stated by some hat the es-
timste vas much too great, and IL was as
serted 5ben that the cost of running the
electric lights would not exceed what it cost
to light the city wi b gas. The accounts OF
the wear show that the estimates OF the IL
pauce committee were below what bad been
the actual cost of running the works-sbout
Sc SEQ. Ee said the apr opriation bill this
y.sr gave butS7 ,500tor ope, atIng the electric
light works, ana ne hoped the committee
on light with their years experience would
see that such appropriation would cover the
expenses o.; the department. including the
payment of the second pote for 81 400.
me appropriation bill was paesed by a
unanimous vote.
Later in the evening the Board OF Alder
men were Invited into the Council chamber
10 consider the question OF the use of Henry
ho hnar as