Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-03-09


co ana Fertij,z ST Company, with an option
49, ,hst company to buy The property at
:e 200 at any time withia thres years; and
40 directed some ATTEST paving and other
street matters.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
TIRE AI2ej Iaep were SLOW Ia coming TO-
oa,her sd 1t ws3 sight o'c!ocE before h'e
s1arnne,s were in tGair seats. 4 later sr.
-9naI rave he ooa.d tF7o-ihi.ds OF its men,
ha,sb1n. President Marbury presided.
Tnere zee &c busines9 for some time aftes
"a minutes had bser read, and the board
sa1 recsiyad notice that C1uncll was
-sodv 20 adjourn beiore it took up the tust
80 hsfore il. Tnese was little discussion.
yqben the ordinGnce fer the carrying Gus
of,ha or3ey for the al ware sever wsa re-
noried by Alderman Bryant, from the COM
n ttse op stleeta,
= Alderman Lsadtestes ssked what the
/ was replied that thu estimates showed
inc oogs 10 be about IS 600.
Ctv Surveyor Graves reported to t3e
hoard plsns for the extension OF the Princess
s,rpet sawer 20 the .iver atths foot CT Pen
4 atom street, w; b 8 lateral sewer on Fen
6Iaton street t, receive the water OF the
bravery or the rain water the whole cost
+ be upgasds OF Sc, 100 Tbs subject was re-
Jared 10 the commit to on streets.
Adermao Htnken nqulei Ihst had be-
coms of tho petition fcc tha improvement
and pavl0g of Q leen tre;t from Pft:tok TO
Fayet snbmitle6 10 council last year. as
Henry street was now to bs Improved ne
thought tbs inns oDportune iorthe Improve
meDt Of @ leen street east and Wessof Henry
stree. Ine people thcre were anxious that
the yolk shou!G be done.
Alderman Bryant thought that two thirds
Of tbs property holders had not signsd the
ptti,ion, .
nstui q, had bsen uranimol5 Oh one square
sad 90 the ether nearg 30.
Alderman Bryant said he would look into
tie ma!t II enc see bow 1t stood
When tins order on the petition OF Mir
Gundiine Cor the put ing down on Columbus
st,esI OF eidswalks ftom Ofonoco street ID
jgrthe. came up, Alderman Bryant explain
al that M,, G. had G right 10 have tnis work
done %. AFTER he had built eleven houses
and gu: down s'dewslks they were cut OF
rom approaches to the city by the unpaved
street, Oh his side. The work would cost
about thousand dollars, but Ii would be
aims sc the expense OF the property oWners.
the city advancing the cost aud then leVy-
ing IL on the abuvtiDg real cftate.
The propoaal was agreed to, and after
,ssitg.s scr,e time fer busiaess from Coun-
6il 9 message vas received assting that that
bo9y was ready to adj ousa, and the board
adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
II yss nssr!y s O'Clock when the Com
MON Coancii was called - order ut Thich
tine ten members Tsrs pressat !; tFo cthers
subsequently osme 10.
& resolution dIrsoNng- tae committee CT
public property to sell tie stone il the carsl
locks Tss referred to the commi t5e en-
streets.
LIE tsrs ware..ead from Senator Muahbsoh
aud Delegate BsGdheiEo 10 reference to the
action st the las: nsetiug Of Council, pet
lioDlnE the legislature t, amend the ohaEtsr
cftAe civ, st.trg ihst tbs petition Of Co1c-
ell had been recei9ed TOO late tor them 20
have he matter considered by the legiela-
ture.
Wr. Mushoach said hs srd Mr.. Bsndheim
had consulted about the meter and OK.
paiDed to CouGci; why they had MOI Sc
12rea the passage By tee Legislature of the
proposed amendments.
Mr, Fisher called UP The report OF the
conference committee which had been laid
on the !be at tls last meeting, Eeoom-
.neuding TIE lease of the American coat
wharf to sha Alexandria Fertil gar Ocm
pany iog term Of tan years st 5000 per su-
mum end allowing Saem tie privilege CT
purchasing the nrcperiy 1t any time within
tbres years al sc 500
Tha chair stated fhat hf hal neo-a 49,
bsttsr proposition had bseu mala t, the
commit es, which .yopocition had not been
ACTED upon favorably by the committee,
aud ssked II that was 30.
Mr. Uhie: replied that such proposition
had btea msds bat was cit 'rxards with.
drawn.
Mr, Egsns said BIO he'd voted against the
measure Of the last meating bus since teen
be hsd been Informed that al extensive
manuisctory would DO started On tae prop.
erty il tao fertilizer company secured 1t,
and now would vote 20 les them have 1t, :.
Mr.. McCaan said be, toe, bad voted
against the Measure but TINT Mr. Saoo. had
since told aim OF what the company pro-
posed dalDg to improve tae property and be,
ALSO would now vote TO let them have 1t.
Mr. Uo!er oxpisined how the pEopos toR
had besn received by tae committee and
what sotiou hsd been taken.
Mr Snowden (Mr. Uhler In tao chEirl
said that afssr the meeting OF Council two
H6Gkb SiOC6, 6utte Ou HhS GCuAo WIZ
Alderman Burke ard Mr.. Moore, be had
been told that Mr. J r ZIMMERMAN had
made the city hettsr proposition than the
one COW before Council sed that Mr.. Moore
had said the petitioner hsd not been prop.
erly treated. He. the speaker, knew moth
ing about the ma, ter, had tailed to no ons
about 1t ard would lie action dsferrsd til
the next meeting in order that rs and all
ths u,sulbeys could acqaaiEt themselves
more fully concerning 1t.
BIZ Fisher opposed Q postpouem8nt. he
said the company Tishsd to erect extensive
works CT the wharf that would employ q
number OF men: the company was composed
Of Alexa1dfians aud Alsxsndria capital
would be USED In tbs enterprise; snother
proposal had bean msde Sat il Was isom g
Baltimore concern whose 6Gainsf5 hsd been
cut into By the Aiexandsia ocmesny ana
10 Rat, yrQut