Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-01-27

had Oe6n Iea1, no uosiSeso -" ;,r,es AL
aud an intsrEs o. aboa' n'e'A
lowed, af er wnioh committee
~ aosocs and pubic propeItJ: 20
81 "a l 49, ctr cd proposition from .; ";
~ ~. +, ,eat tho Ameiioau Soa.
=" .s,,or,cd tnst 40 agreement haa oeon
"hali, 81 81 me report vas adopted.
ar TFs Mec,uar, from :he lower beard, snen
n ~ I'D ic Tho chamber VITA some papere
sppoS' FAD been 40 ed upon By the Common
.Sa,,ncjI cud ennouoced that the lower
80 oU we're through with their business and
10 oD. resdv to adi>prD. he was told Inst
tba Aldermen w.uld send in somn matter
tor oopajderlt on IN short time.
Mr.. Bfgant offered resolution dlrectiD
4bn committee on s,reets to have toe bnik-
aest Ct the foo5 OF Duke street renewed.
On stated that ne Tas about to replace tAs
bn.khead oil his property and now would De
ina best lime to proceed with that epeciheo
II the resolution.
Mr. Burke said he bad examined the
bulkhssd in qles.ion ard The Wo'k Wss
urgeD!. ,oLo
suspended and the work orderedto De ne.
Mr.. Hinkeu was in favor OF tae Wos&, oue
thonoht I as resolution bad better lie over
under the rules
Mr.. Burke iaslly suggested that tie res
o}o,lon ne -eferred TO the committee on
streets With p5Ter to ac>. and his proposal
prevailed.
The Aldermen coDcurred in sundry mat
t.rs ghlch had been acted on by the lover
hoard.
Ths resolution in regard to repairing tee
hulkhead st The foot Of Duke street Was re-
turned by the Common Council, they hsv-
lag referred it 10 the committee ca streess
7qitIcpt poK 81 to sot and their action Wac
SonGUrred in,
Tto board then adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
Yaere was cod room end 8 quornm at
.ao Counoii chalnbe. lat night when the
Presldsi called me lower board to Order.
The frat business wss the decision By the
chair Of que ca left opon st the lest
sueetiug az 10 whether or ne. the street rail-
sgev hi; had bsen adopted.
Tue chair efer calling attention to the
matter Sad THE chair decides that the
act authorizing the Alexandria and Fairfax
Railroad t. ley It's tracks ans! rua is cars
ever certain etreets H6s pos adopted ct The
last meeting because it did cot receive IL
votes % rfoaired By he charter, buS mo
ton II reconsider will Dow be 10 order.
Nirs votes only will be needed ss ihi5 10 not
the night Of i;s Introduction.
Mr A!sc6sson moved t. rtconaiIef and
reconsideration having been made the Dill
wes passed unerimouely.
a communication from tie Alezsncfis
Fertilizer and Chemical Company, odarirs
$500 per annuu1 rent for the American coal
wharf properly for ten yess5, With propiso
that the company mag ct any tine ~ith:2
the ter geers buy the property si $4,000, or
Otherwise 5e:urn it u the order Ia which {
was received, wsa presented by Mr. tlshsr,
vho suggested that this communication
pa re.e red to tbs same committee IS had
tina subject now In charge, and this was
sersed &C.
Shortly efteswar0 report OF the lat f.
nance aad public properly committees that
thty bad beep Quaole 20 agrea Ia refsrepcs
TO proposal OF Er. john R. y mmeFman to
rent the American cecil wharf, came Ia and
was ordered to be received.
Mr.. EvsDs introduced so order directing
The tho committee on streets lay crosslng5
on Wilkes street TO conIec. With the new
cemetery road, SO, which Was referred.
Aldermen Bryant brought Ia from his
board sn order that the Gem mittee on streets
bsattlo..z 10 aot in the matter of repair
ing he buikaead soyoas Duke street dock,
Sc. 90 as to co npit t, the work now In pro-
gres there.
Tns chair rulsd that Council could not
give committee power TO act"
Mr. Exams said that 10 give committees
'power to ect" It Sonld be necessary t :.
susp:nd the chsi t.r, sod C3uucil c3uld moi
do that, but he though tlat the committee
couid g. ahead on its own responsibility aud
tsat Council could endorse it's action. The
Wo. k could be done now more cheaply IL
connection with other work than If done
alone.
Mr Fisher thorght the price, S295.5O, for
the work wss high.
Mr.. Ait,haecn said he did not think the
city would gain che cent prosE from this
work, and Gu his nj ton the seton OF the AL
dermen was uon-copcurred ln and the ma
ter was simply referred t tie commit q 90
streets,
MIR. McCuau asked what shs comm t %
Oh strsets had done with his resolution
offer ed seven uoDthe ego for csrtsi' street
lnpioyame, Ia the ward and vas In.
f,rmed hat no action had been taken.
NJ further discussion took place and the
board sdj urned ct go eRrly hour.
ELEorIoN OF OFFICEas-At the meeting
OF Pioneer Ledge of Good Templars OF Falls
Church, held Tuesday night, the following
officers were elected to serve for the ensuing
tlres moDths, w: Geo. W. Hagx5urst.
CT; Miss sslIie Jacobs, Y. T.; Ed. Rore-
beck, P. @ T Miss Maud Rathbuu, sacre-
rar;; ] q Garfessoo. F. 8; Miss Lille
Porter, Treasurer: John McDonongb, Chap
lain; Jam Leonard, Marshal; Msa 8 Ina
L1t'Isl, Gusr5; Carl GarTetaon. Senline ;
CD R odes, Oigsni.t; Nj 80 Nellie HAWK
hurs; o gsn;st. Thsse iii ,eEs will be In,
stalled at the meeting uext Tuesday night
By d.. G. B. Fsde!y, Lodge Deputy. The
iolowiog ware elected delegates to the Dis
isict lodge, which meets ip Falls Church on
the Is b OF February next, with Talismau
Lodge, viz: ME-. J NJ. Thorne, J q. Bun
ner, John Ga,ns, @. B Rhodes, W E. Park
er, John Mob enough, T. W. White, 81. F.
fadeett,W. 7. Sprengle.
at the regular meeting Of Talisman Lodge