Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-05-25
BoARD or ALDERMAN.

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BOARD OF ALDERMAN.
seven members were present in the
,,'I,r,n.n's chamber when that board
. as.' called to order.
Va" Mr. Bryant. from the committee on
Ut. ~. reported on sundry matters
'. i;,E Ind been referred 10 them among
g J, ,r commenting that the gutter be
I, .-'j in front of the residence of /. Ii.
,.1.Gerland. on Alfred street, between
S Sy and Queen. The same II :
';-'. 70 whom had been referred the
, n4 Of sundry property owners for
INC Washington street from Duke
.,'W@Ife with other material than cob
w. stones. reported that but 2S4 feet
..,n.a,e were represented in the petit
~. ..y While in order to have the work
; ,aa mmdcr the SD section oil the city
C y.,r.qr I6S. or two-thirds Of the front
,'.,' Was necessary. The committee,
nv 5,rcycr stated that before long plan
.r,rlj he reported to Council by which
W., T0' york could be executed in n salts
=. ...,ory manner. The same committee
a ai reported in favor Of having the al
i r.,' in the rear of Lee school building
- ~ and paved The cost is estimate
Il n $515.50. All the reports were
81" 5r BRYANT said the petition OF King
stree, property owners not having been
,lleed in the hands of the committee,
"a report OF ii could be made.
petition was presented from anum-
nrot persons doing business on Came
-,g street praying that that thorough
IN, berepaved from Lee to Washington
m order that suitable roadway to the
i.not be obtained, now that King street
,; railroad track upon it. The pc
,rjon was referred 10 the committee on
Al this business was disposed of
v.tloul debate, and an intcrmission of
islf m hour followed while waiting
arnpers from the Common Council.
Thcappropriation bill, reported back
ianthc committee on finance, was re-
qiyed from the lower board amended
bymakng the school item $4,000 in
scgl of $l2 900, and on motion of Mr..
B7ant the bill was put on It's passage
AM! passed. The total amount appro-
MATED is $l01, 5G7. 30, or about $4,000
ts:than last year.
Number of other papers which had
leen acted upon by the Common Coun-
eli were received and their action con-
cirei in. when Mr.. Mushbach, on be-
half of the lower board, notified the
Aldermen that the Common Council
was ready to adjourn, and about half
inst nine o'clock the board adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The hustle and parade of the after
Noon belatcd the members of Council
and it was sometime after eight
ocock before the board obtained a
nuormn. The minutes of the last two
meetings were unusually lengthy and
aeirrcading was dispensed with.
When, in the appropriation bill for
The ycar, the item for public schools,
$1,000, was reached Mr.. Snowden
moved that an increase of 81 900 TO
make $4,000 be made.
lie asked chairman Uhlcr of the fl
nace committee If that amount could
40, be raised in some way during the
gar
Mr. Uhlcr said the fact is we can't
asc the money. The Council had
ION year to yearpaid the schools more
nan the law required other expenses
@lbccn made, and the committee had
i1El no means to keep pace with the
ayicasing expenditures.
Mr. Snowdcn thought that the money
night be gotten ducing the year rs it
W, absolutely needed for the school
work.
Nr. Uhler said the school board had
Undertaken to bring the schools
rpioa higher standard than the city
could afford, and the finance committee
onld not keep mp with them.
Mr. Snowdcn-"Don't you think we
can get 81 600 in some way during the
year?7
Mr. Fisher said that if there was one
ilng We should be lavish in it was the
public schools, and he favored a fuller
appropriation.
IAechair said he was familiar with
The difficulties with which the finance
committee labored, but hoped they
night be able to give the schools this
additional thousand dollars.
Mr.. Chler said if the members of
'9lncI would agree not to get up at
every meeting and propose new eXpen-
IilfeS the finance committee might get
aonc. About $1,000 had been eXpend-
illlS year over the estimates. The
I5ylaquent taxes had been closely col
"el and they were now almost all in
a.0 there was 10 other resource. The
Q'y Will have to borrow money every
year II these expenditures are kept up.
-lF. Fisher said that he would be will
~ ssi. 10 make the appropriation to the
,1Ains fund SO per annum and appro-
Ea'e the residue to the schools and
TiFects, so As to give the school board
~y 90 ,W0 they had asked for.
IN nr' Uhler replied that when the bond
r ro.acrs compromised and gave up 6pcr
~4, Tor ) a sinking fund constituted
ia. OF the agreement and could not be
ai;Srfcred with.
NJ Fisher said that there was no
a ~ relative to the sinking fund,
81 s.l as long as the city paid its interest
:, =. demand, the bondholders had no
, ga . 10 complain. Fer himself, he
.,~ S willing to wipe out the sinking
, ".a. ana Use the money for public pur-
,o NJ Evans did not think any one
~ S1M Write out or talk out the debt
is hi Only way was to stand up like a
i vea : iu!e and pay out the debt. 1t
eo aS ;,oollSh to say that the CITY Council