Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-07-23

nv INRi4'
Messrs. NJ. B. Harlow, II. J. hewitt
and K. Carey Cover were appointed a
committee to carry out the clause ofthe
resolutions relative to n memorial.
The meeting then adjourned until the
evening of Tuesday, August End, prox.
Il WEEKS Observation-Disclosures
Strauss left the city last week on his
summers vacation and his duties since
then have devolved on the President of
the Common Council The latters ex-
perience during the week has been va
ried, if not agreeable. Hardly had the
Mayor started on his excursion to the
springs when the acting mayor was pre-
sented with long list Of Clothing which
the captain of the small pos vessel, then
lying below the city, said he needed for
his crew, as all their clothing had been
destroyed. This was not a pleasant
communication, as the letter itself
might have conveyed the dread disease
to those who touched it, and the city of
ficials had no authority To furnish cloth
ing for that destroyed by order of the
government authorities. Then came
The report that the recently infected
vessel was about to be hauled out on
the ways at the ship yard, and after lis
tening to protests from the residents OF
that locality against any such move,
and consulting with the health officers
on the subject, orders had to be given
the police not to allow the vessel to ap-
proach any Of the wharVcs, Then
verbal message was received from the
captain of the vessel requesting the city
to hire a tug to tow him to Norfolk, and
then came the request to give a warrant
on the city treasurer for 1892 for pro-
visions and luXuries furnished the yes
sci while she was atQuarantine. All of
these requests having been denied, ear
~ one morning the captain Of the YES
sci, who had just recovered from the
smallpox, made his appearance at the
2ilice of the acting mayor to sec
what he could a. a. in the way
of getting the city to bear the
expenses of his vessel while she was at
quarantine. The effect of such visit
upon every one about hepremises may
he imagined. On an intimatiOn that
mis- vessel might be libelled ifhe did not
pay his bills and leave, the captain soon
thereafter weighed anchor aud sailed for
another port. Hardly had the vessel
gotten out of sight before the acting
MAYOR was informed by the Supelin-
tendent of Police that in the rear of
that house on Fairfax street which is
being remodellcd, a frame building was
being erected contrary to law. The SUI
perintendent was directed to see that
the laws were enforced and soon work
on the building was stopped. Then the
acting mayor was informed that The
building being erected was not frame
building and was urged to make an in
spection of the premises, On the as
surance that the frame work was to he
enclosed with brick walls the contrac-
tor was allowed to proceed with his
work. Next day the acting mayor re-
ceived ipttef nom a lady complain
ing of bad doors that pro oeeded from an
alley in the rear other premises, The
Superintendent Of Police was notified
to aha;e the nuisance and on invostigat-
ing the matter he reported tat
on inquiry CT the lady as 10
from which direction the odors came
he was told that when the WIND
blows from that direction Gin
dicating by pointing her hand they
come from there and when it blows from
that direction they come from there
The superintendent was told TO wait FOR
q cam and then further investigate the
matter Early one morning before the
acting mayor had left his room he was
summoned to his window by a c0nstitu
ent who inquired if he could be al
lowed to walk to the station house
without being escorted thither by an
officer. 1t appeared that the constitu
cnt had been warranted" for keeping
Il vicious heifer which had Knocked
down, trampled upon and horned the
wife Of a peighbor and the owner did
not wish to he dragged to the station
house. Nearly every day complaint is
made by persons of the disagreeable
conduct of their neighbors and officers
are requested to be sent to stop them
from taking" Yesterday 3 lady COM
planned that her husband was kept
awake all night by the Dad talking and
quarrelling of colored man who lived
in the ncighborhood. Requests for
burial permits for colorcd men, women
and children have been frequent and
the applicants always declare their in
ability to pay funeral expenses. These
applications are made in the morn
ing, night and at meal time
Sundays and week days, Applica-
tons for permission to keep hogs with
in the city limits or to allow those alt
ready in to remain are also frequent,
and yesterday request was made 10
stop some men from going in swimming
in front of another mans house. Much
time is required to attend to all these
varied requests and demands and
other duties equally as pressing, that
the acting official appreciates the joy
of Sancho Panza when he abdicated the
throne of Barataria and once more
Rugged his donkey.