Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-02-24

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and masprs consideration. Il retsncs to
issui bonds fos 5000 600. he said the city
had big debt now, snd he rscole.t d we'll
what big undertaking and how hard q
INST er 1t was to get the debt funded
In 1879, The city was under obligations
/ to retire certain parts OF the debt aud
should oct dodge the question Of doing 80.
| He said the revenues of the city we're not
as mGcc by many thousand dollars az they
wera when the debt was funded and the
question Of increasing the debt was esrious
question and should be aotsd upon cautious
| ~. The streets were now being fairly well
improved, and il the assessments were
properly made more money for improve.
ments oonld be raised for psyiog for them,
aud We would not have to ash the Lsgisa.
tare t. let US borrow more money.
Mr.. Fisher defended the resolution and
reiteTst ID biz belief that If 500 600 of bonds
were issued and the street, improved, the
improvene would coon pay for them.
selves.
The chair stated that the proposed
amendments to the charter were only to
| give the Mayor power to remove policemen
Tor cause. and to allow Council to consolidate
OF abolish needless city offices or to cseste
new oues if necessary. As to the matters
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city t, increase Its dstt .hese had nothing to
do with the charter and would require special
scts OF the Legislature. BE said he thought
The necessity of borrowing money would be
ob7iated. With The increased assessments
the interest money paid the sinking fund
commission, on that part fthe debs now re-
tired, (shst interest money it was now pro.
posed rho commission would cease drawlng,)
and the money annually appropriated for
street work, It is proposed to enter more eX-
tensively into improvements snd With the
money which property owners on stree's ipa-
proved would have to pay, much pre-
gress would be made end the city saved the
heavy drain on the treasury t, mset in.
terest.
The Aldermanic committee here entered
the chamber and reported ths; the report OF
the conference committee 10 relation to ths
coal wharf h not been approved by the
Aldermen who had referred the matter back
to that committee.
As the houc was getting late the members
became restless, but Mr.. Fisher explained
the importance of the matter and the ne
osssity OF RetioG. Tbs company wanted 20
establish e valuable plant here and wished
to know SHAT Connei intended to do 10 re-
eatd to leasing tho property. They offered
$500 year for tsa yssr5 for it, With the
privilege Of purchasing IL at any time withs
ia three yests for SIS COO
The matter was rs0ommitted to the com.
nittee.
a resolution was then passed asking the
to give the Mayor power to euepsnd poiics
men and the Council power TO abolish or
create Office. bat With the police commission
aud the bond mstters left out.
An order directing the rebuilding OF the
bulkhead OF the foot OF Qasen street was
laid over IL order to give the memters an
opportunity TO ascertain ths cost II addition.
81 work would have to be done, and the Or
der directing certain crossings to be laid In
the southwestern section Of the city wac
passed.
The report of the conference committee
on the coal wharf matter osna In from the
Board Of Aldermen, having been passed By
that body. The report authorize the lea.
Il & Of the property b the Alexandria Ferti- |
liar and Chemical CopDanv for ten yes.a,
a. ga supusl rental OF $500 from the first Of
January, 1892, with ths privilege to that
company of buying the nrona-tv - =. any time
within three years st sc, 500.
Mr.. Balienger obieo;ed to eiVirg t1e com
paoy IA option on tie property f; it was not
right; be would vote either to sell or rent If |
the COMMITTEES could sgree on q fair price.
Mr.. McCuen also objected to the option |
section of the report. He favored either
renting or selling that property at fais
price.
& motion 10 concur 10 the action OF the |
Aldermen in accepting the report OF the com. |
mittee wac lost.
Mr. Fisher demanded the ayes aud noes
and the vote resulted, eyfs 4 noes s..
Mr.. Fisher then changed his vote to mo"
and moved reconsideration, which motion
was laid on the table. and shortly alter. at
1890 o'clock, the board stjourued.
SPEAKER CABDwELLs DEcIs1oN.-Thers
is siiil u good dea! CT discussion goipg on
over the oicision OF Speaker Cardweli on
Saturday lest in reference to Mr.. Bendheim,
of Alexandria. who was at the time speak
ing In opposit on to the Mushbaoh gam
bling bill. Tue Speaker. es he explained
last evening Ia conversation with Times
reporter, simply carried cut the provlsions
OF the parliamentary Law when he decided
that after the calendar mad been postponed
on that day rule thirty.nine went into ope.
ration, aud that under that rule MIR. Num-
ford offered his resolution which was subse
quentiy adopted, providing that the House
81 215 p. N. should proceed to vote on toe
amendments to the Nushbaoh bill, and aft
CT tais vote had been taken to vote on the
bill itself. MIR. Bendheim says. and In his
statement he Is upheld by several members
of the General Assembly, that at q p. m. he
gave way to the speoial order which had
been postponed for one hour on hle account.
Mr.. Muniord then moved that the special
order be postponed for 6qe minutes. THE
Wss carried and Mr.. Munford subsequently,
moved that the calendar be postponed,
which was done. Tnen he cffsred his reso.
lst on In regard to the voting, which was
sg, reed to. Mr.. Bendheim osims that i'm
mediately after the epeoial order was die
posed OF he was again entitled TO .L.e floor.
Richmond Times EEso. 23rd.
POLICE REPoRT.-Lsst night YVES clear
and cool I'LL about o'clock when 1t became