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


ctv Council was 3 long one, and did not
odi,urn until nearly eleven o'clock.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Tho president t,ok big chsir come time
ofer 80 O'clock, and bare quorum was
liant put two other members subsequently
'' Wben ,hs board cpenSd Mr. Lesdtesier
o.iis6 no tae Councii resolution on the eale
~ tbs ADsricen coal whssf and SAID: ]
orssnrs II g. tle next act or will be TO
san0ipt commit &c OF conference.
Tae Chait. pgssume so.
cant. Bsygnt explained that tie amend
r,srt IF Council leli the mstter 60 the finance
remmittse, b,t he thought that i. taAt vas
~ ~ done tie foanoe committee should re-
n,rr the hi9nest bid to Council.
Nj. Hirken thought tlst the lessee should
he eIowed t. Guy the property. He knew
nsr,y Who would eiee S. 600 FOR the prop
erfg end establish g business there that
-soGli psg out $50 per dag 10 workingmen.
Mr.. Lindsay thought he property should
80 ont no and cold tc she highest bidder.
Mr. Leadbsater renewed his mot'on for q
oononoittee of conference which was agreed
~ ard Mesars. Lsadbaater and Lindsey
tssre namsd as the committee.
Alter g Iong reoesss the committee return
al and sutmtted q conference report for
rsrt,ng he whaSf to the Alexandria Chemi.
Island FeriiiEer %. st $500 par EDnum for
t.n;ears with al optien 10 buy the proper
,,aJ Sc 0O0 Wltutn three years.
NJ, BQrRs was sorry not to De aoie TO
ovrsa win tle commit 20.
Mr. Goodrich expressed his Willingness to
-ote for the resolution.
Mr. Lssdoeater esid he had doubted the
rioht OF the city to cell th!s property but IN.
oe,ata1ding shat large manu!ectory wss
to he e.: t .biished there he felt 1t his outy to
yota for rhe proposal. 1t was true the prop.
s,tc was opce rented at So 200 per snnum
bni va will meyer have coal thsre sgsin In
oor day. snd he favored the disposition OF
the property as proposed by the committee.
Mr. Burke thought tlat Ii manuisctnr-
era plant was 20 De placed there, and tile
ysas to DC the reason of ina ssle, iE stould be
so sisted ia wiring and made part o! tho
contrsct Of iease.
CAPT Bryant said be was anxious psfson'
oily that these gentlemen should have the
property. out ne Wss opposed 10 one sided
oaIon. Whea Mr. u zimmerman wac al sp-
njcaot for this pr0osfty il bad been statsd
tbsc It vss worth $40 OO0 Fee himself he
could not, III tho interest OF tho city, vote for
oue.sidsd option OF IS 600. Hs YVES will
;Ds 10 vote for e sale 10 three years sc
price to bs fixed by arbitration.
Mr, Hinken favored the report because
manufactures we're u Ee established there,
act by ouie6srs, buS by our oTa citizsns.
M Burke sio7ed to amend by striking
chi IS coo and inserting the words "es
prizes 10 be determined by srnitf2t!on," and
OF the request OF the chairman he Included
IL tho amen0m sot detail of the method OF
arbitrAGent.
The amendment was lost, 8 to 4, aud the
VOC on the acceptance Of the report stood
4to 3. lMessrs. Matbury, Burke and BTy-
an.
The chair said the report was lost for the
want Of msjority OF the whole boa:d.
Mr.. Lesdbe a er cad be waited the mai
ger dlspceed OF and moved that ths report
be recommtt sc TO the committee OF confei.
ence, which was sgseea 10 sDd the commit
tee returned with the same report except
t1st tue prico vas Gxe1 ST Sc, 500.
NJ G. S Rsenc5, Yho was outside the
bsr. aad asked for wnst manufacturing pur'
pose ii vas proposed to use the property.
rs said 1t was propose to bpiid acid cham
bers u be used in connection ~ith the ter
tiEar factory.
after some inquiries as tc tbs number OF
men to be employed,
Mr.. Lindsey favored the adoption Of the
report.
Mr.. Brysnt-Did ycu not Tell Mr. z m.
norman that this property was worth S1O,-
600?
Mr. Lndsey-No cir; never told him
anything Of t1e kiad.
The vote stood, yeas 5. nays 2 (Messrs.
Burke and Brysntl
The cbair sad that six votes Uould be re-
CURED 10 pass the report at this mee ting,
but afterwards ruled that five was sufi-
Gent and that the report was adopted.
When the matter Of placing forty
eight street crossing at cost OF 81 ,S24 in
the An wstd came up, the committee re-
ported In favor oftwenty.four crossings.
Mr.. Brrke asked ifitewere not likely that
The crossings would be sunk in t1s mud.
1t was reported that the mstsrial would
be good in sny event. The report was
adopted.
The other matters found in the Official re-.
potl did got occasion debate.
COMMON COUNCIL.
I, was $50 O'Clock before quorum was
obtained In tle Common Council, and the
board called TO order.
Immediately after the reading of the
mlnu es Me,srs. Lesdbester and Lindsay,
Of the Board OF Aldermen. appeared before
Council aud stat that thsy had been ap.
pointed committee Of conference on the
Alexandria Fertilizer Oompans's tition in
fe'e ence to the leasing of the American
coal wbsrves. Messrs. Fisher and Moose
we're appointed on the part OF Council.
The finance committes's adverse report
on tee application to Increase the salary Of
ne City Treaiurer vas sdoI tad.
The Communication Of the mayor in refer
euce to certain proposed amendments to the
city charter, giving the mayor power to sus-
pend policemen end tee countil power TO
consolidate, abolish or create qertaia oa,es;
psiitioniug for authority for Council To
issu9 500 600 improvement bonds and to
create police commission, and ASP notify
Ing council OF the removal Of readymsn
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