Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-08-15

and passed.
A resolution from the lower board
providing for the purchase of a street
sprinkler was received from the Com
mon Council and their reference of it to
the committee on streets concurred in.
The board then adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The board held a called session open
ing about SIS. The clerk read the call
of the Mayor requiring Council to as
semble in order to provide some place
for the deposit of night soil as the pre-
sent law enacted that it should not be
deposited within the corporation limits
and the county authorities had refused
to allow the deposit outside, in the
county.
A letter from Mr.. Patrick Dillon, the
contractor, was enclosed. He wrote
that if the city will provide some place
of reception FOR the matter he will pay
the 800 bonus. "OLherwise," he
adds, 81 will have to forfeit the con-
tract"
The chair asked for some proposal on
the subject.
Mr.. Kraft had understood that the
county authorities did not object to the
contractor depositing the night soil in
the county if he could dig pit and
cover each deposit with three or four
inches of dirt. That would completely
deodorize it. Then there would be no
objection TO it, OF course in that event
the city could not claim as large a
bonus as now.
Mr.. Cation introduced an amend
ment to the present law on the subject.
The amendment directs that the soil be
deposited at place designated by the
Mayor and the committee on public
property and so treated as to be en-
tirely deoiorized He said that as the
Council had made this soil public
property and provided for its sale,
the matter should be referred to the
public property committee.
Mr.. Kraft said he was entirely OPP
posed to allowing deposit within the
city limits.
Mr.. Evans said he thought the first
section of the law should be amended.
Mr.. Cation said the amendment sug-
gested by Mr.. Evans had been made
some time since.
Mr.. Thompson thought a place
should be designated.
The chairman said the bill gave the
Mayor and the committee on public
propert full power to designate q
place.
Mr.. Beach said that the amendment
might compel the scavenger to carry
the soil to Four-mile-run if the Mayor
and committee should require it. Only
seven dollars night could be made by
the work now, but if the distance was
made too great he would be able to
make only $3.50 per night, and as he
had to employ cart and horse and
three men the work could not be done
at that rate.
Mr. Evans said man ought not to
bid on what he could not handle. 9th
er contractors had dug pits and made
money by selling poudrette.
The bill was unanimously adopted.
Is voting in its favor.
Mr.. Cation asked that the bill to give
the Mount Vernon Electric Railway
Company certain rights on the streets,
be taken up. He,said 1t had been re-
ported on and published and he hoped
it would be the pleasure of the council
to adopt it.
The chair said he would rule that.
this meeting being called for special
purpose by the Mayor, no other bust
ness could be entertained except by
unanimous consent.
Mr.. Caton-"I ask unanimous con-
sent.n
The chair replied that as it had been
the understanding with some members
not present that no business except
that in relation to night soil would be
taken up he would feel himself bound
to object.
Mr.. Caton-"Oh, very WELL"
Mr.. Kraft by consent introduced for
reference only an order for the pur-
chase of q street sprinkler, and a
reference was made, as was also
a resolution directing Mrs. Davis to va
cate the cook shop in the market.
No other matter occasioned discus.
sion and after short session the board
adjourned.