Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-10-11
CITY COUNCIL.

Ioi tue nomination OF CauQluale IOl
the House OF Delegates seemed to alb
sorb more attention than the bushes:
of Council, and the proceedings of yes
terday's convention were discussed anC
dessicated by the friends of the respec
tive candidates for legislative honors.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
At ten minutes past eight O'Clock
there seemed no prospects for meet
ing of the Board of Aldermen, but foul
members (Messrs. Marbury, Hinken
Leadbeater and Carln) being present
At this time an alarm of fire was sound
ed which cast an additional damper on
the proceedings. Papers from the Com,
mon Council were piling up on the
clerks desk, and the quarternion pre-
sent began to grow FESTIVE, being ap-
preheusive that, according to the rules,
they would be compelled TO meet again
to night. The messenger, who had
been sent on a hunt for members, sub
sequently returned and reported that
Mr.. Sweeney would soon appear and
form quorum, and later the board
was called to order upon the arrival OF
that gentleman.
The minutes having been read and
the committees called for reports,
Mr.. Carlin inquired if the finance
committee had reported on the appiica-
ton from the School Board for an in
crease in the pay OF the Superintend-
ent, and was told that there bad
been no report on the application re-
ferred to-
Papers which had come in from the
other board were then read and their
action concurred in.
Mr.. Kraft, from the Common Couu-
Gil appeared in the chamber and an
nounced that the lower board had dis
posed Of its business and was ready 10
adjourn.
After the Aldermen had laid over
resolution providing for The sale Of
property upon which certain taxes were
due the board at halfpast eight O'Clock
adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The Common Council assembled
shortly before S o'clock. but the at
tendance was small at the opening, but
during the session other members came
in.
A communication of the Mayor rela-
tive TO the transformation of the lower
story of the Mayors office into an an
mex of the station house, was referred,
as was a letter from the Mayor sug-
costing law authorizing the Mayor TO
sentence Migrants or tramps to break
the stone OF the old canal locks into
small stones fitted to macadamiZe the
streets.
On the reference being made
Mr.. Moore said-Dlr. Chairman, does
the station house extension matter al
low the committee to act?
The chair said that the committee
must make areport to Council.
None of the regular committees re-
ported any business.
Mr.. Cation introduced resolution
asking the committee on streets to re-
port the cost of opening up certain
streets. The resolution will be found
in the official record in another column.
Mr.. Cation said that he had visited
number Of outlying sections of the city
and found them to be in condition
which induced disease. Already deaths
from typhoid and yellow fevers had &C.
Cured. He was in favor of doing the
work at once if it could be done now
at moderate cost. He thought that
it would be economical if the city
would employ the large number of per-
sons now without work here and in this
way save portion of the money which
otherwise would have to be expended
to prevent suffering during the in
clemency Of next winter.
On his motion the resolution was re-
ferred to the committeeon streets.
Mr.. Cation called up the bill granting
to the Mount Vernon Electric r. r. Co.
rights of way over certain streets and
desired its immediate passage.
Mr.. Fisher said it had been so long
since the bill was under consideration
that many of its provisions had been
forgotten. He knew that a member
who was not present had some amend
ments TO propose. He moved the sub
ject be laid over until the next meeting.
Mr.. Cation said the bill had been pub
lished and even if the member who
wished to amend were not here he
hoped Council would take up the bill.
The bill was taken up and being on
its second reading was open to amend
ment.
Mr.. Snowden moved to strike out all
that gave the right of way on Franklin
street from Fairfax to Royal streets.
Mr. Cation said that the company had
no objection to changing the route and
going down Fairfax street to the city
limits.
Mr.. Snowden suggested that the time
of the occupancy of Franklin street be
limited to July LIST, 1894.
Mr. Cation said they would like to
have the time extended to January lst,
1898, as owing to the stringency of the
times, the money is difficult to be raised
and the change would cost s. 900.
The chair!was anxious not TO embar-
rass the Mt. Vernon Electric Railway
Company, hut he thought July lst, 1891.
was nottoo early for the change.
Mr.. Fisher thought if the company
needed so long time to make this
slight change, haste could not be very
essential in reference to the extensions
proposed in this bill on other streets of
the city.
Mr.. Cation said that this change was
not merely the change of square. 1t
meant the building of seven squares
and long trestle. The need of the
company was to have its rights ia al
exandria settled. No bonds had vet
been issued. The stockholders had