Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-01-24
COMMON COUNCIL.

COMMON COUNCIL.
At n regular meeting of the Common
Council of the city of Alexandria, Va. held
January BIRD. 1891, there were present.
Hubert Snowdcn. esq. President. and
McsSrs W. S. Moore. Thompson G. \. Moore,
Fisher Kraft, Kaus, Beach, Mushbach, Har-
rson, Cation, Stridcr Uhcr. Evans and Nc
Cucn.
The following were referred to the Com
mittco or Streets A resolution instructing
the Superintendent of Police to improve
Wolfe street, between Pittand Fairfax streets.
with oystcr shells. and appropriating S1O0
for the purpose; also resolution directing
the Cormittcc on Streets 10 pave gutter and
set curb on the east side of Henry street be-
tween Princess and 0r0u0c0 streets and ap-
propriating $500 therefore also the petition
Of G. Il. Ranley * Son ioI permission 30 erect
a frame building i'll the rear Of No. i13 south
Royal street.
4 communication fi0m the Fire Wardcns.
enclosing and endorsing resolutions of the
Hydraulion Steam Fire Engine Company pc
titioning Council for 4 new engine house, was
referred to the joint Committee of Public
Property and Finance.
The resolution reported January 9, 1891,
by tho joint Committee on Finance and Cell
cral Laws directing the Corporation Attorney
to draft bill authorizing the issue of bonds,
was called up. and the resolution presented
January 9, 1891, by Mr. Cation requesting
the General Assembly to pass bill to au-
thorize and empower the City Council of
Alexandria to borrow money for the sewerage,
grading, paving, repairing and otherwise i'm
proving the streets Of the city of Alexandria,
and to issue its bonds for that purpose, was
called up and offered as substitute for the
former resolution. A motion by Mr.. Snowden
to lay both resolutions on the table was de-
feated by the following vote;
Ayes, Messrs. C. N. More, Uhler, Evans
and Mr.. President. Noes, Mcssrs. Thomp-
son, Fisher, Kraft, Klaus, Beach, Mushbach,
Harrison, Cation. Strider and McCucn-10.
The resolution offered by Mr. Cation rs n
substitute was then voted down and the TO-
lowing resolution, reported by the joint Com
mittec of Finance and General Laws, WIS
nut upon its 2nd reading:
Resolved by the City Council, That the
Corporation Attorney is hereby directed to
draft bill, authorizing the city of Alcxan-
dria to increase its funded debt by issuing
bonds not exceeding the amount of two hum
dred thousand dollars for the purpose of con-
structing sewers and improving streets, with
provisions, however, that such bonds shall
not bear more than per cent interest nor
shall they be placed on the market for less
than par value; that they shall not be Issued,
except Ey the direction of the City Council
endored by Il maority of the freehold voters.
voting on the question that such bonds shall
not be irredccmable for a period greater than
"a years. and that the City Council be further
authorized to levy sewer tax sufficient to
pay the interest on bonds issued for that pur-
pose and to provide for the creation of a sink
ing fund to retire said bonds within said time,
and that our representatives, in the Lcgisla-
ture are requested to lend their aid to the
passage of such an act.
Mr. Cation offered the following amend
mcnt
The said bonds shall be made payable at
thirty years after the date of their issue, and
any or all of said bonds shall be redeemablc at
the option of the said City Council at any
! time after ten years from the date Of theiI
issue; provided, however, that no Issue OF
bonds under this act shall be made prior to
June /, 1894, and that said bonds shall only
| be issued in annual series, of not exceeding
| forty thousand dollars in any one series, and
that no issue of any series of said bonds shall
be made unless tho ordinance providing for
| tho same shall receive the vote of three.
| fourths of all the members of each board o!
| City Council,
Mr. McCucn moved to amend the amend.
mcnt Ivy substituting the word ma ority'' fol
the words ''thrce-fcurths' which was lost by
the following vote
Ayes. Messrs. Fisher, Kraft, Beach, Mush
bach Stridcr and McCuen-6. Noes. Mcssrs
Thompson, C. n Moore Klaus, Harrison, Ca
ton. Uhlcr, Evans and Mr.. Presidents. Mr.
Catons amendment was then adopted.
| Mr.. Mushbach moved to substitute the
word white fer the word freehold" III
the original resolution so as TO read endorsed
BY majority OF the white voters instead ci
reading endorsed bya majority Of the free.
| hold voters which was defeated by the fol.
lowing vote
Ayes. Mcssrs. Fisher and Mushbach-2
Noes, Messrs. Thompson, C. n. Moore. Kraft
Kans. Beach, Harrison. Cation. Strider. Uhlcr
! Evans. McCucn and Mr.. Prcsident-12.
Mr. Snowden's motion 10 substitute tho
word one for tie word two so rs to read
..cne hundred thousand dollars instead OF
two hundred thousand dollars was lost by
the following vote
Ayes MeSsrs. Thompson c. n. Moore, Har-
r;sor. Uhicr. Evans and Mr.. President
Noes, Messrs. Fisher. Kraft, kaus, Beach
| Mnshbach, Cat0n Stridcr and McCuen-S.
Mr. Snow,icn then moved 10 make the
amount $4,000 instead of 100000 and
the motion was lost by the following vote:
Ayes. Messrs. Thompson, c. N. Moore, Har.
rison, Uhler. Evans and Mr.. President-6
Noes. Mcssrs Fisher. Kraft, Klaus, Beach
Mushbach. Cation, Strider and McCuen-S.
Mr.. Snowdcn's motion TO refer the resolu,
ton to the Committee on Financc was also
lost by the following vote:
Ayes, Messis. Thompson, c. n. Moore
Uhler Evans and Mr.. Presidents. Noes
Messrs. Fisher. Kraft, Klaus, Beach, Mush,
bach Harrison, Cation: Strider and McCuea
%.
ton was lost by the following vote
Ayes, Mcssrs. Thompson C. n. Moore, Har-
! rison, Uhlcr, Evans and Mr.. Presidential