Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-04-25

through with their business aud were
ready 20 adjourn, and the Aldermen
having nothing further to consider ad
journed.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The board was called to order short
ly after o'clock, no quorum appearing
until that time,
Mr.. Harry +. Burke, of the 1st ward,
elected vice w. 5. Moore deceased,
upon the New Testament, the old Gus
tom of swearing in councilmen on a
volume of the corporation laws having
| been abandoned some time since.
A message from the Mayor announc-
ing that he had removed Mr.. w. H.
Travers from his position as readyman
of the police force, was read and order
ed to be received.
In submitting resolution by the ii
nance committee authorizing the May
or, Auditor and Treasurer to borrow
$4,000, or less, for public use,
Mr.. Uhlcr said it would be necessary
to borrow about $1,000 on the 1st of
Hay and about 5000 later, bat
the committee thought it wise
to authorize $4,000 to be borrowed if
necessary There had been some addi-
tions to the money in the treasury from
the gas fund and the city had now in
the treasury about $500, but very
much more will be needed. The ap-
preparations for the year were $50 900 !;
the expenses of tho year will he Sll0,-
coo. Nearly every appropriation made
at the opening OF the year had been ex-
ceedeG; for instance, $500 was apprc-
priated for public property and $3.50
had been spent under that item so
with the appropriation for the fire de-
partmeut, &c.
Dir. Kraft called up the order for She
purchase of street sprinkler at 5000,
to be used in connection with the fire
department horses. lie said that he
had never seen city in Europe OF the
size OF Alexandria without street
sprinkler, and he believed the mer-
chants could restrain the city by in
junction from injuring store goods by
sweeping without sprinKling. The
Water Company would give the water
needed at 81 per month.
Mr.. Fisher had made inquiries and
found that the cheapest available ma
chine would cost $500 one at less price
would not serve the purpose. On his
motion the appropriation was raised to
that amount
Mr.. Strider moved to strike out all
chat required the use of the drivers and
horses of the fire department. in connec.
ton with the street sprinkler. The
drivers, he said, were now on duty q
hours per day and were not willing to
trust their horses to other hands. The
city. he thought, had better be without
street sprinkler than to cripple The
fire department.
Mr. Kraft responded that the city
needed the sprinkler and could not af
ford to have one unless the engine
horses and drivers were put in the ser
vice. The horses were daily hitched t
wagons and driven through the streets
for exercise and might just as well b
utilized for springling the streets. Il
: could do no harm to the drivers or thu
horses.
Mr.. Strider urged it would be bette
to buy two $50 horses and not use thu
$500 horses for this purpose. A chain
gang man could be used as driver.
Mr.. Uhler did not believe that th'
city could afford the luxury of Il stree
sprinkler at this time We were nov
borrowing money for current expenses
: Mr. Kraft insisted that a sprinkle.
was necessity; sweeping withou
sprinkling was unhealthy, and injurious
TO the goods of the merchants.
The Chair did not think the project
could be carried out unless the fire
horses were used. If the drivers were
; on duty 24 hours now this drivin:
would not increase the time of thei
=, work the horses might be used and ;
> man employed TO drive them.
, Mr.. Klaus was in favor OF sprinkle
a but not of the use of the fire horses
There were three horses at the aims
, house aud one of them could be used.
, Mr.. Thompson favored 5000 spriuk
Ter and the use of an additional hors
from the almshouse. He was oppose,
to taking the horses from the fire de
= partment whose volunteers worked St
nobly in the cause of the public.
Mr.. Evans suggested that the sprink
:. Ter be placed at the tail of the slop car
so that the cart could bring in q load G
, water and carry out load of slor
; (Laughter.) :,
! Mr.. Kraft moved to postpone tn
matter until the next meeting, whici
was unanimously agreed to, and tn
board adjourned.