Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-11
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ordinance taxing telegraph and tele-
phone companies 800, but it was laid
over in the Board of Aldermen for want
Of a constitutional majority.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
All the business transacted by the
Aldermen originated in the lower board
save resolution, introduced by Mr..
Burke, providing that when Council
adjourned it be to meet on the second
Tuesday in October. There wGs no de-
bate on anything which came up.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The board was fuller than usual at
its opening, eleven members being in
their seats and another afterwards APP
peared.
A resolution for the addition of a
member to the committee on streets
was adopted.
A petition from the electric railway
company for permission to extend their
tracks into King street dock and TO
erect a shed there, was referred to the
committee on streets.
When the communication from the
commissioners of election was read in
relation To the division of the Sid wald
the chair referred it, in the usual form,
to the committee on general laws?
Mr.. Kraft moved to refer to spe
cial committee.
The Chair-Can the gentleman sug
gest committee more competent to
act than the committee on general
laws.
Council concurred in the Aldermen's
resolution taking a summer recess until
the second Tuesday in October.
Mr. Kraft introduced an ordinance
to amend the tax law so as TO tax eX-
press and telegraph companies. MIR.
Kraft said that the telegraph compa-
MES and express companies had paid
no license tax here because it was con-
tended they were free under decision
of the L. 5. court, but they were taxed
in Richmond and elsewhere.
The chair said that he had been try
ing for two Or three years TO compel
these companies to pay q license tax.
Mr.. Kraft said that owing to the
race track near this city the telegraph
companies were now doing an enor-
nous business.
1t appeared that there was a license
tax now levied on express companies,
but not collected.
Mr.. Uhler said that the agents of the
telegraph companies had expressed
their willingness to pay license tax
h hon to ON r,nlac
Mr. kratlt-"They are assessed nov
at $500 of personal property.
The chair thought the old tax of 500
would be sufficient.
The ordinance amending the license
law so as to make the tax on telegraph
companies 500 per 0nnHm was adopted
by unanimous vote.
Mr. Uhler called up the order appro-
priating $500 TO the Alexandria Iulirm
AIRY and moved its adoption.
Mr. Kraft moved to amend SO as to
make the appropriation dependent on
q grant to the Mayor to send public pa
tients there; and for the appoint
meht of an Alderman and Coun
Gilman as representatives OF the
city in the board of trustees.
He said that the amendment had been
submitted to two OF the Inirmary trus-
tees and had been approved by them.
Mr. Fisher said that the City Council
now elected all the trustees and that
two or three members of Council were
now members of the board of trustees.
Mr. Kraft thought the matter was
one of business merely and the city
should be represented.
Mr.. Uhler said the trustees had been
elected by the City Council many years
ago, but the lady managers managed
the affairs of the institution. He knew
that Council had no power to make the
appropriation if :ny voter objected,
but he preferred that the city's money
should 90 to this benefcent institution
rather than to the horde of idle negroes
who now consume the appropriation for
the outdoor poor.
The Chair thought there should be
some definite rule as to how many a.
tients the Mayor could send to the In
Urinary at one time.
Mr.. Kraft withdrew that portion of
his amendment which required repre-
sentatives of the City Council on the
trustee board.
Mr.. Evans: Let's vote upon it and
see if we can't kill it ALL
On vote the amendment Of Mr..
Kraft was adopted and the appropria-
ton agreed TO.
Mr.. Fisher called up the special or
der-the ordinance for cleaning and
sprinkling the streets by contract, and
moved that the contract be given to
the lowest bidder, which was lost.
Mr.. Kraft then introduced an order
that the committee on streets purchase
a street sprinkler and horse; the cost
not to exceed $500.
Mr. McCuen thought this most in
opportune time for this purchase and
the order was lost by vote of 6 to 6.
Mr.. Kraft, changing his vote, moved
to reconsider, aud that motion was
postponed.
Mr.. Evans had hoped that the matter
was dead. When the subject came up
again he wanted to make an amend
ment that hand organ be placed on
the top of the machine.
DR.. Gulick, by permission of Council,
made Il statement of the work of the
physicians of the poor He detailed his
method TO save money to the corpora
zion and asked if 50 cents per day,
which was all the physicians received,
was not too little for the work.
Mr.. Kraft thought the new charter
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