Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-03-14
CITY COUNCIL.

The proceedings attracted but little at
| tention from outsiders.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
President Marbury occupied the chair
in the Board of Aldermen, and all the
members were present.
After the reading of the minutes OF
the last regular meeting, the clerk, Mr..
NJ. p. Vincent, read his resignation, he
having entered upon the duties of Dep
uty Collector of the port.
The resig nation was accepted and
Mr.. Carlin offered q resolution, which
was adopted, rendering the thanks of
the board to Mr.. Vincent for the able
and courteous manner in which he has
filled the office during the past FIVE
years.
Several members spoke in commend
atory terms of the pleasant relations
which had always existed between the
retiring clerk and the board.
Mr.. Vincent acknowledged the COM
pliments bestowed, saying he severed
his relations with the Board of Alder
men with no little reluctance. He had,
however, entered upon the discharge of
his duties as Deputy Collector, and had
consulted legal authority in order to as
certain whether he could continue as
clerk under the circumstances, and
while no special law prohibiting him
from holding both offices could be
found, and being satisfied, IS he was,
that the government would not object,
some State law might be found or one
enacted which would produce trouble
were he to continue to act as clerk. He,
therefore, had determined to relnquish
his position in the Board of Aldermen,
though he reiterated he did it reluc-
family.
Mr.. Hinken nominated Mr.. Luther H.
Thompson to gil the vacancy and Mr..
Burke seconded the nomination.
Mr.. Sweeney moved that the Presi-
dent cast the vote of the board for Mr..
Thompson, which motion prevailed,
and the newly elected clerk, after ex-
pressing his appreciation of the compli-
ment, and thanking the members for
the honor conferred, assumed his du-
ties.
A resolution, passed by the Alder
men at its last meeting, authorizing the
Superintendent of Police to repair Fay
cite street from Prince to Cameron at
cost not to exceed five hundred dollars
was received from the Common Council,
having been adversely reported on By
the committee on streets, who express
ed the opinion that the money would
he thrown away, as there was no grade
for the street at present.
Mr.. Carlin, the patron of the resou
ton, was aversc to concurrng in the
action of the lower board, and showed
that the proposed Improvement was
imperative. He said the Aldermen
could virtually do nothing in the mat
ter, but similar resolution could be in
troduced in this board and passed. He
moved that the resolution be recon-
mitted.
Mr.. Goodrich suggested that it would
be more in order to non-concur in the
action of the lower board and appoint
committee of conference.
Mr.. Carlin thought Mr.. Goodrich's
idea was practical, and withdrew the
motion he had made.
1t was finally determined to non-con-
cur and appoint committee OF confer
ence, and Messrs. Carlin and Hinken
were appointed on the part of this
board. The committee retired and
upon their return reported that the
Joint committees had united in q re-
commentator that the resolution be
recomitted to the committee on streets
to ascertain and report the probable
cost of the proposed Improvement, and
the recommendation was adopted.
Some routine business was then trans
acted, and several papers which had
been acted upon by the lower board
were received and their action concur
red in.
Mr.. Carlin asked Mr.. Burke, of the
finance committee, what had become OF
a resolution the speaker had offered
some months ago providing for an in
crease of the salrary of the City Trea-
surer.
Mr.. Burke replied that as soon as
quorum of the committee could be OBJ
tanned the matter could receive consid-
Grafton.
Mr.. Carlin thought it was q subject
which should receive attention, and if
the finance committee could not COM
slider it, the Alderman would be COM
PEELED to act on it without waiting for
the action of the committee.
An ordinance appropriating 81, $50
for the purpose ofmeeting the expenses
of the city for the year ending May 81,
1894, elected the attention of all the
members, and the appropriation for the
fiscal year was closely scanned.
Mr.. Goodrich couldn't understand
why 500 additional were needed for
the chain gang, and others why courts,
jail and poor and work houses should
have additional appropriations.
Mr.. Burke, of the finance committee,
said the only explanation which could
be urged was the fact that the funds for
these objects had been exhausted, and
if the city desired to keep up these in
stitutions, more money would have to
be furnished.
A note was finally reached on the
ordinance and it was passed, Mr.. Good
rich, however, voting against in, he say
ing be did so, not because he objected to
the ordinance in toto, but because he
was averse to spending more money on
the chain gang, which he regarded as
a costly organization.
Nothing further occasioned debate.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The board was called to order with
ten members, but three came in after