Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-10-10
CITY C( JNCIL.

summer recess (July lU) was neIu laSl
night. Most of the business transacted
was of routine nature. An ordinance
taxing express companies $3.50 was
passed by both boards, IS was also an
ordinance allowing the Alexandria
Gentlemen's Driving Club to build and
operate single track electric railway
through the poor house property, the
roadbed to be % feet wide and the
tracks not to approach nearer than 80
feet to the aims house.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Seven Aldermen were present, and
though the session lasted about an hour
and half, there was nothing savoring
of debate, the business being transacted
eXpeditiously and without comment.
But one paper was introduced "a reso-
luton for the repair OF the roof of that
portion of the Market Building en-
braciug the Mayors Office and station
house,. All the other business trans
acted came in from the lower board.
COMMON COUNCIL.
There was an unusually large at.
tendance at the lower board when it
was called to order after the summer
recess last night, ii members being in
their seats.
When report in favor of expanding
not more than 5000 in putting cinders
and shells on 16 feet wide roadway
from Wolfe to Gibbon on Patrick street
was made,
Mr.. Cation thought the 5000 would be
thrown away in the attempt to put Gin
ders and shells for one and half
squares. After the winter they would
be lost in the mud.
Mr.. Burke thought that the whole of
5000 would not be needed. Cinders
could readily be gotten from the rail-
road shops near at hand. 1t was mere
ly to comply with Mr.. A. w. Harri-
sons petition to finish the road way to
the creek bridge.
Mr.. Fisher sustained the view of Mr..
Cation. The 5000 could not do the
work.
Mr.. Cation urged that whenever work
of this kind was done it should be solid,
permanent work.
Mr.. Fisher moved to amend by d.
recting the street committee to report
an ordinance for grading and paving
the street.
Mr.. Mushbach moved to lay the sub
ject on the table, which was agreed to-.
The proposal of the Dixon Sanitary
Crematory Co. to put up a $1,000
crematory to burn up garbage, night
soil, dead animals, &C., was referred to
a special committee.
When the Commissioner of the Rev.
enue made application for percentage
on the assessments. &C., instead of $3.50
salary per annum,
Mr.. Uhler thought that Maj. Duffey's
petition should be referred to the COM
bined committees on finance and on
general laws. AS reassessment of the
city had been proposed he hoped that
Maj. Duffey, the Commissioner of the
Revenue, would meet the committees
and have some understanding as to the
duties of his Office.
The reference was agreed to.
An ordinance giving the Alexandria
Gentlemen's Driving Club the right OF
way for 80 feet across the poor house
lot in order to construct thereon an
electric car railroad and to put up a
fence on each side was introduced by
Mr.. Mushbach.
Mr.. Uhler moved to insert Is feet in
stead of so feet. He was unwilling t.
give away the city's property for which
the public moneys had been paid.
After some debate as to the width OF
the land to be granted,
MI. Fisher thought the matter could
be settled by providing that the land
taken for the road should be paid for
by reference to arbitrator, sc.
Mr.. Uhler said the city did not want
to sell the land. Itneeded it for its own
use.
Capt. Mushbach was amazed that
there should be any opposition. The
ordinance came here with the unani-
nous endorsement of the committees on
streets and of public property. 1t was
designed to reach the Driving Park and
assist Del Ray and other suburos, which
would probable be Ward No. 5 in few
years.
Mr.. Kraft said he was not opposed
to the ordinance, but wanted to intro,
| duce a more important matter and
moved to postpone.
Mr.. Mushbach-"If you will with
draw your motion we can get vote at
once"
Mr.. Uhler asked if the right of way
through other property in that neigh
borhood had been obtained.
1t was announced that all except one,
Mr.. G. r. Hill, who was out of the city,
had consented.
Mr.. Snowden (Mr. Burke in the
chair said personally he was not OPP
posed to the bill, but he thought that the
matter should be referred to a commit.
tee who would make a report to Council
This was the city's property and he
would like to know the views of some
ofthe citizens on the subject. He did
not think it desirable to have railroad
running so near the poor and work
house and thought that some other line
might be selected. He did not wish to
be understood as opposing the bill, but
said there was often hurry to get bills
rushed through Council and every mat
ter that had been so passed had after
wards been regretted by members Of
Council.
Corporation Attorney Brent, who
was present, said the bill provided that
the route selected should be approved
by Council committees.
Mr.. Cation said the interest of the
people of Alexandria in this matter was
10 be found in the fact that this work