Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-03-31
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Seven Aldermen were present, anG
after the board had been called to or.
der, and Mayor Strauss communities
ton giving his reasons for converting
Council had been read,
Mr.. Leadbeater, from the joint com
mittee on public property and finance,
submitted 4 report embracing Il resoiu.
ton that the Corporation Attorney be
directed to draw up an ordinance leas-
ing lots |, 2 and 3 at the outlet lock OF
the canal to Thomas S. Rouse and Her.
man H. Pohl for S400 per year, payable
quarterly, with the privilege of pur-
chasing said property after a period OF
eighteen months at sum not less than
ST 900 nor more than $4,000, the prop
erty not to be exempt from taxation,
nor the streets to be brought below the
grade.
Mr.. Burke gave history of the city's
negotiations with other parties in refer
ence to the same property.
Mr.. Goodrich moved that the report
of the committee be adopted
President Marbury suggested that
two members, who were opposed to the
provision Of the report, were absent,
and doubted the advisability of acting
on the matter at so short notice while
those members We're not present. There
had been regular meeting of Council
last Tuesday night, he said, and this
called meeting had followed close on to
it, He thought it was hurrying matters
too much.
Mr.. Goodrich could see no good rea-
son for not proceeding at once with the
matter. He was absent himself at the
last meeting, but constitutional ma
iority could be obtained nj this meeting
and the subject should be disposed of ut
once.
The report was adopted.
An ordinance embracing the sub
stance of the report was then read
three times and passed, as was also an
amendment, offered by Mr.. Burke.
Considerable conversational debate
was INDUCED in during an intermisSion
in the proceedings while waiting for the
Common Council to act on the report
and ordinance, some not seeing the
practicabiliiy Of using the property for
brick works for the alleged reason tlat
the clay to be obtained there was not
of the proper quality, and others meet
ing that objection by alleging the firm
intended bringing clay here from other
points on the river and railroads.
The Common Council finally returned
the ordinance amended in sundry minor
particulars and the Aldermen having
concurred in the amendments the board
adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The Common Council was opened by
the reading of the Mayors message
stating that he had called the board to-
gether at the request of the united COM
mittees of finance and public prop
erty.
Mr.. Thompson, in introducing re-
solution for special election in the
First ward TO ill the vacancy occasioned
by the death of Mr. VIM. s. Moore, eX-
planned that it was important to have 8
iull delegation from his ward and that
the day named would give ample time
for the ten days notice required By
law.
An ordinance to lease, &c, certain
real estate near the east end of the Al
exandria canal locks came i'll from the
Aldermen
The ordinance authorizes the Mayor
to lease to Thomas S. Rouse and Her
man II. Pohl three lots south OF the
Alexandria canal locks east of Fairfax
street, including about five acres, at
800 per annum for three years, with
the right TO purchase within is months
at not less than 81 900 nor more than
IS, 600, the exact rate to be determined
by arbitrator.
Mr.. Fisher objected to the $4,000
maximum limit and urged that the
property might, within the Is months,
become worth $4,000.
Capt. Mushbach agreed with Mr..
Fisher that the maximum should he
left unlimited.
MIR. Moore explained that the reason
for maximum was in order to give
the lessee chance 10 put extensive
improvements on the land without the
leul tHdt tiic pIlCS HAcu IoI tuc lduu
would be raised to sum greater
than they were willing to pay.
Mr.. Cation said that in the present
shape of the ordinance ii would not
show on the record the metes and
bounds; for the map referred to therein
could not go on the record. He moved
to recommit.
Capt. Mushbach agreed that the
metes and bounds should be put into
the ordinance, but said it should be
done tonight. He thought that there
should be no delay, but that the proper
amendments could be made at once.
Capt. NJ and Mr.. Cation made the
amendments as suggested and the act
came up rs amended.
The further amendment to strike out
IS. 600 was discussed.
Mr.. Snowden favored leaving the
1000 and $4,000 in the bill as coming
from the Aldermen, and Capt. Mush-
bach and Mr.. Cation withdrew their
opposition.
The ordinance as amended was
agreed TO, yeas 20; nays 0.
And the board adjourned.
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