Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-01-10

mOu SCuuCll, Dut IL UCluS dilSI lSl
O'Clock when it reached the al
dermen, that board laid it over and
passed resolution TO meet again Mon
day night for the purpose of consider
ing the instrument.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Neither the President, Mr.. Marbury
nor Mr.. Vincent, the clerk, were Oh
hand. Mr.. Leadbeater was called upor
10 take the first position and Mr.. Luther
Thompson the second.
The reading of the minutes Of the lasl
meeting was dispensed with, and the
committees were called, but no reports
were submitted.
Mr.. Carlin introduced resolution in,
creaSing the citys bond of the City
Treasurer from $50, 900 TO $50, 600. Mr.
Carlin said he had had talk with Mr.
Harlow and that gentleman had signi.
fled his willingness TO give the add
tional bond. The speaker said he re.
sarded this movement opportune and
gave his reasons therefor Now was the
time TO increase the bond-not after q
new treasurer had been elected
Mr.. Sweeney favored the resolution
but thought it should first be referred
10 the finance committee.
Mr.. Goodrich favored referring the
resolution 10 the finance committee,
and moved that provision placing the
salary of the City Treasurer at $500 in
stead OF 5000 be embodied in the reso-
luton.
Mr.. Carlin favored placing the salary
at $500 and referring the matter to the
finance committee and letting them re.
port the amount Of salary.
a protracted debate ensued. and
eventually the resolution was referred
TO the finance committee with the sal
AIRY clause left blank for the committee
TO fill.
Areport Of the committee OF street.
recommending the opening OF south
Pitt, provided the Corporation attor-
ney deemed the city mad the right to
do 50, was received from the Common
Council.
Sir. Sweeney spoke in opposition to
the report. He said similar move
had been made some months ago but
the matter had been reScinded and the
Corporation attorney asked 10 give his
opinion on the proposed improvement.
Now the committee on streets had re
ported in favor Of doing the work pro
yiled the attorney deemed it advisa
bic. and before that official had sent al
opinion 10 Council He argued tha:
the CITY must proceed legally in such
q matter.
Mr. Goodrich suggested that the re-
port Of the committee was OF such &
nature that nothing could be done III
til the Corporation attorney was heard
from.
III. Lindsey moved that the Alder
men concur in the action Of the lower
board il adopting the committees re-
81. Hinkea seconded the motion,
which vas adop:@i-Aye. Meszrs.
Burke. Lindsey, Hinken, Goodrich and.
Mr. PreSident-5. No. Ar. Sweeney
!. Not voting. Nr. CarliH-l.
Mr. Hinken called the attention OF
the Aldermen 70 the fact that the rail-
road company has ceased TO furnish q
hagman 20 -Un ahead OF trains on Hen
~ street from Cameron 10 Oronoco.
No action was taken.
Some papers which mad been acted
upon by the lower board were received
and their action concurred IN.
Il was after ten o'clock when the or.
dinance amending the city charter
reached the Aldermen from the lower
board, and it was laid over aud reso-
luton adopted that when Council ad-
iourns it be till Monday night next.
The board then adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
Fifteen members were present at the
meeting last night.
The report as to the number OF
houses whose waste pipes run into the
Fayette alley. Cameron street and St.
Asaph street sewers was read.
The Chair-Has the sewer in the 4th
ward been tapped?
Mr.. Cation said the committee had
no information on that subject.
Mr.. Cation said that on the subject Of
the extension Of Pitt street south, the
committee would make formal report
so as to get rid OF the subject. The
matter was made by the report de-
pendant on the opinion Of the Corpora
ton attorney. He understood that the
Catholic congregation was willing to
abide by the decision of the Corpora
ton attorney in the matter.
The report was agreed TO.
The proposed revision Of the city
charter was then taken up.
When the Sth section emitting cer-
tain offices was under consideration,
The chair said ne was not prepared
to vote TO abolish the Office of the Su-
perintendent OF Police. The Office
might be necessary and 1t would De
bad policy to take away from Council
the power to elect such an officer if it
was deemed necessary to do so. The
office might be continued and il it was
found to be unnecessarya nominal salary
only could be named, so that no one
would take it.
Mr.. Uhler said that the City Council
could not make nominal salary. If
the people chose the officer and ne did
his duty the courts would compel fair
payment.
to abolish the Superintendent office
lust now, but to give Council power to
do so when city engineer was created.
Mr.. Evans said that they were asking
the legislature to make hole to drop
the CITY engineer in, and we've got no
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