Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-28
After the completion of the reading

After the completion of the reading
of the bill,
The chair said it would require
twelve votes to pass this bill on the
night of its introduction.
At the suggestions of Mr.. Fisher and
Mr.. Uhler the appropriation for the
Door was detached from the residue OF
the bill.
The bill was laid aside and after
wards Mr.. Uhler, from the committee
on finance, reported upon the resolu-
ton referred at the last meeting of the
Council and recommended that 5000 be
appropriated to the fund for the poor.
In this shape only 8 votes were re.
CURED to pass the appropriation, and
1t was agreed to-yeas 10, nays O..
The clerk laid before the board a let
ter from Delegate Bendheim denying
the right of the City Council to bind
him in reference to the amendments to
the city charter, and a similar letter
from State Senator Mushbach referring
to his letters published in the GAZETTE
for his position on the subject.
The communications were ordered to
be received. [They are published in
full elsewhere.
The Corporation Attorney reported
upon the communication of the COM
mittee of st. Mary's congregation, re-
ferred to him last November, relative
to the dedication of Pitt street, south of
Franklin, and the acceptance of the
dedication by the City Council. In a
long examination of the matter he had
found that the boundaries of the lots
had been fixed at Pitt street and al
Jefferson street, and this was sufficient
to constitute q dedication-no accept
ance by the City Council being neces-
sary. He had found no dedication
south of Jefferson street. The report
was received.
Mr.. McCuen introduced a resolution
that the committee on streets confer
with the railroad authorities with a
view to limiting the time of work of the
w%atchmen on the street crossings to
twelve hours instead Of fourteen.
The chair doubted if Council could
interfere in such cases.
MI. McCuen said that the railway
authorities would be willing TO be guild
ed by Council i'll the matter of taking
the llagmen off the streets after seven
O'Clock in the evening.
The subject was referred to the COM
miltee on streets.
Mr.. Thompson presented q resolution
requesting the Senator and Delegate in
the General Assembly to have read be,
fore the Legislature the resolution Of
The City Council relative to the amend
mehts ofthe city charter.
Mr.. Uhler said that he thought this
was Unnecessary as the Senator and
Delegate of the city had announced
their determination to DO as they
pleased about the matter.
Mr.. Thompson said it appeared that
the Delegate and Senator intended TO
take their own course and pay no at
tention to what the City Council de-
sires. He thought that the 2l members
of the City Council should have as
much right to present their desires to
the General Assembly, especially as
they were representatives of the people,
as other citizens, and he purposed by
his resolution to accomplish this OBJ
ject.
Mr.. McCuen desired to know why
the Legislature was acting in this way.
The chair said he had no information
on the subject.
Mr.. Nee. asked who was the citizen
who is seeking to get the charter
amended.
The chair said he could furnish no
information on the subject.
The resolution was agreed to, Mr..
Fisher alone voting in the negative.
The board then adjourned.