Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-02-14

%iuncture and informed the Aldermen
that the Common Council had refused
to concur in the amendments made by
the Board of Aldermen to the ordi-
nance amending the charter at the last
meeting, and asked for a committee of
conference.
Messrs. Burke and Lindsey were APP
pointed. and while they were out the
board took a recess. Upon their re-
turn Mr.. Burke reported that
the joint committee of conference
had concluded to compromise on the
amendment to the ordinance by alter
ing the 18th section so that the matter
of sewerage would not be made com.
pulsory.
Mr.. Goodrich moved the adoption Of
the report, and Mr.. Hinken seconding
the motion it prevailed.
A resolution was received from the
Common Council requesting the COM
mittee Oh streets not TO exceed the APP
preparation of $500 in opening up
north Pitt and other streets in that To-
cality.
Mr.. Burke moved a concurrence.
Mr.. Carlin regarded the resolution rs
superhous.
Mr.. Burke differed with Mr.. Carlin.
The committee on public property h&d
exceeded the original appropriation in
fittin. up the station house. The
work on these streets might result
likewise.
Mr.. Carlin moved to lay the resolu
! e., -, tho tabla u-hiob ,.a.u1t.N in ., tic
vote.
Mr.. Burke then moved to concur i'll
the action of the lower board, but the
motion was lost.
Mr.. Leadbeater, from the joint com
mittee on public property and finance,
TO whom Il petition from the Hydraul-
ion Fire Company for Il new engine
house had been referred, reported thai
for various reasons it vas deemed eX-
pedient that no money for this object
be appropriated until after the 1st OF
next June. The report was adopted.
Mr.. Goodrich offered a resolution
providing that the committee on public
property in conjunction with the exec
utive committee of the Hydraulion
Fire Company make inquiries in re-
gard to the selection of a suitable lot in
the ID ward for q new engine house for
the company.
Mr.. Burke thought the wording OF
the resolution should be Of such a char.
acter as to make its object more gen
eral-in other words, not restrict the
lot to the I'd ward.
Mr.. Cariin thought the 2d ward more
suitable for the purposes of the ON
pany, but he still thought the commit
tees should have more latitude in their
work.
Mr.. Goodrich said he, of course,
knew Council had no money at present
to spend on a new engine house, and
was willing to abide his time. But in
regard TO the location of the proposed
building, he said it must be apparent
to every one that the I'd ward is
the best locality for the house. Most
OF the public property was in that quar-
ter of the city, as was also most OF the
business houses. The committee, how
ever, could examine lots in other wards
if they were so disposed; he did not in
sist on combining them to the I'd ward.
The resolution was merely one of in
quiry, anyhow.
1t was finally agreed to amend the
resolution by striking out sod ward"
and allowing the committee TO recon
mend lots in other localities, and as
amended it was passed.
Some routine business was then trans
acted without debate and the action Of
| Il C1-.-.o- Eo,,,n;l oo .ox-oro ,Nonarc
concurred in.
The board at about fifteen minutes
past ten o'clock adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The board was called to order at S
o'clock.
Nj. Uhler from the committee on
finance made an adverse report on the
application of Messrs. Aud and others
for an appropriation to assist in rebuild
ing Hunting creek bridge.
The chair regretted that the commit
tee did not see their way clear to make
at least a small appropriation for the
Hunting creek bridge. Alexandria re-
| ceived very much trade from that d.
r%ection. The Councils had expended
money to make a ferry road in Mary
land and for other venue outside ap-
preaching Alexandria.
Mr.. Uhler said there was no reason
because the former City Councils had
appropriated money for roads outside
the city that this Council should
do the same. He said, I've have streets
enough in the city to take care of,
and urged that outside work should be
done by outsiders.
The report n %concurrcd III.
Mr.. Uhlerin introducing a resolution
that the State Senator be requested to
oppose an amendment of the city char
ter which had been introduced by MIR.
Bendheim in the House. said Mr..
Bcndheim, who represents or misrcpre-
sents the city of Alexandria, had into
duced an amendment to the charter
proposed at the instance of a non.
resident Of the city. He thought that
this matter should be stopped and that
the delegate should not act without au-
thority Of the Council or a vote of the
people.
Mr.. Fisher defended Mr.. Bendhcim,
saying that in acting upon o request &
a citizen be had gone in no way out of
his duty. He supposed the matter re-
ferred to an application from the Eren-
ing Sun newspaper. As there was a
representative of the Sim present he
would be glad to have him state what
had been done il the matter.
Mr.. Will f. Carnc, jr., said the
amendment had been sent to Mr.. Bend
helm by Mr.. S. R. Donohoe at his sug-
g%estion. He said that the Sun had no