Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-13
CITY COUNCIL.

CITY COUNCIL.
] A regular meeting of the City Coun-
Gil was held last night. The session
lasted three hours and considerable
business was transacted. There were
several matters of general interest
brought up iu which much interest was
manifested, among them the report OF
the committee on streets on the appli-
cation of the Washington Southern
Railway Company for permission to lay
a double track on Fsyette street, and
the recommendation of the Police Com
:. missioners for four additional men. The
latter, it will be remembered, was re-
ported favorably by the Finance Com
mittee at the last meeting, but their re
port was not adopted by the Common
Council and an ordinance increasing the
pay of the police force passed in its
stead. The Board of Aldermen laid
the latter over at the last meeting and
last night refused to concur in the &C.
I ton of the Common Council, and asked
| for conference committee. The COM
mittee concurred in the action of the AL
| dormen and recommended the adoption
of the recommendation of the Commits
sioners. When this report reached the
Common Council it was laid over with
| the agreement that it would be the first
| business considered at the next meeting.
! BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
| There was a full attendance of the
members.
The first business for consideration
was an ordinance to amend an ordi-
nance TO increase the salaries of the
members of the police force.
Mr.. Ballenger said that he had bad
conversation with Capt. Webster,
who said he would rather have four
more men on the force than an increase
of the salary, for reasons which we're
perfectly satisfactory to him.
Mr.. Smcot thought that Council had
already taken action in the matter.
Mr.. Ballenper moved that the re-
quest of the Board of Police Commits
sioners be adopted.
At the request of the President the
petition of the commissioners was read.
Mr.. Smoot thought that the board
should have a new resolution, as CouD-
Gil had already taken action on the one
just read.
| Mr.. Sweeney was of the opinion that
they could take the old ordinance and
amend it so as to conform with the Pc
tition of the Police Commissioners.
Mr.. Hinken thought the best way
out of the difficulty was the appoint
ment of a committee of conference to
consist of two members from each
| board.
TIE action of the Common Council
in passing the ordinance for an increase
of salary was non-concurred in by 8
unanimous vcta; and conference COM
pittee, composed of Messrs. Sweeney
and Hinken, was appointed on the part
OF this board.
| Mr.. Davis, who had voted for non
! C ,ncurring in the action of the Com
non Council, said that as he had not
understood the question, he would like
TO change his vote, and moved that the
action of the board in non-concurring
be reconsidered. His motion was lost.
When the resolution from the lower
board ordering crossings at the inter
section of Cameron aud Washington
streets, and at the corner of Cameron
| and Columbus streets was read,
Mr.. Davis moved that that part of il
providing for a crossing on Columbus
and Cameron streets be stricken out
! The motion was adopted and the report
of the committee favoring the other
crossing was adopted.
Mr.. Havener offered resolution pr, :
viding for the publication of the official
] printing in both the Alexandria papers.
Mr.. Ballenger said that he thought
| the notices distributed by the tax col
lector was u ficisnt. He said that was
the impression he had formed on the
subject since the last meeting, when he
had offered similar resolution.
Mr.. Sweeney said that he had been
misguided in his last talk on this sub.
iect. He did not know what the print
ing cost. He had no reason to ba k
any particular newspaper. He said
that everybody knew that the GAZETTE
is tbs official record of the city. He
did not think it was necessary to pub
lish in both papers. One paper was
sufficient to have the official record.
He hoped that the papers published i'll
his city would continue to be publish
ed, but good many that have started
since his time had gone down, and the
GAZETTE was still here. He asked Mr..
Burke what it cost to publish the Off
cial proceedings.
Mr.. Burke could not answer the
question correctly, but he said it could
be found in the auditors account. He
thought, however, it cost about $500
He thought if other papers were g arted
in this city they had the same right in
the premises as those now here. All
large cities have but one official organ.
He cited several cases where only one
paper was used.
Mr.. Ballenger called for an aye and
nay vote on the resolution, which was
lost.
Mr.. Smout moved that the matter be
referred to the committee on finance.
This motion prevailed.
In regard to the petition of the Home
Telephone Company asking for certain
privileges,
Mr.. Marbury thought the question
should be acted on Immediately, as the
company wanted to go ahead with their
work.
Mr.. Burke did not like to go ahead
with business of this kind in a hurry.
He thought the city had lost in similar
deals of this kind by acting in q hasty
manner. He also thought it should