Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-24
CITY COUNCIL.

Another large crowd assembled in
the Council chambers last night for the
purpose of witnessing the election Of
city officers, but the proceedings, as
those of the last meeting, were devoid
of interest, as the deadlock which char.
acterzed the joint session then was
reproduced and the next thing to moth
ing was done. Nine ballots for fire
warden from the 1st ward were taken
without result, four for one from the I'd
ward and two Intellectual attempts TO
elect one from the Sd. In the 4th Mr..
Geo. R. Hill, who had no opposition,
was elected. One of the drum corps OF
the city discoursed in the neighbor.
hood during the early part of the pro-
ceedings and rendered hearing rather
difficult, and bat entered the cham.
Der of the lower board during the joint
session and elected as much attention
as the voting. The Common Council
became desperate and adjourned until
October,
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
All the Aldermen save Mr.. Smoot
were present.
Mr.. Hinken presented communica.
ton from sundry people living in thu
extreme northwestern part of the city
complaining of defective surface drain
age, and the paper was referred to the
committee on streets.
The ordinance providing for the
proper grading of Fayette street by
the removal of the tracks of the
Washington Southern Railway to
the middle of that thoroughfare was
received from the Common Council
and laid over, Mr.. Sweeney saying he
preferred making a more critical ex-
animation into the proposed change, as
did also Mr.. Ballenger.
Mr.. Burke and Mr.. Davis explained
succinctly the objects to be attained by
the ordinance.
A petition from Wood, Harmon &
Co., owners of Del Ray site, complain
ing of the deposit Of the city garbage
on the aims house lands caused some
debate. The communication had come
in from the lower board endorsed ire
ferred to the committee on poor"
Mr.. Hinken saw no good reason for
such a reference. Why not act in the
matter now? He believed hog pens in
the neighborhood were the cause Of
many of the smells complained of.
Mr.. Burke was of the same opinion
The garbage could be placed in deep
trenches and made non-ofensive.
1t was suggested that former com
munication from people living in De
Ray had been referred to the commit
tee on streets.
Mr.. Sweeney said that was all right.
Let both committees tackle the matter
Mr.. Davis, from the committee on
streets, said his committee had con.
Guided they had no jurisdiction-the
nuisance being beyond the city limits
He thought it proper to refer the paper
to the committees on poor and finance
Should any expenditure be necessary
the latter committee could say how
much could be spared for The work.
The communication was SO referred
with power given the committees to act
but the Common Council returned it
having adhered to its action. A com
mittee of conference, however, arranged
the matter by agreeing to let the mat.
ter go to the two crmmittees without
the power to act, and their report was
adopted.
Later the Aldermen proceeded to thu
chamber of the Common Council fol
the purpose of participating in what
was supposed to be an election, but af
ter the miscarriage of the plan they re
turned and adjourned.