Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-02-27

Stoh az Issue sceucu w lave Uecu IOi
gotten. This was mere resolution c
inquiry to ascertain the value of tn
gas works.
Mr.. Snowden did not believe tina
more than two or three members G
Council were willing to sell the ga
works. He did not believe that an,
private company would retail the ga,
at so per cent. less is now charged
Only 1929 cents was now pail
here for gas and the price in Wash
ington was very little less. If J
was not the intention to lease tn
works it is child's play 10 advertise TO
proposals to lease. The auditors book
would show in ten minutes the value
Of the works.
Captaia Mushbach called attention
to the fact that the offer of the Phlla
delpbia company at s. 500 was equal Il
the interest on $4,000 of the city
DO ads.
Mr.. Snowden said if the company
would pay $3.50, 900 for the gas works
and enable the city to retire bonds SC
as to save that much interest and tneI
nav a city tax on the works like other
people he might consider the subject:
Captain Mushbach declared that this
was what the committee aimed at in
the measure which they had reported
Mr.. Snowden renewed his motion to
Law on the table which was agreed to,
yeas Z, nays 6.
Mr.. Mushbach introduced a joint
resolution carrying out the contract for
the sale of the American coal wharf
property to the Alexandria Fertilizer
and Chemical Co. at $4,000, that COM
pany having decided to make the pur-
chase at that rate under the option in
the deed of lease. The resolution was
unanimously agreed to.
When the application of Messrs. Ham
mersly, Dunn and others for change
in the permit authorizing the Washing
ton Southern Railway Company to run
a soil pipe into the Henry street sewer
came up it was ruled that a nuisance
already exists there and in the morning
foul odor infects the air which will be
largely increased by the proposed soil
pipe. The subject was referred to the
committee on streets.
A resolution, passed by the Alder
men, looking to the appointment of a
committee to buy another steam fire
engine, was laid on the table and a
motion to reconsider the vote was de-
feated.
Capt. Mushbach moved to reconsider
the vote by which the resolution invit-
ing bids to lease the gas works was laid
on the table.
The Chair.-"I cannot entertain that
motion except from member who
voted with the majority"
Capt. Mushbach insisted that no vote
was recorded; the chair did not legally
know how any one had voted.
The Chairman.-"The Chair does
know how the gentleman voted;
The Chair heard and saw the vote"
Capt. Mushbach insisted that it could
not legally be determined how any
member of council voted unless yea
and no vote was taken and recorded
The Chair read from the rules that
any motion to reconsider vote must
be made by one who voted with the
majority and said that as he was
positive that Capt. Mushbach had voted
with the minority he declined to en-
terrain the motion as coming from him.
He said, however, that he would gladly
entertain motion to appeal from the
chairs decision.
Capt. Mushbach appealed and the
oboi. ,roc ou,to;nad-7 too
Capt. Mushbach asked that record be
made OF the fact that there was no
means of ascertaining how any member
voted on the question.
The Chair said that such record could
ha made.