Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-09
JIIl COUNCIL.

two hours and quarter, though the vol.
ume of business transacted was ex.
trernelv small. The Common Council
ended their deliberations at an early
hour, but not so with the Aldermen.
for although they occupied the time
from about half past seven O'Clock lin.
ill quarter to ten they succeeded in
acting upon one matter only, and that
act on left the paper no further ad-
vanced than at first.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Ali the members of the board were
present, and the minutes Of the last
regular meeting having been read, a
twenty minutes recess followed, which
was brought to a close by Mr.. Goodrich
calling from the table the ordinance
providing for the repaving of Cameron
Street under the 33d section of the city
charter. Mr.. Goodrich, it will be re-
membered, at 4 previous meeting OF the
Aldermen introduced a resolution
which was adopted, requesting the COM
mittee on streets to prepare an ordinance
providing for this work: The oril-
nance was introduced at the last meet,
ing and passed the Common Council
but hung in the Aldermen, where 1t
was laid over. He said, being absent at
the last meeting, he now desired that 1t
be called up and acted on:
Mr.. Burke asked if the street
paving was now done under the 33d
section as provided in the ordinance.
Mr.. Goodrich answered in the affirm
ative.
Mr.. Burke had understood that such
was not the case. A large property
owner on the square it was proposed
TO pave had told him he was willing to
pay his quota provided all such work
in the city was done under that section
OF he charter.
The President-"Do / understand by
that that some Of such work is not done
under that law"
Mr.. Burke replied that he had been
told so.
Mr.. Leadbeater-"But isn't there
some established law governing such
matters? move the ordinance be re-
committed to the committee on streets"
Mr.. Goodrich said it had already been
fully considered by the committee and
the ordinance was the result OF their
deliberations.
Mr.. Davis suggested that similar work
had heretofore been done under the
SD section.
Mr. Sweeney moved to lay the or
dinance over, and urged the adop-
ton of his motion, arguing from the
same grounds he assumed when the
ordinance was first introduced-that
the property owners on the square had
not been consulted, that they had on
some previous occasion paid the assess
ment toward putting down the present
cobble stone street and might be averse
to being taxed for doing it over. There
was no need of hurry, the work could
not be commenced before spring.
Mr.. Leadbeater concurred in the
objections used by his colleague and
favored recommittal of the ordinance 10
the committee.
Mr.. Hinken could not see what
would be gained by such action. The
work could be done by the city at a
cost OF about $3.50 without expense to
the property owners. The members of
the chain gang could be put to work on
the square and made to earn the cost
of their maintenance. He said the
street was used considerably by bust
ness men located east of Fairfax street
aud should be repaired at once.
Mr. Lindsey favored the proposed
work.
Mr.. Sweeney argued against passing
the ordinance in its present form. He
WIS not averse to the repaving of the
street, however, but was opposed to
Council passing a measure TO compel
people to pay for work aOlens rolens
without even extending them the
courtesy OF asking their consent or CO.
operation,
Mr.. Goodrich called attention to the
foct that Lee street from Queen to
Princess had been paved under the SD
section, and argued that the business
interests of the city demanded that
Cameron street from Fairfax to Lee be
placed in proper condition for teams.
Ii was thorough(are Tor every business
house east of Fairfax street. 1t was
something urgently needed whether
the city ever collected cent from pro-
perty owners.
Mr.. Burke didn't want to be under
stood as throwing any obstacle in the
way Of the business interests Of the city;
he merely desired the enforcement Of
some uniform rule in the matter of
street improvements. There was no
need of expedition in the pending
matter, however, as no such work could
be done during the prevailing inclement
weather.
Mr.. Leadbeater was in favor of re-
ferring the ordinance back to the COM
mittee or OF again laying it over, aud an
eye and no vote being taken on his
notion for recommittal it was lost by a
tie.
He then moved to lay it oyer until
the next regular meeting and an aye
and no vote produced similar re-
suit.
He then moved to adjourn, but only
he and Mr.. Burke voted in the atfirma-
tive.
Mr.. Goodrich moved that the ordi-
nance be put upon its passage.
The vote on this was as follows ::
Ayes, Messrs. Lindsey, Hinken, Good
rich and President Marbury-4. Noes,
Messrs. Davis, Leadbeater and Swee-
uey-3. Mr.. Burke was excused from
voting.
During all the debate three mes
sages were received from the Com
mon Council that that board was
thrnlnh with their business and desir.