Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-27
question had Fever been brought up"
Mr.. SnoWden (Mr. Burke in the chain


what Mr. Cation had said. He had OPP
posed the proposed increase when the
question was on the adoption of the f.
nance committees report, and his opin-
ion had undergone no change. He,
however, would say his action was in
no way intended a5 reflection or snub
to the Police Commissioners (Mr. Cation
-"Nor was mine''); they were the very
best men who could have been picked
out for the responsibilities assigned
them, and the city was fortunate in
having secured their services. Finance
though was one phrase of the matter,
md it was an important one, too. Up
wards of 50 900 year would de requir-
ed to meet this extra demand upon the
treasury. he knew twenty-one men
were better than seventeen to guard
the city, if extra officers were needed,
but he reiterated the assertion that he
saw DO need of them. Twenty years
ago Council had concluded that twenty
one men vera too many and had reduc-
ed the force to its present proportions,
which he believed large enough, if
properly disturbed, to meet all require
mepts. He recapitulated many deduc-
tions made by him the last time he spoke
on the proposition, in regard to his
services as acting Mayor, the distribution
of the force, &c. An old policeman, he
had heard, had cautioned the new
one not to go around his beat too fast,
as it would wear him down. He didn't
know whether or not the advice had
been taken. He believed the new men
were making good officers. None,
however, was being killed by over
work, and he believed the position of
policeman was as easy as any other
savoring OF work in the city. AS cor
roboration of this assertion he referred
to the fact that si1ty-four persons
were before the commissioners as candi-
dates last July. Mr.. Snowden then went
back to the financial problem presented
by this proposed increase, snd showed
the additional taxable values necessary
to raise $1,000 a year. Two thousand
in FIVE years would aggregate 5000;
this sum would do much street i'm
provement-not street repairing; he
was tired of that.
A viva voce vote was then taken on
the adoption of the committees repori
and it was declared lost. A standing
vote was called for, however, when
eight members voted aye and six nc.
The President declared the motion lost,
as section 13 of the charter, which he
read, provides that the ordinances,
orders or resolutions, must receive nine
votes in order to be adopted. Some
murmurs of disapprobation followed,
Mr.. Mushbach taking exception to the
ruling
The chair said he would willingly
entertain an appeal from his decision
but none was taken.
Reports from committees were then
| received. and several ordinances were
submitted by MIR. Burke, from the
committee on streets, among them one
defining the duties of the City En-
gineer. This ordinance. Mr.. Burke
said, was almost identical with that
which formerly related to the Superin-
tendent of Police, save that under the
present bill, wages, &C., due were to be
paid by warrants drawn on the treas
urer.
Mr.. Cation, when the section regard
ing the Captain of the Chain Gang was
read, moved that he be paid 80 instead
of $3.50 for the days he worked. His
! motion prevailed, and the bill as
amended was passed, as was also an
ordinance relating to snow, rubbish, &C.,
IN sidewalks and streets, and one iD
regard to the repairing of pavements
The last two are substantially the same
as existing laws on the same subjects.
a resolution appropriating $500 for
carrying out the provisions of an ordi-
nance for the repaving of Cameron
street from Fairfax to Lee, was also
presented from the committee On
streets and adopted.
The same committee presented e
resolution for the reducing of the road
way of Wolfe street 80 feet from st.
Asaph westward.
Mr.. White was opposed to the pro-
cedure, believing it would be entailing
an unjust expense on people owning
property on that street. They would
be compelled to have unnecessary paw
ing done.
Mr.. Burke controverted this. Prop
erty owners would be compelled to put
down only such pavements as Council
shoald require. There could be open
spaces between the pavements and the
roadway. or they could be parked.
Mr.. White thought it would be an
impractical movement to park in front
of the public school buildings on that
street. He also said similar PROPOSE
ton had been voted down by Council
few weeks ago.
On motion of Mr.. Mushbach the res
olution was laid on the table.
The petition of the Washington
Southern Railway for permission to
double-track Fayette street under GER
tain conditions granted by this board
at the last meeting, came in from the
Aldermen amended 80 as to provide
that the consent Of majority of the
property owners on that street from
Duke to the corporation limits be first
obtained, aud also that the company
be required to erect SIG, eco freight
and passenger depot within one year
from the passage of the ordinance.
The frstnamed amendment was
eoncurred in, but the latter was not,
Mr.. Cation moving that a s15 900 build
ing be required of the company.
The motion was carried, ana nothing
further appearing, after recess had
been taken, the board adjourned.
Court of Appeals at Richmond.
Becky ys. Riverside Land Company.