Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-24
BUSINESS MEMS LEAGUE.

| he attendance at IQSt Eignt'S meet
Jag of the Business Mems League
was smaller than usual, on account o
inclement weather.
Mr.. NJ. B. Harlow called the meet
ing to order shortly after eight o'clock
and after the reading and approval o
the minutes of the last meeting, the
names of Messrs. George B. Cochran
and w. F. Brookes were proposed fol-
membership and these gentlemen were
unanimously elected.
| The discussion of the report of the
committee on street improvements was
the first business in order. but the mat.
ter was not fully considered, it being
generally conceded that it would be
better to wait until there was a fuller
attendance.
Mr.. F. E. Anderson was of opinion
that there would be no full interchange
ut slimly attended meeting.
Mr.. Harlow, however, saw no reason
why those present could not express
their convictions. He would like to
hear the views of the gentlemen at the
meeting.
Mr.. w. F. Carne, the secretary, sug.
gested that there was no other business
before the meeting.
Mr.. Dunn, the City Engineer, asked
if it had ever been definitely settled
whether or not the city could issue
bonds.
Mr.. Carne thought there was no bar.
rier to the city doing so.
Mr.. Harlow said that was the opinion
of the late Judge Stuart.
Mr.. A. D. Brockett suggested that il
it were shown the city could not issue
bonds the only alternative would be to
adopt Mr.. Dunn's plan, which had been
submitted at the last meeting.
a conversational debate followed,
during which Mr.. Dunn again explain
ed his ideas on the subject of street
improvements. In fifteen years, ac-
cording to his plan, the same amount
of work would have been done, with
no debt on the city, as the committee
proposed doing in ten years by issuing
bonds.
Mr.. J. R. Zimmerman finally moved
that the subject be laid over until the
next meeting night. The motion was
carried.
Mr.. Harlow stated that Mr.. Joyce,
of the Pennsylvania Railroad, had in
formed him that he had been in COM
munication with Mr.. Barnard; the ST..
perintendent, and that gentleman says
the subject of erecting new depot
building in Alexandria is being pushed
as rapidly as possible.
On motion of Mr.. Game it was or
dered that the committee on Potomac
river Improvements take immediate
steps toward furthering the proposed
improvements hereabouts, especially
the channel to the opposite Maryland
shore.
The health of the city and its sani.
tary condition was the next subject dis
cussed.
Mayor Thompson informed the
league that he had sent communion
ton to Council asking that body to
pass an ordinance compelling ply
siciaps to report all contagious dis
eases which came under their observa-
ton to the Health Officer in order that
the patients be quarantined and the
houses in which they live be placarded.
He supposed that the commi tee on
general laws would report on the re-
commentator at the regular meeting
of Council.
DR.. Howard said he was preparing
an ordinance which would embrace
every requirement as to the health Of
the city. The ordinance would also
provide for a mortuary report, birth
list, sc.
Or. Arthur Snowden made some
practical observations as to the manner
in which the health of the city could
be preserved.
After some further discussion of the
subject the league adjourned.