Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-06-10
CITY COUNCIL.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

| eAo uuioauOo o-AiSltluS dI tQ6 mouth o
the Royal street sewer, and granting
the request of Mr.. Joseph Moore, who
asked to be allowed to set the curb ant
lay the gutter in front OF his property
on Duke street.
MIR. Burke offered resolution di
recting the Corporation Attorney tt
suspend action until further order O
the City Council in all proceeding!
upon the part Of the city relating K
the sale or partition of the interest O
the city in the county court house anG
lot and the city and county Jail and lot
In offering the resolution he said tha
the reason was because he did not think
1T was proper that the city should enter
into litigation over the property. The
city intended at first to erect an engine
house on the premises, and that wa.
the reason why the original resolution
was offered, but now that a different
site had been purchased he saw nc
reason why the city should be put te
the expense OF a law suit.
The resolution was unanimously
adopted.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The proceedings of the Common
Council last night were marked with
but little debate.
After the reading of the minutes Of
the last meeting, the resignation of Mr..
George A. Mushbach as member
from the Third ward was read.
a motion was made that it be receiv-
ed, when
Mr.. Cation arose and said he regret.
ted the fact that MIR. Mushbach had de-
ternined to resign as member of the
| board. He said ne was gentleman
eminently qualified for the position of
Councilman, and his advice and ex-
perience had been beneficial to the
city. He did not think his resignation
should be accepted, and suggested that
it be laid over and that committee of
three be appointed for the purpose OF
comforting with Mr.. Mushbach and il
possible induce him to reconsider his
action.
Mr.. Snowden heartily concurred In
all Mr.. Cation had said. Mr.. Mush-
bach, he said. on some occasions which
came under his own observation had
saved the city considerable money by
| his wise counsel.
Mr.. Greene seconded the motion
made by Mr.. Cation, and it was car
ried. Messrs. Cation. Greene and Har-
rison were appointed on the committee.
MIR. Burke, from the committee on
streets, to whom the matter had been
referred, reported that forty-feet
| roadway to connect Prince street with
the Leesburg pike could be constructe d
| for about 81 500; but he thought it best
| for Council to await the action of the
Fairfax authorities before action was
taken.
Mr.. Cation moved to lay the ma tier
over until the next meeting of Council.
He was in q position to know that the
Fairfax Supervisors at their next meet.
ing would take action looking to a
junction of the Leesburg pike with
! Prince street.
1t was agreed to lay the matter over.
Mr.. Burke called attention to reso.
luton passed by the Board of Health
recently ordering the paving of certain
alleys in the city for sanitary reasons.
The matter had been referred to the
committee on streets and the Corpora
ton Attorney had been directed to pre-
pare an ordinance ordering the work to
be done. In talk with that official,
however, it had been suggested that
the 33d section, under which the work
was to be done, was 80 cumbersome
that it had been decided that it would
| l. % he hof
the grand jury and let them order the
work to be done on the ground that 1t
was for the purpose of abating a NUS
ance.
Mr.. Cation said the grand jury could
not order the work to be done. They
could only indict the parties owning
property bordering on the alleys for
maintaining nuisance.
Mr.. Greene then called attention to
the condition of Fayette street, be-
tween King and Cameron. He said he
had understood that the square had
been ordered to be paved by Council as
soon as the railroad company fixed the
| grade of their track. That work had
been done and if Council intended do
| ing anything now was the time.
Mr.. Burke said the company had
complied with the requests of the city.
The grade had been fixed and an ordl.
nance bad been introduced in Council
looking to the paving of the square,
but it had been held up until the COM
pany put their track upon the proper
grade. The ordinance had never been
adopted by Council. The square al.
luded to, he said, was as good as any
other OIL that street, and he did not see
why the city should be put to the e1-
pense of paving it when the property
owners on that thoroughfare had re-
fused the recent offer of the Pennsyl'
vania Railroad Company, who had Of
fered to pave the street if they were al
lowed to double-track it.
MIR. Greene-'"Tnat's the rea.on
Council will do nothing, because the
people on that street wouldn't sacrifice
their rights" He called attention to
the fact that Council seemed willing to
spend 81 500 for the purpose of improv
ing Prince street at the confines OF the
city, but were 10th to pave one square
in the heart of it. He did not think
the comforts of the people living on
Favette street should he ignored for re-
fusing to accept the railroad company's
proposition. He was willing to make
any reasonable concession to the com
pany, however.
MIR. Burke said if MIR. Greene could
make any reasonable suggestion by
which the railroad company could be
induced to perform its part towards