Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-27
COMMON COUNCIL.

COMMON COUNCIL.
At a regular meeting of the CommoD Can.
ell of Alexandra, Va, held Apg.! ~.
1898, there were present:
Hubert snowdeD, ESQ.,, Preside ...
Messrs. Alton Moore, c. n Moore So
Latham, Birrell Brill. Greene, Smith. a..
and White.
The following message was receigel
the Mayor:
MAYORS OFFICE
Alexandra. Va, April 26th -u-
To the Honorable City Council OF 4.,.-.
dria-
Gentlemen respectfully return. a..s.
my approval petition granted By Gu ca.
Gil April 18th, 1895. The f.c.s conn. ,
with said petition are these Ms. Lus- ~
House, widow OF the late John 2 E-.-
claims that improvement tax AMOUNT
twenty-five dollars and tifty-:c1r CEN.
lot situated on Cameron street, VS.: pad .-.---
protest, and asks that it re refunded ami
piled 10 the payment OF tax or house .r -,
No ia Payne street. This petition
been referred - your Finance Comm.,tee. an
adverse report was made thereon. an! y5-
honorable body, IN lieu OF Committee rs -.
meudation, adopted substitute grantiug
tition. 1t Is safe to presume from the 1s--.,
taking and minuts investigation which vr--
Committee gives TO all matters referred :. f.
that this subject was thoroughly ex4r..c,+
and that that examination legally ald p-o..--
~ warranted an unfsvora5le report. AMI Il .
the natural presumption Of the cor1ectue.. .t
said report may be impaired by the q. gr. ~
the City Coutcil to endorse il, yet dee
unquestioned prop iety appeal nos: stlolsv
10 reason and 10 our inherent love Of .m1.s
tial justice. Sentiments OF sympathy a6-a--
ably associate themselves with man u....
generous deeds, but are frequently tie lu.....
guides that lead US into forgetiu!ues, OF tia
dangers which will ever attend the ns-,-
ton OF injurious precedtnis No iud.y..usl
can say that an act ola legislative bod7 .g.
or shall not be precedent, the &C; i;se. being
positive refutstion Of personal respons
~; therefore, II pecuniary concessions a.e
made 70 cltzen they cannot in iQstce b.
withheld from another unless eStra0ri .g.l,
reasons are shown FOX al otherwise uuv.-
ranted discrimination. Ia the petition ulieI
diicussion il is stated that the tax was .'
under protest. and | am quite certain thst tse
petitioner coDscientiously believes this 10 r.
the case; bat there Is no record Of a protest
our tity officers who received the money kAoa
nothit & OF it. and the attorney who made
payment gays he did not enter s protest. Tee
Improvement in this particular case. ciIc4u
staatia ly st least, evidences consequent en-
hancement in value Of property improved e.,
whereas the assessment never exceeded Que
hundred dollars, the premises sold .oI taiee
hundred and twenty-five dollars, AMI t is
reasonable to pr, sumo that the trapsiormat.ou
of sn offensive ditch into well-psve1 gl;,e.
and an insecure frontage into neat cntbed
sidewalk would account il measure ior u
excellent sale. ! cannot / reere; 70 ado
discern il this matter elements so extrao.l.
narily meritorious as 10 justify a depumr
from well defined rules. On the CONTRA. d
il easy 10 discover in uncauticus grants III,
creation of damaging examples that cannot fe
consistently ignored and that Should not ac
unduly established. III could justly act ia
consonsnce with my sympathy. right gladly
would endorse this petition. But 10 do ,
without recommending the impossible les
tuition OF many thousands of dollars that hsgC
been paid by others OF our citizens, wou d D.,
gross injustice 10 the community and d.
rect imputaton upon the fairness with which
I have endeavored to surround my oiticia
conduct Respectfully,
GEO. L. SIMPSON, Mayo
Upon motion of Mr.. Greene the consider.
ton OF the veto was postponed until the ut4t
regular meeting
An ordinance, reported fsvorab!y by the
Committee on Streets for grading and paving
King street from the west crossing OF Fairtey
street to the east crossing OF Royal street w.,t
vitrifed brick on a concrete base. and reqGlt.
ing the w, a & II V. 3. W. Co 10 put dow
improved rails on said square and grade AMI
pave the space between tracks and two feat
on each side Thereof, was resd and upon me-
ton laid over until the next meeting
The following resolution was unanimous
adopted
Whereas the City Council OF Alcxsn3ra
Firginii, and others did by its deed dated ,lr
9th day of March, 1895, and recorded in The
Clerks Office Of the Corporation Court OF jaC
city OF Alexandria, Virginia. in deed book
No 35, page 3S, convey by deed of bsrgaa.
and sale with general warranty in co9siic4.
dollars ($6, 500 to the Alexandria Fertilil
AID Chemical Company, corporation day
incorporated under aud By virtue Of the lsv
signs, s!l that lot of ground in the said c!iy
of Alexandria, Virginia, lately in the posse
sion of tie American Coal Company, bounded
by Union street and on the east and north +
the Potomac river, together with all wharyef
bllkheads water rights and wharf PRIV .egr.
connected Herewith, and
Whereas by said deed 8 vendors lien Ns5
reserved for the payment Of three uo.es far
the sum of sixteen hundred and siztg.siy j...
lars.and sixty-six cents Isl Coo GO eacg b.
ing the unpaid purchase price of said 10. o.
ground, and
Whereas the....said before mentioned three
notes for the sum of sixteen hundred ami ,.y-
ty.six dollars and sixty.sIx cents 81 500 61
have all been paid in full and the sad Aey.
andris Fertilizer and Chelai,al Company q,
sires the aforementioned vendors lien a.
leased by the City Council of Alexsnira
Virginia, therefore be it
B,s lived by the c. mnaoa Counci It's
Board Of Aldermen concurring, That George
L Simpson, the Mayor of the City OF Alexsi.
diia. and E. F. Price, Auditor, be, and ttey
a'e hereby, directed for and on behalf Of Ok.
City Council Of Alexandria Virginia to exc.
cute and deliver unto the Alexandra Fyf,..
lzer and Chemical Company and in the name
of the said CitS Council good and sutiicer.
deed of release free from the vendor lien
served in the deed of bargain and sale le.
fore referred 10. This resolution lshs.l be ,r.
forced from its passage
The Comm tteo on Streets intr{oducc! tac
which was unanimously slo,.,i
Resolved, That the balance in til c hsii- %
the City Treasurer from the APPROX riau.l &c
gravel West and Oro1oco streets b. used on
Columbus street to raise crossings ala scslf-
face same fio1 Princess street TO tba c0Toia'
ton line
The Finance Committee reported ia )i-
on a reduction OF assessment on the c5toa
factory property f!om 100000, the ip:es.a'
assessment, 10 S35, O9O.
Upon motion of n. Greene the recon
mendation of the comm ttee was not % od 20.
The following was referred to the coH Tee
on Finance An ordinance for lmpos