Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-03-15
COMMON COUNCIL.

nature ana caused no UeOat6.
The board then adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
Both inside and outside the bar the
attendance last night ut the regular
meeting OF the board was less than at
the called meeting on last Thursday
night.
No committee was ready TO report at
the opening and Council took up the
ordinance providing for the prevention
of the spread of diseases, which was
passed by the Common Council at its
last regular meeting, but lister amended
by the Aldermen. The Aldermen had
amended section z, by requiring the
city and Dot the property owner to dis
infect premises in which smallpox had
existed.
The chair did not see why the city
should be at the cost of the disinfection.
Mr.. Strider and Mr.. Trimyer agreed
with the chair.
Council adhered to its former action
and appointed q committee of con-
ference. Mr.. Strider and Mr. Trimyer
were appointed the conferees on the
part OF the Common Council.
Later the committee reported that
the Aldermen's conference urged that
it was oppressive TO quarantine house
SO that the owner could get no rent
and then compel him to undergo an
extra expense. The report was re-
ceived and laid on the table.
i report from the committee on
streets for two crossings on Princess
and Royal streets was presented and
voted on.
The President-The chair decides
that the motion is lost-the vote stand
ing one TO one.
A rising vote was taken but as only
rose in the affirmative the matter was
declared lost.
The petition OF Rose Scott asking for
$13S compensation for property destroy
ed at her house in 8rsddock alley
where the smallpox occurred and S25
for nursing Mary Level, a smallpox pa
| tent for one month was re-
ceived. Rose Scott, it will be
| remembered, was the occupant
of the house in which one Of the first
cases of smallpox which appeared in
the city was discovered. She wants
damages for all her furniture, including
cook stove and sewing machine,
which were destroyed. After some de-
bate the matter was referred to the
committee on claims.
Application of Il. W. Conway, pro-
prietor of the Braddock House, for 1921
compensation for injury growing
out OF the smallpox case which
he'd developed in his house.
The petitioner set forth that on tie
9th of January a Mr.. Kee1y, who oc-
cupied rooms Ut the house, was taken
| i'll with smallpox; that the Mayor and
Health Officer were notified and re
ouested to have the patient removed
from the premises. This request the
officials named refused 10 comply With,
but caused g large section of the build
lag to be vacated by tenants, and
| placed under quarantine. Mr.. Conway
| further claims that Keeny has refused
ia pay for the use OF the rooms occu-
pied by him during his sickness, and
that number OF other tenants lett the
premises and have not up to this time
returned, and that man iu the north
who was thinking of taking g room IN
his house fer three months had not
taken board with aim ss he had ex-
pected him TO do.
The petition was referred to the CON-
mittee on claims.
Council concurred with the Board OF
Aldermen in referring the doctors bills
in smallpox matters TO the committee
on claims.
a resolution to compensate Police
man Lyles for the time lost while sui
fering with broken ankle, sustained
in performance of duty, was referred to
the finance committee.
On tho recommendation OF the committee
on streets $l5 was appropriated for the eX'
tension Of sewer on Pitt street. south OF
Prince street, with the proviso that three OF
moro persons agree 10 tap the proposed now
sewer
a proposal by Charles F. Thompson TO run
2 the electric light at SO, 500 to $4,000 wa:
T read and referred TO the committees on light
AMI finance.
! Mr.. Brill moved that $25 be appropriated
for stonogrsphcr and typewriter for the
t committee on claims.
? Messrs Uhler and c. N. Moore protested
The fnmce and other committees never had
; stenogrsr hers sc.
Mr. Alton Moore inquired if 1t was usua
FOR committees to have typewriters, SC.
The chair said it hes been known BIZ
once.
Mr. Brill insisted on his motion, which wal
> lost and the board adjourned.