Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-02-15
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s,,-.5era5la interest was manifested
49,. nroce .diugs OF the City Council
~;,h,. and the number of specta
.o-s WAS much larger than usual. 1t
w. s- saown lbs the Mayor would send
message explaining his position in
u, ia engagement of the smallpox now
.ey.ir,nr in this ci'y; also that Dr..
u.I.r the Health Officer. would pre-
-arr communication setting forth his
- concerning the matter. Most of
W.. interest WAS centered in the Com
nan Council, as the papers were read
IFS in thst hoard.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
WIS half past s o'clock when the
Aldermen were called TO order.
N,yor simpsons message, together
,r.-n a petition of sundry citizens
mich had been presented 10 his honor
E-jsy. also the communication of the
H.,.rn Onice-, were received from the
r.om,n Council aud tneir action cou-
Cured 10
resolution providing for the APP
,.,.,rm-nt of committee OF five-three
ban, rnp Common Council and two
f,.m tbe lard of Aldermen-to meet
u.1 ,1 Mayor aud Health officer and
arj-sv. TO reach some conclusion for
ff-.y irnation of smallpox from the
civ was received from the Common
Camel. ana Messrs. Smoot and
sweeney were appointed on tue part OF
this board
~sme routine business which had
h-su transacted by the Common Coun
nj came iG from that board and their
sr.iou was coucurred in, among the pa
r-r, beiug i resolution directing the
CIV Engineer to ascertain the cost OF
tsgr srtesan wells-one in each ward.
Mr. Smoot could not see how the
CIV Engineer could make definite re-
nor. on sucn matter from the tact
that there WIS but one way to ascertain
tar Gust Of such al enterprise--pay for
borpg until the desired stratum OF We
ter wss s1uck.
A report of Messrs. Louis Kraft aud
II. T Burke inclosug an analysis of
specimen of Cameron water made at
tnr Johas Hopkins University, Balti-
moe. was received from The CommCn
Council. that board nuviug appruyr at
ei 80 for the purpose OF puoiishlu2
the sane.
Mr.. Smoot was averse to printing the
report. The community mad han
enough OF the matter.
Mr.. Sweeney said the Aldermen
might Us we'll concur in the action of
the over board, as they had in regard
to the other papers sent in.
Mr.. D0bie favored concurrence.
Mr.. Smoot saw no scud reason fer
blooming the subject before the public
Suca procedure had already done Il e
eli, i1calculable harm, and it would ne
msuy yealS before we recovered from il.
Mr.. Ballenger favored printing the
report
Mr.. Smoot suggested that it was
nothing more than rehash OF what
had already been published
Mr.. Sweeney said the committee in
presenting its last report had & ed
t1a, il would have a supplemental re-
port The first part lad been printed,
aid i; would be proper to publish the
ether.
Mr.. ~moot said the mistake had teen
made in publ hing the first report.
Why continue chapter of blurder?
Mr. Dobie thought the report should
he printed so that people could read il
ami see the necessity OF bci ing water
before drinking il.
After further debate, during which
Mr. Smoot maintained there was nc
good reason for publishing the second
.nstalment of the report, the action oil
the Common Council was coucurred in
Mr. Smoot alone voting in the negative
The board subsequently, adjourned
until to night.