Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-11-15

seoex, oVeI,neao construction and trse.s.s
So4O; in 1S94, 500; 1895, 1896 isa .s'
$795; 1897, $i,093; 1898 S306 10
$3O6; total in seven years Of /. 5eS
averaging $500 instead OF 1900 ~, 20
mum. After 1897. as you will ro,i g.' t. 81.
the figures. there was falling OF CO IN "a
the State board giving Alexsnd.;. c.,n.. y!
taxing privileges that were formerlr aria.;,
| by rs. That the company ba: not ra1 ,-Y:e;
It's own interests is clearly evidenced h. ~
following: section of an aonfov =.
October II. 1891. exempted c,r. 'G s.oN
license tx of 80 each 70, ~
years from passage Of oldiuanee. ~, ".
is to say, until October Il, lsg3 la 10
| fret car went 10 Mount Vernon ~
| Der 20. 1892, and 70 License tar ". 80:
by the company Until the f.l o. 1eg; ~ =.
we Judge from the asgre &c contest. vi
the company Is prone 20 II a. Cp7p .oo1a...
our early ordinance l.:aIcz. ~ ".
! have been predica,ed uyoA the sur,,...;|A
that gratitude for benefits received won ~"
ever estop the recipients from oppc:;ns ~
essary improvements certainly imp,oye,7. ~.
! upon our own streets Whe her nm. -.
pothesis be COT ect or not, it is eal',lrs,,
know that later ordinances do 10. -
poee the existence of sentiment On III
trary, they put down liz clear and up.n-..s-
able language exactly what Is mean, +,
| proof of this quote from section !. n -
ordinance approved July 2, 1894, THU.
said railroad company shall station ,i,,rn,n
at the intersection OF Roys and wiz:
streets where it crosses the Richmond az
Danville railroad, said fagman to reua'n cn
duty during the hours tia. sad com,.,-
\ runs its cars over the track or Eoysl s.r.e.',
| This law, and 10 tecbnicllity OBJ. ures r. h..
been fatty violsted-the expense. $50 -.
$50 per month, being possibly lu5r-y -
excessive as 10 justify its vitis,ion. Thee (.
| section in this oidlr ante which ! D.r,i,n.
larry desire to accentuafe, The City copn-a
reserves the right 10 lepeal, ate, or amend
! this ordinance y The power OF tas T. Ia,
! clause cannot b over e-tima.e + *.
| from the railroad company. whrl c9er he
Ciiy Council plesses, tie rgt tome ryst
street. and II the use OF boya. ice, .
| a valuable concession 10 ssiG company. then
should oUr city las does the COMPANY VS..
| avail Itself Of It's advantages l. I u.- s,a
If the company through technics 4. eli.
men9 to ordinances prevent cur cI'ys In.
provement, the positive repeating a4.e in
the Royal street ordnance not Only s.yrs Is
from an invasion of municipal righ's. but i
enables Us also TO compel the c0mplny 10 p.y
into the City Treasury an amount .cuesh,t
commensurate with concessions that Aaye ,e.
suited IN the injury and dishgu.e mel, O;
| streets and homes | would rtsoe, ~ = .1s.
gest that the finance. street aud geDessl ..w;
| committees that are Intimately coauec.e!
with quest ns Of the character herein :.
cussed, should investigate the subject. and /!
, We Should not posses: full and complete pow.
ers under existing ordinances, the ,is.t Uus,.
ness Of our delegate in the legislature should
be the enactment Of statutes that vii pre7en.
the Washington, AleysndIia aud Mcun. Yer.
| non Railway Company from exercising rights
that properly belong te our peop'e and zen.
tlemen US the gst of the subject under col.
slderstion is the raising CT revenue withou.
the imposition of additional taxation upon
citizens, would also suggest the p:opi.;y
OF an ordinance that will euabe Aex4uiris
to derive revenue from source watch tie
State has found profitable-thsl i: AK upon
all charters of ali compsnle: that are ilco.-
porated in our Corporation Court. Tte:e
foreign corporations for economics rts;on:,
are chartered within the jurisdiction o. Viz.
GINA and our city without imro.iug onefog:
or prohibitory rates, would be ju.;..i il
making such charters source Q! municipal
revenue. If there should be Obstacles il he
| way of such action under orr present chaFe;
right, then should we invoke the s.i o! on:
State legislature Respectfully.
GEORGE L. SIMPSON Mayor.
Upon motion the message va; refer cd to
the joint committee on Fila &c sni >i,e.u
and General Lsws.
A commune alton was receive from Hubert
Snowden, Clerk, notifying the City Cocud Of
of vacancies in the City School Boar! caused
by the expiration OF the term. OF Mes.7:. I.
81. Thompson, Geo. Dsrley, He!tet; Bryan:
and DR.. W. NJ. Smith.
Permission was granted Mr. T E. Ludwig
to reshingle roof q! 314 south Fairfax street.
Also 10 Mr. S. A. Msnkin to rtshlug r9oion
Lee street, next to tho corner OF Wolfe .I;tei
The Finance committee Teeoted adversely
on the resolution reducing the s..srr OF iAe
City Engineer to $1,000 per sunum, winch
was referred 10 them on 0cob.r - let3
and the report va, unanimously sdoptei
The Committee oil Light reported T.c'H'
mendipg that q street gas lamp be p.sced 81
the intersection of Payne AMI Cameron sIce,;
instead of an electric arc light IS yeti
for ard that the petitioners attend ioile
lighting and extipguishiug Of 5me TEE
port was unanimous : sdopted.
petition from the Thompson Electro 'G
for permission TO supply electF power sn3
lights to the CT liens in the city, "s ee'ie4
to the ommittee on Light
A resolution introduced by VI. Eyan:s'
propristirg $500 to mscsdsmz4 Heors street
from Duke TO Wolfe street, Va: referred "
the Committee on Streets.
A petition from fifty eight citil-n; sssiiI
for an appropriation for the purpose Of pae
ing new floor in the srmory Of TIE eIsl'
dris Light Infantry. was referred to tie l-h'
committee on Finance and Pub il p.opsii!'
A petition from Mr. J. Girls. 81. Nes;euleh
for an additional allowance OF 500 yer ~
mum for services as night wstct rlin u 'ae
city building, was referred to tie lomaH"s
on Finance.
The following were received from the ola4
OF Aldermen and their seton couccnel' l-
A resolution to lay pipe sewer al tie ger
section of Payne srd King s.fte' 50 o.'
Of Messrs. Atlee, Finke and Bal, ioF 'e''o;
on engineers examining bosrd; $50 iei9i' ~
examining board recommending MI l. Dc
Glaybill for the position Of CT? Ena'n'e'
also petition from Mr. ]. ". Chaunce? to re-
pair back building st 905 Duke s. eel ai 20,
resolution requiring the Clerk OF the 0.'! ~.
Works to make special report to II ~!
Council at its first meeting in Decem1eF' az
a reso ution sppropristing SO io' : cig''i ~.
on the south side OF Franklin street al A-.-.
erection OF Columbus stree; $50 ie;,.-,
ton for proposals to arrange snd c'dny 80
laws of the city; also resolution 10 e'lP ~.
an expert to examine the coDdlii'n o. -
City Gas WORKS
C1uncil coucur,ed in the action q W.
Board of Aldernen on he petition o. Aoo
Darnell and 9th is for a crossing Il 'he ,V''
intersection of Washington and GioooI ~.
but substituted S25 instead OF ~ 'O'
work. -.
Upon motion of Mr.. Appch the t~o oosf ,i
convened in joint session Tor the ~ -
filing vscarci in city offices. r..
hessrs. L. q. Thompson, Geo DareF' -.
bert Bryant and DR.. ". N. Smith were lo.-
mated and unanimously re.electtd IL ii.'