Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-12-13

charge Of the cree lOn OF Inc enSlne
house and to see to the inspection OF
lumber, &c.
Mr.. Snowden-It il common report
that the lumber, &C., which MIR. Dunn
had rejected was used in the ouild,pg
and asked if other members had not
heard the report.
Mr.. Burke said he had heard that
Mr.. Dunn had been sDubbed 80 COL
stantly that be was almost without au-
thority in the erection o! the building.
The order for 500 was made.
An order that tie public property
committee be requested to ascertain
the cost of laying vitrified brick floor
at the Columbia engine house, was re-
ferred.
Mr.. F. Biser made a proposal for the
lease or privilege of buying the cana
locks property belonging to the corpo-
ration, which was referred.
The Masonic banquet committee was
allowed to use incandescent lights at
Armory Hall tonight.
A petition presented at the last meet
ing by the Thompson Electric Com
pany, asking privilege of furnishing
power, was Withdrawn, and another
petition substituted, offering the city a
revenue of cents per hour for each
hour current is used, and also COM
pensation for electricity furnished for
other than lighting purposes.
The proposition was referred to the
committee 90 light.
A proposal of F. Mertens to lease
the gas and electric light plant at Sc, 600
per annun was read.
Mr.. Paff moved to lay it on the table
and favored the appointing OF COM
mittee to examine into the condition OF
the gas works.
Mr.. Burke said that the proposal was
exceedingly liberal? The petitioner Of
fered to pay $4,000 rent for the whole
works and then TO charge $50 per arc
light, about 100 in number, 80 that
he practically got the plant for nothing.
An order authorizing the Washing
on, Alexandria and Mount Vernon
Electric Railway Company to furnish
10 .sudescent light from December Is,
1899, TO ZACHARY 2, 1900. Was intro
duced.
Mr.. Burke objected, saying that il
the light be used in the interior Of
buildings it might interfere with the
city's gas.
Mr.. Appich and Mr.. Trimyer favored
The grant in order to give our mer-
chants up-to-dale facilities.
MIR. Snowden was 10 favor OF allow
ing the ornamentation, but called at
tention to the fact that the electric rail-
road company WAS allowed to furnish
light without any compensation TO the
city. This was valuable franchise.
Mr.. Smith advocated the grant.
Mr.. Latham said the committee on
light had no objection to the use OF
electric lights for decorations, but OPP
posed the use to supercede gas.
Permission having in the meantime
been granted by the Aldermen, Council
concurred.
A resolution for the employment Of
Col Ficklin as engineer on Cameron
street repairs was introduced by Mr..
Smith, who said that the street commit
tee was unwilling to 60 on with the
work until lines had been officially
given.
MIR. Evans-What compensation is
Mr.. Ficklin to receive?
Mr.. Smith-A low compensation.
Mr.. Evans alluded to $40 paid for
eight days. work when it was discover
ed that an eight-feet rod had been used
as seven-feet measurer. He wanted
40 more of that.
Mr.. Smith-The street committee
had nothing to do with that.
Mr.. Evans-The street committee
have enough charges against it. l
make no charges.
The rate of payment was fixed not
to exceed fifteen dollars.
Mr.. Smith asked $50 FIR the repair OF
pumps. Many poor people used pumps
now out of order.
Mr.. Desmond suggested that six dol.
lars would be enough for the present
pump on Columbus and First streets.
He asked Mr.. Smith how much it cost
to repair pump.
Mr.. Smith-"About $3.50" Mr..
Smith also said that the water ate up
the pipes in the pumps very rapidly
and many of them needed repairs.
Mr.. Desmond-"I saw a pump on
one of the streets repaired by six men,
horse and cart and derrick. II only
$3.50 was charged for that pump the
men must have worked for love-"
The appropriation of IS wac made.
Mr.. Desmond asked what had been
done with the resolution increasing the
pay of the gas works employees.
Mr. Latham said that the paper was
still before the light committee.
a resolution directing the Corpora
ton Attorney to take steps to prevent
the distribution of obnoxious garbage
from Washington, just below this city,
was referred to the general laws COM
mittee. A resolution requiring the
Washiugton-Southern and the South
ern Railroad companies to keep open
the crossing at Wolfe and Payne streets,
and also to provide vertical gates, was
referred to the joint committees on
streets and general laws. 1t was re-
solved that when Council adjourn it be
until the second Tuesday in January
A Night of Terror.
awful anxiety was felt for the widow
of tha hrave General Rurnham of Ma