Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-25
COMMON COUNCIL.

meeting.
The finance committee reported ia.
vorably an ordinance increasing to $500
The ciiy's portion of the salary OF the
| Com missioner OF the Revenue.
Mr.. Burke moved 10 postpone the
| ordinance until the next meeting. He
did not desire to sntagonize the report
but wished an opportunity to see the
committee on the subject.
Mr.. Lawler urged that the present
vas the best time for action on the
matter.
Mr.. Smith asked what Major DufIey.
the former commissioner, received.
Mr.. Lawler replied that sometimes
Major Duffey received $3.50. sometimes
1850 and once 800 per ennum The
total receipts of the commissioners Of
fee last year were 81, 1853, and after all
expenses were paid it d Lot leave him
more than $1.100
Mr.. Snowden asked that the matter
60 over till.the next meeting, He did
not wish to antagoniZs the measure,
ut there were some features connected
! with it that he wished 10 ask the COM
missioner about.
Mr.. Smith urged the passage of the
ordinance at once.
The motion to postpone was lost by q
rising vote.
Mr.. Snowden said be did not believe
in retroactive payments, and wished
to be consistent. De previous occa.
| sion he had opposed such payments and
| did not believe that this council should
pay that part of an officers salary for
services performed during the session
OF previous council. He said the
terms of the other city officers began
Oh July Is. and moved to make the in
crease bsgin on the lst OF July instead
| of the 1st of January.
Mr. Appich objected to the change,
as did also Messrs. LAWYER and Des-
mond.
The amendment was lost and the
| ordinance unanimously adopted.
A letter was read from the Mayor
announcing that he had filed certain
vacancies in the Board OF Health. The
communication was received.
The committee on ligh: reported in
favor of substituting gas for the TWO
4 CItCLilO IIGiS III VIC hCI anu lAot
one arc light be placed at Fayette alley
aud the Strand and the report was
adopted.
Mr.. Trimyer moved that a light be
placed at the corner of Lee and Frank
in streets, near ZION Chapel, which he
said was a very dark section aud the
scene OF frequent fights, Sc.
Mr. Evans urged that the electric
light be placed at the corner of Henry
and Wolfe streets.
Mr.. Snowden said that Mr.. Trmyer
was little off in the geography of the
First ward; the corner of Lse and
| Franklin streets was a very brilliant
neighborhood; it was the corner OF Lee
and Jefferson where the light was need
ed and ne urged that the lamp be placed
there and Mr.. Trimyer's motion as
amended was agreed to.
The committee on streets had no re.
ports.
Mr.. Desmond introduced resolution
! reducing the salary of the City Engi
neer from $500 to $1,000, which was re.
| ferred
A resolution from the Aldermen to
pey the bill OF the late DR.. Bechtel for
attendance upon patients last winter
duriDg the smallpox scare, was sent
back for correction, the amount having
been reduced from $3.50 to S62 rs,
the difference between 30 and % cents
for eleven vaccinations.
Mr. Snowden said it remained for q
few members to be compelled 10 do the
disagreeable work of Council. This
claim, he said. had been reported adj
versely few months since and the re.
port had been unanimously sustained
by Council The claim was for ser.
vices performed without sanction of
Council or of any city officer and
with other similar bills had
been previously rejected. He did |
not believe that the city's affairs
should be conducted on sentimental |
principles and said but for the recent
sudden death of DR.. Bechtel the bill |
would never again have been heard Of |
in Council. If this bill was paid the
other rejected bills would have to be
paid also.
The action OF the Aldermen in order
ing the bill to be paid was concurred in.
Mr.. Appich introduced an order for q |
pipe sewer on north Washington |
street, which was referred to the com.
mittee on streets, Mr.. A explaining that
the petitioners desired no action until q
city engineer be appointed.
Mr.. Burke moved that the Board of |
Aldermen be invited to the council |
chamber to elect City Engineer.
Mr.. Desmond-"Put in elect Board
of HEALTH" and Board of Health was
Included.
L R. GraybiIl, of Washington, made
application to be appointed City Eng-
neer.
A long recess, waiting on the Alder
men, ensued. At last Alderman w. H.
Sweeney appeared and announced that
the Aldermen declined the invitation.
The Council then adjourned.
PHARMACY BoARD.-The StateBosrd
of Pharmacy met yesterday morning in
the Senate chamber, Mr.. J. l.. Avis, OF
Hsrrisonburg, presiding. The other
members of the board in attendance
were: Messrs. Edgar War6eld, Alex
apdrio; c. r Link, Charlottesville; T.
A. Miller, Richmond, ard E. R. Beck.
with, Petersburg, secretary.
The number of applicants is the largest in
the history of the board for the full exsmi.
nation. There are thirty applicants for reg.
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