Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-11-28

the purpose OF holOlDg ,lnJ seesiou W
hear a statement from a COMMITTEES APP
pointed at the commuters meeting last
Monday night and shortly after their
return adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The board was called to order snort
ly before o'clock.
The committee on finance reported
bill for the taxation Of vending or slot
machines at SIS, and the bill was
passed, yeas IL, nays 0.
The bill of ST TO pay the electoral
board was reported on fsvorably by the
finance committee.
Mr.. Trimyer asked il the law did not
fix the compensation at q much lower
rate than it was now proposed to pay.
The chair said that the compensation
fx-d by the State law was less than
tue bills.
Mr.. Trimyer inquired further
whether Council had not pas ed reso-
luton declaring that hereafter no
greater sum would be paid than that
fred by law.
The chair said that his was true,
but nevertheless the amount had been
paid as claimed, for ten or twelve years,
owing to increased duties imposed on
the electoral board.
Mr.. Lawler said one of the bills re-
ported on was his bill. He knew moth
! ing about compensation and the bills
were made out by the clerk oil tn
board. He wanted no more than the
law allowed. --
Ga motion of Mr.. Trimyer the bills
were recommitted.
Mr.. Burke, from the committee on
streets, stated that he had made four
attempts to get his com miltes together,
but could not get quorum.
Messrs. Burke and Evans reported
favOrably on the bill Increasing the
committee on streets to five members
Mr.. Evans ssid the want Of quorum
prevented business 10 bis committee
and it was needed that az addition be
made.
I The chair suggested that SO DO ma
jority of the street committee had act
ed the subject be laid over.
Mr.. EvAUs said delays are danger
GUS" and the Council passed the bill
The chairman OF the COMMITTEES OF
public property reported iavorably or
he resolution to appropriate 81 ATS t
reslate the roof OF the City Hall, ant
the appropriation was allowed.
The petition OF Mr.. Martin LaWlel
for the removal Of pump on soutt
Washington street, which passed tn
Council at its last meeting, but wal
hell uD 10 the Board of Aldermen
c.me 5sck frcm the Aldermen. Tb'
o.; ei was accompanied by a protes
, against the removal of the pump signed
Dy q number of residents, who stated
that they desired using the water from
the pump.
Mr.. Burke eaii that only two house
in the peighborhood did not take va
ter from the water company. h
thought many OF the wells were daG
gerous and should be filed up, and h'
had been told that this pump was I
menace TO health.
Mr.. Lawler said that the names o
those who petitioned seemed to b
very foreign names end he thought i
should be ascertained if they were resi-
dents OF Alexandra.
Mr.. Trimyer said he had bsen in
formed that the pump was a nuisance
to the children of the public school
He recognized the names Of the pro
lestsnts as those of people who did no
1--we on the same square on which M
pump was located. He moved That th'
Council adhere to its original action
which was agreed to.
Toe Mayor communicated the resig
nation OF Superintendent Bailey, Of tn
: City Gas Works, to take effect Dscem
b4r l, and his resignation was &C
cepted.
a petition from the Northwest Alex
andria I'm Drovement Company to ex
tend tho city'5 gas mains was referred
TO the committee on light.
A petition from Lee Cimp, CJDfed
I crate Veterans, asking that S104 be ap
Dropriated to reimburse them for thu
Increased expense in laying sewer a
the monument, was referred.
Mr.. Desmond introduced q resolu
ton authorizing the electric railway L
furnish incandescent lights during De
Gem GER for the Christmas holidays, &c
MIR. Lawler objected on the erounC
that it would make the city lose OF
gag. He favored making the electri,
railway, which furnishes the current
pay a part OF the revenue accruiDg liz
to the city treasury.
Mr.. Smith said that every town o
/, 1900 inhabitants had these Christina
nsats. People want little extra ligh
, in the holidays. No less gas was useC
on these occasions.
Mr. Trimyer urged that last year tn,
electric lights were used and the ga
revenue was not diminished five cents
Mr.. Burke favored the grant of tn
privilege.
The resolution was adopted, bu
shortly afterward came back from th'
Board OF Aldermen, who failed to con
cur. Messrs. Trimyer and Lawler wer'
scot to confer with the Aldermen, ant
returned with a penalty of 81 dal
added to the bill for using the light
after January 5, 1901, aud the bill va
, passed in that shape.
Mr.. Lswler presented an application
from Police Officer Atkinson for |
mon h's salary while sick, which wa
approved by the finance committee snC
unanimously agreed to.
An ordinances substituting yellow
card 10 place OF a yellow flag 10 small
pox cases was introduced and adopted
unanimously.
Mr.. w. n. Travers offered 10 become
superintendent OF the street gang aDC
attend to pumps at 50 per week, which
was re erred.