Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-09-19
CITY COUNCIL.

c...H,r, 10 hold a meeting OF tn,
l'C,one,l last night proved a failure
u" ia fac, that out nine members
E0I ..ssnt in the lower board, mol
'' ',,, 10 pass any measure sppropri
'-'-' r,ooey. six members were pres
H- the Alderman's chamber. A
'D' - lated, the meeting had beef
INV ire Mayor, az the Instance [.
c'. .,sr. Of Council, for the purpose o.
I.-a,sc.on on some street matter;
.'o'g' need immediate attention.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
v...-. Hi, D)oie, Ballenger, Clar B
c'-,os Il ". H Sweeney were pres
'",1s A derman'5 chamber. Ia tue
'... i, Of Presid ut Marbury on mo.
'' of NJ, Do0le, Mr.. B4 lenGer was
LATED P 4deot pro tempore.
" COMMUNICATION from the Mayor
.,rng bls reasons for calling the meet.
~ ,.uron from Edwin B. Kemp aud
,a,sD Nuhjliern Tor the paving OF
.'..I-y running from Washington to
c1orbls street, north of King, Was
,..tant referred to the committee on
n, D,bIe introduced an ordinanc
r'r..rag 500 from the $500 apprO-
..t.si last May for streets and sewer7,
y no Appropriation for repaviJ &
.i.r, He explained The object of the
A. sace. and said the recent rains had
~..isrsrly damaged some OF the
.,..e.. AID that immediate repairs were
,.e..sry. The original appropriation
$500. be said, had not been touched,
,l,syu.d the ordinance pass it would
nsrry i:snsler money from one special
nad 20 another.
Nh CARR made a similar explsna-
foo ,ai auer some further discussion
dominance was passed by unemi-
gog, vote.
Mr. DJ0ie subsequently offered a
r9uu0. providing for the con struc.-
b. O.. csIch basins at the intersection
aPisca AMI Columbus streets, and
vssexpisiuiug tneir utility at that point
E.e8 word was rec ived that The Com
nJl Council had adjourned. He ceased
SOD Inc A derman were about to fol-
hg Toe example of the lower board
gl-n President Snowden entered the
gambler aud announced that there
We're but nine members of the Common
G lac.I pre-enl-~not enough to pass
,og msasure-and that they had con.
aqIDty adjourned.
u motion the board then adj burned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
Toe lu,errreuum 10 tbei ocular meet
OK + be Cl,y CouDci was broken by
5 3aed meeting last night. 1t was
-.deiaoiy after o'clock before the
rum OF nine members were in their
:- but TWO others came in later.
a. t1e absence Of the clerk Mr.. F. G.
6IIe- acted as clerk.
a communication from the Mayor
CH.g me meeting Was read.
VI. L4wler said that this was not a
iur-,entatiVe meeting as only nine
rsuorrs were present. II any action
us aiken on important matters more
mD,rs should be pr sent. He said
ua W1en q previous meeting had been
c,.ei 90 enact laws taxiug the Wash
lgtoD, Alexandra and Nj. Vernon
L way it was impossible to have p
GlOrum 10 the Board of Aldermen, and
ulT when those members who absent
Ell themselves desire to nave an appro-
P-hlon m,de for street work there
vas quorum. He wis opposed to the
'aas'c ion Of any impcrtint business
ON.ae To- the small attendance.
At Desmond said that some action
Nol.d be taken 10 reference 10 re-
isI's 10 ibe market building and to the
'-SrI'. He read an article from the
Gliie 10 wolcn II was stated that the
Mayor hoped something would be- done
aou' The repairs to the city building
'll sad that while he (Mr. Dssm)uc)
WIS Chairman OF the public property
'lmHee be- had done mis- utmost 10
'7'p ihe city proper y 10 repair. H
-7. urged That repairs be ordered
u''5 To Ihe PIT street sew which he
'' Was broken and filing up with
WI. Ids had caused the flooding of
"'''A' cellars ana il suits wtre brought
's'l' The city for damages a consid-
p'.e sun would be required to settle
A'' smith sent to the clerk letter
"' 1 Toe Cry Engineer in which he
saw 'a'I 800 would he sufficient to
ave Toe P.,r street sewer between
s..loco aud Pendleton near Fairfax
"e lie thought new sewer
.'u'u Dc construct ed outside of private
P1,E out 10 the meanwhile this
1 -'' o- preserved as necessary to
| .'' mere. .oleres S. A resolution appropria-
~, Wv ior me repairs to the sewer
.upanled the letter.
III. -.' A'Wier thought that this meeting
OO small % raDsact new business
r-. u'lg could be done without the
cr OF Twelve members
r. d. 0iu'h said that the Engineer
NJ. Up mon that if auolher heavy
SUI. O.o1'Tei wiihOu, repairs to the
nv 'V'' IL would prObab y be very damag-
10 much p-Op-rtv
e. A. i'' n' said that he understood
~ W., .l7 barrel sewer had split on top
&c greed with Col. Ficklin that if
g,, '1s ne case 1t must have also split
b. 80 D''mond replied that burst at
a,. ~ u'a not necessarily show q
o., s.u'eT holcombe explained the
~. me-. &C necessity Of sewer repairs to
b. n.i '.1%'er said twelve votes would
I'd 0 ,uS1 TO pass the appropriation
Dr.. eI5Ven members were present.
% ,.,-.s 'ne debate Mr.. Evans moved
.,.55ut1 aud on rising vote the
CJyn,1"' I4'eI he motion carried and
,,,s "a WI lout transactiog any bust.
tein,.o.4le.ince Of tbs miners strike and
Ei, a. '' =, t. OF being abe soon to max Q
s7aneet II, tlo coal dealers of this city have
we price d cents ton.
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