Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-07-11
CITY COUNCIL.

aQCa oil the members Vi cdOu oOnAN o"N
quite a number of speci ators OF the pro-
ceediues we're without e bar who bad
been attracted TO witness the election
of a Police Commits Toner from the
First ward. When the two bodies met
in Joint session Mr.. Zorro Hill was elect
ed 10 place of Mr.. Noble Lindsey, the
present incumbent. Considerable rou-
tine business was transacted. The two
boards adjourned until the second
Tuesday in October.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
All the Aldermen were present. After
the board had been called to order ano
| the minutes of the last meeting read
and approved.
Mr.. w. II. Sweeney presented pc
ti,ion of Bernard Joyce for reduction
Of assessment on his property, No. oOz
| King street, the premises last year |
having been assessed at 81 200 and this |
wear at $500. The petitioner further
| ayerred that the State assessment was |
but 81 900.
| The petition was referred to the b.
nance committee.
Mr.. Clark presented a petition OF
George II. Hinken sBd w. L. Woolls
asking Council to take some action to
prevent their premises at the intersec-
ton OF Henry and Queen streets from
being flooded during neavy rains. Mr..
Clark said the matter should receive
Immediate attaDtion. There had been
much complaint from persons living IN
that vicinity and litigation might fol-
low.
Mr., Dcbie said the trouble could De
Iremedied ct an outlay OF about go. de
described the geography of the place
land said the water could be turned into
lOleen street inst lad OF Henry and
tnen the trouble would cease.
Ga motion the required amount was
appropriated.
| Mr. Clark also introduced a resolu.
ton. which was adopted, ordering re-
pairs to the gutter at the northwest
corner OF Duke and Payne streets. He
aid there was pool OF stsgnant water
there most OF the time and several
cases of typhoid fever in the neighoor.
mood may have been superinduced
by it.
| Some papers which had been acted
upon by the Common Council were re.
celved and their action concurred IN,
and while waiting for business from
j ms lower board several recesses were
declared.
During these intermissions tremend-
Gus outbursts of applause were occa-
sionally heard in the chamber OF the
Common Council which startled the
, A dermen somewhat. No one seemed
=, 10 know what caused the explosions,
wben some one suggested that William
Jennings Bryan had come TO town.
) versl Aldermen repaired TO the cham
Der OF the Common Council to make in
vestiRation.
, Finally papers began to arrive from
the lower board, among them au ordl-
, nance compelling the electric railway
company to place hagmen at Royal
aud Wilkes, King aud Royal and King
and Washington streets.
Mr.. Ballenger thought it was
. strange preceding on the part OF the
li,int committees on finance and gen
eral laws to have reported the ordi-
NJ nee to the Common Council after an
Understanding which had been reached
, that such action should not be taken
until the full report of the committee
had been prepared. They had been
! engaged In considering other matters
( 10 connection with the company, es-
pscially the amount of money il should
psy to the city. Tne committee had
expressed themselves as averse TO re-
porting on the ordinance providing for
| sgmen until the first issue had been
, settled. He favored non-concurreEee
> IN the action OF the Common Council
: for the present.
Mr.. J. T. Sweeney, chairman OF the
Joint committee, explained why the
committee had determined to delay &C
, ton 10 the matter, the main reason be-
ing the absence from the city OF the
: corporation attorney. He, too, thought
! | il better to wait. he, however, had al
, ways favored fagmen at the points
| 70 entioned in the ordinance.
q Mr.. Ballenger-"Suppose the loop is
. constructed by laying the square OF
D track on Prince street, would there be
, any need OF a fsgman at the inter-
, section of King and Royal streels2' He
moved to lay the ordinance on the
table.
Mr.. Sweeney said there was about as
much likelihood OF the loop being con-
( structed as of him flying. The COM
/ milteee had entirely ignored the rail
, way company's proposition, property
ogners being sverse 90 it.
Mr.. Ballenger-"S oppose there is 8
E change of opinion on the part OF prop
| erty.owners on Prince street,"
3 Mr.. Sweeney said there was no likli-
hood of change. The railway COM
pany was itself responsible for most Of
? the opposition to it. The original ordi.
s nance called for flsgman at Royal
q and Wilkes streets, but as DO penalty
! had been attached for failure to comply
4 with the terms of the ordinance the
company had taken advantage Of the
, omission and ignored the law alto
D | gether.
: Mr.. Ballenger said all thess facts had
a been brought out before the com mittee,
2 and 1t was unnecessary TO reproduce
!. them now.
. Mr.. Sweeney said he did not desire
4 to impose any hardships on the COM
psny; what he was urging would be for
q their benefit as well as that of the COM
: munity. 1t would be the means of pre-
!. venting accidents.
e Mr.. BalIenger saw no need OF flag
men at King and Royal or King and
j Washington streets. He had no OBJ
5 lection, however, to one at Royal and
Wilkes. He said that Mr.. Lawler, OF
the lower board, patron of the bill,