Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-15
CITY COUNCIL.


but the volume of business transacted
was about the average in bulk. The
finance and general laws committees
again reported the act amending an act
providing a penalty for selling intoxi-
eating liquors from II o'clock Saturday
night until II o'clock the succeeding
Sunday night, making the city law con-
form to that of the State. 1t was passed
by the Common Council by vote of 9
to 8. In the Board of Aldermen the
vote was unanimous.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Seven Aldermen were present and the
action of the Common Council was con-
Cured in on all papers sent in by unanl-
nous votes save the resolution looking to
an amendment to the charter of the Alex
andria Water Company making it COM
puisory upon that corporation to place
streets in the condition they find them
previous to opening the same. The
lower board had referred the resolution
to the Corporation Attorney. The Al
dermen non-concurred in their action,
upon motion of Mr.. w. II. Sweeney,
and referred the resolution to the COM
mittee on general laws and the Corpora
ton Attorney.
Mr.. Clark introduced a resolution APP
propriating f25 additional compensation
to G. II. Richards, Oyerseer of Outdoor
Poor. He urged that precedents had
been set on former occasions and that
Mr.. Richards deserved the extra amount,
he having discharged his duties faith
fully and been the means of saving the
city money by his judicious management
OF the affairs of the Office.
The resolution was referred to the
finance committee.
Mr.. Hill introduced a resolution re-
questing the Committee on Streets and
the City Engineer to report at the next
meeting of Council the cost of paving
the alley north of st. PauPs Church, on
Pitt street, under the 33d section of the
city charter.
The resolution was referred to the
committee OH sIIeeIs'
COMMON COUNCIL.
The board put on its spring clothing
and met at s o'clock instead of 1880 as
was the winter hour of assembling.
The clerk called the board to order
and in the absence of President Paff, Mr.
Uhler was called to the chair.
Capt. Bryan from the finance commit
tee reported favorably on the bill of H.
w. Wildt, $3.50 for taking care of the
town clock two months, and the bill was
ordered to be paid.
The same committee reported favor
ably the second time an ordinance for
bidding the sale of liquor from midnight
Saturday night to sunrise Monday morn
ing.
The question being on the passage of
the ordinance,
Mr.. Snowden moved to lay the bill on
the table. He said he did not like to
oppose the report of the finance, COM
mittee, but he saw no reason to follow
the State law when the State law was
out Of date. The general assembly was
now on a temperance crusade but he did
not wish the law to make more sins than
are in the decalogue does. This law comes
from the time when watches and
clocks were uncommon and time was
counted by the sun. 1t was absurd
to allow a man to sell a drink at
4 O. clock a. m. in summer and make it
penal for him to do so till 1880 o'clock
a. M, in winter.
Mr.. Bryan said that the only object of
this bill was to get fines which might
otherwise go to the State.
Mr.. Snowden asked if Mr.. Bryan did
not consider the State law needless and
oppressive.
Mr.. Bryan said that was true, and he
wished the State law was different, but
the city could not change a State law
and must make the best it could of exist
ing conditions.
Mr. Burke saw no other course than
to make the city law conform to that of
the State.
Mr.. -Snowden said all knew that the
State law was a dead letter, but if the
city re-enacted this foolish provision
into a city ordinance, the police would
be bound to enforce it.
Mr.. Bryan asked if the officials were
not as much bound to enforce the State
law as the city law.
After further discussion,
Mr.. Snowden's motion to lay on the
table was rejected.
The question then required on the bill
proposed and it was passed into an ordi-
nance, yeas 9, nays 9-Messrs. Snowden
Desmond and Leadbeater.
Thestreet committee reported in favor
of appropriating $l75 to build sewer
on Alfred street to the Friendship alley
and the report was agreed to.
Mr.. Clarence Moore was authorized
to make frame addition to his dwell
ling on the corner of Lee and Duke
streets.
Mr.. Desmond offered resolution APP
propriating $270 to lay cutters on each
side of Pitt street between Wilkes and
Gibbon streets; it was referred.
Superintendent of Outdoor Poor Rich
ards made application for donation of
$25; referred.
Mr.. +. ?. Russell asked that his
proposal to put up private light plant
and give the city certain advantages be
referred to the proper committee and
this was done.
Mr.. Leadbeater, by request, intro
duced resolution directing the Corpora
tion Attorney to prepare an amendment
to the charter ofthe Alexandria Water
Co., so as to require the company to