Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-04-11
City Council.

ing of The City Council LIST night au'
% ST Of the business Was transacie
without debate. The official proce, d.
ings will be fund elsewhere.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
IL the absence OF President Sweeney,
Vice President Curtin presided.
The board incurred by unanimous
votes in The sction the Common COun-
Gil Oh oil papers ssnt in. Later the
members repair, Ia the chamber OF The
Common Counci, for the purpose oi
paricipalingin the election OF Superia
tendenl Of Gas, aud upon their return
adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The board met at s o'clock, thirteen
members being in their seats.
The board cOncurred with the Alder
men in directing n survey OF the city
property at Fishtown an I the plating
OF the buildings erected thereon, or con
tiguous thereto, with view of determ-
ing whether the city is paid reut for sll
its property there.
The committees on finance and public
property reported 10 favor of an APP
preparation of SO, 500 10 be dsed as
a bonus in exchanging the old Hydrau-
lion engine for a new La-France engine
worth 81, $50.
Mr.. Spinks doubted the propriely
of the expenditure at this time and sug-
gested that the money could be use ! to
better advantage in the construction ct
new house for the FIRE truck.
The report was agreed to, yeas, II;
nays, Mr.. Spinks.
The committees on finance and public
property were authorized TO advertise for
bids for the sale of the old Hydrsulion
engine house on Royal street.
Mr.. Edgar War6eld, jr., was autho-
rized to continue the grade of the side
walk alongside his new building on
King and Pitt streets. A majority OF
members of each board had agreed in
writing last week to allow this grade on
Pitt street.
Mr.. Harrison gave notice that he
would move al the next meeting OF the
board to go into an election of council
man from the 9rd ward vice DIR. I. b.
Cochran, resigned.
On motion of Mr.. Uhler IT was re-
solved that the Aldermen be invited ln-
to Joint Sc sion to elect Superintendent
of Gas.
The board then took recess to await
the coming Of the Aldermen.
The Aldermen returned the annual
tax bill amended by striking out the ex-
emption from taxation OF machinery em-
ployed in manufacturing.
II was suggested that as the exemption
WAS unconstitutional it would be well to
concur.
The Chair said taat it would be bad
policy to strike out this provision which
had been among the laws for many years,
Dir. Burke called attention to the fact
that New Orleans advertised to exempt
manufactures from taxation.
MIR. Bryan thought the Aldermen had
better have "let the bill alone rs 1t was
first passed bu! perhaps the best way
now would be 10 concur. "
The Chair,-"But would that be the
best way ~ ~,
Mr.. Harrison said it was all very we'll
before the Aldermen acted, but now that
they had doue so, the matter took Oh
new aspect. Any citizen could ap-
peal to the court aud have this exemp-
ton declared null and void.
The Chair. But no citizen would
do so.
Mr.. Burke said that nov we have a
good ferry and railway service to WASH
ington and no smoke Law, &c, there was
very good prospect that much OF the
manufacturing for Washington would be
done in Alexandria il no obstacle be
thrown in the way.
On motion of Mr. Bryan committee
of conference was ordered and Messrs.
Bryan and Burke we're appointed there
on.
A recess WAS taken to await the con-
ference report.
The committee returned aud reported
that the conference had recommended
that the Aldermen recede from their ac-
lion and concur 10 the bill as II passed
the Council.
JOINT SESSION.
The Aldermen entered the chamber
and Mr.. Curtin, vice president OF the
Board of Aldermen, announced that the
boards were convened jointly to elect a
Superintendent OF Gas.
Mr.. II. NJ. HantzniOn was unanimous
ly chosen by 10 votes.
The Joint convention then dissolved
aud the board adjourned.
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