Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-27

tONhE0 RcDCIdl luou iOt shde pun Poe0s
Mr. Birrell said it sppesred ttst those
who could best afford to pay for improV-
ments were the stumbling blocks in the
msrsh Of progress.
The report OF the committee was
adopted.
Al this junction Mr.. Evans suggested
thst if losd OF cinders gas dumped at
the iuterst ction OF Patrick and GibbOn
sr'es u fill up hole thtrs he would
make the chairman of the street COM
mittee a present, for It surely needed it.
A resolution that Orouoco street be re-
surfsced from Pitt TO st. Asaph was re-
committed to the committee on street,
A letter from DR.. 8. B. Moore was
read in regard ID 4 ttsnographic report
of the cor jner's jury in the matter Of
the drowning of Stanley ID. Posey,
caused by the sinking of the steamer
Trenton on May Sd. The iDquts. was
held May II and May 10, and the cost
Of the report was $22 so due Mr.. Frank
G.. Grimes.
Mr.. spinks said he did not know any
thing about this matter, but thought ii
ought ID 90 to committee and 1t was
referred to the commit ee on finance.
A resolution of Mr.. Spinks to have
cutters piped at The Intersections OF
Prince and Commerce and Duke and
Payne street was referred 10 the COM
mittse on streets.
The ordinance passed by the Alder
men at the last meeting for imposing
aud collet ting taxes on p'rsous, prop
erly, incomes, etc, within the city for
the year commencing the lst Of June,
1908, and ending on the Slst of May,
1909, was read the third time and passed
or snimonsly--ayes, IA; noes, none. The
ordinance is the same as tltt oflast year.
The annual appropriation bill passed
By the Aldermen was read the third time
aud laid over under the rules.
A resolution approprit ting $500 to
grade and gravel and lay cobble cutters
on Queen street, from Henry to Faye t.,
was referred u the committee on streets.
A petition of Chief Pettey to reshin-
gle property on north Royal street was
agreed to, having been previously pissed
by the Board OF Aldermen.
The claim of Richsrd Gibson and the
Fidelity Insurance 90. for damages re-
sultiug from FIRE hose wagon smashing
window of complainant, came from the
Board OF Aldermen with reco@menda-
ion that It be not paid, which action
was concuired 10.
A petition of Braxtou Smith 10 oper.
ate moving pictures In Schuler's Hall
without conforming to city ordinances il
regard ~ fire escapes, etc, and pTomis'
Ing If continued till fall the building
regulations would be carried out strictly,
came up.
Mr.. Leadbest,r objected to the pro
cedure and said it should 90 to the
proper committee. He said that be al
ways maintained that these propositions
wtrj matters for consideration and thu
committees of Council were the proper
pal ties ID look into them.
Mr.. 5pinks said he did not want
pr0long discussion; ever siuce he coult
remember Schuler's Hall had been tn
scene Of public gatherings Of all descrip
tons. He did not see any immedls!,
danger II few more entertainments wtr,
held 10 the hall. The building ws
only Two stories high, easy Of exit at
be could see DO .sson, especially In TIL
summer season, when the sttsndsnc
| would naturally be small, for imposing
upon the lessees restrictions which the.
would be unable TO comply with.
Mr.. LeaGbeater still insisted that th
laws should be complied With and SHOULD
be no respecter of persons.
The chair said be would not vote fol
such measure under ordinary circum
stances, but as this was a request for tn,
suspension OF Law for brief season
and &C there was no dauger--the build
ing being perfectly ssfe--be would volt
to grant the petition, With tho under
stInding that as soOn as the weather be
came cool and the crowds increased b.
would insist that the building regulation
bett'ictly complied With.
Mr.. Williams said this building was
and for long time had been, used 10
public gatherings and that this was al
experiment Of Mr.. Smiths, who wante(
to get lease on the property, and /
such was the case the building reguls-
tioDs would be complied With.
Mr.. Evans was OF the same opinion o
the speakers who preceded him. He dit
not think the grand jury had condemned
schuler's building aud hoped the petition
would be granted.
Mr. Helmuth did not think thst tn,
grand jury had ever mentioned th
Schiller building in their investlgb tons
This brought Mr. Strauss, who was
member of the grand jury which investi
gated the public buildings, to his fet t
he said the jury did inspect schuler'
Hall and report upon 1t.
The petition was granted.
The license law fer the fiscal yea
coming in from the Aldermen was thel
read, and when the section 10 regard /
the saloon license was reached
Mr.. LeadbeatGr moved to amend b.
making the license $3.50 instead Of 500
He gave his reasons for such motion
citing the increase in the tax In the cit!
OF LynchbUrg and other places. Til
expensts of the city, he said, had in
creased by Wit 10 of the proposed cree
ton OF new school building and none!
was needed itf sewers, streets, etc
He maintained that licenses we're yer,
low here as compared with other cities IL
the wealth, aud that the ex
pense Of the impr .vements shoult
be partly borne by the increased tax OF
the saloons.
| Mr.. SpiDks said he had dslicscy il
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