Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-12-09

he referred 10 the hWOubt W ANPAtol
being invested here by outside parties
and laid it gss The duty OF council 10
encourage them. He said the matter Of
$500 vas a mere pitiauce and woul
perhaps Lea to thousaads OF dollsEi
being spent by others. Those who
owned lots in the proposed park, be said
were Alexaudrisns aud taxpayers anc
the appropriation would be helping oul
own people. he wanted to know VIA
va, the constitution among friends, aoy'
way.
After remarks pro and con By othel
members the report Of the committee re
comendipg the appropriation was ADOPT
ed by vote Of ayes, II; noes, 3.
Mr.. Evans offered a resolution in
atructiug the committee on light t
erect fai lamp at the corner OF Dakt
and Patrick streets. la connection witt
this he ,aid it was very dark at tina
point and that several holdups had &C.
Cured near that intersection.
The resolution was referred 10 tbs
committee on light.
Mr.. Msrshsll offered resolution tC
appropriate 800 to repsint aud other
wise improve the rooms Of the city en-
gineer and the commissioner OF revenue
aud asked for its immediate considera
ton. The resolution was passed unsn-
imously.
A resolution appropriations Sc, 00C
10 extend what is known as the PeyIor
street sewer north from King street un-
der West street to Cameron street, snd
thence eastward until the appropriation
Is exhausted, was referred 10 the COM
NIT ees on streets aud finsnce.
Mr.. Burke introduced az ordinance
to repeal section OF chapter 10 of tue
city laws relating to public health. he
said that his reasons for offering he ord
nance was tbst the power of TIE board
of health should be curtailed. Under
the present law they bad unlimited
power and, if they 50 desired, could
build aud stock hospital. He had no
feeling, he said, sgaiust the hath Off
Ger or the bosrd, bot be averred thsl
they could under existing law spend the
city's money as they saw e. and that
Council VAS pogerless TO prevent 1t.
Mr. Smith said he kueW nothing OIL
the trouble between Council and the
board OF health, but he thought the body
was acting hastily. He said he would
like to see the matter referred TO com.
mittee.
MIR. Burke said he could see no dam
age which could result from the immedi.
ate passage Of the ordinance.
Mr.. Smith said that it was rather
hs.ty seton to repeal 10 five minutes s
law which had been on the statute books
35 years; be did not oppose the repeal
however.
The ordinance was passed By vote Of
ayes 19, noes none,
The semi.sDnusl report of Clerk o.
Gas, John B Waller, was read and re
csiyed az will be seen 10 the official pro
cesdings.
Several petitions a1d resolutions which
elected no debate we're passed.
A resolution coming from the Alder
men as adopted that when Council ad
jouru it be to meet the second Tuesday
in January.
The matter of the payment Of TAI
bills icr supplies, etc., ID qrarau
tined persons which were contracted
after Council by resolution had directs {
that no more such bills should be paid
came in from the Aldermen.
The finance and general laws commit
ZEE had reported ia favor OF he psymeu
of some OF these bills, stating that the
city attorney held that the city was re-
sponsible for them and the report had
been adopted by the Aldermen.
The action Of the Aldermen was con-
CURED 10, but later, after the chair had
said ho wished the ma ter bad gone over
Mr.. L,a1btater moved a reconsi dela
ton.
This brought about debate, some o
the members holding lba as the com
miitee aud city attorney had decided il
favor oil the bills they had best be paiC
at once.
Toe chair stated It was his wish Il at
even lhOugh the commftse and corpo
ration attorney had agreed that the ciy
wss responsible for these bills, the matt
could be laid over, rs there were Othel
such bills to come ia later He said be
would like 10 further consider the mattel
aud while be would csst no reflection on
the health officer or board OF health, he
was of the opinion thatan Inquiry ioto
the liability Of the city a'ter the resolu-
ton Of July IA wou d do no harm. The
resolution set forth that after July Ia
Council would not from that date pa
obligations contracted on account Ct The
epidemic called "smallpOx." Ia spite Of
tais ths hta th officer had contracted these
debts, setting Council at defines, Ht
said that there was no use for Council iC
pass laws il they we're to be hayranlly
violated.
Mr.. Uhler said that he agreed with
the chair hat it was aagrsnt violation
OF the resolution OF Council, bu! that this
matter had beeu referred to a COMMITTEES
with instructions to get toe adVcs OF she
corporation a.torneJ; said committee
bad obtained this advice which was to
the effect that the city vas responsible
under existing statutes for the debts in-
CURED by the Board of Health, He re-
mindsd the chair that simple rssolu-
ton could not rspesl an ordinance AID
his reasons for voting to adopt the re-
port we're based in the fact that 1t was
the best the body could do.
Remarks were exchanged between the
members as to the charges made in
several items, Mr. Lssdbeater and
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