Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-05-22
City Council.


Sithstanding the inclemen. weather
which wss prevailing.
The ordinance allowing the S)ulhern
Railway Company to place a turnout
from the Henry street track into the
squsre bounded by Henry, Fsyetie,
Pendle;ou aod Wythe streets, received
from the Common Council May IA,
1909, and laid over, WIS passed
Mr.. Sweeney submitted the sppro-
pristiou bill as prepared by the finance
committee, and it was adopted. The
total amount OF appropriations is
1882 900.
Mr.. SweeDy, Of the finance commit
tee, to whom bad been referred a COM
munication of a. d. Brockett, chairman
Of the executive committee Of the
George Washington Monument Asso-
citation, asking an appropriation of $500
toward msking up the deficit in the ex-
penses OF the recent Homecoming Week
celebration, returned the same without
Masking any recommendation.
Mt. Sweeny said the committee had
been divided In the matter. The men,
bers listened to the statement of a
gentleman interested In the petition who
said that the celebration had been for
the benefit of the city of Alexandria. The
committee bad supposed at fret that
they had collected enough money to de-
fray all the expenses Of the celebration,
but as the original plans had been en-
larged upon, thus making the occasion
far more interesting and attracting q
much greater number of people TO our
city, the expenses had been materially
increased, and instead ofrequiring abou.
81, 700, IS had been supposed, it was
found that 81, 900 additional would be
needed. When this was realized, it was
too late to retrench. The committee
had endeavored to raise the deficit end
hsd 30 far realized about 81, 200 toward
it. The gentleman Mr.. Sweeny re-.
ferred to had Aho called attention to the
fact that the city WAS about to receive q
$40, 600 park; that Petersburg had made
a substantial appropriation to deiray the
expenses of q similar celebration which
the president attended, and that the COM
mittee was averse to making further
appeal to private citizens. The matter,
Mr.. Sgeeuy said, was now with Council
aud he hoped the Communication would
not be recommitled to the finance CON-
mittee.
Mr.. Msrbury favored recommittiDg
the communication in order that the
committee could submit report.
Mr.. Sweeney said it was up to the
Council as a body to say what disposi-
4ion should be made of the matter. The
finance committee two years ago had
presented a report on q petition for az
appropriation toward the Jamestown
Exposition. 1t was not adopted, but
later $500 was appropriated towards
advertising the city at the exposition.
Mr.. Marbury still insisted on recon-
hitting the communication.
Mr.. Hill said the members of the
finance committee individually we're not
averse TO the appropriation, and that
the matter had been fully discussed BY
them. He thought Council should
favorsbly consider the application, as ii
was only a matter of about FIVE cents on
each resident of this city. He spoke Of
the park which, he said, is about to b.
turned over to the city, and dwet upon
the benefits to be derived from it, snd
asserted that the fact that the president,
vice president, speaker of the House Of
Representatives and other heads of the
government visited Alexandria and
mingled With our people on the 9Oth
ultimo was certainly worth the amount
asked. The people, Mr.. Hill said,
would eventually get the money bscE
in The reception OF the park. 1t is
worth $500 now. the speaker said, to &c
on the eminence aud look at Washing
ton, Alexandra, the union depot, the
Potomac river, Hunting creek, &c.
The speaker ssid The $500 could be paid
eny time during the next five on six
months. 1t vas, he said, meritoriOus
petition.
Mr.. Field favored recommit.ing the
petition to the finance committee,
Mr.. BslleDger was opposed to recon-
mittiug the petition, as such a course
would throw the responsibility upon the
finance committee. Esch councilman,
he Thought, should be prepared to take
his medicine. He said he say by the
appropriation bill that the city contribn-
ted $500 to the Alexandra Hospital.
Mr.. Hill again urged the board to
appropriate the $500. 1t had been said
that some persone bad threa ened to get
ont an Injunction If Council appropriated
the sum asked for, but be wss satisfied
no one would have the temeriiy to do
auy such thing, IS the man who did 30
would be Ostracised ss are those who
refused to pay their quota toward put
ting down vitrifed brick roadwsys.
They would be run out of town, and
should be-.
After further discussion Mr.. Hill
introduced a resolution appropriaiiug
the sum asked for, or as much thereof
as may be necessary.
Mr.. Field moved that the resolution
be referred to the finance committee.
This motion was lost by vote Of
3 to 4.
The resolution was then adopted BY
the following vote: Ayes, Messrs. Hill,
Brill, Marbury, Balleuger, Field,
Sweeney aud MT. President-7. No, /,
Mr.. Summers.
The board subsequently adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
When Council came to order last
night the Chair stated the meeting had
been called at the request of the finance
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