Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-07-10
Resolution Appropriating $3.50 TO
Pay Legal Expenses of Council
men Hotly Fought.
CITY ATTORNEY IGNORED
Majority in Council Vote to Appro-
pirate City Funds to Employ An
ether Attorney.

City Council held q three hours
session last night which was attend
ed by all MEMBERS except Mr.. Yates
The committee on streets reported
favorable on the petition to remove
the pump in front of iii Prince
street, this caused somq discussion,
but the recommendation of the COM
mittec was finally adopted.
The committee on streets recon-
mcndcd the purchase Of new granite
curb for the two squares on Alfred
street between Duke and Wilkes at
, a cost of $71O, this was ordered done.
The committee on streets reported
eight ordinances for the curbing and
paving of Columbus street of the
eight squares from Queen to the COR
poration line. These were all pass
! ed.
I All Of the these provide for the
] laying OF broken stone road, with
1 filler, requires voluntary contribution
of $3.50 FROM the property holders on
each square and an appropriation of
.$l,3l0 from the city on each of these
isquares except the squares between
(. Princess to Pendeton where only $3.50
is appropriated for each square. Mr..
Leadbeater explained that on these
squares S foot cobble cutters have
Already bcenElaid his making the diff
srcncc in the cost.
}The committee on streets also rec
mmended that the sidewalk on the
s5uth side of Cameron from Pitt to
,oyal be laid under the 33rd section
Ct the city charter, and that sidewalk
Ol the east side Of Payne street from
Cameron to Queen be laid in the same
] manner, and that an alley running
from Patrick to Henry street between
Gibbon and Wilkes streets, be paved
under this section. Council directed
the committee on streets and the cor
poration attorney to prepare ncceS-
sary ordinances for this work.
Two-hundred dollars was appropri-
i ated for the purchase of horse for
the Poor House.
A recommendation from the mayor
that the sale of fireworks at retail be
prohibited in the city was referred to
the cimmittee on general laws.
Three-hundred and fifty dollars was
appropriated for an asphalt heating
kettle.
The two ordinances for the paving
Of North Columbus street from Mont
gnmery to First, and from First to
the corporation line, were returned
by the Board of Aldermen, they find
ing flaws in them. Council receded
from its former action and referred
them to the committee on streets.
4 resolution appropriating $3.50 to
defray expenses and employ J. X. NJ.
Norton as attorney to defend the suit
instituted by Mr.. Barrett against Mr..
Lambert was introduced by Mr.. Will
liams who said that council should ap-
propriate this money to uphold its own
action recently made. Mr.. Blrrell
I not think that council should take up
the burden of defending Or prosecuting
4 suit between individuals, that he
felt that council had no right to spend
! the tax payers money for the council
fees or the court expenses of any lndl-
4 vidual, and that if council was to de-
fend this one action they should de-
kfend them through the proper channel
Sthc corporation attorney, who is elect,
sed as the legal representative OF
council and said that, so far as he
\ knew, this was the first attempt that
had ever been made to absolutely ig
more the corporation attorney, and hs
y did not consider it right
Mr.. Smith called Mr.. Brumback t
the chair, and took the Toor, saying
that this was the most remarkabl,
resolution that he had seen in hi
four years service. The resolution cal
ed for the appropriation Of $3.50 of tn
tax payers money to defend Mr.. Lam
bert in a private suit instituted by Nh
Barrett against Mr. Lambert, and, fu
ther, ii was direct slap at the cor
poratio nattorney. He moved that
be referred to the committee on fin
ance and general laws.
Continued on page three).