Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-07-09

ing he and Mr.. Leadbeater had given
the balance of the committee no.
tice that they would make minority
report. He said that he had this mi
nority report and asked permission
to read it.
Mr.. Harrison moved that this per-
mission be given.
Mr.. Birrell moved as a substitute
for this that Council direct the whole
committee to make report at the
next meeting.
After some discussion, during
which Capt. Bryan said that 1T was
the intention of the committee to
make report at the NEXT meeting,
and that if this Tas not done ne
would vote to take the matter from
the committee. Mr.. Birrelps substi-
itute was adopted.
A resolution increasing the salary
of the City Engineer from $1,000 to
$4,000 was sent to the finance COM
mittee.
A request of the school board that
the salary of Supt Sweeney be rails
ed from $1,000 to s1,40O was sent to
the committee on finance and schools.
A resolution appropriating $3.50 for
the purchase of a street sweeper was
passed.
A resolution appropriating 5000 for
laying a sewer on Washington ST.,
between Gibbon and Franklin, was
passed.
An ordinance requiring fire proof
roofs on all new buildings within
the fire limits was read The second
and third times, and passed, ayes, IA,
noes, /. Mr.. Spinks opposing it's
passage.
"A ,sazresalution directing dhe commit
tee o1 ssffife: and public propedty TO
advertise Tor bids for new truck
,house Mas passed.
'ThesaIiermen sent i'll resolution,
passed at the last meeting, approprIss
ating $50 for printing certai1@5Ssctit:y Ma it:
reports in the newspapers: This was
accompanied by the Mayors veto
which had been sustained ms the
Board of Aldermen by a'yote of 5.
To /. After the clerk had read the
Mayors veto, Mr.. Brunback made
a lengthy Statement from the chair,
in which he said that his error in
declaring this resolution passed had
been rectifed as he had directed the
clerk to change the minutes of the
meeting, that the Mayor was clearly
wrong in vetoing this as it had not
been properly passed and so could not
be vetoed, and that if some member
would move to reconsider he would
entertain the motion.
Several of the members wished to
know from whcih side this motion
to reconsider would have to come
from those voting for or against the
resolution.
The chair did not seem to be at all
certain about this, and did not COM
nit himself.
Mr.. Smith thought that the min
utes had been changed to show son'e-
thing that did not happen in order
shat the veto of the Mayor might be
laid aside and no attention paid to
it. He did not believe that was right
and objected to the proceeding.
Mr.. Spinks thought that If the
chair could declare a measure pass
ed one night and at the next meeting
have the minutes change dto show
that t.. did not pass and not allow
council an expression of its wishes
that the members of the body might
as well 60 home and let the PreSl-
dent rule without any regard to the
rules or laws governing Council.
Mr.. Burke thought 1T strange that
after all the discussion of this vote
at the last meeting and the extreme
" positive decision of the chalr,that
the minutes should be so changed as
to show the reverse of what the
chair actually did decide. :
Mr.. Birrell agreed with the pre-
vious speaker that the minutes, un-
der no condition, should be falsltied
During all this time the President
was sustaining one side of the de-
bate without leaving the chair, and
several objections were made to this
particularly by Mr.. Spinks, who
thought that if the president desired
to engage in debate he should come
on THE floor in order that he should
have no advantage over the men,
bers.
Mr.. Marshall moved to concur in
the action of the Board of Aldermen
:, sustaining the veto of the Mayor,