Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-06-19

MIR. HILLS STATEMENT
Resolution Appropriating $4,000 From
License Receipts for School and
Truck Buildings Adopted.

At called meeting of the Board
of Aldermen last night the license
bill as reported by the finance COM
n.ittee and passed by the Common
Council last month was passed by the
following vote-Ayes, Messrs, Hill,
Ballenger, Ogden, Field, Summers
and President Marbury-6; noes,
Messrs. Brill and Fitzgerald This
action broke the deadlock which has
existed during the past three weeks.
The board was called to order
shortly after 8 o'clock, when Mr..
Hill said that he submitted the pro-
position under rule 20, which pro-
vides that, "any member of the ma
jority may move the reconsideration
of any question carried or lost, pro-
vided the motion be made not beyond
the meeting next after the decision
proposed to be reconsidered," and
this he had done, because it was ap-
parent that some persons were US
ing efforts to magnify and mislead
the people, as to the condition Of the
license law. He said he is a member
of the finance committee, but was
not present at the meeting at which
the license law was prepared. Of
course he recognized that his asso-
ciates on the committee had e'he
right, as well as the power, to please
themselves in its preparation, and
when they informed him that they
would not alter the rates on any
item he called on those engaged in
the liquor business and suggested
that all consent to raise of $50 this
year, and thereby evade any UNI
pleasantness. While a large num-
Der thought they were entitled to a
notice prior to paying state licenses,
yet they would not demur to the $50
increase. Knowing the disposition
of the Common Council in the mat
ter, Mr.. Hill said he made amend
ments to The law, placing the tax at
last years rate: hoping that "a confer
ence would result in compromise.
This had not followed. his efforts,
and he had since told those who are
not engaged in a business outlawed
by the general government the
Commonwealth of Virginia, or the
CITY of Alexandria, but recognized
and licensed under the laws of each
and conducted in majority of cases
by men as honorable, as charitable,
and who deport themselves as we'll
as others in other business pursuits,
that it would be best to accept the
ordinance as prepared by the finance
committee and passed by the Com
mon Council.
Mr. Hill said that not much would
be accomplished if those interested
resolve to be angry disputants
both mi and out of council, and fail
TO recognize that each should have its
dav in court. Certainly we should
remember that our city is to be leg
islated for by two and not by one of
either of it's branches
Mr. Hill then moved that the ac-
tion O fthe Board of Aldermen in
amending the license Jaw at it's
meeting ON Tuesday, June 10, 1913
be reconsidered and its action in
passing the ordinance be rescinded
This was adopted by the followins
vote: Ayes, Messrs. Hill, Ballen
ger, Ogden, Field, Summers and Mr.
Presidents.
Noes: Messrs. Brill and Fitzgerald
. !
Mr.. Hill moved that the ordinanc'
as: recommended by majority O
the finance committee and passed
bv. the Common Council be adopted
and that the action of the Common
Council be concurred in.
This was also adopted by tn
same vote, Messrs Brill and fitz
gerald voting no. -
Mr.. Hill subsequently introduced
resolution providing that $4,000 b
appropriated from receipts from
the license law for The purpose o
constituting a fund towards erect
ing a new public school building an
an improved truck house. This wa