Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-10-21
IN COMMON COUNCIL,
October II, 1919

The committee appointed on the subject Ut
the legality of the order for graveling Gem.
merce-street, passed on the FIRST OF the pre-.
sent month, reported thereon, and submitted
the following. order, which was rejected ~
yeas and nays.
Ordered, That the sum of two hundred doio
lars be appropriated to be expended under the
direction of a committee of Council, IN graz
Yelling SO much of the high way usually call.
ed commensurate, as is within the corpo.
ration, and the amount charged to the general
tund; and that the order passed on the first
instant, for expanding two hundred dollars III
graveling Commercc-street, be and is hereby
repealed
.fyes-Messrs. Lee, Hoffman, Newton Ans
derson and MarstelIer ~
Nays-Messrs. Butcher, Fleming, Long. (
don, Rhodes, Harper, Grid, Vowel, Cohaeen,
Muncaster, and M'Guire.
The following resolution was moved and
seconded; and on the final question carried by
ayes and nays:
Resotved, That the order passed on the
first OF October, for gravehng Commences
street, be rescinded.
.4yes-Messrs. M'Guire, Hoffman, Rhodes,
Harper, Grid, Vowel, Marsteller Butcher
and Cohagen.
Mays-Messrs. Fleming, Longden, Lee
Newton and Anderson
Ordered, That the Superintendent Of Pc.
lice do proceed to pave Commerce-strect,
from the end OF the present pavement on tho
same, to the east side of West-street, and that
the intersection of Prince-street be charged to
the third ward, and that the side stones be of
falls stone.
The following order was then moved and
seconded, and upon the final question negas
tived by ayes and nays:
Ordered, That the Superintendent of Pc.
lice do repair, in substantial manner with
gravel, the upper end Of Commerce-stfeet,
SO as not to go beyond the limits of the Cora
poration, the same being nuisance, and that
the expense thereof be charged to the gene.
raj fund.
.dyes-Messrs. Lee, Hoffman, Newton, An,
derson and Vowel. (
Nays-Messrs. M'Guire, Fleming, Long~;
den, Rhodes, Harper, Grid, Butcher, Coha4
gen.
The following order was moved s second.
ed
Ordered, That the Superintendent of Pa.
lice do repair Duke-street, from the CORPORA.
ton line to Patrick-street, and that he be at
liberty to go to the expense of two hundred
dollars, provided the same shall be advanced
by any individual; and that the Coeacil will
refund the same SO advanced out 81 the funds
OF the fourth ward, in the year l8la-upon
which the following amendment was moved
and seconded:
" And that the sum of one hundred dollatA
be appropriated upon the like terms, for tho
purpose of repairing Commerce st. from thei
end OF the pavement ordered to be made ia
the corporation line, to be returned in t,yu.
years - which amendment was lost by yeas
and nays as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Lee, Hoffman, Newton and
Anderson.
Nays-Messrs. MsGuire, Fleming; Long.
den, Rhodes, Harper, Grid, VowelJ Butch.
er, Cohagen.
The question was then taken on the oripi.
nal order and lost by yeas and nays as fol.
lows /:
Yeas-Messrs. Hoffman, Rhodes, Harper,
Grid, VowelL Butcher, Cohagen.
Nays-Messrs. MGuire, Fleming, Ice,
Newton, Anderson.
Ordered, That the clerk of the market hava
the fences round the market house & horsa
yard repaired
Extract from the minutes,
Teste,
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