Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-03-18

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l,str;ous and enterprising community.
While they lament the general misior-
,a,e. they sympatize especially with the in
d;eept classes of the population, who at an
;ocIement season in embarrassing times have
sosp deprived of shelter and subsistence
Under this feeling they have forwarded the
amount of the subscription in shape which
NAV administer to them The most ready and
necessary relief.
take pleasure in adding that the owners
# the ship Fair Trader, (of Captain
Fletcher is one) having contributed in COM
mon with their fellow townsmen, have lent
their further add by undertaking TO convey
ous fourth of the -four freight free.
Very respectfully yours.
JACOB HOFFMAN, Mayor.
lc.ty of sauannah. Police Office, March /.
Sir,
have had the honor to receive your
letter Of the 18th ut. enclosing bill of la.
ding for Two hundred barrels of super6ne
-Four 10 be distributed amongst the sufferers
BY the late melancholy conAagration.
The feeling which has prompted our fell
low citizens and brethren of Alexandria to
send our distressed people this species OF
contribution impresses upon it character of
Affection and generosity which is not, and
never can be lost sir, upon the hearts of our
grateful inhabitants.
The hand of affection has pressed heavily
upon US, but we are beginning 10 rebuild up
On The ruins Of our once fine city, and trust
IN God that The revolution ola lew years will
restore il toits former beautiful appearance,
and we be enabled by return Of prosperi-
" to reciprocate the kindness of our beneyo-
lent countrymen.
Offer to the citizens of ALEXANDRIA the af-
tctionate respects of our sufferers, accept
them for yourself sir, and receive from me
assurances Of esteem and high consideration.
T.W. P. CHARLUTON, Mayor.
Honorable Jacob Hoffman,
Mayor Of Alexandria.
Ordered, that SO much of.the communca-
ton of the Mayor. as relates 70 the bill now
before Congress, to divide the District into
three counties, be referred to the Mayor, the
President of Council, and Messrs. Hugh
Smith, Phneas 1anney, Christopher Neale,
Joseph Vaudeville, Robert /. Taylor, Fran.
els Peyton, Jonah Thompson, and Nathaniel
Waitles, with Instructions to draft memo
ralt congress 10 be laid before town meet
ings 10 be convened by the Mayor.
The following order was moved and Sc
conded for that purpose
Ordered, Thatshe proceedings relative to
the salary ofthe Mayor, be and the same are
hereby recinded.
The ayes and hayes being called for, we're
as follow
Ayes, Messrs Janney, Simms, Vietch,
Smith, Neale, Swift, Bryan. z.
Noes, Messrs. Keene, Vaudeville, Ram
ay, Longden, Vowel, Grid, Rhodes, Robin
son, Hooe. 9.
On ballotiog for Mayor, Jacob Hoffman,
esq, was duly elected.
A communication from Reuben Johnson,
President of the Poor House, relative TO the
Dspensary, was received and read, and or
dered 10 lie on the table.
Ordered, That the subject of the Dispen-
ay establishment be referred to .Nessrs.
'cwell, Janney, and SimIns, and that they
report by bill or otherwise.
Jacob Hoffman, esq the Mayor elect, ap-
Peared, and had the oath of Office admins
tered to him by Newton Keene, esq, a JUS
ice OF the peace, in the presence of the
council.
Ordered, That .Messrs. Vaudeville, jan
ney, AND Swift, be committee 10 call upon
Benjamin c Wood, collector for the year
- for statement of his accounts, and
hat the said committee do put the bond OF
Benz. c. Wood in force, against him and
bis securities, unless he make such settle
nent on or before the 3lsi day OF the pre-
sent month.
On balloting for Trustees of the Poor
House, Reuben Johnson, Guy Atkinson. Ed
hund !, Lee, and Amos Alexander, were du-
y elected.
Ordered, That the Mayor be and he is
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