Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-03-15
Common Council.

Ara meeting Of the persons elected TO serve
he Common Council for the ensuing year,
:, tbe council chamber, on Saturday the 18th
l,v Of March, 1920.
p,esent-Messrs. Vowel, Rhodes, Grid,
pabinson. Longden, Bryan, Ramsay, Man
GsviIle. Keene. Smith, Swift, Neale, Janney,
mae, Simms, Veltch.
'iV an balloting for president of the coun-
i James H. Hooe, Esq was reelected,
w NO after taking the oath of office prescribed
- law, before Newton Keene, Esq. a JUS
" Of the Peace, administered the same to
'Se members present.
~ On balloting for a Clerk and Auditor,
Thompson was unanimously 80 elected.
On balloting for Messenger TO Coun-
i James Campbell was unanimously re-
ordered, That the rules and regulations
ogibe last Council be adopted, as the rules
,ai regu. ations OF the present.
The following order was moved and Sc
ended Ordered, That the. Council do now
D',ocsed 10 fix the salary OF the Mayor.
The ayes aud noes being called for, were
;. ALLOWS Ayes-Alessrs. keene, Swift,
vaudeville, Ramsay, Longden, Vowel,
Gyd Rhodes, Robinson, Hooe, 10. Noes.
Slpssrs. Janney, Simms, Veitch, Smith,
Neale, Bryan, ..
On the question for allowing the Mayor
5OdOlarS, the ayes and noes were as tol-
Ayes, Mr.. smith,.
Noes, .Nessls. Janney, Simms, Veitch,
Nsale. Keene, Swift, Vaudeville, Ramsay,
Brysn, Longden, Vowel, Grid, Rhodes,
Robmsnn, Hooe--15.--Lost.
On the question fer allowing the Mayor
500 dollars, the ayes and noes being called
Sr, were as follows Ayes, Messrs. Swift,
Neae, Smith, Veitch, Simms. Janney, Hooe,
Noes, Messrs. Robinson, Rhodes, Grid,
yUwell, Longden, Bryan Ramsay, Mande-
nile, Keene, 9.-lost.
On the question for allowing the Mayor
DO dollars, the ayes and noes being called
or, were as follows Ayes, Messrs. Janney,
Smms, Veitch, Smith, keene, Neale, Swift,
Ramsay Hooe,-9. Noes, Messrs. Man
teyie, Bryan, Longden, Vowel, Gird,
Rhodes, Robinson, Carried.
On ballo,ing fora Mayor, Jacob Hoffman,
ESQ was reelected.
hesored, That Messrs. Vowel, Lcngden,
Neale and Janney, be committee TO en-
cuire into the expediency OF carrying into
effect the order OF council OF the last year,
directing the treasurer TO charge an interest
on the balances due from the several Wards
10 the General Fund.
Ordered, That Messrs. Ramsay, Grid and
Swift be committee to attend 10 rentingou
The Fish Wharf
Jacob Hoffman, Esq the Mayor elect, APP
2eared in Council, and resigned his office
Ordered, That the bond OF John H, Phil
lips, collector of the southern district, for the
year 1919, be cancelled, and new bond
hken for the balances uncollected.
Ordered, That Messrs. Keene, Vowel.
Vaudeville, and Simms, be committee to
report bills for raising revenue for the year
1890. and tor fixing the salaries OF the OH
GERS Of the corporation.
Ordered, That Messrs. Neale, Rhodes and
Veitch be committee 10 revise The ihsolvent
list, and return such as they consider not IN
solvent, TO the collectors,
0riersd, That MeSsrs. Vowel, Longden,
aud NeaIe, be committee 10 call on the ex-
ecutors OF Jacob Wisemiller, late clerk OF the
market, for an account of The monies receiy-
ed by him, from the butchers and outside
stalls rented during the year 1919, and settle
the same. Extract from the Minutes
Teste |. P. THOMPSON, c. G.