Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-09-30
IN COUNCIL.

At a meeting OF the common ouIcIl o. AZ
exandra, held September ., le5o, there were
present
Mi ]. IL. NcYeiga, President.
Mr.ars. Markell, M,k"lze, q. II. Smoot,
Alexander. E.as'!dck, Dorsey, Jameson, sm!t",
J. 3. >mo"t, and ummers
communication was received from the
Brarca Farmers Bank Of Virginia, in reference
to note !ue from Cmnl Company on Lrst ol
February next. wuicn MAS referred ~ the Alex
and.ia Canal Company.
IN. committee 10 ~hcm the sui. cCt @! tn"
contested election IN the Second Ward was re-
lcrieG. submitted a report, recommending thai
H., seat O. James :. Hallowell br declared va
cam and thai a new ~eit ction be ordered. he
pos; adopted.
! communication WAS received from ". {.
Rsyro!G,, and rtlenrt 10 he finance Com
mitise.
4 communication was received from the
President OF The .hi,xauGII4 Water 'ou"any,
which vas read. aui luercupon the following
resolution vas Offered. which was referred to
the Committee on Fire department, VIZ
Resolved. That d Committee be appointed 10
corl.r with the Water Company, on Inc proper
location o. a Fire Plug, in he Third ward, and
that the resolution passed OIL To" ga '"ht d"
Ir.ciu!ed. and tuat SAD COMMITTEE be "u'h"r'
ned To- orter me work done, II agreeing as to
location w.;h Ihe Wat'r Company.
AN act 10 amend the act regulating tue
Market. and Tor assessment OF weights AID
measures" was received from the Board OF Al
dermen. and referred to a special committee
consisting OF MessTs Summers and Alexander,
o Ithls Board.
The following order from the Board OF Alder
men. vas concuTred III. VIZ.
Ordered, That the Auditor Issue his warrant
| on the Treasurer. in favor OF John +. Latham
Tor the sum Of ~ -, which was collected from
him IN properly. through The error OF tue asses
sorS in taXILg MS income.
Resolved Ina, an election be h-ld al the
mouse on the north west corner OF fThcs ara
Alfred STREETS. in the Fourth " ard OF this city
Of THURSDAY 'he thirteenth day Of October, Tor
a upmprr OF the Board oil Aldermen, 10 supply
the vacancy ucCds on-d Dy the resignation OF l.
3 Robertson esq. yae VI tne members rom hd'"
Ward. and tnat isaac Buckingham, " ". b=I"'
lev. and Vim W Harper. be appointed Com
missioner. 10 supeIiLieu! tae SAID election.
Resolved. That ;wO members oI each board
be appointed at tue present merl1'g, a proxies
OF the CIV Council, 10 represent III" STOCK % 'h'
CIV. IN The Middle Turnpike Company ""i me
Manassas Gap and Orange ana Alexandra mail,
road CompduI"s. III tue approaching annual
: meeting OF the stockholders OF tie SAID toiHpa'
mes.
Proxies on the part OF these companies are
as follows. VIZ:
Middle Turnpike Co~mpeny-MessT'' inon'e'
Smith and JAMES Dempsey, OF board oil Alder
msr: and N.ssr-. q. Il. Market! and n {. Dor
sev. OF thls board.
Manassas Gap Railroad Company MessTs.
James Dempsey and George Bryan. OF b"@id OF
; Aldermen: and MessTs. J. +. Smith and }. b
Saou'. o. TINS branch.
Orange and Alexandria Railroad Company
Mrssrs. B.. H. Lambert and l. b. Taylor, OF
Board OF Aldermen: Mes>rs George II. smoot
and A. ". EastlacK, OF Common Council
Notice Was received from the Board OF Alder
men. that the reference OF this board OF ta'
communicated Of the Farmers Bank, wal
amended by referring the same to the Auditor
with instructions 10 report the facts--"hich
reference was concurIed IN.
A communication was received from Samue
Beach. which was referred to the oil
Claims.
The Committee on Claims, to whom had oeei