Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-09-30
BOARD OF n.

At i meeting OF the Board OF Aiutiu'ei''" e'u
September 18th, 1873, there were present.
Law. B Taylor, esq President.
Messrs. Reid, Bryan, Armstrong, Smith, Lam
bert, and Dempsey
The Comm!;rer Oh Claims, to whom were re-
ier:ed sandry petitions, &c, made the ioiIo"i"S
reports:
Upon the petition Of Schoolherr \ Bro, for a
reduction OF assessment u! her annual SAFE
committee reported adverse!y-reP'rt adopted
Upon tae bill OF Thomas VI. Iionroe, Tor ie'
gal services the committee reported Adversely
report adopted.
Upon the petition of Robert |. Edelin,, the
committee reported the following ORDER, WHICH
was adopted. VIZ:
Ordered. That the Auditor issue his warrant
upOu the City Treasurer, for the sum oil T@'oV'
benz. the tax refunded, OF over assessment OF
property on Pitt street
lAe hlL. OF Francis keey-s for rent OF room,
!oI holding election, was reduced from Ss 10
81, and ordered 10 be paid.
The same committee recommended the pas
sage OF the following order, which was adopted,
VIZ:
Ordered, That the Auditor Issue his warrant
on the Treasurer, IL favor John r. Latham, Tor
the sum OF b5.iS. winch was collected from
hIm Improperly, throu.h the error OF the Asses
s0rs in taxing mis- income.
\ report wa. received from Nh. Robertson,
to whom he subject was referred, IN relation 10
the bend ior the rent OF the Fish Whar!, Tor tie
spring OF lS57-report adopted.
4 uIli against t4e Corporation, together win
u petition Tor the paYmCnt thereof, vas received
from Samuel Beach, aud referred to the Commit
tee o" Claims
~ :,.., - W., T. R.rg,ll.
wa, received rom the Common Council, and lis
reference 10 the Committee Oh Finance, CON
CurreG IN.
The resignation OF T.. s.. Robertson, esI., a
member OF this RoaTj, from me Fourth ward,
Wa p~rrssmt=! ana accepted.
i communication was received through the
Common Council, rom me Branch OF the Far
mers' Bank of Virginia. winch was reIel.ed by
SAID BODY 20 the Alexandria Canal Co.
Mr.. Reid moved "a II substitute, that the com
muuiCatipn be referred 10 the Auditor with IN
s.Iug;.uus 10 report the facts IN the case.
y COMMUNICATION was received through Ia"
Common Council. ilom the resident OF the Al.
eXanarIa Water Company, accompanied 10y the
following resolution, passed by sand Council,
wnicn was c0nCuTIed IN, VIZ:
Resolved. lna' d committee be appointed 10
NOIltl " III tuF w GU N'ii''hhN - ~ ~ l''l'-
location OF i Fire Plug. III the laird Ward and
that lac resolution passed on the 22d o! June,
he resented. and that sad committee be au-
thOrlI-d 20 order tke work done, oh agreeing as
TO location, with the Watcr Company-reierred
TO the Committee Oh Fire Department.
On motion OF tlr. Reid, 1t was
Resolved, That an election be held at the
house on the Northwest corner OF Prince ana
,T,r.y sfr..,c ~, -I,. EnrrrD IA aTt nj his cry.
on Gaursiay. the 18th day OF October next, ir
a member OF tnis Board. 10 supply the vacancy
occdslomtd by tire resignation OF /. b. Robert
son. esq. cne OF the members from said Ward.
ana that Messrs. l. Buckingham, William \.
Berkeley AID VIM. W. Harper, ce hereby APP.
pointed Commissioners TO superintend said eiec'
ton.
a petition from sundry properly-holders on
kI#g street, Tor the paving OF sand street was
received and referred 20 the Committee on
Streets. wirh instructions 10 report al estimate
OF tue probable cost.
The following order was received from Ihe
Common Council, and concurred III, w:
Whereas, the Common Counci! having de-
clared the late election tor a member OF ,oun-
c:l tor the Second Ward, to I'LL the vacancy oc-
casioned by the resignation OF John Howell
esq. Illegal and void, Theodore
Ordered. That an election be held al The
Council Chamber, OH Thursday. the 18th OF oc'
rober next, 20 III the SAID vacancy, and that
birssrs. John !. Baiienger, Wn. \. Brown, ana
Joan L Evans, be- commissioners 10 hoii said
election.
The President appointed Mr. Dempsey one OF
the proxies IL the meeting OF tae STOCKHOLDERS
OF the Manassas Gap Railroad Company, III