Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-04-15
IN COmmON COUNCIL.

At a meeting OF the Common Council OF
Alexandria, held april 18th, 1855, there were
present,
Mr.. J. H. Mcyegh, President.
Messrs. Markell, Knzar, Alexander, Eastlack,
Stansbury, Smith, Dorsey, Jameson, Summers,
! Nails. and j. B. Smoot
Mr. Mckenzie member elect from the First
Ward appeared in the Chamber, and was duly
qualified, the President OF the Board admins
| terlug 10 him the oath OF Office
A petition was received from F. w. Kinche-
! loe. asking 10 be relieved from portion OF his
| liability to the City Council Dis the security OF
| w T. Allen, which was referred TO the Finance
! Committee.
| The specia! committee, TO whom was refer
| red the ''act TO prevent the unlawful assembling
at, or in, the Engine Houses reported back an
! amended act with the same title, which had It's
; first and second reading, when. on notion the
| 23d rule was suspended, and the act was read
the third time and passed.
Notice was received from the Board OF Alder
men OF tae passage OF this act, with an amend
ment, which amendment was concurred in
The following resolution from the Board of
| Aldermen was coucuTed III.
| Reso'rsi That the Committee on the Fire De-
partlnen;, DO take into consideration the late act
!
| Marshas,r and report at an early day upon the
expediency OF adopting for this city the prcv.
slons OF tbe bald act.
An accoun; Of W. H Devaughn for Cupping
| and Leechng the poor, was received, and refer.
red to the Committee on Claims.
A communication was received from the
Board OF Ov-sseers OF the Poor, and referred 10
| the Committee on the Poor.
=, lair IN yNh h.
iect was referred, reported the following order,
which was concurTeI IN, VIZ
Ordered, That the Auditor issue his warrant
in favor Of Samuel \. ChipIey, for nlnety.two
dollars and seveuty-fve cents, IN full OF mis-
claim.
The Committee on the Fire Department, to
whom was referred the application OF the Chief
Engineer of the Fire Department, reported IN
favor OF giving 10 the Relief Fire Company one
| hundred and fty feet OF Hose, 10 the Star Fire
Company fifty Iee and 10 the Friendship Fire
Company four hundred and twenty-five feet; also
in favor OF an appropriation OF 5000 for the
Hydrauion Fire Company tor the purpose OF
purchasing Hose Carriage, which report was
Concurred IN.
San act 10 repeal portion Of the second sec
ton of the act IN relation 10 the bonds OF the
officers of the Corporation vas received from
the Board OF Aldermen, and read the first and
second times and hen on motion, the 23d rule
eas suspended. when the act was read the third
| time and passed
Information was communicated 10 the Board
! OF Aldermen OF the readiness OF this Board TO
meet lniolnt meeting the said Board, Tor the
! purpose OF filing the offices vacant at the ad
louTnment OF the last joint meeting, and, also,
to complete the order OF the last meeting OF the
City Council in relation TO the Offices made va
cant by the failure to give bond OF certain OH.
GERS recently elected and inviting the said
Board into this Board tor the purpose.
The members OF the Board OF Aldermen en-
tered the Chant er when the election was pre-
ceeded with.
Edward W. Davis, Joseph Padgett, and r. n
Warder were duly elected Police Constables
Capt. Ebenezer Bacon, Harbor Master and
John P Emerson, Inspector of Beef and Pork
The Joint meeting was then dissolved
On motion. II was
Resolved That committee Of two members
from each Board be appointed, to represent the