Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-12-16
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Tuesi y night.
ln the Board of Aldermen, a resolution
offered by MIR. Reid. for the appointment OF
committee to act in concert with a CON-
mittee appointed by the City Council OF
Washington, to petition Congress for the
construction NJ once, of q newand permanent
Bird !e over the Potomac river, stor near the
site Of the present L NJ Bridge, the same to
be used as Railroad bridge-was after dis
cussion, rejected by the following vote:
Ayes Messrs. Fowle, Reid, Lambert and
Smith,. Noes--Messrs. Taylor, Arm
strong, and Dsmpsey--3. 1t required a
majority of the whole Board to pass the reso-
luton
A resolution was adopted by both Boards
directing the Attorney for the Corporation,
to receive from the Alexandria Canal Com
pany the bonds of said Company for the debts
and interest due the City Council and that
on the receipt Of said bonds the Mayor be d.
rected to execute release TO the Canal Com
pany Of all debts aud evidences Of debt en-
braced 10 the bonds so received.
A resolution was also adopted by both
Boards, authorizing the Mayor. in behalf Ct
the City Council to execute the contract with
the American Coal Company, now IN pro-
esss. when said contrac. shall be submitted
to him 10y the Committee having the subject
in charge. The construction Of the cOnteui-
pls.cd wharf of the American Coal Con- pany,
was. after a discussion and the appointment
of committee of conference, on the subject,
by the two Boards, finally placed under tue
superntendsnco Of the Committee on Public
Property with provision requiring the
Committee to subu. the plan Of the work TO
Council.
The Auditor was ordered to issue his war
rant for the sum of S2S0.54, to pay for work
and repairs on the Po3r's House.
The following order passed by the Board
of Aliermeu was adopted by the Common
Council.
ordered, ths. the Mayor be and is hereby
diree5ed to execute three bonds OF the C!tg
Courci tor 5000 each. 10 favor OF n. Is.
Wells. PAYABLE IN six, twelve, end eighteen
months ircm the l2:h of November, 1853,
with interest from that date, said bonds TO be
used Tor the purchase OF lot Of ground for
merly owned by 5. 5. Masters Il Sn.
A considerable amount of other business OF
~ special general interest was transacted.
TUE LECTURE ca TUESDAY NIGnT.--The
fist of the course OF four lectures, before
the Alexandria Library Company, by the
Rev. f. Yates Reese, Of B fillmore, was de-
lyered on Tuesday night, at Sirepta Hall
The Hall, Notwithstanding the untayorable
state of the weather, was we'll filled, the la
dies forming large portion Of the audience.
The So ject was The Laureate OF England
and Alfred T5nnysou :" bat we would not
be so unjust 10 the stinguIshed lecturer,
his subject, or ourselves, as to attempt u
SYNOPSIS OF the feature. 1t was in truth, 4
feast Of reason" not often enjoyed, and DOT
soon to he forgotten The audieuce were
delighted, aud TX pressed their delight by ire
ouent applause. After suaci net but inter
e,iing account Of the origin of the Laureate
ship, the lecturer noticed briefly, the poets
who had been honored with the "Laurel
from Rare Ben Johnson" 10 Alfred Ienpy-
son. whom he culogize ID in the highest terms.
Dr.. Reese closed hl, lecture By reading IN a
beautiful and effective style, several seIec-
tons from the poems of Tennyson. The
room wa, very wa,m, which was complained
Of Nv the lecturer, who concluded hls re-
marks by bopirg that on his next visit to
Alexandria. ho would not meet with So "df"'
a reception.
SHOCKING DEATH A most distressing
dsa h occurred ii R:ppahanuock ctup;y a
day or two since. 4 little s,n OF MIR. john
T. CorGer, near Flint Hill, left the house with
a negro 90 drive some COWS to polnt not taI
di-tsut. In few minutes the negro return
"a ard stated that The little fellow, who va
about . years Of age, had Hci h'mSeJ TO
cows tail and had bsen badly ourt. The ia
Their proceeded 10 the spot, about nile IRON
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