Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-02-28
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

Al meeting Of the Board Of Aldermen, held
February 18th. l,5a. there were present.
Law. i. Taylor. esq. President.
M,..r.. Armstrong, Lambert, Reid, Bryan,
Fowlc and Smith.
Mr. Reid moved that the rule prohibiting tho
CITY Council from acting upon any other business
except that for which the meeting was called, he
SUSPENDED for the present session.
The Committee on Finance presented a report
showing the Receipts and Expenditures of the Cor
porati0n for the year ending March LIST, 1859.
which was read and ordered In he printed.
4 netition WAS received from sundry citizens,
asking for fla gging footway across Prince. on the
west side of Patrick street. which was referred 10
the Committee ON Streets
-, reoue,t wa. received from the Common Coun-
ell. that the Board would loan them the bill enti-
tied ..An Act concerning the Gas Works. which
was laid on the table at the last meeting of the
Board
Mr.. Reid moved to take up said BILL motion
lost.
rcport from the Committee on Light showing
the Reccpt. and Expenditures for the past year.
also the present condition Of the Gas Works, which
was ordered to be printed in the usual form.
The bill of Geo W. Brent. esd, Attorney of the
| Corporation was received from the Common Coun-
ell. and its reference 10 the Committee on Claims
concurred in.
wa, referred, reported the following order, which
was passed by the Board viz:
Ordered. That the Superintendent of Police lay
down suitable tagging footway across Prince, on
the west side Of Patrick street.
The Committee on Claims made report upon
IN, several subjects referred to them, and reported
the following orders. VIZ:
I.t. Ordered. That the Auditor issue his war
rant in fuvor of Geo W. Brent for 1918 in full for
/ l.-,I ia Epbruary DIST 1852
md. Ordered That the License Tax charged to
the Misses Thurston be RENTED, and that the Au-
ditor return Ia them such sum as shall appear 10
have been paid by them account of the same
Srd That the Auditor issue his warrant in favor
of Harrison Bradley for $50, for remission OF tax
improperly assessed to- and paid by him, in 1897.
4tb. Ordered That the Auditor issue his war
rant in favor Of 5. ii. De, aughn, Captain Of the
Mount Vernon Guards, for $40, in full of services
us patrol. ordered by the Mayor Of the city, III
1876.
All of which report passed by the Board,
EXCEPT the last order, which not cOncurrcd IN.
The following order received from the Com
mon Council and concurred in, viz
Ordered, That the Attorney of the Corporation
be- and ne is hereby instructed to take the bonds
of the Alexandria Canal Co., for their indebtedness
due the CITY Council payable l. months after date;
said bonds to be dated on the lst day of Scptem-
Dor, 1888.
A petition was received from John I. Ballenger,
and others praying the Council to abate nuisance,
occasioncd 10y the gas tar, from the Gas Works,
running into the docks at the Fish Wharf, which
was referred to the Committee on Light, with in
structionS TO abato the nuisance.
The report of the Committee Streets, in rela-
ton 10 rcpavng King street, which was laid on
the table at the last meeting of the Board. was
allied up. read. and, on motion. laid on the table.
Upon motion. the vote upon the Salary bill was
reconsidrrcd and put upon lis second reading.
Upon motion, the bill was then put upon lis pas
sage and roncurred in received from the Com
mon Council.
The following order received from the Com
mon Council. and r0ncurred in, viz:
Ordered, That the Auditor issue his warrant for
$500 in favor Of the Alexandria Canal Company.
on the day of -. il being understood that the
Company is to give their note at months for the
amount with interest which is to be included in
the deed of trust To he given 10y the Alexandra
Canal Company to the City Council; provided.
however. that the Alexandria Canal Company shall
first execute the bonds for their Indebtedness to the
CITY Council. and when approved by the Attorney
Of the Corporation. the Auditor shall issue his war
rant for the above amount
Mr.. Reid offered the following resolutions, winch
were passed 10y the Board. yN:
1T. Resolved That the thanks Of this Board
he hereby rendered to the President thereof. for
the able and impartial manner in which the duties
of the Chair have been performed
2u,l Resolved. That this Board do hereby rN-
press their entire satisfaction with the manner III
which the duties of the Clerk of this Board have
been discharged during the year just ended.
The Board then adjourned.
Tsstc: = }. MCCORMICK, Clerk.