Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-10-26

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Tuesday evening, October 23d, 1861 there were
| present,
! Law B. Taylor, esq, President
Messrs. Barton Simpson, Armstrong, and Rcid
The Committee on Claims reported III favor o
! the payment % b. l.. Smooss bill for legal servl
| The same Committee, to whom was referred the
/ petition Of tho Rev. JAS }. Gardner, recommend
ed the remission of his capitaton tax but reported
| adversely to the remainder OF his petition
Tn. reports of the Committee on Claims were
adopted.
| The Committee were discharged from further
consideration of the tax bill of Mr.. Aquila Lock
wood.
The Committee on Streets reported upon the
order directing enquiry into the cost OF paving
Fairfax street, between Queen and Princess streets
which was adopted.
IN. Committee on Public Property, reported a
bill entitled an Act to amend an Act--enttled ali
Act-rcducing into one and amending the several
Acts for the regulation Of the market, for the ad
iustment Of Weights and Measures, for regulating
the weight of broad and 10 prevent forcstalilng,
was receivcd-the bill had its first and second read
ine-the bill was read Il third tms--put on It's
passage and passed.
Mr.. Reid offered the following resolution which
was adopted:
Resolved That the Committee on Finance do
the amount offunded debt of the city to mature in
lS6l--the condition Of the Sinking Fund of the
CORPORATION and the most iudicious mode OF pro-
yiding for that ndcbtcdncss--adopted.
The Committee Of Finance and Salaries, report
ed that Mr.. JOS. Brodcls who was elected by the
City Council on the 25lh Of September TO the OF
flee oi City Surveyor, has declined accepting the
Office and giving bond rs required by law-adopt-
ed By the Common Counci! and their action con-
CURED in.
The following order passed by the Common
Council. WAS received AMI their action concuIrcd
in
Resolved, That the Committee on General Laws
be ins lructcd To enquire into The cXpeGiency OF re-
pculing and amending the Law: in reference 10 the
office Of City Surveyor, and report TO the CITY
Council by bill Or otherwise.
The following resolution passed hy the Common
Council, was received and their ACTION concurrcd
IN:
Resolved, That twu members of each Board ol
the City Council he appointed 10 represent the in
tereSt Of the City Council Of Alcxandria in the
general annual meeting ot the Stockholders oi the
Orange and Alexandra Railroad Company to be
held on the 22d Of November, and the general an
nual meeting of the Manassas Gap Railroad Com
pamy to be held the 18th ot November.
The following :ncmbers were appointed on the
part al this Board:
Msssrs KiHAer and Barton for the meeting OF
the Orange and Alexandria Railroad Go.
Messrs. Bran and Simpson for the meeting OF
the Manassas Gap Railroad Co.
The special committee 10 whom was referred
the report of the Superintendent of Police, made
majority and minority reports, which were togeth-
cr with the following order, passed as a substitute
10y the Common Council:
Ordered That the Superintendent ot Police be
directed 10 notify the Orange and Alexandria Rail
road Company that no car will be permitted to be
loaded or uu0a,ied on Union street, north ot
Duke. after the ISt dny Of January, isol.
| pun motion, the whole subject was laid on the
table.
Mr. Reid ot!crc. the following resolution which
was adopted:
Resolved, That the Cvmnttcc an General Laws
do examine the Charter Of this city and report to
the City Council whether i'll their Judgment any
amendments thereto are required for the promotion
OF The Interests of the city.
The Committee on the Poor 10 whom was refer
red the application ~ the Trustees OF the Poor, re-
ported the following order:
Ordered That tho Auditor issue his warrant III
favor of The Trustees oi the Poor for the sum OF
three hundred and thirty one dollars aud twenty
cents t" ic applied to the payment OF the bills m
c.ulcd in the application ot said Trustees.
Adopted by the Common Council, and their ac-
ton concurrca in.
! message. was received from the Common C"un-
ell informing this Board thai they had amended
the report at the Committee on Claims, on - l..
Smoor'S bill, by addition OF the following order:
Ordered That the Auditor issue hlS warrant III
favor Of b. l.. Smoul t"r twenty dollar and ht;y
cents. amount Of his bill for legal services.
in. action Of the Common Council concurrcd III.
The following resolution passed by the Common
Council was received and their action coGcurrcd
in:
Resolved, That a committee Of two from each