Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-02-22
LOCAL MS.

\ bert, Armstrong, bryan, helu ana f0Wie.-
| Tie President being absent. MIR. Reid was
| elected President pro TEN.
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read and approved.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Armstrong
at the last meeting, Constructing the Com
missioners of Election how to construe their
oaths of Office" was taken up, and explain
! ed, and enforced at length by the mover in
reply to some objections of Mr.. Bryan, and
the ayes any noes being taken thereon it was
rejected by the following vote, aye, Mr..
| Armstrong; noes, Messrs. Fowle, Bryan,
Barton, and Reid, 5.
The bill of George W. Brent, Attorney Of
the Corporation, for local services, and IN APP
plication of Rev. ID. Francis Sprigg, for the
remission of q tax, were received and referred
to the Committee on Claims; and the petition
of the Alexandria Flour Mill Company for
an alteration in their lease 50 rs to permit
the use of the Pioneer Mills for any other
manufacturing purposes, was read and re-
ferred to the Committee ON Public Property.
The application of the Alexandria Libra
ry Company. for the free use of gas in the
Library Room was received, and referred to
the Committee on Light
The Board concurred in the order Of the
Common Council, appropriating so for the
further support of the Soup House.
Mr.. Armstrong from the Committee on
Claims, made The following reports, viz:
On the application Of George Washing
ton, Tor remission ol tax on slaves fayora-
bly,
On that of I. L. Hoffman, lor remission
of tax on bonds ayurably.
On that OF Charles H. liooA, for remission
Of tax on bonds -Iavorably
On that Of UIam W. Barker for remission
Of tax on slave -iayurabIy
On that Of L. II. Miller for remission 81
paving tax iayorably, having been errone-
ousy assessed which reports were adopted.
Also in favor Of renting i tax on bonds
enormously charged to Asher W. Gray,
which report was adopted.
The "Act amending an act, prohibiting the
erection OF wooden buildings, referred BY
this Board to the Committee on General Laws,
was returned from the lower Board with an
amendment, whereupon Mr.. Fowle moved to
adhere to the former action Of this Board.
He. though member OF the Committee from
which this bill purported to have emanated,
had never seen it before. lie had been
soundly rated in the newspapers Tor signing
document read NJ the last meeting. lie
had examined that report, and wa willing ~
stand by IT, but he was not wiling 70 BE-
held responsible for matter he had not cx-
amined Mr.. Reid said that he, also was 4
member of the same Committee, but had
never seen the BILL Mr.. Fowle's motion
was then adopted
The lower Board having refused to concur
in the action Of this Board on the claim oi the
Mount Vernon Guards, Nlessrs. Bryan and
Fowle were appointed Committee ofCon-
ference aud reported after consultation,
in favor of concuring III the action OF tho
lower Board, which report was adopted.
The Board concurrcd III the reference ot
the order directing fire plug e be placed
on the S. L. Corner Of Fairfax aud Wilkes
Streets Adjourned.
COMMON CouNcIL-James ;. llallowell,
President pro tenn presiding.
The bill prohibiting the erection 81 wooden
buildings within certain limits, was recon
sidercd, and 80 amended As 10 require tie
assent Of the Mayor and City Council q
the erection Of such buildings, and passed
as amended.
Fifty dollars were appropriated t. detray
the expenses Of the Soup House
Mr. SmooL introduced i resolution, nquH-
ing into the expedicncy Of requiring The
numbers u carts 10 be placed on one u the
standards, IS well Is on the side u the cart.
lie explained that the carts y! the town
were not II uniform width, and that by
changing standards the cord marks q one
oar, pirht lie used Tor another, and thus