Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-05-25
BOARD OF ALDERMEN

AT meeting OF the Board ul Aldermen, heid
on Tuesday evening, May 22d, 1860, there were
present,
Law. b. Taylor, esq President
Mcssrs. knzcr, Barton, Simpson, Bryan, and
Reid.
A communication from the National Quaran-
tine and Sanitary Convection, Boston, was re-
ccived and laid on the table.
A communication was received from the Mayor
relative to the following resolution adopted at
the last meeting:
Resolved, That the Mayor he authorized to remit
the fine recently imposed by him upon Rebecca
Gibbs, il he deems proper to do so.
MeSSrs. Armstrong and Cazcnove appeared and
took their seats.
Mr. Reid moved that the report of the Mayor
be accepted.
Mr.. Armstrong offered as II substitute that it be
referred to "a Special Committee.
Mr.. Cazcnovc moved that the communication be
laid upon the table, which was adopted.
On motion, the bill entitled IN act amending the
LIST and I'll sections of act i'll relation 10 licenses
and the taxes on the same, passed May 4th 1857,
laid on the table 9th August, was taken up.
Mr. C;lzenove moved that Committee Of Con
ference be appointed to confer the Disagree
mcnt of the two Boards upon the bill. Messrs.
Cazenove and Kin2cr were appointed on the part
Of this Board.
The Committee of Conference retired and re-
commended ;Lnt the Commission allowed for col
lcctng the tax on licences be | J per cent. rs pro-
vided in the bill. The report OF the Committee
of Conference was adopted. The bill w;ispaSsed
as amended.
\ petition was received from Mrs. Anna b. Will
son. Of GEORGETOWN relative to Il dover interest
she has in certain lots now held by the Corpora
tiun which WAS referred 10 the Committee on Gen
craI Law. with instructions to enquire into the
rights ri parties
4 COMMUNICATION was received from the City
Clcrl, u. the City Of Boston, rendering in behalf Of
the MAY" Of the said City, copy of the Laws aud
Ordinances of the City Of Boston, together with
other documents.
Whereupon the following resolution passed by
the Common Council, was received and their ac'
ton concurred in:
Resolved, That the copy of the Laws and Or
dinances Of the City Of Boston, with the accompa-
nyiur documents presented IL the City Council al
Alexandria, by his honor, +. ". Lincoln, jr., May
or of the City Of Boston, he, and the same are
hereby acceptcd--taat the thanks oil the CITY
Council be- and the same are hereby rendered Tor
the same, and that the Mayor of this City be re
quested communicate copy or THIS reso!u-
ton IT, the Ma,ur of the City of Boston.
communication recciv Il from Mr.. kinzcl,
rendering his resignation aS IL member oil TINS
Board, which was laid the table
Mr.. Simpson offered the following order:
Ordered That the fine imposed hebccca
Gibbs by rhe Mayor, be RENTED, which was lald
on the table.
On motion of Mr. Cazcno2c, Mr. kinzer was
uuested to withdraw his resignation, aud the
resignation was withdrawn.
The following orders passed by The Common
Council were received, and the action concurred
II:
Ordered That VIM. jenkins and others be per
united to erect iiag staff at the South East
intersection Of Royal and Cameron streets, under
the direction Of the Superintendent Police.
Ordprct that curhsiUncS he reset and the CUTTERS
paved with brick on the usual terms under the di
rcc;on OF the Superintendent of Police, in front
Of thc, property oil b. +. Price, Water street, j.
H. PARROT, Cameron street, i. II. jenkins. Joseph
Brolers and {. ". Ashby, Royal street, aud that
a lire plug be placed 1T the corner OF Wolfe anu
Pit streets opposite the Orphan Asylum.
Mr.. Simpson moved to take up the report of the
Committee on Public Property, and the annexed
resolutions. relative to repairing the enclosure OF
the Public Cemetery. passed by the Common Conn
ell laid on the table the 18th Of Aprll--ihe action
Of the Common Council concurrcd in.
A message was rccriyc cd from the Common Coun-
ell informing this Board that they did not concur
in their action on the oldcr granting Mr.. }. H.
M"Eciyh permission 10 lay waste pipe &c, and
asked :, Committee Of Conference. McSsrs. RIcd
and Cazcnoye were appointed on the part OF tAla
Board.
The following order passed by the Common
Council! was received, and referred to the Commit
tee on Streets:
Ordered That permission be granted j. ii. Nc
Weigh 70 lay II waste pipe from his premises on the
corner of Cameron street from said premises to
Pitt street under the supervision of the Superin-
tcadent of Police.
The Committee of Conference returned ard re-
com ,neutted the passage of the order granting Mr.
NcEeirh permission to lay down n waste plpc 6c
with the following amendment: the City Council
rcserying the right 10 require the said pipe to be
taken up at any time, the expense OF taking up
and restoring the pavement, to be borne ny said
McVcirh-the report OF the Committee OF Con-
ference was adopted.
A petition from Sir. John Ogden, asking per
mission to take down his wopden kitc!.cn and
erect another Of wood III it its place, granted by
the Common Council,
Mr.. Reid moved that the petition of Mr.. Ogden
be referred to Il Special Committee, consisting Of
Messrs. Simpson and Barton, which was lost.
Mr.. BRYAN moved that the action OF the Com
mon Council be coucurred in. which was adopted
by the following vote Mr.. Armstrong demanded
the ayes and noes: ayes, MeSsrS. hirz"r, Burton,
Simpson. BRYAN and CazGnovc; noes, Mcssrs.
Taylor, Armstrong, and hed
The following order passed by the Common
Council was received, ana their action concurred
in:
Orfered. That the Committee en General Laws
be instructed to enquire into the expectancy o!
bringing in :, bill providing for the removing FROM
the !an,ls OF the City Collectors, ali uncoilecied
bills at the time their term of office expires.
The Board then adjourned.
Tr.,r. c. POWELL. Clerk.
CHARLES :. GRISWOLD,