The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-15


in the chair; A. G. Harmon, clerk pro tenn;
Messrs. Jameson, Wiley and Bell. sra S.
Mr.. lacey appeared at later hour.
Council resolution authorizing the COM
mittee on public property to rent the city
property at the foot of Duke street and the
Fish Wharf was concurred in, after some in
quiry as to the object for which it was in
tended.
Council order directing the Auditor to is
sue his warrant in payment of certain bills
was also concurred in.
Mr.. Jameson introduced resolution d.
recting the Auditor to issue an order in ia
u vor of G. s. Hallowell, chairman of the Fl
y nance Committee, on the Treasurer of the
Corporation, the Branch Exchange Bank of
j Virginia, for S., 805 in due bills of the Cor.
poration, said committee to burn said bills,
in the presence of the Mayor, and to file the
i usual certificate of that fact.
Mr.. Jameson explained that this was the
amount received from the various accounting
officers.
q Mr.. Wiley thought that that fact should
appear. He proposed to amend by adding
q paragraph reciting that these notes had
been paid into the treasury by Messrs. Field
and Avery.
Mr.. Jameson would not consent to the
alteration-these notes had been paid in, not
only by the collectors had come from
the market-master and the measurer of wood,
weigher of hay, and others.
Mr.. Wiley withdrew his amendment, and
the resolution was agreed to.
No further business appearing, the Board
adjourned.
Council.-In the absence of the President,
S. F. Beach was called to the chair.
An order in favor of James G. Carlin, H.
Baker, w. N. Berkeley, and others, for sup
plies to the Aims House, was read and con.
Cured in.
Mr.. Shirley, from the Committee on Pub
lilo Property, reported that they had exam
ined into the condition of the real estate Of
the city. They found that the time for rent
ing the Fish Wharf was approaching; that
the property at the foot Of Duke street had
been rented to Joseph G. hewitt for the col
lection Of MARRIAGES. Mr.. hewitt was not
in town, but there remained some property
in the house-horse feed, guano, patent
safes. &c. The feed was claimed by MIR. s.
o. Baggett, who had been selling it, under
what authority he did not know.
Mr.. Sidebottom supposed if the goods
were removed to another house, storage equal
to the rent would have to be paid.
Mr.. Taylor thought the goods ought TO be
sold. sseapae
Mr.. Beach believed there was no necessity
for sale. If other parties could establish
their right to the goods, Of course the city
could not take them.
Mr.. Hallowell made several inquiries in
relation to the matter.
Mr.. Arnold thought that Council need
take no action in the matter. Mr.. Baggett
was selling the horse feed and paying note
of Mr.. hewitt. He hoped the matter would
be passed over.
A resolution was nnally ADOPTED authorl-
ring the committee on public property to
rent Fish Wharf and the property at the
foot of Duke street.
Aldermen's resolution authorizing the f.
nance committee to burn all the Corporation
notes in the city treasury, came up for con
sideration.
Mr.. Hallowell said that this was the first
offering which the new Council would make
to the creditors Of the city-it was that much
diminution Of the city debt.
The order was agreed to, and, no further
business appearing, the Board adjourned.
FIRE The country residence of w. G..
Cazenove, ESQ.,, about three miles Of this city,
was destroyed by fire on Sunday night last.
The fire is believed to have been accidental.
The building was used as an hospital for the
Morgan u. ST. artillery. All the inmates
were saved, but some medicines and bed
clothing were destroyed.
Steamer Champion, from Aspinwall,
brings to New York $685., 900 in treasure.
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