Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-12-27
10 CA i N e VS.

Raker. Neale, -DyS0H,-~NAO0Fe, Law, -VOWlng,
Garvood, Arnold, Evans, Jameson, Portner
and Moran. z==
Tn the absence Of the Clerk, Mr.. J amieson
vas chosen Clerk, pro TEN. $: .sz
Mr. Neale from the. Committee on Claims,
made report adverse to- the claim OF Mr. j.
G. hewitt, it appearing. that the property for
phich remuneration is asked was taken
possession of by G. B. Shirley, while member
If the committee on Public Property and sold
Nv him, on his own responsibility, aud in oppo-s
s;tion to the expressed wishes Of the other
members Of the committee. For these reasons
the committee decline to assume the payment
Of the claim,
Mr.. Mckenzie thought that Mr. Shirley must
have had some instructions from the committee
and that if so, the Council was bound BY his
action as a member Of the committee.
Mr. Nea}e stated that Shirley had acted on
his own authority aud without any Instructions
Mr Arnold opposed endorsing Shirley
course. If he acted Without aul hority, he, (NIr
A. was opposed to making the corporation
lose. .&
4 note was read fro Mr.. Harmon, then a
member Of Council and Of the committee on
which Shirley was, denying that Shirley had
apy authority whatever to sell the property
named, and stating that be was requested not
to sell it.
Mr.. Mckenzie did not suppose that the
amount for which Mr.. hewitt had a claim on
the corporation was more than $40 or $50 and
that Shirley ought to be made to pay that up.
The report of the committee was then adopted
TIE Committee on Claims reported adverse.
/ " to the petition Of Mrs. J. W. Lindsey for
remission of taxes for the years 1861, 3 4 5,
which report was adopted.
Mr.. Massey reported'thatinc conjunction with
the Mayor he had presented the papers. in ref
erepce to the destruction Of the City Fire Ap-
I paratus, to Col. Lee of the =. S. Quarlermas-
er's Department here, but that that ONCE, dld
not consider them sufficient to make 5000
claim on his department., while they might pc
against the Government; but that he would
forward the application for decentralization to
the Ouartermaster General. Mr.. NJ. then in
IN the case be referred to the Attorney OF the
CORPORATION, with instructions to that officer to
q uepare an argument to be submitted to the
0uartermaster- which resolution was adopted.
q Mr. Baker, from the Committee on the Fire
Department., submitted communication from
q Vim. Jefries, of Nantucket, enclosing estimates
3 for Steam Fire Engine-a number 3 costs
$4,000 and a number 4, $500. Also report
q recommending that the committee be author
d led to purchase from the U. S. Government
q the Steam Fire Engine at present IN use here
With 100 feet of hose, &C., for S., 500; also an
q Engine from Jeffries; further that Paid Fire
q Department be organized at oi.ce, and for its
q maintainance that a special tax be levied.
q Mr.. Jameson addressed the Council In favor
d ia Paid Fire Department, and adduced evl:-
q lence from the reports OF the Fire Marshas OF
q New York and Baltimore, to prove It's econo-
q N.Y. and thought that the people WOULD be VIII
a ling to pay a Special tax for this purpose; but
d 10 get at It in the right way, he thought bll
q for the organization Of such a-Department, hx-
d Ing the nav. &C., should be reported by the
q Vommittee on General Laws.
q Mr. Mckenzie wanted to know how the mon
q y was to be raised to purchase these Enslnes'
d twas well enough to have them and easy. tor
a members to sit here and pass appropriations,
but unless they put the money into the Treas
81 uy it won t be there and you can t buy the
81 Engines. He would like some arrangement
D made with Col. Lee by which the, Engine
q a9v here could be procured on Or months
m aeait, by which time some arrangement .could
ii be made ter paying for7it. 1t was very easy
a newspaper editors to write squ1bs: bout the
town burning to a crisp and all that sof5 OF
Thing, but he would like them to devise means