Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-11-03
CITY COUNCIL.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
ALEXANDRIA, VA, November 2, 1865.


ALEXANDRIA, VA, November 2, 1863
tacaled meeting of the Board of Aldermen,
| held at their chamber this evening, there were
present, George Bryan, esq, President; Messrs
| Barton, Brcwis, Smith Uhler, Fleming ana
| Robertson
The President stated the object Of the meet
ing to be to appoint proxies to represent the
| Corporation in the meetings OF the stockho.de:s
of the Alexandria Water Company, the Manas
sas Gan Railroad Company, and the Orange y
| Alexandria Railroad Company, and appointed
the following proxies ,I,.
Alexandria Water Company, Messrs UhIor
and Smith
Robertson and Barton.
Orange & Alexandria Railroad Company,
Mcssrs. Uhler and Fleming. 49, ~
& communication was received from the
Mayor enclosing letter from breVeI H. Co'.
Moore A. c. ~. u. S. A, in regard TO the
purchase of the lire-plug and lead pipe at the
Soldiers Rest, which was referred TO the COM
mittee on Streets.
Petition of S. Dcaham received iron" the
Common Council, their action non concufrea
in, and amended so rs to read S6tO.
"A bill of the Alexandria Gazette was received
! from the Common Council, and by them order
ed to be paid, which was agreed to.
Sundry reports from the Committee on Claims
were received from the Common Council, ana
their action cOncurrCd in.
The report OF the Committee on Claims on
the petition Of John u PARROT was received
! from the Common Council and their action
cOncurred in.
a Joint resolution was received from the
Common Counci! appointing. SPECIAL Com
mittee to whom should be referred all petitions
for reduction Of assessment, which was not
agreed to by the board.
Resolutions Of the Common Council were re-
ceived in regard to the assessed value OF the
property Of }. and W. Arnold, Mrs Mary lay
.ln,- I1nrI "a
former action, and referring the same to spc-
cul committee, which was concurred H. ana
Messrs Barton and Uhlcr appointed on the
part Of this board.
, A resolution to open Patrick street. between
Duke and Wilkes! was received from the Com
A report of the City Assessors on the petition
of Jameson & Co., WAS received from the
Common Council and their action concurrcd in.
: A bill Of G. W. Alexander u Bro, was re
ceived from the Common Council, and by them
referred to the Committee on Claims, which
, reference was agreed to.
A report Of the Committee on Claims on the
petition of David Williams, WAS received from
the Common Council, and their action concur
red in.
T est s'''' JOHN j, JAMESON, Clerk
COMMON COUNCIL.
Atn called meeting of the Common Coun.
Gil of Alexandria, held Nov End, 1866, there
were present, ! S%oot esq.,. w PTejide lei
Brown, Clifford, Summers, Herbert Johnson,
Wilmer. BoOthe and Hough.
The President appointed the following proxies
OH the part of this board to represent the City
Council Of Alexandria, at the meetings and ad-
{ iourncd meetings Of the Stockholders of the
several companies to be held rs follows:
=, Alexandria Water Company, November 9TH,
Messrs. Lambert and Clifford
Manassas Gap Railroad Co Nov eth, Mcssrs.
r Markell and Brown.
Oranae and Alexandria Railroad Company
Nov. 22d, Messrs. Burke and Hough.
The resolution Of this Board reducing the RS.
sessments Of property Of j. and W. Arnold and
Mrs Julia a. Taylor, were returned by the
t Board Of Aldermen, amended. The Council
adhered to its action, and referred the resolution
to the special committee on assessments
A communication of the Mayor enclosing 4
letter from the Assistant Quartermastcr, q. S.
A., at Washington, relative to the fire plug and
pipe at the Soldiers Rest, was received flom
the Board Of Aldermen, and its reference to the
Committee on Streets cOncurred in.
The bill Of J. B. Alexander, surviving part
ncr of the firm Of G. w. Alexander & Co., for
goods furnished the Aims House, III 1861, was
, referred to the Committee on Claims.
: The petition of J. L. Hamesley Tor correc
ton Of Assessments, was referred to the Special
, Committee on Assessments
The petition Of the heirs of Reid Gross was
referred to the same committee
The Board of Aldermen returned the resolu-
ton of this board, passed October 20, appointing
: Joint special committee, to whom all petitions
for correcting assessments should be referred
not cOncurred H.
The resolutions reducing the assessments o!
: the property of ]. and W. Arnold and Mrs
Julia a Taylor, with the petition Of J. L.
Hamcsley, were referred to Especial committee
and Mcssrs. Wilmington and Markell appoint.
} cd on the part Of this board
Henry Helm appeared before the Council
!; asking the remission Of tax on bNg"telc Ia
BILE which WAS RENTED.
The Council then adjourned.
, Teste. THOS NJ. WHITE. Clerk
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