Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-11-14

CITY COUNCIL.
z OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
BOARD OF ALDERMEG

BOARD OF ALDERMEs. /.
A1ExAsDR1A Va, November -, leG0. q
Alta called meeting of the Board of Aldermen,
h cid at their chamber this evening, there Weie
present, George Bryan, esq, President hcSS'S'
Barton, Gwin, Smith Uhler and FLEMING n
A report from the proxies attending 1ns NV
inps of the Manassas Gap Railroad company
was received and adopted. :. M,
a communication was received from the My
or IN regard to wood for the poor. which WAS
referred to the Committee on the to0r a.
A communication from Joseph Mclean, onc II
ing tolease lot at hsn town loT ny Seal;a'
s5o nerannum, was referred to the CohllDlItee
IN PnhIic Property, with power to negotiate.
. a rasoI,Ition was received from the Common
Connc;i referring to a special committee the Pc
tition az the heirs Of Reid Cross, which Was
sconcurred in, and Messrs: barton ana uhler up.
pointed on the part OF this board: -,
8 a report ofthe special c9lnmlttce on me pc
tiLions of W and j. Arnold and others, was re-
ce:yed from the Common Council and lhelf nc
.tlon concurred IN. ,a @1.a. -. >
A communication from the Superinten denI 81
Police was received from tho Common Couhch
and their action concurred III. ~. IN a..
81 A report Of the Clerk of the ronncil on tnc
petition Of H. Bradley for trustees OF IotolllilGi
Lodge, was received from the Common Couhc'l
and their action concurred IN. 81 T. aa
A communication from the Mayor was re-
ceiyed from the Common CouncH ana reiefI'"
agreed to- and Messrs. Fleming and uh!cr APP
pointed on the part of this board.
l. A resolution referring the communicative 81
Joseph Mclean to the Committee on IuDiic
Property, WAS rcccigcd from the Common
Council by them amended by striking out
with power to negotiate" and was agreed to.
The petition Of Eli Petty was received from
the Common Council, and their action con
Cured in. -g -,
The petition of George Albrand was received
from the Common Council and their action con-
Cured in. | -. | q r. 40. - '..'
Z On motion of Mr.. Smith it was ordered that
the sum of 500 be appropriated outof any fund
in the Treasury not otherwise approprlated, To
open Patrick street, between Duke and Wilkes,
said sum to be expended under the control OF
the Superintendent of Police, and IN no event
| to exceed the sum appropriated.
A communication Of B. Z. Price, member ei
| Andrew Jackson Lodge; was received from the
| Common Council and their action conquered IN
A petition of VIM. Wolfe was received from
| the Common Council and their action concur
| red in. =. -ii 80 -. -,
| from the Common Council and their action con
| Cured in.
A petition of the Friendship Fire Company
| was received from the Common Council ant
their action concurred i'll, ~ -.
| The Board then adjourned. . .-.
Tcste. JOHN J. JAMESON, Clerk
| J. j.&a-. il - 3. COMMON COUNCIL.
! at a regular meeting of the Common Cuun
ell of Alexandria, held Nov. l4th, 1866 Their
were present, j. b. Smoot, esq, President
MesSrs Markell, Lambert, Brown, Wilmington
Herbert, johnson, Wilmer, BooLhe and Sum
| ncrS. . ..-. ...... ... ........ - ~. ..
The Committee on Streets were discharge
from the consideration of the communication 0
! Assistant Quartcrmaster Moore.
The Clerk made report on the petition o
II. Bradley for the Trustees of Potomac Lodge
and the prayer Of the petitioner was granted.
- The Special Committee on Assessments report
ed the following assessment on the property o
j. and w. Arnold, King and Royal stS ST. Q
Mrs Julia a. Taylor, Duke street. $500; j. i
Hamersloy, S1GC0; which was adopted. .
3 communication of the Mayor, prcierrin:
charges against James F. Walsh, Superntend
cnt Of Night Watch, and asking for the appoint
ment Of Special Committee to investigate tn
same, was receive agreed TO-, and Messrs
Summers and Brown appointed on the part o
| this board.
... A communication of the Superintendent o
| Police, relativeto the tunnel on Henry street
was referred to the Committee on Streets.
The resolution adopted on the petition Of tn
| heirs of Reid Cross, was reconsldered, and re
ferred to Special Committee Mcssrs Market
| and Wilmington.
| the purchase Of wood for the poor was received
from the Board Of Aldermen, and its reference
| to the Committee on the Poor concurred in.
The report Of the proxies who attended In,
meeting of the Manassas Cap Railroad Company
was received from the Board Of Aldermen anC
accepted. E-t.. .E
The application of Joseph Mclean to lens'
lot at the fish wharf received from th'
| Board of Aldermen, they having referred it Il
the Committee on Public Property, with powc
| tonegotiate. &. 81 '.. - r.
On motion OF Mr.. Wilmer the words will
| o@n'I, ,-4,,
| reference COncurred IN. .. ... ...
| Eli Petty appeared before the Council asking
to be relieved Of a tax on n ten-pin alley, which
! was granted. ... -.. ......... ... '...-.....
A petition Of Willis Henderson, in relation t.
Garth on Patrick ST., south Of Duke, was laid or
the table. e. ...s....
The petition George Albrand, for permission
to erect small frame building on Patrick St.
| between Prince and Duke streets, WAS granted
The petition Of Theodore iced, for correction
Of assessment, was referred to the Committed OF
Claims. n....... ...
A communication Of B. +. Price, Master, An
drew jackson Lodge, was referred TO the Com
mittee on Public Property. ...
The following was received from the Board Q
Aldermen, and adopted ....
Ordered, That the sum Of one hundred dollars
be appropriated out ofany fund il heTrea.ury t
open Patrick street for travel between Duke
and Wilkes streets to beexpended under the Su
perntendcnt Of Police, and in no event to OK
coed the amount appropriated.
The Council then adjourned.
Teste THOS. Nj. WHITE Clerk
COMMISSIONER SALE OF LAND
" BY virtue Of a decree Of the Circuit Court
for Fairfax county, in the suit of John Il. Bron.