Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-10-24

Was adopted by the Board:
On all sums paid prior to lst December 40
per cent; on all sums paid prior to 1T January,
| 60 per cent; on and after that date 20 per cent.
Sundry reports OF the Committee on Claims,
| were received from the Common Council, and
| their action concurrcd in
On motion Of Mr.. Ubier, the Board rccedc(l
from its action in regard to the rate Of discount.
4 resolution from the Common Council was
received, fixing the rate Of discount, and their
| action cOncurrcd ~.
| A resolution from the Common Council, re-
ducng the assessment Of J. and W. Arnold,
Was amended so Il: to read 5l7, 800; also, q rcso-
! luton to reduce tic assessment Of Mrs. Mary
| Taylor was amended so rs to read 22IUl
| The Board then adjourned.
'Hc.te. JOHN }. JAMESON, ClcrA
COMMON COUNCIL.
At Il regular meeting OF the Common Coun-
Gil Of Alexandria, hcld October 23rd, 1866, there
were present, J. B. SinOot, esq. President
| Mcssrs Brent, Burke. Markell, Lambert, Whit
tinston, Brown, Clifford, Azhby, Summers and
| Hough.
The committed to whom was referred the com
munication Of &. T. Wilmington. made Il re-
port, with the following resolution, which was
| adopted:
Resolved, That George 7. Whiting ton be re-
quired to refund to the City Council Of AlcXan-
| dria the sum Of 500 80, with interest thereon
from the 9th day Of February, 1851 being the
amount drawn by him iro'E the Corporation.
Tie Committee on Streets reported III favor
| of granting the petition OF +. Robinson, which
was adopted.
The Committee on General Laws, on !hc mes
sage of the Mayor made report recommend
ing the removal Of 5. n. iplcy-Iost-yens s,
| noes ,.
The same committee reported the following,
Resolved That the Mayor and Auditor exc
cute to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Com
| puny Il receipt for the ten thousand dollar bonds
Of iho Corporation Of Alexandria, loaned t"
said company, under authority Of an act Of the
Common Council Of Alexandria, passed on The
| Sth Of May, 1852
The Committee Oh Claims, on the conlmun
caton Of the Superintendent Of the Night
| Watch, recommended that f. Power be paid
! bis salary for the q days which he was disabled,
| by injury received in the discharge Of his duty
| adopted.
The same committee made adverse reports on
tho petitions Of j. and ~, Arnold, Julia 4.
Taylor and the heirs Of +. Cross--not adopted.
| Mr.. Clifford offered the following:
Resolved, That the property Of Reid Cross,
dcc'd., on King street, be reduced 70 $1,000
| lost yeas, noes.
y message WAS received from the Board Of
| Aldermen, asking Tor u Committee CT Confer
| ence o.. the subject Of discount on tax bills
agreed To, and MeS>rs Lambert and llougb ap-
| pointed on the part Of this board.
| The Commit ca on Claims recommended the
| payment Of the following bills, watch were so
! ordered:
j. w sgo', $3.50 Henry Cook, 81 II: F.
G.. Swaine, sS3 81; j. H. Watkins u Bro, S45 81
Cumberland Civilian Telegraph, SIS; CowinS
| u ellis, SO 50; ". \. Smooi, IS Alexandria
ti&z2tte SIS; Branson & Penn, SiI IS.
The same committee recommended the re-
| funding of s. TO lIesseiius Smith The reference
Of the petition of H. Bradley to the Clerk Of
! the Common Council that Willis Henderson
| proceed according 10 law in such cases; and
| adversely the petitions Of ID. Williams,
| Samuel Beach and j. II. Parrott, all Of which
WAS agreed to-
The same committee recommended that the
| petitions of Eli Petty and II. Hines lay over
Until the petitioners appear in person before the
| City Councll-aInptcd.
The same committee on the petition Of ;.
| Dcalhsm, recommended that the assessment Of
| his furniture be reduced to $500
| On motion Of Mr. Ashby $500 Was substituted
and adopted.
The following resolution from the Comm! ttee
Of Conference Was received from the Board Of
| Aldermen:
Resolved, Thn! the City Collectors shall al
| when paid in u. 5. Currency: On all payments
made on or before the LIST Of December, 10 per
cent; from lst December to lst January, 80 per
| cent; from lst january to iSt February, 20 per
cent; which was lost by the following vote
Ayes--Brcnt, Markell, Lambert, Whiting
ton. Brown Clifford. Summers Hough--9
NnyS-Burte. Ashby, Smoot-3.
Mr. Smoot offered the following:
Resolved, That the Collectors Of Taxes be in
structcd to allow discount OF 81 per cent on
bills paid in United States currency, or before
the s day Of January, 1867, and on all bills paid
on or before March lst 1867, lOper cent, and no
discount after that d.tc--whch was rejected, re-
considered and adopted by the following vote:
Ayes Brent, Markell, Lambert, Ashby: Whit
tington, Brown, Clifford; Summers, Hough,
Sm0ot, 10: NAyS-Burkc. l.
Mr.. Markell offered the following orders, which
were passed:
Ordered That the assessment of the property
of J. and W. Arnold, on King street, be redu-
ced to So, 0J0.
Ordered That the ass o:>mcnt OF the property
Of Mrs julia A. Taylor, on Duke street, be re-
duccd to $1,000.
r. y. Rudd, Assessor, made report on the
petition Of Mcssrs Jameson s Co., for the re-
funding of $40, enormously charged them on
an express wagon, recommending that it be re-
turned--adOpted.
The Board of Aldermen returned the rcsol,l-
ton Of this Board, amended us follows, which
was concurrcd in;
Resolved, That George 7. Wilmington be re-
quircd to refund to the City Council'of Alexan-
dra the sum of S4Q9.30, with interest thereon
from the 9th day Of February 1866, being the
amount drawn by him, and that the Auditor be
required tc collect the same
y resolution was received from the Board Of
Aldermen, on the petition Of W. WiIloughby.
which was laid on the table
The following was adopted, the 2Gth rule being
suspended:
Ordered, That the Superintendent Of Police
have Patrick street, between Duke and Wilkes
streets. put in such condition, that carts, wagons.
and other vehicles may pass over it.
MIR. Brown offered the following:
Resolved. That special committee of two Of
each Board be appointed. to whom shall be sub
mitted all further grievances on account of as
sessmcnts OF perty-adopted, and Messrs.
Lambert and Brown, appointed on the part OF
this Board.
The petition ofMrs, r. Vaccari was laid over.
The Council then adjourned.
Teste THOS. NJ. WHITE. Clerk.
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