Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-07-11

Kesoved That the Committee on PUBLIC
Property be instructed to lease to tn Central
Coal Co., the property, belonging to the City OF
Alexandra, known as the fish wharf, commenc-
ing on the south tide of Uronoko street and e1-
tending south to Fleming's line, lot the term OF
ten years, at an annual rent Of 5000 said Goal
Company to occupy the fsh wharf during the
months Of june July, August, Septem Der, Dc
tober, November, December, January end Feb
ruar, of each year, and deliver up the property
on the first day Of March in each eur, unincum-
bered, to be used exclusively by the city during
tho months Of March, April and May, in each
year. rs a fish IDnrket
That portion of the wharfproperty bounded by
Union street, and rum ng to within one hun
dred feet of the front Of the present wharf cas-,
and that por, ion Of property running to within
one hundred feet Of Fleming's line on the south
be reserved to said Coal Company for their use
during the entire year. The central Coal Co.
to erect within one year two wooden piers, com,
mencing at the front Of the present wharf, and
extending east not exceeding one hundred feet
said piers to be not less than 25 feet, nor more
than IS feet in width, 1T an elevation not to e1-
coed one foot above the present dirt wharf, the
| north pier not to extend north Of ten feet from
the bui. ding line on the sonth side OF Oronoko
s.. The south pier not to extend south OF the
line Of Corporation property; at the termination
Of said lease the two wooden piers to be valued
by disinterested parties Provided that Under
no circumstance shall said valuation exceed FIVE
! thousand dollars; and further the Corporation
Of Alexandria agree to pay TO the Central Goa
Co. sixty per cent. on said valuation
The whole property to be kept in good order
during said lease by the Central Coal Company
rent payable half yearly in current funds
adopted by the following vote:
Yeas Burke, Markell, Lambert, Ashby, Brown
Herbert Clifford. Boothe, Wilmer: Summers
Houlgh-Smoot, y; Nays-Johnson, ]:
The report of the Select Committee, to whom
was referred the communication of the Fire
| Wardens, was received from the Board Of Al.
derInen recomme lending the passage Of the bill
| reported by the Committee on General Laws, tt
organize Il paid fire department, and the nor
acceptance of the designations OF Inc FIRE W ar
dens--Adopted.
Petitions of the heirs Of Il. Cross, Matilda A.
Gross, and D. Williams were referred to the
Committee on Claims.
The resignation CT Capt. Jas Af. Steuart, Il:
Fire Warden, WAS accepted.
The Committee on Claims recommended the
payment of the following bils-so ordered: +.
NJ. Wcadon, S15.4s; j. 7; Price, SG'0l: two
bills OF John Summers, S139.26.
Mr. J, g. Nerplank appeared before tbt
| Council, asking the refuning of tax OF ST.
paid in 1865, on house on Water street crr1
Mr.. Clifford offered the following. which wa:
adopted: ,.,
Ordered That the salary Of W. i. ALibnrr
s. Bro, Dispensers Of Medicine for the Poor o.
the City, commence on the lst day OF Aprli
1856, instcaI OF oath day of same month.
Mr.. Lambert offered the following;
Resolved That the City Council proceed t.
| an election of Il fire warden fill vacancy oc
casioncd by the resignation of Capt. James NJ
Stcuart, a:!d numbering the fire Wardcns--
Adopted
Mr. johnson offered the following:
Resolved, That the Committee on Public
Property be instructed TO open Il correspondence
with the Mayor Of Georgetown, to ascertain the
the truthfuncss Of the charge made by the
"Washington Chronicle that the lessees of tho
.Acxandlia Canal" tried to sell their lease to
the Georgetown Corporation for the sum of fifty
thousand dollars-.L Laid on the table by the fol.
| lowing vote:
Ycas-Lamocrt, Ashby, Brown, Herbert,
Wilmer, Summers, uouyh-S; Nays--BuTke,
Cliff ord JohnsOn-3.
The Board of Aldermen entered the chamber,
and the joint convention elected Jas. T. Smoot,
Fire Warden. and numbered the Wardens us
follows:
No. l-B. Wheat
2--Iohn l.. Smith.
e, 5. Leadbeatcr
4-Jas. +. Smoot.
The Convention dissolved and the Council adj
iourned.
Testc +. NJ. WHITE, Clerk c. c.