Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-02-14
CRY Council. There was regular stated
meeting of the City Council held last night,

2.- CRY COUNCIL.-There was regular stated
meeting of the City Council held last night,
at which the following members were present :
e Messrs. Baker, Garwood, Ncale, Moore, Dy~
4. son, Mckenzie, Moran, Cowing, Arnold and
Daw.
In the absence of the President Mr.. Nc
--Kenzie was called to preside.
re- A communication from Geo. Seaton (color-
ed), asking permission 10 erect frame build
inc on Washington, between Duke aud " olfe
i streets, was laid over
ba3 John g. Phillips appeared: and asked to be
refunded $22, erronouusiy assessed on four
wagons.
1alz Mr.. Massey, who had cou,e ln, moved that
e the Auditor issue his warrant IN favor OF Mr..
s-Phips for the amount Of over tax, which
Gofmotlon prevailed
G# A COMMUNICATION from 2. L. Schriftgiesser
complaining Of a nuisance existing lie the eel
: lar of house Of No. 29S, King street. it
,asbeing filed with water, thereby caus-
!. inc sickness, and destruction OF property,
was referred to the Superintendent OF Police,
with instructions to have the nuisance abated.
= A communication from Mrs. J. Z. johnson,
asking correction Of an erroneous tax bill
10 was referred to the Committee on Claims
A communication from Il. Johnston, esq,
afencosing statement Of the indebtedness OF
the Canal Company to the city; list OF stock
holders, &c, called for by resolution OF Coun-
ell, was received read and referred to the Com
mittee on General Laws.
81 communication from Joseph Cotton, Su-
perintendent Of Police, calling the attention OF
the Council to the filthy condition OF the streets,
land asking for an appropriation OF 500 per
week, was read.
MIR. Mckenzie pronounced the Superlnten-
..,dent nuisance. He (the Superintendent
!. knew that there was no money 10 the Ireasu-
! zry-that the corporation was IN tight place,
and he ought to show more respect Tor tne
Council than to be running TO the newspapers
with paragraphs, complaining Of the Councn
srall the time. Mr. Mex moved that the COM
I'M, 5mnn;cat;on 20 over to the next Council
611 Mr.. Cowing conceded with Mr. hlckenzle
in his views about the superintendent. tie
used to vote ior whatever ihae officer asked,
l. hut now he would NOT He moved to lay the
Communication On the tatle-motlon lost.
- Motion to refer to the next Council also lost,
and motion to indefinitely postpone consld-
.eratiou, put ana carried.
ga A bill Of Or. J. 3. Johnson $, amounting to
$50, for attendance and medicine furnished
small pox case at *Preston, last year "aa or
dered to be pald
Nir. IMCAc1Llc OiSiSu C'lI ip'lHHiHS p1OnhI
HE and resolution which was sdopted:
WHEREAS. it has been determined to honor
the memory of the late Henry Winter Davis OF
MARYLAND by an Grafton. with appropriate cere-
& monies in the Hall oi Representatives OF the
1Capitol at Washington, y. e., uE the 22d day OF
February 1866. and this CounciI desires to partl-
cipate in all fitting demonstrations OF respect
for SO pure, bo. d and brilliant mani
g4. Re If therefore ResoIvyM That the City COun-
ell Of Alexandria will attend ina body upon the
exercises of the occasion referred TO: Ana IN
the adopton Of this resolution, the Council sig
" niles its deep sense Of the loss hlch the coun-
try and the cause oftr1lth and cSnI nave su:-
tained in the death OF hs orVe .I ~ tbo
leader who flic lot IN th" Aoltl OF tne com.
trys peril but then and eV'.: hattlcd 1eiresSly
! in the front rank OF tnosc VIII wrought out de-
liverance and triumph for The kepUbhc
81" Mr.. cow;pg n,x5 offered the following, which
was adopted without a dissenting vote:
Resolved by the City Coun@i Of Alexandra,
that considering the eloctlol u fres1oeE' a:iu
Directors Of the Orange and -tioNandr,a Hall-
b road which took place al tie "GhcIlhal}2 2cE'
in ths cty on the evening OF me losl ~ Ny. MY
@ last a LEGAL and valid one, and 5tlat the iega1Jy
Of said eIection cannot be settled except by, the
Courts, this Council will not, thefe1ore appoiIh0
proxies to vote upon the stock ot the CITY az llG
meeting called for the 9th Of March next, ana
will not be represented at that meeting
The bill to establish a Paid Fire Department
& was called up by Mr. Mckenzie, reai secono
time, the blanks filed and then passed oy the
following vote
I Ayes9Messrs. Mckenzie. Baker, Neale,
:: Cowing, Dyson, Moran, Moore, GarWood Ar
. mold and hias-vy-l0.
No-Mr. Day :, =
; Mr. Daw movs.sl to lay the bill over Till the
8. next Council, but his uot''n Aad no secoho