Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-01-10
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ent, 4Nlessfs iIasseya!n
:. kerr Dyson; Neale eDaw, Moore. Gowlnag,z
portner, Evans, II oran and Garwood.: .z.-.
Mr.. Mckenzie, ffroasthe Cammlttee on
General Laws, reported An act, providing for
TIE issuing Of bonds ia payment Of Interest
due by the corporation, 'ahieh Was5read:'a:
Mr.. Mckenzie SAID th2t She only Question !;
With him, 7asj whether under the neF charter,
which prohibits the creation, ny the city, Of
any further ipdebtednesss It would require the
sanction Of the Legislature, 20 enable the
Gouncil to issde these bonds, or whether it
{y1ul1 be considered as, incrs easing the aebt.
Tbe money. was owed and he did NOT want to
- e appIyiug to. the Legislature unless it was
.ahso}ntaly necessary, out IT. was the only way
ctn,liduiaate the indebt and, Unnecessary,
< the Legislature: must be called upon fer its
sA AZ fha SUGGESTION Of the President and az
ter Son some few remarks. as to-: the time to be
consumed, &c., by some OF the mem bers, the
act was referred to the Corporation Attorney
for his opiniony with a request that hes make a
j report to the nexttmeeting Of the Council E.
- as co1u5iimnnundation from the Mayor, enclosing:
assletter from. .ReV. James !. Johnston, setting
forth that he had applied to the Auditor tor
;samounting ito 1915, lblt which the Auditor had
declined :toipay, oni'the ground thatat'Was
naaYEggd bald in the handwriting of James a.
'Epglish, the Auditor IN. July, 1851 MI.
,Jobnston denies eyer having received the
ameupt, and states that at that, time ne was
not in the city, and had mot, authorized ats
on}lpetion E=is,zzc.:s 3 =: ~ '@stlst t.@i
The communication and letter were referred
to the Gdmndittee on Claims.
90, NIn DaaW said that the Committee on Claims
now consistedtof only three members, and that
It was,yery difficult to- get them together. lie
moved that the Committee be tiled up where
u1ipton the President appointed Alr. Dyson
member off the Conmittee, IN place Of Kopt.
Made whoss no longer member OF Councll.
s., On motion Of ME-. Cowing, the chair ;ap-
nointea hIessrs. Cowing, Garwooa; Arnold and
DYSON proxy TO represent. the interest Ct the
DETERIORATION in tie annual meeting OF the
Water Company. ~ .i..
to- erect a wooden building in the lumber yard,
on Fairfax, between Prince and Duke streets,
was granted. II i 81: i -.
4 communication from the Friendship Fire
Company settingfGonth tihatsthey have succeed
ed in raising ST, 50Orb Subscription, from TIE
citizens, tor the purpose Of Purchasing Steam
Fire f31}igiiIne,t end urglns upon CQonc to take
immediate Hcthioa, III reference to!the paid Fire
J)ahart lit, adv6csfing vo1Qnte.ef system On
TIE ground 1ot ecohon}y apd :sftlcserity and
asking Tor an ,efnelent en- slneef onfy1also dep-
racaig any Insults that bad been offered to the
Council, r.i,adiyidual!Y*: or collectively, was
read and ,referredto the;Comnl55ee on General
Laws. x. ",.<<.>> =; 3ss&,.: ssa
bIr. Baker, from; the Oohnittee on the Fire
fDAb;ntment,, stated that an arrang cement had
beenl made with Col. Lee, Of the u. s. GUAR
tern,asEers, Department here Tor The purchase
,,of the Government Steam Fire Engine With
llOO faetsoff hose, reely &c: !: &c. for 81, 500
Mr. Me kenzie for, and: I'D consideration Of
the fact: Fiat a sale Of hose was to take place
to-naorrotW, 81 The Government, wanted to.
know whether. any would be needed by
the Corporation i. II they were, and were not
purchased another sqnib would appear IN the
.uazette aboutthe town burning TO a crisp. ;"
Mr. Baker moved that the conn lttee on the
Fire Department be instructed to purchase, at
the Government sale, 1,Dy( 7ieet OF nose, II 10y
them deemed advisable. Il. ~, .s.u,
MIR; Mckenzie hoped that Wilen THESE nose
arespurchasea all the knives wiki be broken up.
MIR. Daw said that he had been informed by
MI. Yatsapaugh that the Corporatlon we're
about TO purchase the hose OF the Government
Steam Fire Engine, but that the President ct
the San jLempany had assured HIM that these
hose were not fl for use ~
!uhIs.aAmo|d thought that UhafiJonln1l*tee ln
lufefasin hose should get such as would sui
the Steam ana Hand Engines: 49,. - ':A
= MI. N oran agreed with Mr.. 4 nofd. ,~;:
Mr.. Nc izenzia favored purchasing the 1000
feat!Whether the would suit the Steam Englne
or net. they would be bough alta reductlon
of5O per ct ard if they would keep the sun
and Friendship going that would De sufholene.
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