Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-05-30
=. CITY COUNCIL.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

A, A.
A called meeting Of the Board OF Aldermen
was held at their Chamber, Tuesday evening,
May Goth; present
George Bryan, esq, President; Messrs Bar
ton, Smith, BrewiS, Fleming Uhler and Gwln
The Revenue Bill was received from the
Common Council With amendments.
The Board refused 10 concur in the amend
mcnt of the Common Council in relation to the
tax on agents of Breweres, and also in. relation
TO the tax on Auctioneers. The bill was then
passed and returned to the Common Council
for their concurrence.
A communication from Geo 4. White and
others was received and sent to the Common
Council with the Revenue BILL
On motion of Mr.. Brewis,
Ordered, That the commissions allowed to
the collectors shall be based upon the current
value Of such collections, whether In currency
or otherwise. e
A message was received from the Common
Council non, concurriDg in the action OF the
Board on the Revenue Bill, and asking Com
mittce OF Conference-agreed to. - J..
Messrs. Fleming and Brewls were appointed
the committee on part of this Board:
The report of the Committee OF Conference
was received and not agreed to, and another
committee appointed consisting &c; Of R MesaFs
On motion of Mr.. Fleming, 3
Resolved, by the City Council, That the sum
deducted from the claim of B. ". ellis, the
former Clerk Of the Council, if found to have
been authorized by the Finance Committee, be
paid to him. .."
The report of the Committee OF Conference
on the Revenue Bill, was received and the
amendments reported by them adopted; and
the bill finally passed. III
The Board then adjourned.
Tcstc, #. NJ MCCORMICK, Clerk
COMMON COUNCIL. .
At called meeting OF the Common Conncll
of Alexandria, held May 29th, 1866, there were
present: J. B. Smoot, esq, President; MeGSrs'
Markell, Lambert, Wilmington, Brown, Her
bert, Clifford, johnson, Boothe, Wilmer, Sum
mers, Martin and Hough. "
The act for raising revenue for the year
1866, was returned from the Board OF Alder
men: they not concurring in the amendments
made BY this Board, and making two others =
the Council did not concur in the first, and adj
hercd to it's action on the second amendment.
A Committee Of Conference was appointed
Messrs Wilmer and Martin on the part OF this
Board. >.a ID.
A message was received from the Board OF
Aldermen, stating they had rejected the report
of the Committee Of Conference on the Reye-
nue. Bill, and asking for the appointment OF
another Committee; which was agreed to, and
Messrs Clifford and Lambert appointed as said
committee --.'..rl-
The following was received from the. Board
of Aldermen and referred to the Committee on
General Laws:
1t is ordered by the City Council Of Alexan-
dria, That the commissions allowed to the col
lcctors, shall be based upon the current value
OF such collections; whether in currency or 9TH
crwise. Z.
The report Of the Committee of Conference
on the Revenue Bill was received from the
Board of Misunderstanding been adopted by
that Boara-and their action concurred IN, and
the bill was then passed.
The following was received from the Board
Of Aldermen and rejected:
Resolved. by the City Council, That the
sum deducted from the claim of B. W, ellis:
the former Clerk Of the Council, if found to
have been authorized BY the Finance Commit
tee. be paid to him.
The Council then adjourned.
Testc, I. NJ. WHlTE. Clerk = =