Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-05-02
CITY COUNCIL.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
BOARD OFALDERllEM.

ALEXANDRA, Va, May list, 1906.
A called meeting of the Board of Aldermen
was. held sat their chamber this evening. Ere
sent, George BRYAN, esq, President, Messrs.
Barton, Brewis, Smith, Uhler, Robertson and
Fleming. - -. - -
The report of the Finance Committee, to
| whom was referred the resolution in relation to
to the books of the Auditors Office; made
| their report, which was adopted.
+ A communication was received from the
Mayor, with report of the special committee,
! in relation to the Alexandria Canal Company,
which was read, and the following resolution,
offered by MIR. Robertson, adopted: ..:.1 :,
| That the foregoing report Of the Special
Committee, through their Chairman the May
or, be adopted, and the terms OF the deed, re-
cited before, be accepted; and that Benjamin
Barton and Peter G. UhIer are hereby appoint
ed proxies on the part OF this Board, Wlo TO-
gether with --, and -- ------
proxies on the part of the Council, will repre-.
sent the Corporation at the ensuing meeting OF
the Stockholders of the Alexandria Canal
Company, and that they are hereby Instructed
on the part of the Corporation to aid IN pro
noting the execution OF the lease OF the Canal,
| &c., to Messrs. Wells, DUNCAN and Qulgley,
on the terms and conditions just submitted ty
| decd, with such amendments and alterations as
may be esteemed necessary, to render the same
more explicit or obligatory.
That the proxies heretofore named will cen
fer with the proxy of the State, and ask that
he will communicate the wishes and purposes
of this Corporation TO the Board ct Public
| Works, and invite their early cooperation in
making the appropriate conveyance SO that
their concurrence shall be obtained at the meet
ing of the Alexandria Canal Canal Company,
on Monday next.
Mr. Uhier offered the following adlitiona
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That I. 3. Robertson, esq, be
appointed special messenger to confer with
the Board of Public Works. iG reference to
the above
A communication from The Fire War
deus, submitting an act to organize a paid
| Fire Department. was received from the Com
mon Council, referred by them to the Commit
tee on General Laws, and their action concur
red in.
The report of the Committee Oh Streets, to
whom was referred the communication OF j.
| L. Pascoe, was received from the Common
| Council, and their action concurrcd IN.
The following resolution was received from
the Common Council, aud their action concur
red in.
Resolved, That the Committee on Public
Property be requested to enquire az to how the
engine house, known as the y. S. Steam En-
CINE House, is now held and to whom it does
belong
The application of A. j. Fleming, asking
the remission OF tax, was received from the
Common Cou1cil, referred by them to the
Committee on Claims, and their action con-
cured H.
The Board reconsdered their action on The
| T. Il Il, n |
| l.. Pascoe recon- hitting it to tie Committee
on Streets, with instructions to confer with the
Attorney for the Corporation touching any le
gal question in the premises.
The following resolution was offered by Mr.
Robertson, which was adopted:
| Whereas, a resolution was passed hy the
| Council recommending Thursday evening, lOth
May next 9s an appropriate time Tor mass
meeting CT the citizens Of Alexandria, TO be
held for the purpose Of ex pressing their appro
baton Of the course pursued by President
johnson, and Tor otter purposes; and, where
as, we doubt the expedency Of such demon
stration, as calculated to foment instead OF al
laying political anImositicS now SO much to be
| avoided, therefore,
Resolved. As the mature sense Of this body,
| that while all statesmen who sincerely desire
the peace, harmony and happiness of the Union,
! can but admire the patrOtl>nl the virtue ana
the magnaoimity OF the President of the y utcd
States, yet we believe such demonstration at
this time to be altogether unnecessary and In
expcdient, and that such call for mass meet
| in be and the same is hereby revoked.
A message was received from the Common
Council, non-concurri12g in the action Of the
Board, in relation to the petition of j. i. Pas
coe, and asking a committee Of conference.
Messrs. Barton and Smith were appointed
committee on the part of this Board.
The committee reported the following reso-
luton:
Resolved, That the memorial Of John i.
Pascoe and others, be referred to the Mayor,
who is requested to execute the law of the Cor
poration, passed the Sth day of December, 1851,
entitled San act to prohibit the erection Of
Public Stables, and for other purposes.
The Board then adjourned.
Teste, T. Nj. MCCORMICK, Clerk.