Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-03-04
CITY COUNCIL.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
BOARD OF ALDERM MEN.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, March 2, lst

BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, March 2, 1867.
Atan adjourned meeting ofthe Board OF 1Alcer
men, held at their chamber THIS evening. Iuete
were present George Bryan, esq: frGS,uino'
Messrs Barton, Brewis, Smith, GWln, hlemihg'
and Uhlel. =, ;,.
A Communication from tho Mayor was rccely:-
cd in reference to notice from the Mctropol-
tan Insurance Co., of New York VII en- was &c
ferred to the Committee on fuohc Properly
with power - relnsure. .,, :, !,
Watkins e. Co., for SIS So for goods furnished
the Aims House, and of Wilmer q SlAymaNer,
for 81 SO; were ordered TO be paid, the 10Th rule
being suspended. Ill
The Committee on Light presented two bills
| against the CORPORATION, taken in payment OF
gas bills with the following order, ~hlch WAS
| adopted
Ordered. That the Auditor issue his warrant
in favor of the Superintendent OF Gas Tor 95o.'o'
being the amount Of the above bills.
An act, amending an act regulating the
| weighing and inspection of hay, found on page
80, Corpor alton laws, was passed. inc -'IH RUE
| being suspended.
| A report Of the Committee to whom was re-
ferrcd the petition Of JOS. Cawood and others,
in relation to the Fish Wharf, &c, @as lecclv-
| ed, and the following act read a second time
and passed
Bel enacted 6v tic city CcunciLof A!cnandria,
That the 18th section of an act reducing INTO one,
and amending the several acts for the regulation
of the market, &c, found on page 43 OF the re-
visCd laws Of the Corporation of Alexandria be
and the same is hereby repealed, and this act
shall be in force from and after its passage:
a motion WAS made to take up the petition OF
B. Ii. Jenkins, which failed.
A. petition Of William Holm TO erect
Il wooden building on an Il ley, near Queen ST.,
wa. received from the Common Council, and
| their action cOncurred in.
! A report from the Committee OH Streets, was
received from the Common Council and their
| action Concurrcd in
| Sundry reports Of Special Committees on As
| scS5mcnts were received from the Common
| Council and concurred in.
| \ report Ofthe Committee on Claims Wa: re-
| ceived from the Common Council, and their
action concurred in.
| 4 bill Of VIM. Cogan for work done Steam
| Fire Engine, was received from the Common
Council and their action concurrcd in.
| y resolution in reference 10 the finance
Committee was received from the Common
Council and agreed to-
On motion Of Mr. Fleming il was
RcsUIcci That tho Auditor be authorized, in
conjunction with the Finance Committee. to
destroy any cancelled bonds, coupons, for in
| terest and certificates Of Indebtedness which
may be in his hands.
On motion Of Mr.. Uhlcr it WAS
Resolred, That the thanks of this Board be
and are hereby rendered to the President of tn is
branch Of the City Council, George Bryan, esq,
for the very able and efficient manner in which
| he has conducted the business brought before
us for our consideration, from the cOmmence-
ment to the end of his term of service.
On motion, the Board I'D ourncd sine dr.
Tcstc, JNO j. JAMESON, Clerk.
COMMON COUNCIL
at AN adjourned meeting OF thcColnmonCou
ell Of Alexandria, held March md 1867. there
were present, }. B. Smoot, esq.,, Pre- idcnt
MeSsrs, Burke, Markell, Lambert, Ashby, Brown,
! Clifford johnson, Wilmer and Summers.
Special Committee Messrs. Markell and Wit
MGR reported in favor Of reducing the assess
mcnt on the property OF IN. caches. from
S2500 to $3.50; John Lally, from $1,000 to
$1,000 and granting the petition OF f. VI. Lowe.
Adopted.
The Committee on Streets asked to be dis
charged from the consideration Of the petition
| of James IIamcr$ley, and that the communities
| ton Of the Superintendent Of Police be referred
| to the Committee General Laws Agreed TO-.
The Committee on Claims reported in favor
| Of paying the bill OF j. Summers, amounting TO
| Sll.50 for work on Friendship Engine. So or
| derc1.
The bills Of John Stevenson for supplies for
Aims House, ;:G2 Ga; and Of VIM Cogan, Tor
work on Steam Fire Engine. Sl3.4S, were order
ed to be paid, the 18th rule being suspended
The petition of w. Holins, for permission to
erect frame shed on alley, in rear Of Alfred
street. ear Queen, was granted.
a. bill to amend IN act regulating the market,
&c, was received from the Board Of Aldermen,
| the 10Th rule suspended and passed.
Mr.. johnson offered tAetolowing, which WAS
| adopted
Rr$ol0cd, That the Finance Committee have
leave to publish their report ut the eurlicst con
! vcnicnt time
The bills Of d. e.. Watkins Il Co., for Sl53 so;
Wilmer Il Slaymaker, for $3.50, and Simpson
! & Bro. SPA 25. were received from the Board
| of a Aldermen, and ordered to be paid.
y report Of Tia Committee on Light was re-
ccivcd from the Board of Alderman, with the
following. which WAS passed
| Ordersd, That the Auditor issue his warrant
in favor Of the Superintendent Of Gas, for
S36 So
A communication Of the Mayor, relative to Il
circular from the Metropolitan Insurance Co..
Was received from the Board of Aldermen, and
| their action concurred in.
| The act to amend an act regulating the wei gh-
| ing and inspection of hay, was received from
| the Board Of Aldermen, the 18th rule suspend
ed and the bill passed
| The following, received from the Board Of
| Aldermen, WIS cOncurred in:
| RcsOtre0 That the Auditor be authorized. in
| conjunction with the Finance Committee 10
| destroy any cancelled bonds, coupons for inter
est, and certificates Of Indebtedness, that may be
| in his hands.
Mr.. Burke offered the following:
| ReaoIced, That this Council tenderthcir thanks
| to the President Of this Council, for the able
courteous and satisfactory manner, in which he
| has presided over it. Adopted unanimously.
| DR.. j. B. johnson arose and said:
Mr. President Il cannot allow this occas-
| ion to pass without saying Il word, viii I owe,
not only to myself, but to those with whom
| have been associated. We have had, at times
earnest meetings. whose heat arose not from per :
| sonal motives, but from the interests which the
subject, oftho.c meetings excited ahd if id no,
say That | regret this parting, 1t would be posi-
tive ahtctation. do regret it; for never again
will we gather together Us We have gathered for
| the last Twelve months. and never again, IN al
probability will opportunity present ch'nco
| Tor kindness to undo what apparent roughnoSs
| engendered and ii ! have, in the haste OF i'm
| promptu debate, let f.l words that have chaied
| the feelings Of any member l most heartily re-
tract them and here pour upon such wounds the
| balmicSt, sweetest 0lI, and bid Them ever be
| heale for talked not for myself, bat for the
| subjects which espoused, and these sad fearful
days of our adversely, afford not the hours for
personal chickering's, when the unanirnity Of all
c-i -hi hn,r E., a,nbT |,