Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-06-12
CITY COUNCIL.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
BOARD OF ALDERMES.

BOARD OF ALDERMES.
At called meeting of the Board Of Alder
men, held June II, 1867, there were present
George Bryan, esq, President; Messrs Mar
kell, Gwin, Prettyman and Fleming,
the Committee on Claims reported III lagof
Of suspcndlng the tax on certain properly DC
longing TO VIM. N. Brown, (Which had been
asked to be rcnittcd) until the petitioner re-
ceve compensation from tho Us. Governmgnli
al reducing the assessment of Susannah DC
vaughn on property on Fairfax street, from
s. GO to $1,000; and that the taxes raid on
4 00O EXCESS be RENTED in kind; also, the
property of Robert Hodgkin, on alley, between
Cameron and Queen streets, be reduced to pow
also that the assessment Oh one Sold watch! -
1ne wagon, SO; one horse, SO; one carrlage
81 o5 to Strother Martin, be corrected.
iii of NJ. Fleischer, for SCI 90, for blankets
f,rnichpd the Aims House; also bill OF ID G
Watkins Il Co., for horse feed for Aims House
amounting to $lG0G0, were received from the
Cnmmon Council, the 2GLl rule suspended Aud
thn iii Of NJ. Fleischer ordered pAld, ana INC
IiI of p @ Watkins & Co., ordered to be paid
'I pJetitions of B. +. Bruner and Thomas So!ec;-
man were received from the Common Council
and their action concurred IN
A resolution referring the COMMUNICATION "i
,he President of the Hook and Ladder comp :.
to u Special Committee, was received rom me
CANNON Council, agreed to, ana Mt"=ra. h"'h
and Preltyman appointed On Coln'ltittee'
4 resolution directing the Z ty surveyor I"
make the necessary survey 10 ntDne ING no"nu
ary line Of Montgomery street, bounding on
the property Of the Alexandra Canal Co., "lthlil
the Corpor6ti0n limits, was received from inc
Common Council, and cOncurred III.
A communication from Thos JaVIns was re-
ceiyed from the Common COunci Their Hctlon
concurred in, and Messrs Markell ala bre"l=
| appointed on said committee
On motion, it was
Ordsyed That the Auditor issue his warrant
in favor Of John Stephenson, keeper OF inc
Aims House, for twenty dollars to pay hands
| for cutting hay. -..
An act to amend an act, entitled an act to
raise the revenue for the year 1867 was intro
duced, the 18th rule suspended, and after lis
| third reading the bill was passed.
The Board then adjourned.
Testo JOHN j. ia MIkSON, Clerk.
COMMON COUNCIL.
At called meeting OF the Common Council
OF Alozandria held June H. 1867, there were
present: J. &. s5mo0t esq, Prcsidcnti Mo@Srs.
Moore Warfeld. Ncale Hopkins, Simpson,
Harrison, Brown, Robinson. Clifford. Hoiens-
bury, Summers and Martini
Communications were received through the
Mayor from l.. j. o. Neal, Register Of Votes
for the I'd Ward, asking for the use Of the Coun-
Gil Chamber, and the Lesaces Of the Alexandria
Canal asking for Il survey Of Montgomery ST.
Mr. Warfcld offered the following, which
was adopted:
Resolrsd, That the request u the Registers
| be granted and this chamber be placed At their
| service as long as they may desire to complete
| their work.
Mr. Brown submitted the following, which
was adopted:
Resotrsd, That the City Surveyor be directed
| to make the necessary survey to define the
| boundary lines Of Montgomery street, binding
| on the property Of the Alexandria Camtl Co.,
within the corporation limits.
| A petition Of Thos Javins, in relation to rent
| due by him for lishwharf in 1861, was referred
| to Special Committee and Mcssr*. Clifford
| and Simpson appointed.
| Mr. Wartcld offered the following:
| Resolued, That the communication OF the
| President of the Hook and Ladder Company,
which was referred to the Committee on Pub
| lie Property, be referred to n Special Commit
| tee Adopted, and Messrs Warlield and Brown
| appOintcd
| An act, to amend an act entitled IAN act for
raising revenue 70: the year 1867 was received
| from the Board of Aldermen, considered and
| read the third time, the 2Gth rule suspended,
and the bill passed.
The bill Of L. g. Watkins Il Co., for mill
| stuff for Aims House. amounting toSiCO.G0 WAS
| ordered to be paid.
| The following reports Of the Committee on
! Claims were received from the Board Of Alder
| men, and adopted
On the petition Of SuS4nnah Devaughn. re-
| ducing the assessment on her property. on Fair
| fax street, for 1866, from So eco to 5000: on
petition Of Robert II odgkin, reducing The assess
| lncnt of his property on alley. near Pitt street
to $500
q bill Ct ". Flcischer, for $53l SO, for blank
cts furnished Aims House, was ordered to be
paid.
The report Of q Special Cqmmittcc on The pc
titlon of VIM. i. Brown. was received from
the Board of Aldermen. and the suspension Of
the collection oftaxes on house on Fairfax ST.,
for one year while in possession Of the United
States was agreed to.
The report Of Special Committee on the Pc
tition of Strothcr Martin, recommending the
| correction Of assessment on persona! property
for the year, 1866 amounting to SLID, WAS re-
| ceived from the Board of Aldermen, and
adopted:
The following, from the Board Of Aldermen,
was adopted:
Ordercd,. That the Auditor Issue his warrant
in favor Of John Stephenson, Keeper Of the
Aims House, for twenty dollars, to pay hands
for cutting hay.
The Council then adjourned
Tcstc: TIOS. II. WHITE, Clerk