Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-11-13
CITY COUNCIL.
PROCEEDINGS.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN


Ata regular meeting Of the Board Of Alder
men, held November 18th, 1867, there were pre-
sent Messrs Markell, Gwin, Prettyman, Rob
. In the absence of the pre=i ent, Mr. Fleming
was called to the Chair.
The Committee on Claims reported the tol-
lowing 4s--l@-.----- -s.--..~
Ordered, That the Auditor issue his warrant
in favor of H. w Vandegrift for $3.50 IN kind,
that being the amount of over assessment on ms
silver-adopted Also, in favor of paying tho
bill of John H. Haggett, S27,32 for meat fur
nisEed the Aims House. Adopted.
The Committee on Streets reported fnvorably
on the petition of Georgr Il. Price and others,
to have st. Asaph >trecL between Queen and
Princess, required and the work was ordered
TO be done, provided the parties furnish the
curb stones and bricks.
Mr. Drewis WAS appointed an additional mem
Der on the Committee on Light
An act. entitled all A ct to appoint all lnspcc-
tor and Measurer of Oysters was received from
the Common Council and referred to special
Committee Messrs Markell and Gwin.
resolution in regard to tho Day Scales was
receiyed from the Common Council, ana
adopted. ,,...
A report from the committee on the petition
of 0. G.. Whittlesey, was received from inc
Common Council, and laid on the tabl' ior thc
A petition from Serer Blouse was received
table.
A resolution authorizing the Superintendent
| OF Police to repair the pump on the corner OF
| Water and Wolfe streets, was received from me
| Common ouncil and adopted.
A resolution, allowing discount OF 4O per CT
| on tax bills, was received from the Common
| Council. and their action concurred IN.
| resolution, directing the superintendent or
| Police to examine the different pumps IN the
city, and report their condition, was received
| from the Common Council, ana adopteo.
| ON motion. it was
| Resokced. That hereafter all tax bills, return
| ed by the Collectors upon final settlement or
their accounts, shall not be received by The r.
| nance Committee, unless SAID Collectors make
oath that they have exhausted all legal means
within cir power for the collection OF Inc same
| On motion, It Was .......
| Resolved, That the petition OF Z. u. lay lor
for reduction Of assessment of his property, at
the corner Of King and Pitt streets be recon
mitted to the Committee on Claims.
| On motion, it WAS
Resotced That the Auditor be hereby author
| lied to issue his warrant two hundred dol
| lars. the amount appropriated Oy the City C0un-
| Gil towards the purchase of the apparatus OF the
Relief Hook and Ladder Company, upon the
arrival of the apparatus and Its acceptance by
the Company.
| A communication from the Mayor, covering
an invitation from the Alexa., Loudoun ant
Hampshire X. K. Co., to the corporate authori'
ties, to be present at meeting OF the DIRECTORY
of that road to be held November 2lst, lo6'
WAS received from the Common Council, ant
| their action concurred in.
A resolution, appointing proxies 10 repre=en
the stock of this Corporation in the meeting
the Stockholders Of the o.. A. y NJ: Il. Is. 90
to be held on the 2lst instant, was adopted
Petitions of Jno. T. Bryd and l.. Genzoer
ger, were received from the Common Council
and their action concurred N.
A report of the committee the petition o
JOS Fogarty, was received from the Common
Council, and adopted.
A resolution. received from the Common
Council, ordering the Auditor 70 issue drpIi
cate bond to Vim, Grimes, for SlZUO, was moi
concurrcd in, and referred to the Committee OF
Claims.
Bill of Thos. Sinclair for work done to tn
Watch aud Market Houses, WAS received from
the Common Council, their action non CONCUR
red in, and the bill! referred to the Commute
on Public Property .....
The Board then adjourned.
JOHN J. JAMESON, Clerk.