Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-07-15
LOCAL HTE M 8 :.

.aont;on Of his resolution respecting a reduc.
i'm IN tax bills, said that the total receipts OF
thc Corporation from all sources since the
nresept municipal officers had come into posi-,
tion, was $4,000, (which $4,000 was in cur
rency, and 1000 in corporation certificates,
which could be bought from the brokers at
50 cents. - t,.st,1 49, 81; Y! - -
Mr., Baker presented the following preamble
and resolution which were referred to the Com
mttee on Public Property: Ak 80 ~
WHEREAS the present condition OF the ci5y
Watch House is such as to render 1t Wnony
unfit for the purpose for which it was oeslsne q
for want of proper accommodation, ana hs
nresent condition is calculated to make It q
frn;tfnl source of disease, as we'll as an unmltli
nated nuisance to its immediate neighborhood,
which should be abated, therefore 90 80
Resolped. That the Committee on Public
prooerty be and arc hereby instructed to IN
au;re into and report upon the propriety and
feasibility of ceasiog to use the building known
80 the Watch House as a place of confinement,
and of providing accommodations IN lieu
thereof in some other suitable place.
Mr.. Arnold presented, and had referred to
the Committee on Finance, the following petit
,iop from the Friendship Fire Company IS
ALEXANDRIA, VA, July 14th, SOS. =.
70 the Honorable Common Council Of the Guy
of Alexandria :. -.1laL Daa ""4
GENTLEMEN The undersigned as a COM
mittee from the Friendship Fire Company,
have been commissioned to ask OF your honor
able bodies as the representatives Of the city,
an appropriation sufficient to complete the
nayment for the new and elegant steam ire
engine, now, and for some time past IN their
possession, at their engine house on Alfred
street. t.ss. -.
The company through the individual exer-
tons of its members and friends, and the gen:
erosity of our citizens, have been enabled TO
nav half the debt Incurred In It's purchase, VIZ
$4,000. If the Councils see proper to pay the
remainder and allow the company to retain the
use Of it, the company would give the city
mortgage on the same until the Whcle sum
maid by it should be refunded ); or the Coun
ella conld purchase it entire should they 10.
their wisdom see fit. The company finds itself
unable to raise the remainder of the purchase
money within the term prescribed for its pay,
ment. AS matter of pride, they would dis
like to see the engine sacrificed By q failure to
comply with the terms of its purchase. 1t IS
represented and believed to be worth fully the
money paid for it. In advancing the money to
nav for it the Councils would stimulate the
fremen to renewed zeal in their arduous
duties ~ - - g. l.. '.''
Your petitioners are aware of the impover
ished condition of the City Treasury, and moth
ing but necessity would allow them to make
this appeal. They can hardly believe that the
representatives of the city will allow the steam
er to be sold, and thus render abortive the eff
fort the Friendship Fire Company has made to
add another protector to the city. -.
In conclusion the committee respectfully and
earnestly asks speedy consideration OF their
petition, and that it may be accorded that Ia
vor TO which its merits in the judgment OF the
Councils shall entitle it. 5a# o q. i
Very respectfully, A
GEO. T. WHITTINGToN,
B. f. PENN, Committee.
JOHN POWELL,
A resolution having been passed on previ-
GUS meeting respecting proposed improvements
to the market house building, Mr.. Arnold
presented and exhibited a plan of the contem-
plated improvements prepared by Mr.. Price,
and the estimated cost of which would he
$4,000
Mr.. Massey did not oppose the contemplated
Improvements, but hoped that in raising funds
to pay tor thesame, some consideration would be
bestowed upon the authority granted by the
Legislature some years since to the County
Court of this County, to sell the prese Mt Court
House and to erect another Court House and
County office buildings where the old market
house now stands. The location of the pres
ent Court House was very inconvenlent to res
idents of the city, and had been 6xed upon to
crafty the desire of very worthy gentle
man now departed.
Mr.. Arnold said the Council had agreed to
move the Court House, but that the County
Court had refused It's consent to the removal.
The present condition Of the market house
building, however, would not allow of procras
tination in making repairs. It is now dis
grace to the city, and it is unjust to collect rent
from the stall holders IN it, 1850 .,ll ds=1l a4tL
Mr.. Mckenzie as Mr. Massey, did not object
to making the improvements, but was unable
to determine exactly where the money was to
come from to pay for them, and after a some
what prolonged discussion participated in by
himself and Messrs. Massey and Arnold, in
which the present financial condition of the
Corporation was exhibited, the further consid-
Grafton Of the subject was indefinitely post
poned
The Presiden, caused the clerk to read the
following petition, which, on motion of Mr.,
Mckenzie was passed eaEEl.ai
1.-THE petition of Chars L. Powell to the
Board of Aldermen and the Common Council
of the city of Alexandria, respectfully states
that for several years past your petitioner has
been engaged in the occupation of teacher OF
boys in the said city: That for the advan-
tageous pursuit of bis business. it is neces-
sary that he should have larger apart
ment than he Can now command. That he
has dilirentl1r so,,nht In ua;n 70 nroanr 70