Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-01-27
Common Council.

At regular meeting Of the Common C0un-
ell. held January both, 1869. there were present
j. j. SmOot, esq, President; Messrs. Massey,
| Mckenzie, Martin, Moran, Baker, Noale, Har-
| mon, Shirley, White and Stein.
Mr.. Baker, from the Committee on Streets,
! reported the completion OF repairs on gutter at
west side of Fairfax street. at the ntersec ION oil
King which was adopted
On notion the Board of Aldermen were in .
vted into the Chamber 70 hear remarks upon
financial questions.
Action of the Board of Aldermen on the pc
tition Of j. G. Clark and on bill Of John ste
phensOn was cOncurred IN.
A communication OF Captain Doothe super
intendent Of the American Coal Co, in relation
| to certain repairs of the Company's wharf, was
referred TO the Committee on Public Property
The Board of Aldermen here entered the
chamber, when the following, reported by the
Finance Committee, were debated and subse-
quently adopted
Ordered, That the Auditor cause list OF all
taxes now due and in arreGr TO this Corporation
| for the years from 1896 10 1863 inclusive, to be
prepared, showing the names OF the parties in
default and the amounts due from them, re-
spectively; that he give public notice that
such list is ut his office for examination and
payment, and will so remain until the first day
Of March next.
Ordered, That all taxes upon said list which
shall remain unpaid on the lst day Of March
next, be forthwith placed by the Auditor in the
hands Of the Attorney Of the Corporation for
collection by suit or warrant who Is hereby d.
rected TO institute the proper legal proceedings
without delay
Whereas, this Corporation is Justly indebted
10 the holders of its stocks or bonds for interest
now past due and to the holders OF certain Of
its bonds or stocks, which are now due and re
deemable for both principal and accrued inter
est and, whereas it il right and expedient
that such disposition be made Of its available
means Us shall secure all such claims without
preference or priority; be it, therefore,
Resolved That all the real and personal
property belonging TO the City Council Of Al
exandria, or in which ii has any interest or
claim. be. and the same is hereby, pledged $50
far as can be lawfully done, consistently with
the uses and purposes for which the same was
vested in the corporate authorities of Alexan-
dria) TO secure the payment Of the claims alore-
said in manner aforesaid and, IN order to rea-
der said pledge available that the same be con-
viewed to Reuben Johnston, Lewis Mckenzie,
S. T. Beach and d. L. Smoot, as Trustees, in
such form, and upon such provisoes and trusts
az shall be approved by the Finance Committee
and the Attorney OF the Corporations that said
conveyance be executed by the Mayor, under
the seal of the Corporation, and acknowledged
by him TO be the act and deed Of the City C0un-
ell of Alexandria, so that the same may be duly
recorded Provided that holders of bonds or
stocks of this Corporation now having security,
in any wise or 10 any extent upon stocks held
by the Corporation in the AleXandrla Canal
Company, the Orange and Alexandria Railroad
Company, or the Manassas Gap Railroad Com
pany, or otherwise, shall not be entitled to any
dividend or benefit under said conveyance ex-
cept in respect to the balance which may remain
due them, respectively, after realizing and cred
ting the avails Of such existing security.
A petition, signed by Messrs. Calmus, Port
ner Petty, Cooney and others, for the repeal Of
the Sunday act, referred to the Committee
on General Laws
The Council then adjourned.
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