Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-12-14
CITY COUNCIL.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDlNGS
BOARD OF ALDERMEN,

BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
At 3 regular meeting of the Board of Alder
men, held December 18th, 1870, there were
present: W. Ii. Marbury, ESQ.,, President, and
Messrs. Markell, Simpson, French, Suttle,
Harmon and Agnew.
The Committee on Claims reported in favor
of paying the bill of J:.S. Fowler, 20, Tor 'ep-
Hawkins, SlO. for rent Of room for election
purposes; bills of B. Whsatley, So and SIS, for
hbnrpine paupers; bill of S. w. Bowler, So, for
summoning coroner's jury, and bill of Samuel
Beach, SIS, for services as coroner; also In fsVor
of reducing the assessment on the property OF
]. Fogsrty, $1,000, and unfsvorably on the PEE
tition of John Lynch for reduction of assess
meut: also in favor OF paying Doctor D. NJ:
French $l6 for services rendered at coroners'
iuries; also in fnvor of reducing the assessment
on the house of MIS- NJ. NJ. Summers, on King
street, west Of West street, to $4,000 81.
property of Kin slows heirs, on Fairfax street,
south of Gibbon, to S4U0. and unfavorsbiy on
the petition of Il. Hodgkin for reduction of as
sessment on his house, on Queen street, all OF
which were adopted.
The Committee on Claims reported in favor
Of paying Il bill OF Z. L. House. SZo'oO' WHICH
WAS not approved.
The report of the Committee on Clsias on g
bill of T.. N. Carter, So, Was referred back TO
the committee.
A bill Of J. Entwisle, jr., for medicine fur
nished the poor, was ordered to be PAID:
81, as Judges of election, were ordered be paid
Bills of j. T. Crump, SLIGO, tor bread lur'
nished the Aims House. and of Morton Marye'
for making abstract for Assessor, S8.4o, were or
dered TO be paid.
report of the special committee on the Alexan-
dris and Fredericksburg K. r., which was lost
by the following vote: Ayes--Messrs: Suttie'
Harmon and Agnew. Noes-Messrs. Maroury.
Markell, Simpson and French.
ance at the jail, and B. r. Cline, as guard ct
the Jail, were received from the Common Coun-
ell, and their action concurred IN.
A resolution in regard to tho stopping OF APP
preparations 10 the Female Free school, WAS
receiyedfrom the Common Council and adopted.
An act to repeal an act entitled an act con-
corning the Lancssterian or Free School, pass
ed Dec. II, 1923, was received from the Com
mon Council and their action concurred n.
Tho following veto message from the Mayor
on the license bill, was received ana respect
fully returned, no not having complied with
the law in returning tho same with his objection
in three days. as required 0y law
Mayors Office,
Alexandria, Nouenber rs, 1870.
To the Honorable City Council:
Gentlemen:-I return to you WHOM ny
official sanction IAN act for the COLLECTION, OF
licenses" This is q measure OF consloeraole
importance to the city and should be dispss-
sionately considered.
Firmly convinced that the licenses cannot
be collected as we'll under the act proposed
as under the OLD system by thu Mayor, l am
constrained to interpose my feeble dissent. IL
is an und!sputable tact that the Mayor has OPP
uortunlties ana appliances for the business not
| possessed by the Auditor and Treasurer com.
bined. Fesrirg that my motives may DO M
| pugned, I will state that should the act DO
! :. ,,ll -r+ -n1.p-, thu lNrnOrA-
| ton from tho obligation TO pay tho Mayor, the
| commissions allowed by law before his electlon.
There is another objection 10 tho act" the
| action of tho City Council is not valid unless
| the yeas and nays are taken, Is that Is the only
legal way the necessary vote can De ascereslneu;
/ am satisfied that the change has not raised
a doubt in the minds Of parties interested when
has prevented them complying with the Jaw,
but they discovered q loophoie and have avail
ed themselves of IL. The covert inslnuations
That the Mayor has boen remiss IN this mater
! can be diaproved by the Auditor. who knows
that no the Mayor has been active in assisting
him. I ask an u~nprejudiced CONSIDERATION OF
| the above views, as the pecunlary interests OF
HUou LATHAM, Mayor.
A resolution in regard to r~esetting the curb
| and paving the gutter in front OF the properly
| Of Cowling s. Bro, corner Duke and 81. Asapn
| streets, was rcc=ive3 from tho Common Coun-
oil and adopted. -.
A resolution to adjourn TO tomorrow night
| for the purpose of considering the report OF
| tn special committee CT Common Council on
the A. & r. Il. r., was received from tho Com
mon Council and not agreed 10. ,
A resolution in regard 10 the curling. and
| cutters in frcrt Of the new buildings on Column.
bus street, belonging to the German Go; opera
tive Building Association, was received from
the Common Council and their action concur
red in.
A bill of J. f. Dyson, S., SIS clerk of election,
| and a petition of the police torce were received
from the Common Council and their action
| concurrcd in.
The Board then adjourned.
Teste: JNO. +. JAMESON, CPk.