Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-02-23
CITY COUNCIL.
n FTICIA PROC E K lNG 5.
Board Of Aldermen.

Board Of Aldermen.
AZ regular meeting of the Board Of Alder
man, held February e. 1870, there were pre-
sent Robert Bell esq, President; MetsrS'
Gsrwood, Hswxhurst, CLARK, Dyson snd NC
Caine.
A petition Of VIM. j. Cross asking TO have
refunded to him Sc 5C,tax on 81 100 Corporation
stock improperly assessed to him, WAS retarred
TO the Committee on Claims; ,,,,,
A resolution exempting the Mount Vernon
Cation Factory from taxation for three years,
provided the Factory continues in operation;
was received from the Common Council ana
adopted.
No SO, O.O:F, asking for tho remission OF
taxes assessed during the war, was received
from the Common Council and their action
concurred IN.
A communication from the Mayor waa ro-
ceiyed from the Common Council with reso-
luting appropriating two hundred dollars Tor
the purchase OF Wooa LOT Tue pooF' "n''' was
adopted.
A petition of j. Ii. McVeigh for tue reVoca-
ton of tho taxes on his houses Nos. liz and III
Cameron street, for the years 1866 and 1866, was
received from the Common Council and their
action concurred in.
A petition Of Col A. Herbert, agent for n ss
Ellen Whiting. asking remission VI taxes
levied during tho war, was received from Inc
Common Council and their action conrurred IN.
A petition of D. P. Watkins and j. z; Wat
kins for tho reissue of lost bond for S2OOo. was
received from the Common council am lh7if
action concurred IN. 49,. ",
The following resolution was offered by Mr.
Clark and lost, VIZ
Resolved, That the Corporation taxes upon
all property occupied by the US. government
during the years 1862 to 1860 De remltteu 10 I"e
owners thereof.
The Board then adjourned. ,,,
Teste: JOHN j. JAMESON. CIR
,t'-. Common Council.
at q regular meeting of the Common Coun'
Gil held February q ls5G there were prTsse11s;
Baker Re 4snew V Moran, Turner, Shirley, Har.
mon and Mckenzie.
A communication from the Mayor asking for
| an additional appropriation for the purchase OF
wood for the city poor was r zee Iaa chat
$500 be appropriated for that purpose' WAS
The petition of Messrs. II. Bradley, w.
Avery and ]. 81. Dovaughn, for release of taxes
| on Potomac Lodge, LOOT, Was relerreu 10
the Committee on Claims. -
| A petition of Arthur Herbert, agent for Miss
| Z. NJ. Whiting for remission OF certain tax o.
on property occupied by the u. 5. Government
| during the war, was also roterrod TO the Com'
mittee on Claims. =,
| McVeigh and verbal statement, by pernis-
| sion, also made by the same, for the remission
| of taxes on his Cameron street property, for
merly occupied as a government hospta! ana
| rroedmen's bureau &C., without compensation,
Which resulted in the grant Of petitioner
prayer, on conditions that when the rent there
of is paid by the Government the same to be
applied 10 taxes aforesaid.
| a communication Of Watkins heirs for The
| reissue of q lost bond of $4,000 in distri butve
shares, suited TO their case, Was referred 10 tbs
| Committee on Finance.
The action Of the Board Of Aldermen on lht
petition o! w. }. Cross was concurred in.
The Council then adjourned.
| Taste: c. c. WHITTLESEY. CPk.