Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-04-13
Common Council.


At g regular meeting of the Common Coun.
Gil, held April 18th, 1870, there were present
!. b, Smoot, ESQ.,, President Messrs. Bakor
Neale, Massey. Agnew. Mckenzie, Turner,
Stei1, Moran, Moore and Shirley.
The report of the Finance Committee of re,
ceipts. disbursements, &c, for the year )us'
ended, was received, read and SOD copies or.
dersd to BIO printed.
A resolution authorizing Messrs J.P; Ag
new, VIM. J. Boothe aud John w. Burke tc
represent the city's ~interes. in the chesapeake
and Ohio Canal ut the stockholders meeting al
A petition of James w. Graham, for permits.
sion TO erect q frame dwelling on Alfred street
west side. between Camera and Queen, wa:
granted by resolution.
A resolution, by Mr., Massey. granting the
Tree use of gas to the Alexandria Literary AS
ISOLATION was adopted. 49,.
The order for printing 5OJ 1pie5 OF the RI
nance Commuters rapport, -,
On motion of Mr.. Turner, was Reconstructed,
and in lieu thereof an order was adopted to-
the printing of 100 cepies in circular form, anc
also published in the Alexandria Gszstts. ,
The Committee on Poor, by MI Hhltiey' o.
fered q resolution, which was adopted, that tn
contract fer the supply of medicines tor tht
noor be rescinded, and that the be
authorized 10 make such arrangements elat:Dg
thereto as will best subserve the corporation
interest.
copy Of Barclays Digest WAS received from
thu Hop. Lewis Mckenzie as a present to the
Council, and q vote or THANKS 10 mat gentle
man for the gift proposed and awarded.
The.specisl committee appointe+ to ascertain
the taxable railroad property IN the city re-
ported progress
A report of tho Committee on Streets on the
petition Of W. w. Dungar, favorable thereto,
was received, read and laid On the table.
resolution that the Auditor issue his war;
rant for $50 in fsycr Of the Relief HOOK AND
Ladder Co to aid IN the purchase OF an alarm
bell, was adopted
A petition of JOS. Grimes, age1t for smoot s
Miller, fol the purpose of erecting u %hitching
post in front Of his Cfice, on King street, near
the Marshall House. was granted:
A resolution, BY Mr.. Massey, thst the Com
mittee on General Laws be instructed to sscer-
tain what conflict or incompstlbility, II any:
exists between the acts Of this corporation and
tho provisions Of the new constitution o. the
State, was adopted.
The President appointed MIR. Massey upon
the Committee on General Laws to fill the va
cancy occasioned by the resignation of Mr..
Moran.
Petitions Of T. o. Robertson and Julia F.
Baker tor remission Of taxes. were referred to
the Committee on Claims.
A communication of Mr.. James Fadeley,
Superintendent of Police, res pscting the condi-
st. Asaph street dspots Of the W., A. & q. Il.
r., resulted in an order that the needed repairs
be mads by the Superintendent, and the ex.
penses thereof charged to the railroad COM
pany, to be collected IS other tax bills.
A petition of ex Mayor Latham for an al
lowance for light 1t Fishtown, was laid on the
The action of the Board Of Aldermen on the
petition Of A. j. Baldwin. on behalf Of the
Southern Telegraph Company, Was concurred
in.
The Board of Aldermen returned the petition
of jos. Grimes, refusing to concur in the action
of Council thereon. Council adhered, asked a
committee of conference, and Messrs. Massey
and Agnew were appointed;
The action of Council on the resolution ap-
propristing $50 for the Relief Hook and Lad
Ter Go. was also non-concurred in by the Board
Of Aldermen, resulting in tho appointment Of
II essrs. Shirley and Baker for a conference to
adjust the difference.
The Council then adjourned.
Teste: O. G.. WH1TTLESEY. CPk.