Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-08-13
City Council.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
Board Of aldermen.

Board Of aldermen.
At an adjourned meeting of tho Board Of AL
dormen, held August 18th. 1870. there wcro
| present:
w. Il. Msrbury, esq, President. and Messrs.
Harmon, Agnew, Simpson, Markell and Suite.
A petition of Z. II. Bell, asking an nppro pri-
alton for the benefit Of tho Alexandria Museum,
Was referred to tho Committee on Clsims with
| power to act.
A bill OF James Entwisle, ir.. for furnishing
medicine TO the poor, amounting TO SIDE. WAS
ordered to be paid.
| A bill Of WIN. Motzger, for bread and yeast
furnished to the Aims House, amounting 10
$3.50, was ordered to be paid.
A bill Of Geo. Swain, jr.. for six months rent
of house occupied by Jas. +. Fadnley. amount
| ing to 50. was referred TO tho Committee on
Claims.
A bill Of j. s. Fowler, for services ~ judge
and commissioner of election, amounting $50,
was referred 70 tho Committee on Claims,
The following resolution was amended by the
Common Council and their action coEcurrec
in:
Resolved by the Board of Aldermen, the
Common Council concurring therein, That u
committee, composed Of two members from
each branch, be appointed to revise the charter
| Of the city, and that said committee report TO
Council rs speedily as possible.
A petition of A. MetZger for he rcfundlng OF
IL portion of the taxes paid by him, was referred
| TO the Committee on Finance.
! The aCtlOQ OIL the common council III OIuci'
ing tho bill of James Smith, as special mcssCn-
| gor to Lecsburg, to be paid, was conquered IT.
The action Of the Common Council III REFER
ring tho petition Of Joseph Kaufman Ter tho
| refunding Of part Of tho taxes paid by him, to
| tho Committee on Finance, was concurred IN
The action of tho Common Ccuacil, referring
the petition of Cowling & Bro to the COMMITTEES
| on Streets, was concur7cd H.
The action Of tho Common Council, referring
| the petition Of A. g. Butler tG the COMMITTEE
] on Streets, was cOncurrtd III.
The order of the Common Council directing
the Superintendent Of Police, under tho drec'
ton Of the Committee on Streets, to have hro1
| plug placed at the corner OF Franklin ana
| Washington streets and gas post erected ch
the corner Of Water street and Market alloy,
was concurred in.
A petition of William 5. Moore. requesting
to be allowed to erect . fr&mo building ior y
blacksmith shop on Union street, was received
from the Common Council and laid on The Ia
BILE.
The action Of the Common Council IL refer
ring tho petition of 5. Dcalhsm. asking thai;
part Of the taxes paid by him DO r1iunde,' 10
the Committee on Finance, was concurlcd Ill.,.
The action of the Common Couhcil III ro'cr-
ring tho petition of Anthony Dwyor, asking l"r
| CORRECTION Of assessment, to the Committee on
ClainIs was cOncurrcd IN.
Ihcaction ofthe Common Council in granting
The petition OF }. II. ID. SmooL Tor dlv'sl"h "i
sssess:n ent, WAS not cOncurrcd IN.
The action of the Common Council III re:Gr-
ring tho communication Of tho Prcsideni ct the
WASHINGTON aid Ohio Railroad to tn" Commit
tee on Streets, WAS concurred IN.
Tho action Of the Common Council III refer
ring the colnm unlcAt,on OF tho Mayer MEiLG
All appropriation Of S2l5 60 u pay special r"-
!icc:nen, to tho Committee Ci':in3 was
concurrcd in.
Tho petition Of Robert l.. Wood and ether.
for the erection of Il go lamp on tho corner 81
WASHINGTON and franklin streets, Hna received
No,nn,n, ', ncil aUl li,,.ir action
CURED in.
An application of Il. Johnston, s-kiag per.
mission for tho Alexandria and Fredericksburg
| hallway Company 10 lay their track on Henry
street, was referred 10 - special r"tnrnitt"s "t
two from each board, ant M"ssrs. Suite AID
Agnew wero appointed "n the part ~! III
Board.
/ A petition Of T. l.. Brockc! for remission #
taxes was received from tho Common C"uHri
| and their action COncurrCu IN.
A resolution adopted by tho Common Cyun-
Gil giving power to tho Police Board u r:r-
chase badges and other neccssarlca for Tn" 10.
| lice. was agreed tC.
Bills Of Thomas Lannon for paving nnd !cc:*-
ing curb, were received from The Common
| Council and their action cOncurrcd i'll.
A bill Of John Il. Hawkins for rem. Of r"1n
TOR registration and election purposes, was re-
ceivcd from the Common Council and their nc
ton cJncurred in
A resolution adopted by the Common Coun.
Gil relating TO paving ami rcsCttlng Of curb,
Was received from that Board and sgroei u.
y communication from x. l.. Wood was re
ceived from tho Common Council asking for
correction Of assessment, End their action con
Cured in.
A report Of the Committee on Public Prop
erty, accompanied by resolution, was received
from the Common Council Und their G:tiun
concurreu iG.
| A communication wi$ received from he les
sees OF the tsh wharf, accompanied o. rcs"-
luton respecting the collection Of whnrisg" ia
watermelons, was received from the CorlmDn
| Council and their action concurrcd in.
report from the Committee on Poo, tG
whom had been referred communication from
the Mayor relating to txlng pump and po!chcs
| st the Aims House, was received ami II VA
Ordered That tho A u,lltUr issue his warrant
| in favor of the Committee Oh Poor to the amount
| of $50 for expenses Of II new porch ard tel :
and repairs of the pump TT tho Aims House.
The following resolution WAS received from
the Common Council anal their action concur
| rcd in:
Resolved Ivy the Common Council, the EoM7d
| Of Aldermen concurring, That when the C"un-
Gil adiourns it adjourn to moe: o. tim ~ TUES.
! dAy in Cctotcr.
The Board then adjourned.
Teste: JOHN ri. JOHNSON,
| Clerk pro TEN.