Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-02-23
LOCAL NEWS.

BOARD OF ALDERMEN.-l ne coHllnl'ee U
claims reported progress on the mater OF tn
bill OF Messrs. Hoyer q LudWig' OF hicnlnonu
MT. Garwood stated that DC was lniorhe'
hy +. H. Smith, esq" 'hae Tue WIN uou.
engraving cotpoia'ion u1'' ~
Tor Just previous to the breaking out OF tht
war, and that the printed notes were nnl3het
alter the occupation OF Alexandria oy the red
rral troops, aud were sent 70 gentleman theI
posted at Manassas
VIM. j. Cross r+tl'ioned To be be iesleve'
from the payment OF taxes on STOCK eruneou sly
Assessed 10 MN helerreu 10 the COMMITTEE
ou Claims.
The resolution to exempt trom taxation the
Mt. enron Cotton Factory, Tor this year,
VA" read
Mr.. Bell considered this an Important mat
ter, the enterlog wedge 70 series. BIZ feared
ot such petitions. low could Council refuse
in future 10 grant any ana all petitions toi the
re!ct from taxation OF any manufacturers who
chose to ask 1t?
Mr. Hawxshursi said hat Che cotton factory
ordinary manutactorle: Inns, ne understood,
wa the UNIFORM prac:lca 10 tue Nortn, TO give
th' land and 10 exempt from taxation all such
enterprises as partooE OF public character. -
II looked IKE nara case 10 exempt SO sargr
an establishment rom taxation, out he thought
II would be better i'r the Council TO give the
cotton factory 'he amount aSheu. lie thought
on !he otntr maui tna' tne p""cf pursued TO-
ward inc floncer ui''S. T." eAeWp''nR 'nae prop
'rfy from 'axaiioh' "'ca"Se II was NOT IN opera
ton Was "rptS
w. ,'s.' .ras ,o I ~ "euo
NO. ~ L;I N'f'''''N "'' WV
10 .pfoS!lieH ~ lnc oI!!'
,hoI,'.;a 80 ~ ta.
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'','e 'o:.ns "a .no an ID . uia'lse y .,
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,he sanr cn,s"1rv Will chnr,hes NV '''''''' VIZ
''t su,'.c 'u,esi'y "t.t , rnuarp ,h
,,nusr,, rnntni on, onI hrna;n,
-. ,,.rrr. ~ was Potomac Iodue dnrinn rho
,,,r shonId NOT be exrmntpd Rrterred r. the
Tomm;ttee an Claims
i communication fran th,. Mavor ,ecom
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49, H.. -,,.oI,,,, -, ,rood Jor 10 ,,so of H.
'"' .NS p..''"'o WIZ w. 'ui ."I 80. " tno
poo. a'o ! :. ~ Wv 0''"0'' ""'
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n. a., ~ III s s.it "'.omeu M
r,1arnn s,."a, nh;ah ms noor,';a5 hn 80
II :! Cn,ornn,ont ~ =, Eraedman's hnro.1,
d b,,,,;tl d,rinr lS6s ona - ua obtain
- ,n rnn, inr :, md o,kad for rol;of from Tho
,ivns assessed dnrinp those wears
NJ R,lI s,orod Thor bo uae in favor of Grant
inn Tho net;t;on nrov;ded that Mr. McTeiah
sonId nledpc himself 10 nav the taxes if he
racovnrad the rents ot the nroneriv from the
n povernment
Mr. Garwood stated that MIR. McVeiqh had
h,tter make this promise in the application
Mr. McV thought that the promise was
..i;.J ~ ~. aot;o, of Tho lower Roard
'Ai Tho oIarl rosJ Tho anlorsamonr nm the hack
.ttLo ,o,t;on yvbich stated that the taxes
,gare to no remit,cd on the conditions as above.
~ ho,nJ ,han oonorrroJ in tbo rnsolnt;on to
relieve Mr. McVeph.
nnt;t;oo Irom Miss r, NJ WHITING stat
;og that certain nroperry of hers was occupied
~, ia f,dor,l ,roons dnrino tho war similarly
~ ~, ~ A. McTa;oh and asEinp n he re
,;or .a trno Tho novment of taxes assessed dur
inv that time, was granted
Reissue of certain bonds lost by the Nlessrs
Watkins, was authorized.
Mr., Clark offered the following, which was
NOT adoptcd
PecoI,e1 That thn corporation ,axea on all
ano,t, o,crn;od nv thc RI s .3ovprnment
pp, ,.rin. ,ho uaars 1853 r. IS6: hc remitted t,
~. ana rl,r thareof
mo Roard thon adjourned.
Co,,,,oy Couvr11 Tho lannon's Sefer BIou,e
CoANoN o t .iin,aJ Ia r 10 ;ntoros, oyN
'a n";aIaad i tbo nrocredinos Of the Board has
p.oas;tI,. d;m;n;sbnJ and Int vcrv few specta-
t,r, ,rora nresnnt
''. ~ '''' ,,,arl, rasd communication from the
na no 'on n Wow Of thc ;ncrnaspJ suf.
rS .nssonant nnon he late prevailing cold
' ,sro,r an annropraton to SUPPLY the DOOR
81, ,I.' a;,, ''' ,,th fnnI
Mr. Shirley moved that the auditor issue his
.a IVA, - tornr ~ ,ha Mavor for sion to he
"al1anl III iavo. VI :I;.atoS :, w. lis oon,rnrni
uSti 'o' INC pu'pos' '''>''0'''1 - '''''
catloh' N,
MI: Mcheh2'e moved 10 a'neo" ny 'u"''''"'
ing S@gI lot l'", ,,, b. h,,,o. -
Mr. Harmon Thought IL "ouIu oe pe'Ie; "
adopt the original mouon-to appropriate
500 and allow the Mayor more II IL was io9nu
necessary. Ii the.SZUO were Appropriated III