Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-12-14
COMMON COUNCIL.

at q regular meeting Of the Common Coun-
| Gil, held December -, 1870, there were pre-
sent: John 3. Smoot, esq.,, President. and
Aessrs. Shinn, Wheat, Moore, Neale, Law.
son, Waterman. Beadle, Price, Massey, Evans
and Dyson.
An act for the collection Of taxes. passed a.
tho last meeting of the City Council, returned
BY Lbe May or with his veto, was sent to the
Board of Aldermen, in which Board it had or
iginated.
On motion Of Mr.. Massey, Messrs. Roberts
the President, and Mr.. Howard, the Solicitor
of the Alexandria and Fredericksburg Railroad
Company, were invited within the bar.
Mr.. Wheat presented an act entitled an &C.
to repeal an act entitled an act concerning the
Lanrasterisn or Free School, passed December
II, 1879, which, on motion of Mr.. Massey, was
referred TO the Committee on General LAVE.
On motion of MIR. Wheat, it was resolved!
tho Board Of Aldermen concurring, that al
appropriations made 10 the Female Free
School cease on and after January, l, 1871.
Two bills of Dr.. Gibson fol- attendance at the
jail, and a bill of B. K. Cline for services O:
guard at the jail, were referred to the Com
mit!oe on Claims.
Mr.. Massey presented the following report
Your committee to whom was referred the
subject of granting the right of way through
Henry street, asked Tor by the Alexandria and
Fredericksburg Railroad Company, respect
fully report:
That they have examined the said street in
reference 10 the subject, and ALEC with reference
to the petition Of citizens owning property on
said street adverse to the said grant.
The reasons given by tho petitioners will. OF
they prevail with the Council, tho road must
necessarily be driven beyond the town limits.
which we would, Of course. deptecate. Ad-
hitting the truth of tho averments Of the peti-
ticn as to injuries TO property caused by the
running Of a railroad through u street, your
committee fail to perceive either tbs Justice Or
the expediency of bringing like evils upon 9TH
or streets. Whatever injury may be so caused
has already boon inflicted upon Henry street,
and will, in no considerable degree, be in
creased by III additional track.
Tie grading and drainage in Henry street
will be greatly improved by the work. which
will necessarily be done to adapt it to the pur-
poses Of the compsny-an improvement much
needed norta Of King street aE far as Princes
street, and which, in the opinion Of your COM
mittee, will fully counterbalance tho evils
mostly imaginary unprecedented from the grant
OF the desired right OF way.
Tho damage to property complained Of is as
much attributable 10 tho present condition Of
the drainage in Henry stree! rs 10 the railways,
if not moro so.
Your committee recommend that the right of
way through Henry street. be granted to the
Alexandria and Fredericksburg Railway Com
paIy upon the terms and conditions of the
grant, as far north as Duke street. heretofore
made by act of February l3:h, 1856, and upon
the further conditions that the drain ditch in
Henry street. north Of King, shall be securely
arched as far north as Princess street that the
said arching shall be kept in order by said COM
pany that the drainage north Of Princess st +,
as far as necessary, shall be conducted into
said arch, as we'll as the drainage OF Cameron,
Queen and Princess streets; and that the track
to be used by said Ale1andria and Fredericks-
burg Company shall be located west Of that
now used BY the Washington and Alexandria