Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-10-26
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CITY COUNCIL.

the ltteQQaQCG VI SPSSLatulS WOO WY io'''N~
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Col. Suite stated that it was necessary to
appoint proxies To represent the Interests OF
the city in the approaching meeting of the
Stockholders OF the O., A. &. NJ. K. Il.
MIR. Harmon asked that the appointment be
laid over until the next meeting OF the Board.
meeting. Tho interests of the Fredericksburg
railroad, he said, we're being pressed upon US,
and he would like to have it postponed.
Col. Suite asked why the delay what could
be gained by'it2 II a meeting was not held at
the next regular time, the city would not be
represented 10 the Stockholders meeting at all.
Mr. Harmon again requested that it be
postponed, without giving definite reason for
the delay.
Mr.. Simpson said be thought it best 10 20
on ami make the appointments as usual. No
good could be game! that he could sec by the
postponemcnt.
COL Suite havic !'r>H requested To 30 SO,
offered his suggest ion in the form OF rcsO!u
llOn.
Mr. Harmon novel it be laid on me table
Lost.
The +, so!uion was then adopted, ard the
President appointed Me>Srs. Suite and Mar
kel az proxies
The Board then adjourned into tic oh amber
Of the Common Council to elect policemen and
L MeaSurer ct Wood aud Bark, alter which the
regular business was RESUMED.
The petitions of A &. Buter, asking tho
city to repair The aultrr III trnAt ui his house :;
OF BeIj. Sniih, co'ored, tor the repair Of the
street, corner of Water and Gibbun streets,
where the petitioner proposed 10 'r. {. DWELL
lnp and bill OF Il. Launun, for repairing
pavement in front OF his store, c)rurr vi Gamer
y
ed tavoraby from the Committee On Streets;
but the members OF the committee present in
the Board Ct Aldcruen discalmnG AL knowl
edge TT he mettcr>, at sta lag that they had
never been consulted on the SUBJECTS SGT forth,
the papers were recOmmilted TO the committee.
% the proposal OF MIR. }. +. hcGraw to
rrec; hail over the market, as reported some
days ago, the President appointed Messrs Az
new and Markell :: sirc la! committee.
Col. Suttle stated that he desired to cil. the
attention Of the members to the subject ut
Corporation licenses. lie was informed by the
Auditor thar less than s., 900 had been so tar
l,aid him Parties were holding back because
ot some doubt a. to whether the clause vt he
law authorizing the Mayor to collect license
was repealed by subsequent enac! meuts. He
offered suitable reSoiullun provldlug that Ill
laws conflicting with the act authorizing the
Auditor to collect liceuse be repealed. Referred
to committee.
On the subject of codifying tn. laws of the
city, report was read, when
COL French said he thought it would be well
TO more maturcly consider this subject than
ha6 apparently been done. lie hal seen in-
stances when cod6cation Of the iaws-those OF
the State for exampIe-hsd resulted in the
matter being left in q worse condition than at
first. lie was struck with the difference in the
bids for doing this work, from $3.50 to 1000.
Evidently the parties had different ideas of the
amount of work to be done.
Col. Suite thought it important to arrange
the laws IN systematic form. AS they now
stood, it was more a matter of tradition than
anything else. The subject Was laid on the
table.
The report of the Committee on Streets to
pay expenses of laying tagging across Cameron
street, from the market house to the restaurant
of the Coopey Brothers, was read.
Mr. Harmon thought that the idea OF the
city paying private parties Tor improvements
put down tor their own sole benehc Was entire
~ wrong. If the Mcssrs. Cooney wanted a
crossing to their house let them pay Tor It,
but to ask the city to d. it was not right.
Col. Suite said that so far as he was aware
this matter had never seen before the Commit
tee on Streets at ali. 1t did not seem just right
q
near BIZ. lie for one protested against this &C.
ton of the chairman Of tho Committee on
Streets, in ordering ali sorts of work to be
done, and making reports 10 the natne or the
committee without consulting one OF them
He certainly could not vote for the approprla-
ton.
MIR. Harmon said he did 90: believe the Cor
poration had any right to do this work Tor the
benefit OF private Individuals aud make the
people pay for it. II the chairman OF the Com
mittee on Streets had ordered this work to be
done 90 his own responsibility let HIN pay the
bill.
Mr.. Simpson stated that So Jar as his recol-
lection served him, it was the usual custom
when parties furnished tagging, Tor the city to
lay it down.
MIR. Harmon-"Then it tune to stop 1t.
The Board then, at quarter rast ten, al
journed.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The assemblagc outside the bar was some
what larger than has been the case at the last
two meetings, but smaller than Was common
when the Council was first chosen. A COM
mittcc of the Alexandria bar was also in attcn
dance to press the project OF using the Council
chamber for the Hastings Court.
Immediately upon the opening OF the Board
communication from the Aldermen gave IN
formation that that body had chosen proxies
to represent the city in the Orange and Alex
andria Railroad, but the subject was postponed
JOINT MEETING.
The Chair announced that the boards we're
now in joiot convention for the purpose OF cnoos,
ing three policemen and NleaSurer OF WOOD
and Bark.
The following nominations for policemen were
made:
The Police Board nominated John Holden,
Henry Nicholson and Robert Tomllnson, pres
cnt ready men upon the force.
Capt Webster and Lieut.. Smith united IN
recommending Henry Nicholson.
Col. Suite presented the Applications OF W.
j. DrownS.
Mr. Wheats that of \. j. Nicholson. who
was recommended by j. l.. Mofet,, II. s. W:
Barker. &. Z. Bradley, }. y. Arnold, +. Patf,