Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-03-23
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At y regular meeting Of the Common Coua.
| Gil, held March -, 1870, there were present :
Mes=rs. Massey, Martin, Baker, Nea!e, Turner.
Stein, Moran, Moore, Shirley aud Harmon.
| The President being absent. W. ID. Mas*cS,
ESQ , WAS called to The Chair.
a communication from his honor, Mayor
Berkley, relating to incendiarism, wa: received
| snd read, and T. resolution, By Mr.. Massey, that
| $3.50 reward for the apprehension and cnlvic
| ton of any ono ioaud guilty thereof be author
lied, WAS adopted.
~ petition Of X. Kemper. President Of tic
| Library Association, for supplies Of gaa gratis
for that institution. Wa: granted.
A petition OF john w. Hardy, Secretary 81
| The Sun Fire Co Tor rcpair5 to that 3oHlgauy :
| engine house. WAS referred 70 The Committed
on Public Property.
A preamble AMI resolution, by Mr.. 1arncr,
| for tbs appointment Of p special committe, L"
| ascertain the true valuation ot ali taxable raj!
road property within the city, was adopted.
and Me;Srs. Turner, Baker, Harmon and Mar
tin appointed such committee.
The bI! Of W. Lewis Milburn. Sll! 90, ~a=
fsrorably reported and ordered 20 he pai1.
The action of tho Board Of Aldermen. oh the
petition CT Miss Mary Irwin was conCurred IN.
The following Interesting report Of Il. l.
Carne, esq, President Of the Board Of Guar
dams Of the Alexandria Lancastcrian SchCo!,
was read and ordered to BIO printed
To tie City Council Of Alexandria,:
The Board Of qua dams Of the Washington
Il TcC OClDOl, u I'uuIlCu " lew, iC=P-SLIai'S
submit the following exhibit Of the condition
OF the School Under their charge:
There are, at the present time, - boys On tue
roll 20 from the first ward, . from the second,
81 from the third End Is from the fourth. Thu
is a little less than the average number during
the past year, which was 81.
All the boys in school are taught Spelling,
Reading and Writing 81 Learn Arithmetic
SO Geography 20 English Gram mar and Coin-
position. AID II History. Col. S; King Sh"!
Is Principal, and is assisted by his daughter,
Miss &. V. 4. Shay.
Through the operation Of the rule requiring
ill who are able TO pay u iee of one dollar AID
3 quarter for incidental expenses. 'h6 Board
has baen enabled, this year, not only to Keep
the building in repair and furnish AL the ne
cessary books for those who could mol other
wise obtain them. but to relieve the city OF lh'
expense hitherto incurred for fuel, 50 That tue
salaries OF tho teachers alone, for the !rst tiIie
in the history Of the school. la Il charge upon
the treasury.
Rev. J. y. Leftwich having resigned n:
membership in the Board, in Consequence .!
his removal from the city, the other LlembefS.
in pursuance OF the authority vested IN them
by law. elected Col. James S. French to I'll The
vacancy. BY order of the Board Of Guardians
RICHARD l.. CARNE. President.
Alexandria, March II, 1870.
The action Of the board Of Aldermen on the
communication OF W. w. DUNCAN. one OF TIN
Lessees of the Alexandria Canal, w.a conquered
in Us was, also, their seton on 3 resolution
that tbs Committee on Claims be instructed 10
Chain q list OF al real e=tste occupied by the
Z. ;. Government duri0g the war for which
rent hns been paid, and, also, for which L"
compensation was paid.
Au order, by Mr.. Massey, that the Clerk DO
paid $40 for services beyond the bounds Of hi.
duly, was adopted.
The Council then adjOurnei.
Teste: O.. C.. WHiTTLE SE I. GIL