Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-02-09
LOCAL NEWS.

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semi monthly meeting night OF the City Coun'
Gil but only one board was in session-,he
Common Council no quorum being present ID
the Board Of Aldermen. For official proceedings
sec another column
COMMON COUNCIL The attendance or spec
tators was not as large as has boon usual at the
previous three or four meetings
In ne temporary absence OF the President,
Mr.. Mckenzie WAS appointed Chairman, pro
tenn.
On motion Of Mr. Mas ,y, Mr. Turnbull, the
President of the Mount Vernon Cotton Facto-
", was allowed to explain the reasons which
had induced him on behalf of his company to
petition the City Council for exemption Of tax
stion upon the C pital employed in that factory
!or five years and the cyp!anation was made
10 q concise ablo and 'Ncellcnt manner. The
gentleman stated that hr was asking no unu3u-
nj favor Similar factories in al parts of the
country wore egeidp pied from municipal taxa
Ion and his company had hscn oheroi per-
petual exemption from All capt;i 1t might ia
vet c!apwharr He g,.vn NJ h,s!yry o.! t!ir
Cotton Factory. anl -! ;ha losses sustained by
II. whn i.sA ioroto:ore worked il. iin ma"t"A-
i3og,tanoa; apon The roitan n.a:,u'actu:cd in
tho i:I,i.ui States, and merely ASKED tt:u. tn
Council would do in limited way VIII ,tthrEov
,rHmcAt hrd a"A" upon Il" 'h':rSoI e'H -
H. ritei ,hc hHn:"t- Inst ;"" :t*Nte! - tAe
t,wns - l."""'! Az: LA"F'!'tc from me '':"''
ito" -. tho police: w"'t'' prevail e. generally
tAro"fh"H' Ne" h%sIsh' -; rs''" 't;'" ''""
taAr!'Hh "i l'c t"t!':' M" "'''.i"'i Hf:"!i'' :"
Lied IL '''"'" places III LII" 'N"' ~ ""''" '''
AID "al"r i''"e: h1a been granted :" III" com
paa!r< investing their capita! there io slated
th'! Tie Mount Vernon Factory r!npi' yad
nh"t!. 10 hands, AL ,ht- !: WIS "a" i;l,ntioE
H !hc Company I" i"E"st the profits Vt III In"n-
uI""!''E !" ''i"&'"E "'' improving !: tie
it"' l"';Etd 'nc '"Hr1 i'r "ii""'nE him |" |
rr"aHrr.! :. 'Hr"rahir impression.
After SON. '!'."us$t''', r,.s"n!i''a Was "r.n
iri",:.ly ,..!,I,t.,d !'ling the M"unL Errn II
CrI;,n Factory iron! iax.ti 81. Ior three year:
i:oyIri i, i kri.l i" "p"rsti"" during that
inns.
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"'1" '1' understanding 'n'- 'H'"H" I'll" ''""
ca """!H A'' E''' - ''''H' H>'"' H"N'' q w.
t!,"G tn i''::i:'': prayer ""N:a be granted.
III. famous &cc~r Isl ,uso ca, wa, ,hcn
b,onoy,, ,iosll lj-cns,ot ,,n,iI nearly eleven
o,,'ock when. hya vo,. ii righ. :, i,ur. the
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Baker, %taiH. Moran. Turner. H"7m'"' Reed
AgG"" and "m'"i.
'fh" Board then aIioarnoI.
4 fall report was made Of til. Iehtl"s thst
.c,.,,rr,u l.ra. the IA ,etjng, hu. ~ one m,cnr.
scr reonss.au That his Remarks sh ull No, bcpuh
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d''ht !" "'"': 'h' "h''e OF IT,
NHCCTEnERT - t"Hf'""'Ih"H ~ H'EtcindH
proceedings Law SlDE.-Cnmmonwea'th W.
Gnorg, RohiGs0n, c>lorrd, Tor horse ,'"ah"H"-
the Aims House casa jury Gni V"rio' not
guilty
Decatur Il. iliIrr -. Eity CouHc'! at Alex
nnlria go demurrer to manlanus and notion TO
.iuaSh tn; anr ard motion ordered |" lie