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

a bill OF D. G. Watkins q c., for meal, &c.
furnished the Aims House, amounting 10
Sl2S52, was ordered to be paid.
A bill of J. P. Agnew for coal furnished the
Aims House, amounting to $lOO.5O. was received
from the Board Of Aldermen. and their action IN
ordering the &.rae to be paid concurred in.
Two bills of Brewis s. Lawson Of S45: u: and
S6l.4G and hill Of r. II. Lawson Of Sl63.o4,
for goods furnished the Aims House, were or
dered to be paid
the City Council pledge itself to appropriate
reasonable sum for the provision of school
houses for public schools,
On motion of Mr. Price, it was resolved that
the Committee on Public Property be instruct
ed to furnish rooms in the Market House build
ing for the rse CT the Corporation Court
resolution, introduced by Mr.. Price. in
s.ructng the Superintendent OF Police to reset
curb and repave gutter in front OF the property
j. b. DeVaughn was referred to the Committee
On Streets.
Iesolution, introduced by Mr.. Lawson, au-
thorizing the superintendent of Police to finish
paving gutter on Queen street, near Pit, was
referred to the Committee on Streets.
Mr.. Lawson presented the following commu-
nication which was referred to special com
said committee.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, Oct. Is, 1870.
Gentlemen Of the City Council:
would respectfully propose that if your Honor
able body will allow me, to put room over the
space between the Washington Lodge and the Sun
Engine House; and give me the use of it for tn
years. will make handsome improvement there,
and at the end of ten years turn it to the city,
free of any costs for the erection thereof Respect
fully submitted, JAS. E. McGRAW.
A petition Of Messrs Coakley, Atkinson AMI
others for gas lamp On thu southwest corner
of CONNIE cree and Payne streets, was referred
to Committee On Light with power to have the
lamp erected I'm % edlately.
The report of the Comm fttee ON Streets, sat
ing that the tagging had beea laid across Cam
eron street, opposite the house Of tina Messrs
Corncy, was adopted.
The report t the Committee on Streets upon
communication from the Mayor concerning
| the culvert st the iutersect Of King and
| Pitt Streets, was adopted.
Mr.. Shinn, from the special committee, to
| " HON the matter had been REFERRED presented
| he folio wing report and order, which were
adopted:
In accordance with the resolution Of this Council
to ascertain the cost of publishing in bookform and
codfyng the laws of the Corporation, We beg to
| report that
Z. l.. Stuart asked to codify sl,0CO
| u. l.. smoot ............ 0oO
c. Neal &" ............ 300
FL. Smith, il. 225
The cost of printnp COO comics is estimated al
S2.40 per page, and the number Of pages will BE-
abou. "a, at $40 is S29760 for printing, paper, and
binding, with the lowest bid $2.25, making the total
| cost S522.6 60.
We therefore suggest the necessity of having this
| done at once
. Ordered, That the sum of five hundred and TWEEN
tyive dollars, or as much thereof as may be neces
sary be appropriated for the purpose Of revision,
| codiyirg and publishing the Laws of the Corpor.
| alton.
On motion Of Mr.. Wheat, the Committee on
| Public Property was required to provide suit
able room for the occupancy of the police force
| during the coming winter.
The Board then adjourned.
Testc: HAROLD SNOWDEN. Crk.