Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-11-15
Common Council.

S0zfasnOn council.
At a regular meeting of the Common Council,
held November II, 1871, there were present:
George r. Shinn. esq President, and McssrS.
Neulc, Wheat, Hopkins, Green, Stuart, Rish-
Gill, Beach Henderson, Claggctt, Pinn, Evans
and Hughes.
Mr. Wheat, from the Committee on Public
Property, reported that 1t inexpedicnt at
present to furnish hall for museum; also that
American Hall had been rented from Mr. Jos.
Broders at $40 per month, and fitted up for the
accommodation OF the City Council; also that
the President Of the Alexandria Water Com
pany had stated that when he was satisfied that
the City Council had means sufficient to purchase
the Alexandria Water Works, he would be pre-
pared to negotiate for their sale also that the
trustees of the cUlOred schools had stated that
Gen. q. y. Howard had made the buildings 0c-
cupicd by those schools over to them, and that
they had purchased the lots upon which thusc
buildings stand, but thnt they were now prepar-
cd to rent the same to tho City Council upon
more reasonable terms than heretofore.
\ bill o.! James w. Atkinson. amounting to
Sl3 % for Pour's House work, was referred TO
the Committee on the Poor.
\ bill of the Harmonic Association, amount
ing TO $40 for rent Of hall for the months of June,
July and October, wHs ordered to be paid.
a petition OF f. G. Swanc for the re>ctting of
the curling and the repair Of the gutter in front
of his premises No. II north Royal street. WAS
referred to the Committee on Streets.
a communication from the Mayor recon-
mGnding the retllnding to Mr. G. G.. Berry OF S.,
the amount of 1t fine imposed upon him for re-
fusing to take out license to sell sewing ma
chimes, WAS received and the recommendation
adopted.
4 petition for the laying of n hagging across
King street, opposite the entrance To the Corn
Exchange, Was referred to the Committee Oh
Streets.
Mr.. Wheat introduced Il resolution authorizing
hp ('DrDDrNtlDn ATTORNEY %
of the commissioners cOndcmnimg portion OF
the land attached to the Poors House for the
use Of the Alexandria and Fredericksburg K. r.,
and pay the same owe. 10 the Corporation Treas
urcr, Which WAS adopted.
An act entitled an act to aid in the collection
FOf taxes, passed by the Board Of Aldermen, was
received from that Board, read three times, the
10Th rule suspended, and passed, by the follow
ing vote: Ayes, MeS<rs. Shinn, heat, Meade,
Hopkins, Green, Stuart Rishcl, Beach. Hen
dcrson, Cuggett Evans and uughes-l2 No
Mr.. Pinn.
4 communication from John w. Campbell,
Assessor, asking whether u lot belonging to Jno.
Nerdon lies within the corporate limits or in
Fairfax county, WIS referred to the City Sur
yevOr.
a petition of /. Gcntzbcrgcr for a reduction
of assessment on his property, No. "a King st.,
was referred to the Committee on Claims.
The following bills, petitions, communications
and resolutions, with the reports of the commit
tees to whom they had been referred, were re-
ccivcd from the Board of Aldermen, and their
action upon the same conrurred in: Bill Of Geo.
| +. French petition OF Michael German for re,
Guclon Of assessment; bill of w. +. Henderson
| bill Of james Il. Crump.
The following bills, communications and rcso
| lutions were received from the Board Of Alder
men, and their action c"ncurred in: Bill of JAS
Entwisle jr.; communication from the Mayor
| respecting appeal from the decision Of the
| Corporation Court in the license cases. and re-
solution appr"prmting $500 to the purchase OF
| fuel for the poor.
The Board of Aldermen then entered the
chamber, and the two Boards in joint session
elected the following officers Ivy ballot: George
L. Price, Scavengcr; James Watkins Christie
phcr Lylcs and Ferdinand Travcrs, Ready Men:
| William johnson, Policeman. W. +. Carne ant
Elgar Snowdcn, jr., for the First Ward: JOSEPH
Hopkins, for the I'd Ward; \. +. Addison, fol
the Sd Ward, and = +. Beach for the 4th Ward
members of the City School Board. And n
Boush for the LIST Ward; Geo. II. Robinson fu
| the I'd Ward; }. Rector Smoot for the Sd Ward
and John b. Smoot for the 4th Ward, Ovcrsccrs
| Of the Poor
| The joint session then dissolved
| a petition of john Downey for rcsctting the
curb stones and rcparing the gutter in front o
the premises, corner of Cameron ard Fuirtnx
streets, WIS referred to the Committee on Streets
The Board then adjourned.
TrSte: HAROLD SNOW DEN, CIk.