Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-05-11
CITY COUNCIL.
OFFICIAL PROCEED y GS Z.
Common Council.

Alta meeting Of the Common Council, held
MAY TO- 1871, there erepresent: j"hn B. 3!noot
Fso President and Mes:r>. Shinn Wheat
Ncnle, Lawson, Waterman. Price. P"rtner
Massey and Parker.
On motion Of Mr.. Massey, thu. vote by which
I'm act to amend section =, al All net entitled al
oct reducing into one and amending the several
acts respecting the removal oi nu,aiices and the
preservation Of the health OF the town was re-
considered, and the bin passed by it. title
A communication from Gould y ilkehng,
asking for an abatement OF assessment was re-
f.rred to the Committee Oh Claims.
report of the Committee on General Laws,
+, whom the matter had been REFERRED rec"ln-
mcnding an appropriation to dclray the eXpelfsr
Of printing the blank forms III the conduct OF
causes, in which the Commonwealth Is II party
| was adopted.
| The report Of the Committee Oh General Laws
adverse to the petition "t certain huck>crs, ask
| ing permission to sell beans potatoes, &C. by
| wSight instead of by measure, Wis rrc"nniltcd.
4 bill of j. G. Milburn, amounting to 81 for
| services rs Judge and commissioner of election,
| was referred t. the Committee on Claims.
| A communication, accompanied with an order
| issued bv h. NJ Lowe, Judge OF the Corporation
Court respecting the appointment ~ Judg'S ana
| commissioners of election WAS read. ana The ioI-
| lowing order passed
| Ordrr,L That the following named persons be,
and are hereby appointed commissioners t. hold
and superintend the election for four members ol
the Common Council, and two members of the
Board of Aldermen for the four wards OF the city,
to be held on the 23th day Of MAY - R a, lT,-
second m mam Mard j. G. Miiburn E r steele and A.
Ee R a Tpr The c thE S"'f Fl fourth 3E
Geo. w. Jumie$on, Emanuel Francis, and {.
| G, Berry. and that the Auditor be and is here
| BY directed to prepare the books necessary tol
the use of the commissioners. for holding tho
| election.
The action ofthe Board of Aldermen, in adopt
| ing the report Of the Committee OF Conference
| recommending the eXcmptinno Of Knox Express
| from the lax on express companies was non-c0
| Cured ill., and resolution authorizing an nbatr-
ment of 500 in the license tax Of tEr petition:
was adopted.
ing the report of the Committee on Claims. re-
commencing a reduction in the assessment OF the
| nroperty of Lewis Williams, for the years 1876
'67 and IS to SLIGO for each Of those years. was
non concurrcd in, and the report amended 50 NJ
tn provide that said reduction shall be credited
upon taxes now unpaid.
The action of the Board vi Aldermen upon The
following reports, petitions, bills &c. was con-
Cured in: Adopting the report ot the C"nWltt''
| on Claims adverse 10 the petition of j. y. Hrh-
| ton, for reduction Of assessment; ordering /"
bill of F. A. Weadon, amounting to SD 70 t'e
| pad ndopting the report Of the Committee ON
| Claims, recommending that the City Surveyor
| be allowed to withhold his account; recommends
ing petition of e. W. HARRISON for REDUCTION
of assessment; ordering the payment Of bill OF
| James Entwislc, ir, amounting to Slo9I Tor me-
dicncs furnished the poor; authorizing the Au'
| ditor to furnish the Registrars Of the city with
such books us may be necessary to make the re-
cord Of the registered voters rs required by tht
acts Of lStj9-7U, chapter 4G adopting the report
| of the Committee on Claims, recommending thai
| John Leatherland and Anthony Perpcn"r shall
only pay license tax as dealers in wood; and re-
ferrng to the Finance COMMITTEES a romnunl'
cation from John W. Burke, chairman of the
| City School Board.
| On motion Of Mr. Smool, the vote by which
| the bill to redistrict the wards Of the city VA:
lost, was rcc"nsdcrcd and tn" bill laid on thr
| table.
A resolution was adopted providing that III,
| election on the 18th inst in the Fourth Ward be
| held in the brick-housc. on the west side III \
| fred street between Prince and Duke street
| The Board then adjourned
| HAROLD SNOWDEN, Clerk.