The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-11-14
JOHN w. woLTz, News and City Editor.
LOCAL MATTERS.
THE CITY COUNCIL.

/ Council was held yesterday afternoon.
Present: Messrs. p. III. Starke (presidenD.
Anderson, Hooper, Palmer, Chesterman,
Straus, Wynne, Bargamin, English, Stokes,
Sloan, Wagner, lsaacs, Davis, Higgins,
Scott of Jefferson ward, Smith, Whitlock,
Levy, Lipscomb, Metzger, Kerse, Bos-
sieux, Allen, Roper, Forester, Braselman,
Freeman, and Manly.
STREETS GENERALLY.
Mr.. Anderson, from the Committee on
Streets generally, submitted report from
that committee recommending the rejection
of the petition of A. ID. Lefiew, asking au-
! thority to number the houses in the city
that are without number, &C.; that $3.50
be appropriated for the purchase Of the pro-
perty of Mr.. Charles Dougherty ON st.
Stephens street adjoining that recently pur-
chased by the city; the rejection of the pc
tition of Mrs. Ann Wade--yiz: that the
city afford her relief by purchasing her
house, which she alleges will be rendered
useless by thenew Ninth-Street bridge that
the roadway on Cary street between Thir-
teenth and Virginia streets be widened by
taking four feet from the walkway on the
south side, and that Cary street from Thir-
teenth to Virginia street be paved with
granite-estimated cost, S945 that the
grading on M street between Twenty-sixth
aud Twenty-seventh and that ON Twenty
sixth from Clay to N street be graded, and
that NJ street from Twenty-fifth to Twenty
seventh street be grayelled estimated cost
of whole improvement, 1000; that
First street be opened from the west line
of Dill's factory, between Franklin and
sod stroat ho thro,,%b f,orn Rrood
to cIav stroat nrov;ded tbo oost of tha
work does not exceed So. 500 Jlaid on the
tablet; that the sidewalk in front of Union
Station Methodist Episcopal church, on
Twenty-fourth and N streets, be paved and
the street guttered on the south side of n
from Twcnty-thrd to Twenty-fourth street
cost, S230 that the cutters on the south
sn sue OF oiay street from 1wehty-egltn 10
IwGIity Slieet, anu on eiie east sue
9l i"eil.y y-elSn. s.rees ron .n Malsiiali "
Le'Sn, s.ree', oe payeu WIN siaiiiVe-est-
iiis'.eu eoet, 2oo nc Ioiiliii':tee any pIe-
sen'eu ah ofuiliaiice On tne suplecI oi sew
zig tl'iu oil tie ''oiG siiu oluelsa " pe
Plniteul ai,u an oiuiliahce lequnns tiie
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The report Was taken up. discussed. and
adopted.
FINANCE.
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Mr. lsaacs, IRON the ooiilin,tIee on FL
n'.ice, gteselleI ms ieport, WIN when was
tetaineu y iuilioJl ai VI pe.'ipls asnlis re-
uuts,on @ y, .ne LASS fey peliis ~ ueiciell' m
oil Mo ro,,ort e,s ,vas - adontoa [ WY N0'
3. Mr.. Isaacs also presented the reports of
the Auditor and Treasurer. which were
referred to the Finance Committee.
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Nj MI 'otohes, lIohi tne ooililiii.tee Oh
LEU, suo,'l..eu ms report, awaro,g lie
~ u, oi ooiiiiectoii Sas-PPeS W MesSrs.
= isioU1' 900 POI as ,o''i cen'S per ponho, or
Sf''oo' Auop'eu.
SANITARY INSPECTORS.
ooairna.oo 9n ~, oio " ",sioli oo.i1;l..ee
from, Roord of IIosItb nonoarn;ro 1m - sa,;taTx,
;,,e,,aators s,,h,,;t.ad ~ nu5;o s%y ',.'a;:
sao.'To pf; an oiIsiIq 1.ai ,I lequm
rs,,' onI ~ ~ elua ~ o,too W ue.a oa.eo lnoh
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MI. nitloch, from the oolnmittee on
Oialllls anu oaiarles, suomittea ms report,
necoil,llenes re 'ne paylneit ol Certain oiils;
the net;t;on of Mess,s preston and otbnrS
former ward managers. asking for fiftv dol,
lars psy for services alleged rendered. The
report was adopted.
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M. oareaihlli, from the Altering CoIi-
ini.'ee, tePoItetI l'iat III tneT Judgment tile
Pay oi ]tiesalluer oaioer, assistant super,
n inlel,'lelt ol 'lle punlp-nouse, Is 700 sinai
of tba ernor;ptond ;e too s,,,alI ond tboy
therefore recommend an increase of the
pay of both of these oflicers-the superin-
tendent to 81 200, and the assistant supern-
tendent TO 81 900. The report was re-
iected.
FIRE.
Mr.. Allen. from the Committee on the
Fire Department, presented his report.
asking that number of persons be allowed
to erect wooden buildings within the CITY
limits, which was confirmed by the Coun-
Gil.
ACCOUNTS AND PRINTING.
M, Manly from tb;s co,nn,;ttoo nro-
sented the bills of the DisDafcb Gazette
ARziege,', and w. II. Wade & Co., which
were ordered to be paid.
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