Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-04-26
Common Council.

AT a regular semi-monthly meeting Of tho
Common Council, held April %, 1871, there
were present John B; Smoot, esq, President
son, Harrison, Price Portner Massey, Evans
and Parker.
| Mr. Lawson, from the Committee on General
Laws, to whom had been recommitted bill
prepared by the Mayor respecting swine sheep,
goats and geese going at large within the corpo-
rate limits, reported back the bill with recon-
mendation that it pass. The bill was read three
| times, and lost by the following vote: Ayes
Messrs. Shnll Wheat, NeaIc Moore, Lawson,
| Price and Smoot-7 Noes-Messrs Harrison,
Massey, Evans and Parker-4-not constltu-
| tonal majority
Mr. Wheat introduced bill respecting the
passage of the Alexandria and Fredericksburg
Railroad through the city, which WIS read three
times and passed.
Mr.. Wheat read a petition from w. l.. Pad
| gctt asking Council to designate some other vot-
| Ing place in the Fourth Ward than his property
on the northwest corner Of the intersection Of
Prince ard Alfred streets, and offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the Finance Committee be and
| are hereby instructed to rent suitable room in
the Fourth Ward for holding an election on the
fourth Thursday in May next
Mr. Massey offered the following resolution,
which was referred to the Committee on Finance
Resolved, That the amount of $50, ordered to
be paid to James Green, esq, if not paid, be
credited to his taxes for 1864 and 1865, and that
any order in conflict with this resolution is here
by repealed
A petition Of George W. Harrison for correc-
ton Of assessment, referred to the Committee
on Claims.
\ petition Of j ohm A. Seaton for reduction Of
assessment was referred to the Committee on
Claims
a resolution releasing Potomac Lodge, l. q. O.
F., from takes for the years 1866, e., " and 80,
WAS referred to the Committee OH Claims.
4 Ipatlf frn1 IN ali nf IL
ing to be relieved from taxes for the years 1868
and 20, was referred to the Committee on Clailus
y bill Of F. &. >waine, for groceries furnished
the Aims House, amounting TO Sll732, Was
dered to be paid.
a communication from s. Dcalhan, asking
for the refunding of il portion Of license tax, was
laid on the table
A bill to redstrict the Wards of the city was
taken up read three times and lost by the fol-
lowing vote: Aycs-Messrs. Shnn, Moore. Hur-
rison, Lawson and Prce.-Noes Messrs Wheat.
Syealy, Massey, Portncr, Smoot, Evans ind
purker-,i:. 'pili4agg the use =. Montgomery,
re'' ""I W grn,.' Street. ahended to the
Washington and Ohio Railroad for ''Ier.
twenty wears referred by the Board Of All -
men to the Committee OIL General Laws, WAS re-
ceived from that Board and their action concur
red in.
Mr. Price offered the following resolution,
which was adopted:
Resolved, That two hundred copies of the new
charter of the city be published under the direc-
ton of the Committee on General Laws.
\ resolution requesting Mr. Massey to inform
the Board of Aldermen that the Common Coun-
ell had twice passed resolution respecting the
codiiication of the Corporation laws, and to ask
what had been their action thereon, was adopted.
A bill with reference to the Alexandria and |
fredericksburg Railroad Company was returned
from the Board of Aldermen amended, and their
~ hp a amended do
rs follows
Ak ACT in reference to the Alexandria and |
Fredericksburg Railway Company.
|. Be it enacted by the City Council of Alex
undria, That the Alexandria and Frederic ksburg
Railway Company be, and is hereby, authorized |