Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-10-11
Common Council.

At regular meeting of the Common Council,
held October 10th, 1871 there were present:
George r. Shinn, ESQ., President, and Messrs.
Wheat, Moore Neale, Green, Hopkins, Stuart,
Claggett Pnn, Evans and Hughes
y communication from w. l.. Padgett asking
| Il remission of the tax imposed upon as q sewing
mrchne agent, was received from the Board OF
Aldermen and their action concurred in.
4 petition Of }. w. bloomsbury for u reduc-
ton of assessment on his lot was referred to the
Committee on Claims
Bills of JOS. Hopkins, D. &. Watkins & Co.,
+. q. Swane, A. j. Fleming r. Fl. Gemeny
and John II. Baggett against the Aims House,
were ordered to be paid.
petition Of sundry persons accompanied by
IL petition from the President and Directors of
the Alexandria Passenger Railway Company,
asking permission to laya street railway upon
the streets named in the petition, was received
from the Board of Aldermen, their actor IT, re.
fer it to a special committee from each Board
concurred in, and Messrs. Wheat, Green, Smith
and Hughes appointed on the part of this Board.
\ report from the Committee on Streets was
received from the Board Of Aldermen and their
action concurrcd in.
a bill Of Jas Entwisle, jr, for medicine fur
nished the Aims House, amounting, to S9OG1,
was received from the Board Of Aldermen and
their action cOncurred in.
Petitions from Mrs. COrGclia Waters asking
an omission Of taxation on her property while IN
the possession Of others. and of Michael Ger
man for IN abatement of taxes on his lot for the
year 1869, we're received from the Board Of AL
dcrnrn and their action concurrcd in.
\ resolution L. authorize and provide for the
sale a. the office Of Night Scavenger was referred
to tEr Committee Streets.
y communication from ". Lewis MilDurn.
Registrar 4th Ward, asking Council To provide
a suitable place lor registration purposes, was
referred to special committee oI two Mesars.
Evans and Stuart.
\ petition from f. ). Lc,.dbtntcr " Bro. fo
exemption from TAXATION as sewing machine
agents, WAS received from the Board "l Alder
men and their action concurred in.
The report of the Committee on Claims on the
petition Of Geo. W. Harrison, asking u reduction
OF assessment on capital employed by him, MAS
received from the Board Of Aldermen and their
action concurred in.
\ petition Of oyster dealers and other. praying
Council Il take >r'ne action ~ regard 10 tile
measurement ol -, ,tcr~ together with an ACT t"
regulate the same and provide I"r tn. election
ot an Inspector Of Oysters, We're referred /" :,
| special committee oi two from each Board and
Mrssrs. Wheat and Hopkins appointed.
The report Of the committee on the petition of
citizens of the Sd and 4th wards for the building
OF two market houses. WAS received from the
Board OF AL!rrm:i and their action concur-
red in.
\ till Of G. +. French for stationery, $780,
WA, referred to the Committee on Claims.
y petition uI JONn ~. oeaLON lpF TftlucLloii
Of assessment on his property, WAS referred to
Committee on Claims.
The following resolutions were adopted VIZ:
Resolved, That The Committee on Public
Property ascertain and report to this Council
the terms and conditions the Alexandria W ater
Company will turn over their property in the
Water " orks to the city.
Resolved by the Common Council, the Board
of Aldermen concurring, That tho Mayor be,
and is hereby, authorized and instructed to pur-
chase for the use OF the police force twenty-onc
tin horns to be used by them only in time of fire
between the hours of 10 p. m. and & n. III.
Resolved by the Common Council, the Board
| Of Aldermen cGncurring, That II committee OF
two from carh Board be- appointed, with nstruc-
tiuns To- prepare and report u bill for Il more
equitable division Of the city into wards. vi cSSrs.
Henderson and Hopkins appointed on the part
Of this Board
An act to repeal i'll act or acts in relation t"
inrc>aling the market VA: referred To tho Com
niittrc on General Laws, with instructions l."
report as soon Is practicable.
\ message from the Mayor vctoInS III act
amending an act IT, rcorguniZr the police force
of AIexnndra, was read, and the act passed over
his veto.
a communication from 4. 5. Ashhy, Auditor.
relative to Ill interest warrant, No. -, WAS re-
lcrrcd to the Committee on Finance
Communications from the W. q. X. Il. C"
and j. W. Burke were referred TO the Committee
on Streets
A communication from :. s. HowSon, PrcsI-
dent Potomac Ferry Co., with II bill Of Reuben
Johnston for drawing trust deed, SO, were re-
fcrred to the Committee on Claims
The Council then adjourned.
Tcstc: JOHN NJ. JOHNSON,
Clerk pro TEN.