Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-06-28
CITY COIN'CFE.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
Board OfAIderIile7l.

Ataregular meeting of the Board of Alder
men, held June 9th, 1871, there were present:
w. H. Marbury, esq, President, and Mcssrs.
Markell, Simpson, French, Suttlc Harmon and
Agncw
An act authorizing the commissioners of the
sinking fund to sell tho two thousand shares of
stock in the Orange and Alexandria r. r. Co.,
subscribed for by the City Council by an act
dated January Z, lS49, and invest the proceeds
in the erection Of buildings on the Market
square, and appropriate the revenue therefrom
to carry out the intent of section of said act,
was read third time and passed by the follow
ing vote: Ayes, Messrs. Anrbury, Markell,
Simpson, French, Suttle, Harmon and Agnew
Noes none. .......t.. .y..s.;7 =.
a report Of the special committee on rebuild
ing The Market House was taken from the table,
when .... ........... . Or
Mr.. French offered thu following resolution,
viz: . ..-. ......, ....
Resolved, That the report Of the committee
be recommitted, with instructions to have so
much Of the space set apart for butchers stall Is
III the plans presented, rs is not likely soon to be
wanted Tor that purpose specially arranged Tor
stores convertible into stalls whom required, and
that plan or plans for adapting tho interior
space OF the Market square to Il commodious
and comfortable vegetable market, with suitable
provision for fish benches, be reported upon as a
part of tho Market plan to BIO hrst completed,
and that the whole matter be sub Get to the re-
vision of the committee and be reRgtod back to
Council for its action. p -.>:
Which was lost by tho following vote: Ayes,
Messrs. Simpson and French. Noes, Messrs.
Marbury, Markell, Suttle, Harmon and Agncw;
The report Of the committee was then adopted
| by the following vote Ayes, Messrs Marbury,
| Markell, Suttle, Harmon and Agnow Noes,
| Messrs. Simpson and French.
! An act to amend an act entitled an act Tor
raising revenue for the year 1871, was received
| from the Common Council and laid on thetable
An act to amend an act entitled an act TO re-
| organize the police of Alexandria was received
| from the Common Council and their action con-
Cured in. .... .....'
| A petition of W. II. Muir for permission to
erect II frame building on Queen street, WAS re-
| tlrred to the Committee on Streets, they to re-
| port on same to Council.
| A communication from the City Surveyor in
| regard to the property OF Geo. Tyler, was re,
| cclycd from the Common Council and referred
to the Assessors, they TO assess the property ar-
Bills OF j. c. MiIburn, 81; c. w Jameson,
| Sl5.-5; c. c: Berry, S. j. +. Dyson, s.
and Emanuel Francis, ST, rs Judges and clerks
! of election, were received from the Common
| Council and their action concurrcd in.
\ communication from, E. II. Bell was re-
ccivcd from the Common Council and its refer
encc to tn: Committee on Public Property
| agreed To-. -.
a petition Of Robert Hodgkin ana VI. II.
Thornton to have the curb reset in front Of theil
! dwellings on Queen street. WAS referred 10 the
Superintendent of Police
| The Board then adjourned. Trstt
JNO. j. JAM GESON. Clerk.