Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-11
Common Council.

Common Council.
At regular se,ni-monthly meeting o. the
Common Council, held December H. 1872, there
were present: George X. Shinn, esq, Pres dent,
and Messrs. Rock, Moore, Eichbcrg, Field,
Risheill, Portncr, Henderson, Mankin, Claggett,
Pnn, Hugh's and Evans
Mr. Field, from the Committee on Claims re-
ported in favor of the payment of bill of Geo.
T. French amounting to 50, for u record book
fer the Board of Aldermen; also III favor OF the
parn.ent of bills Of A. Z. Addison, amounting
10 SIG, for election services; also in favor OF the
payment of bill of 6. L. Simpson, amounting
To SI3 for election services; also III favor of the
payment Of q bill of J. NJ. johnson, amounting
to Sl3 for election services; also IN favor OF the
payment Of bill OF +. l.. Brockett, amounting
TO S. for election services; also in favor of the
payment Of II bill of l.. BrJckett amounting
to 81 for election services; and the repor,s we
ado pied.
Mr.. Rock from the Committee on the Poor,
reported in favor Of the payment of bills Of
John Leath erland, amounting t. $500, fprcoal
furnished the Aims House, and the report was
adopted.
The following communication was read, and
on motion of Mr. Henderson laid over.
MAYOR OFFICE,
ALEXANDRIA. Va, Dec. H. 49,
To tie IT3noruJtt city C0uEca:
Gentlemen: On the 4.h inst, Capt James f.
Webster, ton complaint of George 4. DichtD
ctnrred James Smith, City Policeman That on
the 18th Nov 1872, said Smith did attempt 10
extort, compensation or pay from SAID George
A. Dichtl under false pretenscs FOR services cen
dcrrd in the discharge of his Police duties, on
the 5tn day of Nov. 1872.
Said Smith was summoned t. appear before
me to answer said charge, winch he did on the
6th inst Goo H. Markell, President of the
Board Of Police w. W. Rock and L. Y. Rsh-
ell were present at the examination -,
dan thuf no aid n
demanded ten dollars tor the arrest vi Gus. HILL
the man cha ed with r1bbing Dichtl OF one
hundred and twenty-nne dollars, (ol29)
The pocket book was found BY George Nc
Cracken, 1T the time OF the arrest, and gwen by
McCracken to james Smith, and by Smith given
to Capt. Webster, at the Mayors office. Upon
exam: nation, the pocket book Was found to con-
tain eightT-eight dollars (SSSl On the lltn Of
November, Smith represented to said DlGhtl,
that he would have to charge him ten dollars
time in attending Court and had already lost
one Rol! Call in attending to the matter. Dicht
e.ve him five dollars, and tod MIN if it was
Fight he would pay him the ten dollars demanded.
Dicht was afterwards told by MS employers
that he had no ri sht to give him anything
Smith then told him ne ought to give MN TWO
dollars more as he would have to lose time at
tending Court Dicht declined paying moro.
After hearing all the evidence on both sides,
the ch>rge was fully sustained. Whereupon
said Smith WAS suspended frcm tho Police ser
vice on the It'll install the members OF the
board present concurring.
Respectfully submitted,
WI. N, BERKLY, Mayor.
4 communication from the Mayor recon-
mcndng an appropriation TOR the purc base OF
wood for the poor of the city was read and &C
cepted, and the following resolution offered BY
Mr. Rshoill: Resolved by the City Council,
that the sum of three hundred dollars be appTo-
priated, and as much thereof as may be neccssa-
ry for the purchase of wood for the poor, the
same to be expended under the direction the
Committee on the Poor in conjunction with the
Mayor" after being amended by the addition
furnishing the wood be invited, and the con tract
awarded to the lowest bidder" was adopted.
a bill of d. g. Watkins, amounting to Sl55 10
for meal and feed for the Aims House, re-
farfed on the Committee on the Poor.
A bill D.. H. j. Garrett, amounting to 95S,
for medical attendance upon sma poX patients,
was ordered to be paid.
A bill of j. Grigg. amounting to $50. for
stove for the Aims Houte, referred to tho
Committee on the Poor
A comm lnicaiion from j. 5. Douglass and
Miss Goods, requesting the rcscttng or the curb
and the repairing of the gutter in front o. tae;r
premises on Columbus street, between King and
Prince, WAS referred t. the Commit Q on
Streets.
4 communication from G. L. Neale and OH
ers, asking for g sewer across Columbus street,
near Wilkes and that Columbus street be
graded from Duke to Wilkes street. vas read
and Il resolution authorizing the Committed on
Streets to have Gibbon street graded from WASH.
inyton to Pitt reefs, the same III be done by
contract with the lowest bidder, offered by Mr.
Re. X, WAS laid on the table.
a communication from w. +. Cernn, detail
ing the plan he intends to pursue in the codlfca.
ton of the laws Of the corporation was read,
and the report of the committee on the codiGce-
ton Of the corporation laws, stating that w. +.
Carne had offered to do the work for $3.50 e.
A. Mushbach, for $3.50, Kent s Neale for $500,
George Bryan, for 500, and j. IL johnson for
$3.50 and recommending that the contract be
awarded Mr.. Csrne, was adopted, and recon-
mt.ed.
4 resolution instructing the Committee on
Streets To advertise for proposals for hag5ng
street crossings which have been or may mere
after be ordered by City Cou"ci!; and award the
contract to the lowest bidder, adopted by this
Board, bill referred to the Committee on Streets
BY the Board af Aldermen, WIS received from
that Board and their action concurred in.
Mr.. Risheil offered a resolution which was
adopted authorizing the Clerk of the Common
Council to allow w. F. Carne IT, have charge Il
the-manuscript books of the laws of the corpora
ton in order to assist in the codiication thereof
The report of the Committee on Claims, ia
vorsble to the reduction Ct assessment upon the
old foundry property, sdopted By this BOARD
was ret 4rned from the Board OF Aldermen en-
dorsed ''non-concurred in" This Board nd
hercd to its action and asked a committee "
nop ga .n5 Nnssr. Field and Evans were