Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-03-27
CITY COUNCIL.
OFFICIAL PROCEED NGS.
Board Of.AIderIne,l.

Alta regular meeting Of the Board of Alder
men, held March 10Th, 1872, there were present:
Ii. l.. Simpson, esq, PresiIrnt and Me>'rS
Markell, Janney, French, Worthnston, Cor-e,
Underwood and Seaton.
The Committee on General Laws reported Nd
yersely upon tie act to repea! all acts IN refer
ence TO lorcStalling the mar kct, which was
adopted also asking t., br discharged from the
further consideration Of II communication irol
the Mayor, dated December 18th. 1871, which
request WAS agreed to.
The Committee on Light reported in favor Of
renting the gas bill against the Relief Hook
and Ladder Company for gas burned during
their fair, which was adopted: also ask ing IT, he
discharged from the further consideration "t the
communication Of Harrison Jacobs, which was
agreed to.
The Committee on Streets reported in favor Of
allowing g. W. Harrison TO retain his sign post
rs it is. which was adopted also i'll favor OF
grading Alfred street from Duke to Wilkes,
the work to be done under the direction Of the
Superintendent of Police and City Surveyor.
which WAS adopted, provided the work does not
cost over SAD.
The Committee on the Poor reported in favor
of paying the bills of Davy & Harmon, Sl6l.!3,
for groceries; also }. EntWisle, lr S29. ", for
medicine also John Leatherland, S24, for coal
for Aims House, which were adopted and the
bills ordered TO be paid.
On motion. il was resolved, that ex-G'Nernor
Henry A. Wise be respectfully requested to ad-
dress our fallow-citizcnS of Alexandria at his
convenience on the subject of the best means OF
promoting the material and social progress ana
Improvement OF our people.
An act concerning vaccination was read three
times, the 18th rule suspended andth bill passed;
A communication from the Attorney General
OF the State: also communication from Judge
Lowe; ul.o Il bill B. h. Lambert, jr.: for ser
vices as Judge of election for 1870 II, IS; als"
bill If Shinn s. Co., S40m, against the y Inns
House We're received from the Common C"'lh-
Gil and their action concurred ill.,
4 resolution appointing judges ol election Tor
the election to be held on the 4th Thursday IN
MAY 1877: also II resolution concerning the
drainage of the Market House; also an act au-
thorizing n lease of II certain portion OF the pub
lie property OF the city to Alexandria Washin-
ton Lodge a., f. & A. NJ; also ii resolution i'll
structing the Committee on Public Property TO
provide suitable rooms for holding the election
on the 4th Thursday in May, 1872; also petit
ton from sundry citizens to have south Column
bus street repaired also a report of the Com
mittee on Public Property on the petition OF g.
w. Harrison also bill of Green i Brother,
$50 -, for chairs for the of Council also the
report of the committee of conference on the
bifl to number the houses, &C. also the petition
of B. H Lambert and w. II. Lambert t. have
the curb reset &c, in front of their property on
Duke street also resolution appointing com
mittee to prepare bill to reminder the houses
in the city; also the act to grant the right oi way
to the Alexandria Passenger Railway, were re-
6.ai Oh from the Common Council "ntI their NC
ton cuncurred in.
A communication from the Corporation At
torney was received from the Common Colnc!
and referred to the Committee on General Laws.
The Board then adjourned.
Testp: JNO. }. JAMESON. Clerk.