Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-12-19
CITY COUNCIL.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
BOARD OfAldermen.

At 4 called meetlng Oh Che Doa'u VI 4Aio
men, held December Is 1872, there were pre-;
sent: 81. L. Simpson, esq, President, and
Messrs Markell, Loving, French and Johnson
A bill of j. Entwisle, jr., S52.75, for medicine
for the poor was ordered to be paid;
Bills of l.. 81. Kell, ST. and Richard Lyles,
50, as clerks of election, were referred 70 tht
Committee on Claims.
communication from the Mayor, enclosing
one from the Board of Health. was received and
read.
Reports of the Committee on Claims on the
bills of 6. K. French, S., for record BOOK "A
Z. Addison, S26, as registrar, OF ELECTION geo
L. Simpson, Sl3, as same; john M. johnson;
Sl3 as same +. L. Brocket, SIS, IS Judge, and
i. l.. Brockett, 50, as clerk of same: also res
oluton allowing w. F. Carne to haze charge OF
the manuscript laws; also report OF the com
mittee on the codifcation Of the laws also
House also Bill of Dr. Garrett, S5e, for medi-
cal services also bill of ID. G. Watkins s. Co.,
Sl65. l6 against the Aims House; also resClu.
ton appropristing $500 for the purchase Of
wood for the poor also a report OF the Com
mittee on the Poor on the bill of j. Leatherland,
S62 so, for wood and coal for the Aims House.
were received from the Common Council, and
their action concurred In. =
The Com mon Council returned the report OF
the Committee on Claims on the assessment OF
ton, and asking for committee OF conference,
which was agreed to, and Messrs. Corse ana
Markell appointed on the same.
The petition Of j. S. Douglass and Miss Mary
Goods to have the gutter paved and curb reset
in front of their property, was received from the
Common Council and referred to the COMMITTEE
on Streets, with power to act.
On motion it was resolved, that one hundred
dollars be appropriated for the purpose of en-
ploying man to act IS messenger TO convey
supplies Of fuel, medicine and food, and perform
other duties at the command Of the Superintend-
emit OF. Police. g =. -.
On motion it was resolved, that the Board of
Health be authorized to rent the house IN what
is known as Peytons Grove for small pox hos
pital, provided the same can be rented for u fair
price, or some other suitable place.
ON motion it was resolved, that the Board of
Health be, and are hereby, authorized to employ
q physician to attend all small pox cases now
existing or that may hereafter exist IN the city,
where the persons affected are unable to paythe
physicians charges. =. -,
4 resolution empowering the Board Of Health
to purchase vaccine matter and employ the
Physicians to the Poor to vacclnate the poor,
was received from the Common Council and
heir action cencurred m. "r .
The resolution in regard to marine hospital
was returned from the Common Council amend
ed so as to read, two members from each Board
in conjunction with the Board of Health, which
was adopted. l,u..:.. ia, -.3.~ >.
The following act introduced by Mr.. French,
was lost-ayes 8, noes r. t.rtG,
AN ACT. concerning vaccination
Be it enacted by the Board of Aldermen, the
Common Council concurring, That the Board
of Health be, and are hereby, required TO EN-,
ploy one OF more physicians whose duty 1t shall
be to seek out all persons within the city OF AL
exandria who have not been vacclnated and to
vaccinate them, and also to revacclpate all per
sons who have not been vaccinsted within the
last FIVE years, or to require 1t to be done by the
family or the physicians of the parties who have
not been yaccinated or reyaccinatcd as required
Sec 2.-That for the compensation to the
physician or physicians vacclnatlng or reVacci-
mating persons requiring it as above provlded'
who are unable to pay the charges themselves
sum of twenty-fv cents for each case.
Sec 3-That it shall be the duty of the Board
of Health, as we'll also as of the City Police, to
make enquiry and report TO the vacclne pnysl,
clans all persons who have not been .vacclnst7d
OF revsccinated as required, and IN the event OF
any person or persons refusing to comply with
this order of the Council, then they shall lmme-
diately report to: the Mayor such case or cases,
who shall call meeting of Council TO enforce
this provision.
of Health be empowered TO purchase So much
vaccine matter as may be necessary. -
Sec .5.-This act shall be in force from It's
passage. 80
: The report Of the Committee on Claims appro-
priating S2149 for extra police, to; be paid to
Hugh Latham, was called from the table and
The Board then adjourned ,ao,1 ,,,
Teste: j. }. JAMlEaoON. Slk.
sIS I Common Council.
At called meeting Of, the Common Council,
held December l8; 1872, there were p resens.
George R. Shlnn, esq.,, President. a, ana Pnrtner,
Rishei Eichberg,- Hopkins; f'e En- -.