Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-07-23
Common Council.

At an adjourned meeting of the Common
Council, held July -, 1872 there were present ::
George r. Shinn, esq, President and Messrs.
Moore, Rock, Risheil, Hopkins, Field Hender-
son, Portner, -Mankin, Beach, Clagge:t Pinn,
Hughes and Evans
The report Of the committee of conference on
the Revenue bill, adopted by the Board of AL
dermen, was received from that Board, their ac
ton concurred in, and the bill passed by its title
Rock he k 4omn yGtf Ho ay9 MsIIFi BaU e
Hughes, Claggett and MIR. President-1o. No,
MIR. Eyans-1.
The action of the Board of Aldermen in re-
ceiving and ordering to be printed the usual
number OF copies of the report of the Committee
on Light and the Auditors general account of
the receipts and expenditures Of the Corporation
for the fiscal year ending June SOth, 1872, was
concurred in. .s.-.
A petition of sundry BARRIERS for amending the
Sunday law by striking out the clause exempt
ing the petitioners from its operations, was re-
ferred to the Committee on General Laws
The report Of the conference committee on the
Salary bill, adopted by the Board of Aldermen
after striking out the clause requiring the Clerk
of the Gas Works to give security, was received
from that Board, their action concurred in and
Ayes, Messrs. Moore Rock, Risheill, Field,
Hopkins Henderson, Mankin, Portncr, Beach,
Claggett Pnn, Eva"s, Hughes and Mr.. Pres-
dent-l4 Noes, none.
On InOCOn OF DIT. INe DOaru Oi al
dermen was invited into the chamber for the
purpose OF forming joint meeting to elect the
Corporation officers.
The report of the Committee on Finance upon
resolution enqui-ing into the whereabouts of
the plates upon which the due bills of the Core
poration were printed, recommitted by the
Board of Aldermen, was received from that
Board and their action concurred IN.
A reso uton instructing the Superintendent of
Police to have the cutters on Henry street filled
rs early as practicable, adopted by the Board OF
Aldermen WAS received from that Board and
their action concurred in.
A substitute for the resolution adopted by the
Common Council with reference to the codifca-
ton of the Corporation laws, adopted by the
Board of Aldermen, was received from that
Board, their action concurred in, and Messrs.
Hopkins and Beach appointed the members
from this Board of the special committee to whom
the matter was referred.
A bill Of j. Broders, amounting to $50, for
the use Of American Hall, was ordered to be
paid
resolution, introduced by Mr. Moore, in
structing the Superintendent of Police TO place
tagging on the east and west sides of Fairfax
street at the intersection of Gibbon, was referred
to the Committee on Streets
The members of the Board Of Aldermen en-
tered the chamber, and the two Boards IN joint
meeting elected the following officers OF the Cor
poration:
Robert S. Ashby, Auditor.
Jacob Roxbury, Superintendent of Gas.
g. w. Clifford Superintendent of Police.
John T. Fill, Collector of Taxes for the North
ern District. -
s. X Field, Collector of Taxes for the South
ern District.
T. E. Kemp and James L. Adams, Measures
of Lumber
George W. Dearborn, Measurer Of Wood and
Bark. ~
T. N. Carter, City Surveyor.
E. s. Leadbeater, Chief Engineer of the Fire
Department.. ..,.
The joint meeting then, on motion of Mr..
French, dissolved, and the Board adjourned:
Teste HAROLD SNOWDEN, CPk.