Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-07-18
CITY COUNCIL.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Board OfAIderInen.

At q called meeting of the Board Of Aldermen.
held July Il, 1872 there were present: b. L.
Simpson, esq President, and Messrs. Loving
French, johnson, Corse and Underwood
A bill of w. H. Smith, IS Co. for potatoes fur
nshed the Aims House, was referred TO the
Committee on the Poor
a resolution on the subject of the election, by
the Council, Of the Clerk of the Gas Works, was
action not corcurred in, and committee Of cor
ference asked for, and Messrs. Johnson and
French appointed on the part of this Board.
The Salary bill for 1872 3 was received from
the Common Council and. after sundry amend
nents, the bill was passed, by yeas Z, nays 0.
The Revenue bill for 1923 was received from
the Common Council and their action recon-
hitting the bill to the Finance Committee Was
agreed TO.
The Finance Committee reported back the
Revenue bill with sundry amcl dments, which
were adopted
The Common Council returned the salary b Il
and asked for comm ttee of conference, which
WAS agreed to, and NJ essrs. johnson and Loving
appointed on the part of this Board.
On motion, it was o'ved, thai the Committee
on Public Property Is hereby instructed To in
quirc tc whom the build ng situated on the north
side OF Prince street, between Royal and Fairfax
known Ms the Relief Engine House, belongs, and
report Is soon practicable
A resolution in regard TO the election Of OIL
GERS on Monday night; also report OF the Con-
mlttee on Public Property on the subject OF the
Cot7st House lot; also petit n Of J. w. Dyer
to erect shop on the corner of Union and
Holfe s:reetz; also c9mw ,u s;! from the
Ladder Co.; also n dill of Johnston, jr., -,
rs clerk Of election also resolution Is to the
whereabouts Of the plates from which the Cor
poration due hi Is were printed were received
from the Common Council and their action con-
cured in
a resolution appointing special committee to
| contract with Kent " Neale TO codity, &c, the
laws OF the Corporation, was received from the
Common Council and laid on the sable.
The .oilV"n 6 resolution WAS introduced and
laid Oh the table:
Resolved, That the Superintendent of Police
is hereby ordered u have All defective and
broken places in the sidewalks on KING street
repaired at the expense Of the property -hoders
in tro:t of whose property Suc1 repairs are ne
ceSsary TO be made: and further resolved that
it .haiI be the duty o: the Superintendent o: Po-
lice 10 notify said property hol lers that such
pairs Of pavement> are necessary, and If SAID re-
pairs are not made within ten days after notice,
the Superintendent of Police shall proceed to
make such repairs and charge ,he same to the
property; and Ill such bills shall be collected
other bills due the CITY Council.
| Also the following, which was laid on the
| table:
! Resolved by the City Council, That no COM
| mi.tee or officer Of the City Council shall pay
| out order 10 be paid Oh. any sum of money
| exceeding twenty dollars without the consent OF
the City Council, and that AL money necessary
| Tor supplies for the city or any Of its depart
1ncnts shall be expended by c,ntract and such
| contracts shall. be awarded the lowest bidder.
Resolved, That all orders resolutions in
conflict with this resolution are hereby revoked.
| The Board then adjourned to meet On to-tnor-
| row Thursday night