Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-06-12
Common Council.

| At a regular meeting OF the Common Cnihci
held June II, 1872 there were present: Geo. Il.
Wheat, Hopkins, Green, Risheill, Beach, Hen
derson, Smith, Claggctt Pinn and Hughes.
A bill of w. F. Henderson, amounting to
S37. %, for feed furnished the Aims House, was
referred to the Committee on tine Poor
Three bills of Smoot s. Perry, amounting re-
spcctively to 500 81 S64.54 and 81: IT, for lum-
| Der marked approved by the Chairman ol the
| Committee on Public Property, were ordered t"
| be paid.
A petition of c. w. Wattles for permission to
erect frame addition to. the kitchen OF his resi-
dence, on Pitt street. between King and Prince,
was referred to the COMMITTEE on Streets, with
| power to act
Mr. Rshcill called up the bill laid, over at the
last meeting, entitled IAN net Tor the prevention
of fires within the corpo ate limits OF the rty OF
Alexandria, which was amended and passed by
the following vote: Ayes, Messrs Wheat,
Neule Green, Hopkins, lii>hcll, Smith, Beach,
Hughes, CMgsetl ana Mr.. Prcsidcnt-l0 No,
Mr. Plnn.
|. MIR, Hughes introduced bill entitled An act
to regulate the sale and fix the standard weight
of potatoes in the city Of Alexandria, which WAS
T, ad, and laid over until the next regular meet
the President laid before the Board Il COM
muncation from w. Ii. Lambert requesting the
passage of joint resolution authorizing the Pc
titioncr and those associated with him 10 proceed
with the building of the Market House steeplc,
which when completed they will present t" the
city of Alexandria, accompanied with the fol-
loving resolution, which was "doptcd:
Resolved by the Common Council, the Board
of "A Aldermen conrurring, That w. RI. Lam
bert esq., and those who may be as oc'ated with
him, be, and they are nerrby, authorized and
empowered to erect on the Ruyal-strcct front of
the new Market House. strcplc, according To
the terms proposed in the communication Of
said Lambert bearing dHte June II, ~
'b.nt Had hn
defining the duties OF the Mayor in the intiict on
of penalties and collection of fines imposed by
him, which WAS read til, ee times and passed by
the following vote: Ayes, Messrs. Wheat,
Ncale Green, Hopkins, Rlsheill, Smith, Beach,
Hughes, Pinn, Claggett ana NJ. Presidential.
Mr.. Hopkins asked leave to withdraw bill
for ubolisbing the Office Of Clerk of the Gas
Works, and bill fixing the salaries of the "l-
GERS elected by the Guy Council, which was
granted.
MIR. Pinn called up resolution author zing
the Committee ON Streets to erect two MIGRANTS
in each block Of the city, for the use OF thc'pub-
lie, which WAS referred To the Commute on
Streets.
the Committee on Public Property to hsven fire
plug erected on the Market square, near Sharp
shin alley which was adopted.
A resolution requesting the Common Council
to take action on bill! entitled IAN net concern
ing NaCclnuLOn, passed. ny Tic D'a!u vi ftluri-
men March "a, 1872, adopted by the Board Of
Aldermen, was received from that Board and
laid on the table.
The following bills, petitions, reports, &c,
were received from the Board of Aldermen and
their action upon the same concurred in, viz
Adopting the report Of the Committee on Str cts
adverse to the petition of John Lnphc1 for the
removal Of n frame shed erected by y. j. Me
hatlcy in the south alley between King and
Prince and Alfred and Patrick SIS; adopting
the report of the Committee on Streets recon-
mending that the City Surveyor and Supcrin
dent of Police report the probable cost of grad
ing Oronoco stree. from Washington to Fairfax,
and the cost OF grading Pitt street from. Queen
to Pendlcton; adopting the report Of the Com
lnittee on Streets recommending, that the City
Surveyor and Superintendent of Police report
the probable cost of changing the drainage on
Fairfax street, opposite the depot Of the w.
0. r. r., as applied f r by j. W. Green adopt
ing the repor. of the Committee on Claims rec
ommending the payment of bill of George L.;
Simpson, amounting to SID, for registration and
election services adopting the report of the
. Committee on Claims recommending the pay
ment of bill of q. w. Rock, amounting to
Sis for registration and election services
adopting the report of the Committee on Claims
recommending the payment of bill OF }. M
Johnston, amounting to Sl3. for registration
services adopting the report of the Committee
on Claims recommending the payment of bill
of Dr. E. A. Stabler, amounting to 500 for ut
tendance upon smallpox case; adopting the
report Of the Committee on the Poor recon
mending the payment of bill of Joseph Hop
kins, amounting to Sg3.S4, for groceries furnish
cd the Aims House; adopting the report of the
Committee on the Poor recommending the pay
ment of a bill of D. e. Watkins, amounting to
S144 80 for meal and feed furnished the Aims
House; adopting the report of the Committee
on Claims adverse to the petition of r. ".
Braddock for the refunding of II tax to the
amount of So; recommitting to the Committee
on the Poor the report OF that committee on
resolution authorizing the Committee on tho
Poor to purchase range for the Aims House:
ordering to be paid bill of Julia A: Jennings,
amounting to $40, for Of room for registra-
ton and election purposes; ordering to be paid
bill Oft. L. Monroe amounting to S2lo, for
referring to the Committee on Gains Il bill of
J. r. Nicklin amounting to 81, for services as
clerk of election, and adopting the report of the
conference committee recommending that the
Corporation property at the Fishwharf be leased
to ". a. Stewart, upon certain conditions.
The Board then adjourned
Teste: HAROLD SNOWDEN, Clk
<rfI m HER<E