Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-04-24
CITY COUNCIL.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
Common Council.

At a regular meeting Of the Common Council,
held April g. 1872, there were present: George
X: Shnn, esq.,. President, and Messrs. Moore,
Wheat, Hopkins, Rsheill, Waddey, Hender-
son, Beach, Claggett, Pinn, Hughes and Evans.
petition of S. J. Reed, w. T. Howard and
others for tagging across Fairfax street, on the
south side of Duke, WAS referred 10 the Com
mittee on Streets.
| A petition of Robert Portner for fire plug at
the intersection of Wythe and Washington sts.,
was referred to the Committee on Streets with
| power to act.
| A bill of W. F. Henderson, amounting to
| S26 OF, for feed and seed furnished the Aims
House, WAS referred to the Committee on the
| Poor.
A bill of T. G. Swsine amounting to S30l2,
for groceries furnished the Aims House, was re-
| ferred to the Committee on the Poor.
| A petition of F. L. Smith, T. }. Packwood
and others for paved crossings on the east side
of ST. Asaph street at its intersection with Wolfe,
and on the north side of Wolfe street at its in
tersection with st. Asaph, and for the grading
of ST. Asaph street, between Wolfe and Wilkes,
was received, and
atructing the Superintendent of Police, under
the direction of the Committee on Streets, to
have tn e asked-for work DONE was adopted.
A petition of NJ NJ Whitney & Co., of Wash
ington, manufacturers of mineral water and sy-
rups, ginger beer, &C., for permission to run
their wagon through the streets of this city, WAS
referred to the Committee on Finance
Mr. Hopkins introduced resolution author
izing the Market Master to refund to the buck
sters the amount OF license enormously assessed
against them, or credit them with the amount
on account of rents, which was adopted.
A communication from the Mayor stating
that but two of those elected as ready-men are
| now acting as such, as two have resigned and
two on the regular force, and requesting the
election of the number provided for by law, as
the exigencies of the Mayors Office requires
them, was received
Mr.. Claggett introduced resolution provid-
ing for the appointment by the Presidents of the
two branches of the City Council of two members
of their respective Boards as committee to re-
wise and amend the city charter, and that said
charter be submitted to the voters of the city for
ratification or rejection, and upon it asked that
the ayes and noes be called, and the vote beingso
taken, it was lost as follows Ayes, Messrs. Pinn
and Claggett-2 Noes, Messrs. Moore, Neale,
Hopkins, Risheill, Beach, Waddey, Henderson,
Evans and Mr.. President-9.
Mr.. Moore offered a resolution authorizing
the Superintendent of Police to purchase the
quantity of tagging required for the work or
dered, which was adopted.
Mr. Hughes introduced q bill in regard to
forestalling providing that all agricultural pro-
no restrictions as to quantity, time or person to
whom sold which WAS read three times, but lost
for want of constitutional majority by the fol-
lowing VOTE Ayes, Messrs. Moore, Hopkins,
Risheil, Beach, Waddey, Henderson, Hughes,
Evans, Pinn, Claggett and Mr. Presidential.
No, Mr.. Neale-l.
yearly rent as is now paid, WIS referred to the
Committee on Public Property.
The Board then adjourned
Teste: HAROLD SNOWDEN, Crk.