Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-10-23
Common Council.

At a regular clni-monthly meeting Of The
Common Council, held October ~, le72, there
and MessrS. 4, OK, Eicbberg, Green, Ho"kins,
Field kl<heiIl, Portner, Bra'h, Mankin, CIag-
cit, Pinn. Hughes and Evans.
Mr.. Field, from the Committee on Claims, "
Y HON the i,upcrS had been referred, reported i
favor of reducing the assessment OF the property
OF Mrs. Newman Cross, on KING street, t. ! 400
for the year 1872; also that the Se>Snent VI the
property OF the Potomac Ferry Company be re-
duccd u $4,000 Tor ISL sN that any taxation
paid upon the excess OF thu! valuation be refund
ed also in favor OF the payment 81 a bl!! Of r.
l.. Smith jr, amounting - SOB, for fees rs Cor
poratiun Attorney; also III favor of the payment
of - to +. L. Brockett, IL clerk OF election, and
the reports were adopted.
Mr. Field, from the I'M" cJln1nIt.ne, reported
in fuvo- .. prying B. X. Cline : q in lul! Tor
extra services 1t The jail, aid the rcpor. WAS re-
committed
MIR. Kock from the Committee on the Poor,
10 whom the PAPERS had been referred reported
in fuvor Of the payment of q dill oI + q Swara,
amounting t. o3S. III, for goods furnished the
Aims Hou--: also n favor of the payment OF u
bill Of " f. Henderson, amounting 10 Sl0i.15
for goods furnished the Aims House; also III ia
vor of the payment OF Il bill ot II. L. simpson,
amounting to 3d. y for shoes &c. for The \ Inns
House; Also in favor OF the payment Of a bill of
w. f. Herrick amounting 10 IS, :or harness for
the Aims HouSc-whicn Reports We're adopted.
\ rc<oiutio:t, introduced by NJ. Beach and
anendc>: by Mr.. Eval!s, lnstructing the Con.-
rit,ea on Streets t, have Oromoko stree, graded
from Nn-hing:oE to Fairfax street and Pitt st.
to p nd c.on-.hc cost not 10 exceed IS y, and
the. work to be awarded By contract T. the low
e<i bidGer-wAS adopted.
M. Shnn introduced Il resolution, which was
ad pied in>tcurting the Committee o. Streets 10
a>certaln ut what c st map OF the city giving
the gras;", Of :hc str"ctS and he proper drain
age, can be obtained from the Cl:y Surveyor,
and report n soon n practicable.
Mr. kuck Introduced II resolution. which Was
referred to the Committee Oil General Laws, Or
dering the keeper 1T the jail to send or the Ply
siri.rs 10 the iuur t. attend hi, prisoners III
u sickness.
The following communication was read and
referred u the Committee on Finance:
70 tie City Council 81 .iierna}ria:
Having lcaScd for II term OF years the property
known A. "Whent's Mill am engaged in fl
ting it up rs :. l,uring mill, with machinery Of
cupa ity to maluta, turc lJl IL 200 barrels OF
flour per day. and will have engines OF sufficient
power IL further improvc--so that the quantity
can be greatly increased if encouraged to do so.
The cost Of the improvements, over and above
the SUM which | have induced the owners t" ex-
pend, will require large outlay Of money by
me, an" ~ the Prosperous working OF the mill
will c"nducc I" the pr spcri-y OF the city, | re-
specially ask That you extend to me the same
libcraity which YOU lately nave offered to the
owner OF the Pioneer Mills.
1t is true the Corporation does not own tho
property have leased, and cannot release me
directly OF any portion Of the rent thereof End l
am aware that IL HIS been urged that constitu-
tinnal difficulty is IN the Way OF your relieving
IN" rom taxes on my capital and cost of i'm
provemeat of the mill; but a the f ,ur manu-
featured by me will benefit the city equally with
that msdc ut the Pioneer Mills, am satisfied
lha. it will be your pleasure to place ME on nj
equal footing with the p9o2rietors of that eStab-
llshmrnt; therefore | would respectfully ask
that specified sum be allowed oA each barrel Of
-four may Manufacture in tn city of AleAan-
Giria during the period that the Pioneer Nil! is
relieved c: the ground rent-say the next ten
Years.
As m ind cement TO the owner Of that prop
erly 10 put the mill in operation, you have
abatcd for zen years the ground rent Of Sl!2Oper
annum. This, in adlitlon to the taxes which the