Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-01-24
Common COuncir.

AT a regular semi-monthly meeting of the City
Council. held January 23d, 1872 there were pre-
sent: George r. Shinn, esq, President, and
A Me Moore, Nesle Wheat, Hopkins, Rish-
Henderson, Clsggett, Pinn, Evans and Hughes
Mr.. Wheat from the Committee on Public
Property, reported the following resolution,
which was adopted:
Resolped by tie Connson Council, (the Board
Of Aldermen concurring,) That the City School
Board, with the consent OF the County Supervis-
ors, be- and are hereby, authorized to use the
following ground for the purpose of building
thereon, public school house for the use and
benefit of this city, viz: Commencing on the
ground known as the Court House lot at its
northeast corner, ut the intersection of Princess
and Columbus streets; running thence south 81
feet thence west to the depth of said lot; thence
north 5O feet thence east to the beginning
A communication from Rev. Peter krocs
asking for the exemption from taxation OF the
parsonage OF st. Mary's Church, as by recent
law Of the Legislature all parsonages are ex-
empt from taxation, and for the refunding to
him Of taxes on the property for 1871, already
paid, was referred to the Committee on Claims
A communication from Peter Atchison ask
ing permission to add to framed build
ing within the fire limits, was referred to the
Committee on Streets
A bill of W. N. Berkeley, amounting to $685.
for dry goods furnished the Aims House. was
referred to the Committee on the Poor
A communication FROM John Z. Armstrong,
containing proposition for the leasing OF that
portion of Princess street, between Union street
and the port warden lines, was, together with a
proposition from W. A. Smoot for the same end,
which latter had been accepted by the Board OF
Aldermen, referred to the Committee on
Streets.
A communication from Harrison Jacobs with
reference to the great difficulty he experienced
III obtaining a load Of coke from the Gus Works,
was referred to the Committee on Light.
Tie action Of the Board of Aldermen upon the
petitions Of Ann b. Radcliffe, q. w. Tyler, ID.
Bendheim and D. Turner, and upon the bills OF
Henry l.. Simpson and w. +. Henderson, was
concurred in.
The report Of the Committee on the Poor re-
commencing the payment of bill of d. g.
Watkins, amounting to 1913. rs for meal, Sc, for
the Aims House, was adopted.
A communication from q. G.: Wedder6urn,
Secretary and Treasurer of the Virginia Iele-
graph Company, accompanied with petition
from numerous stockholders Of that company,
praying for release from an imposed tax Of SlOo
and 3 return of SlCO tax already paid was refer
red to the Committee on Claims. :,
The following resolution, introduced by Mr.
Hopkins, was adopted
Resolp.d, That the General Assembly be re-
spectfnlly requested to amend the 9th clause OF
the 18th section of, the Public Free School Law,
in such manner as to provide ''for appoIt ton
ing the money appropriated by the State for
public free school purposes among the several
counties and cities on the basis of the revenue
paid by them respectively, instead of on school
population, as at present
The following resolution, also introduced, oy
Mr.. Hopkins, was adopted
Resolced, That the Committee on Public
Property be, and is hereby, authorized to ar
range with the County Supervisors for the turn,
ing over to the School Board of that portion OF
the Court House lot named in the resolution
passed by Council January D, 1872.
The Board then adjourned.
Tcste: HAROLD SNOWDEN, Cfk.