Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-07-18
Common Council.

At called meeting of the Common Council
held July II, 1873 there were present: George,
r. Shinn, esq, President, and Mussrs. Rock,
Moore, Eichberg, Hopkins, Broders, Mckenzie,
Downham Rishell, Beach, Portn r, F, wle
Caggett Lucas, Hughes and Evans.
the meeting had been called was the election of
municipal officers or the transaction of any other
business that might be be ore the City Council
SO as 10 enable the two Boards TO take their an
nuAl summer recess.
Mr.. Hopkins moved that the Board of Alder
men be invited into the chamber SO that the two
Boards in Joint meeting assembled could proceed
To the election of the Corporation officers, and
his motion being carried he was requested to
carry the invitation to the other Board. .
The President made a personal explanation in
reference to some remarks that had been made
about him in the Board of Aldermen by the late
Chairman of the Finance Committee, member
of that Board.
Mr.. Portncr introduced the following resolu-
ton, which WAS adopted:
Resolved That the Committee on Streets are
hereby instructed to purchase five hundred dol
lars worth of curb stone and tagging for the use
of the city.
n communication from Green s. Brother, adj
dressed to George +. Shinn, esq, President of
the Common Council stating that they had in
their possession al oil painting (oOx12 IN of
General Was hington, belonging to Mrs. Mary
Gusts Lee, painted by her father. the late 6.
W. Z. Gusts, and asking permission to hang the
same over the Presidents chair, WAS read and
the permission asked for was granted.
The Board of Aldermen, through Dr. john
son, declined the invitation to hold joint meet
ing for the election of municipal officers.
An act to raise the Improvement Fund, refer
red by this Board to the Finance Committee,
returned from the Board of Aldermen endorsed
action of the Common Council non concurred
in, 18th rule suspended and bill passed" was
laid over till the next meeting.
MIR. Broders introduced the following resolu-
ton, which was adopted, and Messrs. Broders
and Evans appointed on the part of this Board:
Resolved That joint committee of two mem
beers of each Board be appointed with authority
to inquire into and report what reforms and re-
feet and economical government of the city.
A bill of Il. j. Mehatfey s Co., amounting to
SSl So for fuel for city and county Jail, was re-
ferred 10 the Committee on Claims.
| Mr. Hopkins made u personal explanation in
reference to remarks made about him IN the
Board of Aldermen by a member OF that Board,
the chairman of the late Finance Committee.
A resolution adopted by the Board instructing
the Committee on Streets to advertise Tor pro-
posals for reducing the width OF the sidewalks
on Union ST. Get, was returned from the Board of
Aldermen, the action Of this Board having been
non CONQUERED in This Board adhered to its
action, asked for q committee OF conference, and
Messrs Hughes and Rock were appointed tho
members of that committee the part of this
Board
Mr.. Evans introduced resolution, which Was
amended so as to read Us follows, and adopted:
Resolved, That all communications between
the two Boards of the City Council may be made
through the Messengers Of the two Boards.
A bill of j. T. Ward amounting to 81, for
services at municipal election, referred to the
Committee on Claims by the Board OF ldermen,
and communication from NJ. d. Ball, proprle-
tor Of the Virginia Sentinel, request ing u share
of the public printing, referred by the Board of
Aldermen to the Special Committee on Retrench-
ment and Reform,-wcre received from that
Board and their action concurred in.
Mr.. Hughes, from the late Committee on
Claims reported as the only business left un sct-
ed upon by that committee bill of DR.. ). b.
johnson, for repairs to the Friendship Engine
House, upon which the committee had failed to
agree, which, on motion of NJ r. Fowle, was re-
ftrred to special committee of two from each
Board, and Messrs. Fowle and Hughes were APP
pointed on the part of this Board; and an appli-
cation for reduction of assessment upon the
house and lot ofDsniel Bailey, upon which they!
hal failed to report because the application had
no date, which was referred TO the Committee
on Claims.
The Board then adjourned.
Tcste HAROLD SNOWDEN. Crk.