Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-12-10
COMMON ClIiNCl[l

AT II regular meeting of the Common Council
held December oh, 1873. there were present
George K. s.hinn, esq, President and Messrs.
Rock, Eichborg, Broders. Mex enzie, Down.
HIM, Risheill, Fowle, Portner, Hughes, Luca:
and EVANS.
Mr. NJ kenzie from the Finance Committee,
reported II bill entitled IN act in relation u the
bond of the City Treasurer, which was PASSED b.
| the following vote: Ayes, Messrs. Rock Ech-
beg, Broders. Mckenzie Downham, Portner
Fowle Ki:hciil, Lucas, Hughes, Evans and Mr..
Z. dent Il Noes, none.
Il bill OF Is kcmpcr, amounting to $50, for
services as commissioner in chancery III the case
OF tho \ w. Il o. Il. r. vs.. the City Council
WAS crd.rcd to b. paid.
A bill OF the Virginia Sentinel, amounting to
Sl42 Oh, for Corporation advertising, was order
ed to be paid.
\ comm unicaton from Edward G. Fletcher.
agent for the heirs OF Mrs. V. Russell, dec d.
asking that ST. 81, the cost OF paving the inter-
sec ion Of the sidewalks IT the southwest corner
of the intersection of Pitt and Prince streets, be
paid by the City Council, was referred 10 the
Cummlltcc on :. reefs.
Bills of &. l.. SDpson, for Sl5 Thomas +.
Combcr, 81 a. B. Crupper, 81; q. 2. Berkeley,
81, and NJ IL. Nash 81, for election ser' ices,
the payment OF which hud been recommended
by the Committee on Claims to which they had
been referred, were received from the Board of
Aldermen and the action OF that Board Ia adopt
ing the report OF the committee was concurrcd in.
4 bill Of }. 4. Nicklin, amounting to 81, for
election services, and one Of Mrs. jennings
amounting to ST. 90, for rent of room for elic-
ton purposes, ordered to be paid by the Board
OF A idermen, were received from that Board
and their action concurred IN.
a bill of j. K. Proctor, amounting to 81, for
election services Was referred TO the Committee
on Claims.
A resolution instructng the Superintendent of
Police, under the su pervision of the Committee
on Streets to have oyster shells placed on AL
tre.. street. south of Duke to Wilkes. and on
Wilkes street, south Of alfred, to the boundary
line was received from the Board OF Aldermen,
and their action in referring 1t to th1 Committee
on Streets with instructions to report the prJbu-
bic cost of the proposed Improvement, was con.
CURED in.
;, resolution authorizing the Committee on
Public Properly to purchase scales for the Mar
ket Muster, adopted by this Board. returned from
the Board of Aldermen with the action of this
Board non-concurrcd in and the Committee on
Public Property instructed to advertise for pro-
posals to iurLi-h the same, was laid on the table.
4 resolution au horizing the Committee on the
Poor t. have repairs made TO the Poor's House,
in which the two Boards had disagreed, WAS laid
Oh the table.
a communication from W. B. GREGORY, Pres
idenl Little River Turnpike Co., about needed
repairs to the Stone Bridge. WIS returned from
the Board of Aldermen, with the acton OF this
Board in adopting the report of the Committee
on Streets, ordering the repairs TO be made at a
cost not exceeding one hundred dollars, nom
concu' red in and referred back to the Committee
on Streets to procure plans and specifications
and advertise TO h We the work done by the low
est bidder This Board adhered to their action
And asked for committee Of c. inference and
Messrs Mckenzie and Hughes were appointed
the mem bers of that committee on the part of
this Board.
Bills of w. w. Harper, for S.; F. L. Brock
ell. S2; jacob Fotz, "a; John Marriott Sl3 !;
Is w. Nails SIS; K. NJ. Latham, S4, for cleo
ton services and John A. Mills, Sl2 50, and
Mrs. Mary Smith, ST. 30, for rent Of rooms for
e ection purposes,-were received from the
the report of the Committee on Claims, ordering
them 10 be paid. concurred in.
Bills of j.. Nick Bell, for So; +. g. Swsne,
81; l.. H. kell, ST, and John Cloves, S4-the
first reduced to 81 the I'd to 81, the Sd to 81 ard
tie 4th TO 81, BY the Commill"e on Claims, were
received from the Board of Aldermen and their
acton in adopting the committees report was
coucurrcd in.
A bill OF james Entwisle, jr, amounting TO
S23 i3, for medicines furnished the poor, order
ed 10 be paid by the Board Of Aldermen, was
received from that Board and their action COLI
CURED IN.
A bill of Woolls, Taylor 6 Co, amounting to
SG3, for y astcrers' work ut POor's House, or
dered TO be paid by the Board of Aldermen, Was
received from that BJald, and their action con-
Cured IN.
A bill of D. 6. Watkins s. Co., amounting to
SOB 30 for meal feed, &C., for the Poors House,
was received from the Board OF Aldermen and
their action i'll ordering it to be paid concur
red in ,o
\ bill of w N. Berkeley, amounting to s69 "a,
for dry DDS furnished the Pc RS house, was
received from the Bourd of Aldermen and their
action in ordering it to be paid was concurred in
Mr.. Mckenzie. presented . statement OF the
rccci.ts and expenditures of the Corporation
from June |, 1873, to December l, 1873. which
was received.
\ conru.unication from the Mayor, recon-
mcndinr an appropriation for the purchase of
fuer for the poor, was received from the Board
OF Aldermen endorsed received aad resolu-
on Poor to purchase lou CORDS Of wood adopted"
and their action concurred In.
\ communication from John r. Gray. asking
G. -. u gu lun,ao-as for injury TO his nrOnartY