Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-23
Common Council.

| At regular scmi-monthly meeting Of the
Common Council, hold April y, 1873, there
and Ncssrs. Rock, Moore, Eichbcrg, Hopkins,
Field, Mankin, Portner, Henderson, Beach,
| Cl4gsctt, Hughes and Evans.
Mr. Hughe:, from the Committee on Claims,
! to whom had been referred bill of +. l.. Smith,
| IT., Corporation Attorney amounting to So,
for professional servic 5 in tho prohibition cases
of f. Schneider and Cooney IL Bro, against the
Mayor and Constable Ennis reported in favor
OF lis payment, and the report wa: adopted.
Mr.. Hughes, from the same committee to whom
had been referred u bill OF Dr. j. B. johnson,
amounting to SOB for repairs 10 the Friendship
Engine House, reported that the committee beg
gcd leave to return the bill t. Council without
action, ~ one of the committee was Il member OF
the Friendship Fire Company but the report
and bill were reconmitscd
Mr.. Hopkins presented the report Of Thomas
n Carer, City Surveyor upon resolution
adopted hy the City Council with reference to
grading King street, which, upon his motion,
WIS indefinitely postponed
Mr.. Rock offered II resolution ravoking the
power Of the Committee On Light to elect II
Clerk of the Gus Works, for which
Mr.. Hughes offered as Il substitute bill re-
pcains the act giving the Committee on Light
the power to eicci cierk-the same to go into
effect after the lst day of July, 1873 and that al
ter that date the City Council elect Clerk of
the Gas Works as they do o. her municipal Off
A petition of Samuel Grigg for permissionLo
pay overdue taxes in monthly installments, Was
referred to the Committee on Finance.
A petition of John Arnold for permission to
liauidate overdue taxes in periodical payments,
time and amounts to be agreed uprn hereafter,
was laid on the table.
Mr.. Portner offered y resolution empowering
the Committee on Streets 10 allow the Alcxan-
dria Passenger Railroad Company to change tho
grade on King street, between Union and Royal,
according to the plan submitted by MIR. Blythe,
which WIS amended by tho addition Of the words,
under the direction of the Committee on
Streets" and as amended adopted.
Bills of d. g. Watkins, amounting to Sl34. ~,
and of Shinn y Co., amounting to So2 ", for
articles furnished the Aims House, were refer
red to the Committee on the Poor.
A bill of James Green amounting to $500, for
rent of Office and rent of truck house for the Re-
lief Hook and Ladder Co., was referred to the
Committee on Claims.
Mr.. Rock offered resolution, which was
laid over till the next meeting, instructlng the
Comm ttee on Public Property to purchase 1000
feet of leather hose for the use of the hand fire
engines, and instructing the Chief Engineer of
the Fire Department to reorganize the Fire De.
partment at once in accordance with the laws of
the State and of the City Council.
A communication from h kcmper and 9th
ers asking that necessary steps be taken 10 abste
whit they consider nuisance, viz the blowing
of steam whistles snd the ringing of bells on tho
passenger trains OF the a. s. w. R. K, on St.
Asaph street, was referred to the Committee on
Streets
A petition of Owen Nugent and others for a
crossing OH the west side of Payne street, at its
intersection with King was referred to the Com.
mittee on Streets
A petition of j. T. Creighton s. Sons and 9TH
crs for modification Of the law respecting
boxes Sc, on streets, was referred to the Com
mittee on Streets
fo1l frnpo tIo F;ro
Wardens with reference to the bills of E. II.
Delahay and Jameson & Collins for work for
Hydraulion Engine House, was referred 10 the
Committee on Claims:
To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlemen: The bills of Messrs. Jameson s.
Collins, and 3. Delahsy, esq., for material
and work at the Hydraulion Engine House, and
by your honorable body referred to the Fire
Wardens, were duly received and considered.
especting these bills permit US to say that at
regular meeting Of the Wardens, held October
rs. 1872 communication from the Executive
Committee of the Hydraulion Fire Company,
calling attention to the dilapidated condition Of
the floor OF the engine house, suggesting some
alterations in the grade and pavement, and 9TH
er matters of minor importance Was received
and committee of two appointed by the Board
to have such repairs made Us in their udgmcnt
might be thought best.
When the bllis were presented for approval
the items which make up the bills herewith,
were stricken out by the committee who had
had the work in cLarge-tor the reason that this
material and work had not been ordered by. them
and Of course it Was matter over which the
Board had no control. Bills for the work order
ed by the committee were duly audited and GER
titled for payment. Hence it was not true as
chsrged that the Wardens had ordered this
work and then refused to certify to the correct.
ness of the bills.
That thi. material was furnished, and the
work done, as set firth in the bills now before
you, we have no doubt. The character and
Standing of the parties i. sufficient to preclude
any other supposi;lon. We simply claim that
it was not under the circumstances herein named,
within the province of the Wardeas to la;s up
on the bills. Respectfully submitted,
j. K. SHOOT.
j. ?. COLEMAN.
GEO. Z. FRENCH
kTEPuEN GREEN
Fire Wardens.
Mr.. Portner introduced the following bill,