Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-09
CITY SSU.SxIA.
OFFICIAL PROCEED IN GS.
Board Of'AEslerllcn.

At II regular meeting Of the Board of Alder
men. held Apri! Sth, 1872, there were present:
Henry L. Simpson. esq, PRECEDENT, and McS>rs
Markell. Loving French, Cor&c, Johnson and
ScatuIi.
\ resolution appoint ga special comnitte"
Of tw" from c;:,h Beard TO dcyi e some
pl ~ lessen the cXpclt.rs Of the Alias
Mouse VIA received from the Common Council,
the!" action concurrcd in, and Mrssrs. French
anal johnson appointed oil The part uI this Board
The Common Council rct.rncd the report OF
thc Assessor upon the petition of &. Il. uo"h
and ". II. l.smh"rt. non-concurrng in tn" ac-
ton of this Board and asking Tor committee oil
conference, which Was agreed 20, and Mca=rs
Cr"sr and lIoi my "lp"li.t"d ." the same.
lii" Committee al the Poor reported IN tavrr
of paying the bills Of X. NJ. lawson, Si0l:G3i 6.
w Harrison, STl 30: Jos Hopkins, Sl2J.3G;
Davy Il Harmon, S5J.2l. and Thomas Dewitt
S2l,-which were adopted and the bills ordered
To be l,aid.
Th4 petition of Ms Mary Fleming asking
permission /" pay her overdue taxes by install
mcrts, was referred to the Finance Committee
The i"ttIon Of Lewis Mckenzie, President CT
!he w. " q. K. H.. asking t. be relieved from
tho operation Of the order To pave Fuirtix street.
between Queen and Or"nukn streets, was grant
cd-ayes, Mc>srs. Simpson, Markell, Loving
tr'lch, torsc and Sratnn no, Mr.. johnson.
The report Of the Committee on Puhiic Prop
crty on the condition of the Aims House, was
received and laid on the table until next meeting
TIL" p..t,ton II Alfred jacobs for permission
10 erect frame addition t" his house, on Alfred
trrct, between Prince and Duke, was referred
t" the Committee on Streets with power t" net.
The following resolution was hid on the I bic
ECSnivcd. That co!umlttr,. Of two members
from each Beard Ec, and are hereby, appointed
To- amend tho present city cnar.cri and that said
committee d.. Instructed Il report rucl! amended
charter to the City CnHnrii t,r lis I'D ,pilJn md
rclrrcnc" 10 tie voters 81 tn" city Of A!cxandriu
for rattle alton or r, cct!on.
On motion it was resolved, That the City Ser
gcant be Instructed To have enclosed i'll piain
substantial innnnar the lot owned by the C"rpo-
rntion in tie rear Of the Jail and fronting on
Fit street, and 10 require the parties who have
built auI nuw occupy houses Gil the same to re-
III we them, or pay such rent said Sergeant
mag agree with thuln !Or-thG rents when col
lcct"d /" be covered into the city treasury.
y resolution appointing SprciH' committee OF
two from each Board to ascertain the cost Of II
..,h!" l:L iuf the u.,: of buriai ground, in
lien al Penny Hill, ard rcI"r; ~ Cuunc Wa:
ad"pl"I. aud M"sSrs. oca.on and French ~p-
pointed on the saline.
\ bill 81 John Cloves, 81 Gs clerk If election.
in the l!rsL ward, was ordered to be paid.
an act in regard t. repairing t"ot-pavctnc2t>
sud .l!rw'hs was read three times the 10Th
rue suspended und tie bill PASSED unanimously
y resolution III regard 10 grading King street;
@lsn bill o! DR.. }. l.. j"h:Srn for repairs 10
the Friendship engine holis-; az" several re-
ports from the Com,ai:t"r on Public Property :;
c"Ivcd from The C.'r!Inrr Council and their ac-
u IN conc;Irrcd III.
\ resolution nprrclriatirg $50 per month in
addition 80 IN. 500 per month arrady apprc-
priatcd ft:r the Public schools, was called from
lie table md u i"rt,'l.
The Board then adjourned.
Ic..: JND. j. JAMESON, Clerk.