Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-11-25

Resolved, Th.t the City surveyor be, and is
| hereby, ordered to make new profile OF 81
! AsAph street to correspond Win lhe ne" SIaoe'
| for the use Of the city.
| An act to repeal M act entitled IN act to form
Board of Public Works for the city of Alex
| andria, and TO fix special tax for the improve
ment of the streets of the city, laid over at the
! last meeting, was taken up, amended so ms TO
read rs follows, and as amended passed by a
vote Of: Ayes, Mtssrs. Wood, Moore. Eichberg,
Mckenzie, Broders Harlow, Schofe'd, k:sh'
ELL, Mitchell and Mr. Pr silrnt-lO Noes
! Messrs bowman, Lucas and Hughes.
! AN CT to repeal act entitled M act to form
Bosrd of Public Works fol the city OF y lex-
| andrIa, and To fix u special tax Tor the I'M
provement of the streets of the city.
| Sec. l. Be it enacted By the CITY Council OF
Alexandria, That the act entitled "An act 10
form II Board o: Public Works for the city. OF
Alexandria and TO fix special tax for the I'M,
provement of the streets OF the ety., approved
| June Is, 1873, be- and the same Is hereby re-
| pealed.
Sec. 2 Be it further ensc'cd, That all books,
maps, accounts, rapcra or other property IN
| possession or under control OF the Board OF
Public Works be turned over to the auditor,
who shall give his receipt therefor, and shall
hold them subject to the oruer OF the City
| Council.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect on tho first
day of January, 1875.
Mr.. Risheil offered tho following which WAS
|
pointed members Of the committee on the part
| of this Board:
Where's, it has been charged in the City
| Council that the present City Surveyor, Thomas
| N. Garter, is inefficient and incompetent IN The
| discharge of the duties OF his "thco;
Therefore, be il res lived, That u committee Of
two members Of each Board be appointed to in
yestlgate the official acts of that officer, ard re
port The result Of their investigation to the City
| Council.
1 II uol F,,r
pump in the we'll on Pitt street between Prln-
cess and uronoco, was laid on the table
| 4 bill of g. w. Rock, amounting to So, for
election services, was ordered to De paid.
Bills of n. B. Shirley, 81; Thomas Bucking-
ham 81 and John l. smith, Slo, for election
purposes, were ordered TO re paid
A petition Of Margaret Riley, for reduction Of
assessment was referred to the Finance Con-
| mlltee
The following papers were received from the
Board of Aldermen and their &c! on upon the
same concurred in, viz: Bill Of John Proctor
bin OF John Field, bill of Louis Stein. bill Of
George L. Simpson, bill of J. 9. Creighton, two
bills Of c.. Il. Grimes, bill of w. w. knzar, bill
of Alexander kiIgour, bill OF E; +; Price, iii
Of j ohm Marriott bill of B. w. Nails, two bills
of J. K. Nckin, bill of a. :. Pcrpener, bill of
John A. Mills, bill of ID. q. Watkins 4 Co., bill
of John Cloves, resolution relating to the open
ing of night school, and the report of the Com
nittee on the Poor recommending the purchase
| of wood for the poor.
A resolution providing for laying tagging at
| the lnterse ctOns OF north Columbus street, was
| laid on the t~ble.
A resolution relating to tie grading of Prin-
cess street between Columbus and Washington,
was LAID on the table.
Mr.. Mckenzie introduced the following bill,
which was read and ordered u lie over
AN ACT to amend the tenth section o! the TWEEN
ty-frst Ct ap.er of the laws Of the Corporation
of n 'cxundria, edition o. 1874 in relation 10
| the prevention ri fires.
|. Be it enacted by the City ,uncii Of Alex
andria, That the tenth section Of the list chap
ter OF the laws of this Co poralion, edition OF
1874, in relation to the prevention OF hreS' be
amend ed SO as to reld rs follows, to wit:
1T shall not DC lawful for any person or per
sons to keep or store in any house, shed or build
| ing, or upon any open lot hay or straw, without
the permission in writing OF the Che Engineer
| of the Fire Department and 1t least two Fire
| Wardcas; nor shall such PERMISSION pc granted
| in any case until the said Engineer and Na:dens
shall have examined such house, shed, building
| or lot, and sat sized themselves that the Keeping
| or storage thereof therein shall rot cndangcr
any other house or building by fire; nor shall
! any person cut or cause TO be cut any straw,
! hay, or oa.s by candle, gas or lamp llgnt. The
| penalty for any and every violation Of either
provision of this section shall DC twenty dollars;
and ten dollars in addition for every day after
the first day during which hay or straw shall be
| kept or stored without permission ~ aforesaid,
! or after such permission shall nave been with
drawn by the Mayor. Provided, however, that
moth ng in this section contained shall b. col-
strued to apply to livery stables, SC u rs relates
to the necessary supply of hay or straw kept on
| hand by them for their own II &c.
! 2. Be it iurther enacted, That this ~ct shall be
in force from and after It's passage.
Tho Board then adjourned.
Teste: HAROLD SNOWDEN, Crk.