Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-23
CITY COUNCIL.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

Al = regular meeting OF the Board Of Alder
men. held September 70, 1874, there wero pre-
sent: S. II. Janney, esq, President, and Mes;cs.
SrAoot, Moore, Johnson, Fronch and Lyles.
Tho Committee on Claims reported IN favor OF
paving tho bills of w. II. DeVaughn, $3.50;
J. {. Creighton, SIS, as Judge; E.. F. Price and
+. II. Jones, 81 each, as clerk Of election, and
l.. Mex. Bell, SIS, as judge, and z. w. McBur-
ney and w. T. Emerson, 81 each, as clerks OF
election; also u bill ct the Virginia Sentinel,
s 80, Tor printing, and the bills were ordered
A biil of w. A. Smoot, 1928, for coal, was re-
lcrrcd TO tho Committee on Claims.
\ resolution in regard to the paving of Union
and other streets was referred to the Board Of
Public Works, with Instructions to report the
cost Of the work indicated in the resolution.
\ petition from Mrs. NJ. L. Laphen for Il
tagging ahross Royal street from her store, was
referred to the Committee on Streets.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the joint rule No. Z requiring
that papers to be carried from Board TO Board
hy the members Of the respective Boards Is here
by repealed, and that such papers shall be COM
municated by the Messengers of the Boards.
An ncs to amend and re. enact the ID section
Il chapter s of the laws of the Corporation OF
Alex.ndria, Apr, we'd March 80, 1874, was read
three times and the bill passed by the folIo"iEg
VOC: Arrs, Messrs. Janney, Smoot, Moore,
johnson, Frcnch and Lyles--G. Noes, none.
A rcpo,t II the inspectors "f the Jail WAS re-
f,rrcd to tho Committee on Public Property.
A petition OF sundry citizens 10 have u new
hump put dow on tho northWcstcorner of King
and Columbus streets WIS referred TO the Com
mittac on Streets, with instr Lotions to grant the
prayer Of the petitioners.
The statement Of tho Treasurer's account with
the Commissioners Of the Sinking Fund was re.
ccivcd from the Common Council and referred
10 the Committee on Finance.
\ communication from tho Mayor announc-
ing the removal Of l.. j. Roboy as Steward OF
Offices; also q report from tho Committee on
Streets also q bill of F. l.. Smith, jr., SlCO, for
professional services; also an act to provide for
transcribing deeds relating to real estate within
the Corporation limits, admitted to record in the
Clerks office of the County Court since the or
ganization Of tho Corporation Court, and to pro-
vide fer Lranscrib.ng all Judgments obtained in
sud County Court since the organization Of said
Corporation Court,-were received from the
Common Council and their action concurred in.
T. communication from the Wardens Of Christ
Church upon the subject of grading and curb:ng
Columbus and other streets, was referred to the
Committee on Streets.
Petitions Of Mrs. George w. Tyler. Elias
Thompson and Caleb Richards, for remission Of
taxes, were referred to the Finance Committee.
Bills Of Wesley Avery, $50, for three years
services ~ Ovtraecr Of the Poor, and Of j. W.
Nails, 500, for four years service ~ samc. were
referred to The Finance Committee.
An NJ. 10 encourage the building 81 E"u.,:
.nt ether buildings on the line Of streets lin-
proved BY tina Board of Public Works, was lai!
over and ordered to be printed.
1'cstr: JNO. }. JAMESON, Clerk.