Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-11-12
CITY COUNCIL.
OFFICIAL PROCE GS
COMMON COUNCIL

COMMON COUNCIL.
At an adjourned meeting OF the Common
Council, he'd November ii. 1874 there were
present: George h. c:hinn, esq President, and
aiessr<. Wood, Eichb re-, Mckenzie, Broders,
Harlow, Downhsm, Ri-heil. Schoield, Beach,
hughes MItchel and rrI$.
The resolution vi Dir. Deaca, introduced At a
previous meeting, instr lc:lna, the Committee ON
Streets TO furnish grade for Oronoco street,
east Oi ST. Asapb, t. accord with the grade re-
Gently furnished BY he City Surveyor at the
northeast ana SJutheas. intersection of OroIoco
with 81. AsspiI street was taken up and adopted.
Mr.. Rrrdef: Introduced the following act,
which WAS iai! over TIL the next meeting:
AN \ CT To rpr:.i au act u titled IN at 20 form
n Board Of i'ubc Works 10: tie cty of Alex
! drla and t. Fix sp.ca tax for the l.prore.
n!enl III the streets 81 the city.
Sec. l. Be it oasctcd by the City Council OF
Alcxaudria That tn &c! entitled m act TO form
Board cf Public Works for the city of Alex
andria and to liz spcc'a: tax Tor the improve
ment Of the streets OF tue ely, approved June
-, 1873, e. and the same is hereby, rept aici.
Sec. =. This act saal be n force from It's pas.
Mr. Brodcrs introduced the following act,
which Was rc;err,: u tie Committee on Streets
AN ACT nxing the grade OF 81 Assph street.
Sec |. Be it enacted by me Clt2 Counc Of
Al.xardria, That the sr do Of It. A$aph street
from Prince.s street King -treet shall be I:ed
a. follows: Connencia; on Inc nth side OF
Princess ut ils il..rscc.:or with t A>aph street,
AT its pre.c!.t grade; III nee running south, d.
scondirg in continuous inc t. the north side
o. uuern street IL hcigh. Of % feet above or
binary high water; tacnce IN straight ana
eye! line TO the saith SIDE OF Queen street
thence ascending in continuous line to tn"
north side o.! Cameron street 10 II hcignt Oh a.
feet above ordinary h:gn Water; thence TO King
street IT its present grade
Sec 2. AL nc.s Or parts of acts contrary 10
this act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This act sh.I be in force from It's pas
sage.
4 bill OF Henry L. Simpson, amounting to
S56.7i, for articles and work for the Poor
House; and p bill of james EntTls'o amounting
t. 5000 for mei.clnas for the poor, were re
ceiycd IRON the Board Of Aldermen and their
action in ordering tn m - be paid WAS concur
red in.
The resignation Of John B. Smoot as u mctu-
Der of the Board oil Pub ic WORKS, accepted by
the Board Of Aldermen, was received from that
Boart and the action concurred III
a bill otJohn Hodgki !, amounting to s. 81,
for material ior pavement uf Sidewalk n Christ
Church. WIS ordered 10 be paid, sad referred To
the ri. ra;i)n Attorney for his opinion rs -
the means 10 BE- emp:pycI oy wn Oh t. collect
the amount OF the oil from The Vescry o. tina.
Church.
Mr. Schofeld offered the following resolu-
ton. which WAS ordered t. lie vc::
Resolved by the Common council; Inc boaru
of Aldermen c"ucurr,ng, That the Committee
on Streets be- authorized to cntra:t win some
rr>ponS be party or parties To furnish and lay
tagging ;o- crossings ~ the intersection .! Pen
drl0n and Oronoco, and Princess and q lean
streets b. Columbus street. and that the sad
h.yg.ng be- laid in conformity with the crossings
now aid down ut the Intersection ot Cameron
and Culi,m"u, streets nni .tia. tn: same b: done
un er the supervision Of the Surerinten !e1t Of
Police
Mr. Schotctd intro !ucei Inc following reso
lut on, wuicn was uricred u Ii. over:
Resolved, Ina! the Committee on Street: be-
reqtIc: ted 10 proceed soon ~ prtct c3D t %
gr.dc Princess street between Co.umbI> AMI
Washington Streets ais" - reset tnc curb aAd
pay" the cutters Aid square
the Board then ali 'urn"
Tcste. HAROLD SNOWDhN. ok.