Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-07-29
CITY COUNCIL.
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN

At a regular meeting of the Board of Alder
men, held July Is, 1874, there were present :
S. II. Janney, esq.,, President and MessrS;
Smoot Moore, Lawson, johnson, French and
| Lyles.
The Board adopted amended rules of order as
presented by the President.
Bills Of the Virginia Sentinel, $50 80, for
printing; c. A. Yohe, 81 as judge, and John
| Proctor So, as judge of election, and b. w.
Nails, SAP, as registrar 4th ward also petition
! ttion of K. Portner and others to have trunks
| placed at the corner ST. Asaph and Pendleton
streets; also q report from the Auditor OF the
| properly owned by the clty.-were received
| from the Common Council and their action con-
| Cured in.
A resolution authorizing the Superintendent
of Police to buy another garbage cart was re-
| ceived from the Common Council and Their &C
| ton non concurred in.
A bill of g. w. Rock, as judge and commits.
sioner of election, amounting to So, was ordered
| to be paid.
The Committee on the Poor reported in favor
| of paving the bills of j. Entwsle, S3G. 26, for
| medicines; D. e. Watkins i Co., So 81, for
| meal, &C., for the Aims House, Janney j. Co.,
So 20, for seed for same, and Harlow Bros,
| $22U.O4, for groceries for same,-and they were
ordered to be paid.
Bills of T. j. Mehsffey s. Co., for coal, So. II,
and T. N. Carter, SIG 50, for services AS Survey
or were ordered 10 be paid.
An act to fix the grade of St. Asaph street
from King street northward TO First street. WAS
read three times and passed by the following
vote Ayes, Messrs,, Janney, Smo0t, Moore
| Lawson, johnson and French. No, Mr. Lyles.
A resolution authorizing the Finance Com
mittee to purchase safe for the Auditors office
| WAS received from the Common Council and not
concurred in and the committee instructed to
report cost of safe before purchasing
| A petition OF j. Schneider, Secretary German
Co. Operative Building Association, for reduction
| of assessment; also resolution insiructing the
Finance Committee to advance the School Board
S144O; also resolution in regard 10 repairing
Union street; also y communication from VIM.
Myers Quartermaster q. S. A; also resolu-
ton of adjournment until the fourth Tuesday of
Septem Der next; also bill of Henry MitHeton
$50 for repairs to the garbage cart also COM
munication from the Mayor stating ne hsd sus
also petition of John Craven to have the curb
reset, &C., in front of his property, corner Lee
and Duke Streets also d petition from sundry
ctizons urging the repeal of the law compelling
the muzzling of dogs; also communication
from ]. P. Coleman in regard to the orderless
excavating macbine,- were received from the
Common / ouncil and their action concurred in.
A communication from the Board of Health,
with resolution in regard to sundry aiieys;
also resolution in regard to the purchase of
garbage cart,-were received rom the Common
Council and laid on the table.
The Common Council returned the reso luton
in regard to the purchase OF safe, sdhering to
its acton, which was non concurred in.
A petition of sundry citizens to have side
walks on Fairfax street, between Queen and
Princess, was received from the Common Coun-
ell and referred to the Board Of Public Works.
Dr. johnson introduced the following, which
was laid on the table
Resolved, That FIVE thousand dollars of the
Sc 500 appropriated by the last Council for re.
pairs OF Streets be, and is hereby, ordered to be
placed to the credit of the Board Of Public
WORKS, to be used as q part OF the improvement
fund.
On motion of Dr. johnson, it was resolved,
that the motion instructing the Committee on
Streets to have trunk placed down Princess
street and one run across Royal st., is hereby
revoked, and that the City Surveyor be instruct
ed to recommend the most suitable plan for get
ting rid of the water accommodating on Pitt St.