Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-23
COMMON CQuNCIL-

Common Council, held September 81, 1874,
there ware present: George K. Shinn, ESQ.
President, and Messrs. Wood, Moore, Hopkins,
Brodars, Harlow, Downham, Risheill, Schcfeld,
B acl, Hughes, Lucas, Harris and Mitchell:
Property, reported that q late meeting OF that
committrn he had resigned the Craftsmanship.
uad that Sir. w. A. Moore had been elected
chairman.
Nj. Kishelll. from the Committee on Streets,
presented u report making certain
tons, whirtI YVES received.
iha FLOWING communication was rocelVe1
a4l the contained resignation accepted:
ALEXANDRIA, VA, Sept. %, 1874.
l., Il .>hu3,, Esq, President Common Council.
ItEAg liz: Having removed from tho Second
Harl. :! MA f!sllsi;!isd from longer serving -
IL ra;r,%an,a.&T" III Cornell.
Tia. burden II responsibility when a.tacAG@
it:"!tt, c,ra"irnti"ns trust; Is - all times naic
,r.,:r ~tr,r.aita b, agreeable rotations among as
E,ti .tcs, the srv"ring Of which il a. tlIis time my
only regret Ia separating uliow ma u cxpr.s.
IN, t~.car.irit thanks to cach aud al vi you 20.
the uniform c,urtcsy extended me, the %rccolicc
zion Il which vii ever DC green spo: IN ny
memory, ami ny appreciation oi that friendship
wiic: Il! u!d always obtain among ge.tin!icn
With s.lce:a confederation,
um, ,lr, your obeticnt servant,
JOSEPH HuPKIHs.
An act - provide FOR trsnscsibing deeds r.
!st,ng to real estate within the Corporation lin.
lis, admitted t. record il the Clerks Office Of
the County Court since the organization OF The
Corporation Court, and to provide for traEscrib
inr al judgments obtained in said County Court
since t!,e organization Of said Corporation Court:
Was rcai three times and passed by the follow
i.g vote: Ayes, Messrs. Wood, Moore, Broders,
llsllow, Sclote;d, R:sheiIl, Beach, Harris. Lt,
ca., E~Iuyhr., Mitchell and Mr.. Pre5ident-l2
NorS. Huno.
a bill Of F. l.. Smith, jr, amounting to SlW,
for legal fee in the Court OF Appeals in the case
OF :. Swaine, trustee, vs. the HydTsullon Fire
Company, was referred to the Committee on
Claims.
\ b.ii .: Or. J. B. Johnson, amounting t.
SjOj, f.. repsirs to the Friendship Engine
lIru.e. was laid on the table.
The general statement Of the condition Of the
sinking Fund to July 81, 1874, and the state
mr"i o! the Trcasurer'5 account with the Sink
.g Fund 20 July 81, 1874, were received.
\ communication from the Mayor with refer.
exc - his removal Of /. j. Robey from the po'
si;!oG OF Janlto7 C he Market House Building,
WAS received,
\ iii Of Jas. Entwisle, it,, amounting e
$3.50, for medicines fer the poor, was ordered
10 he paid.
4 p~llit!on .: Edward Qlinn for the curling
81 Inc gutter in irt ut of his premises, on Orono-
ko STREET, WAS referred - the Committee on
streets. with power 10 act.
An vet to raise the Improvement Fund was
rcai and laid over.
y resolution ordering the Board Of ruhiie
Works 10 grade Pendleton street and ave TIE
Si!ra alSs thereof: = resolution 10 refer the pe.i.
t,ra Of suHdry citizens on north Fairfax street t.
Tie Board oil Public Works, with instructions &c
have the work dane; u resolution TO grade Cam
c7on street from Columbus to Washington. and
y resolution instructing the Bard Of Public
Works t. grade Princess street and north Pill
street,-were referred to the Board Of Public
Works.