Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-11-10
COMMON COUNCIL.

AT regular semi monlhly meeting OF the
Common Council, held November 9th, 1875,
there were present. George r. Shinn, esq,
President and Messrs. Moore Smoot, Hopkins.
Latham, Broders, Simpson, Harlow, Risheil,
Fowle, Scho6eld, Beach, Hughes, Smith, Evans
ahd Simms.
reported in favor of rounding to John Lally So
ofimproperly paid taxes; also in favor of the
abatement of $50 in the tax bill o. Geo. Steuer
maggie, and the rep ports were adopt d.
Mr.. Hughes, from the Comm ittae on Streets,
presented report recommen ding that the curbs
be SET and cutters paved on the south side of
Wolfe street, be.W een Fairfax ard Royal sts;
also one recommending the granting of ret
ton for repairing the gutter and sidewalks on
Fairfax street, be .ween Queen and Princess
| streets, and the reports were adopted
Mr.. SChofeld. rom the Comm ttee on the
thorizlng the purchase of wood for the poor
Bills Of J. K. Nicklln, amounting to S.; John
Burrill, So; l.. Fl. Keli, So; j. J. Proctor, So ;
J. l.. Smith, SIP 50; l.. Stein, 81; w. W. Kin
yer, So; a. B. Crupper, SIS; j. w. Summers,
81; John Clewes, 81; K. W. Whe4t, So, and
j. G. Nevett ST. for election purposes, were or
dered to be paid.
The following bills were received FROM the
Board of Aldermen and their action concurred
in: Bill of B. Brawner, $l5 60. and j. 81. Bur
roughs, S4, for election services.
An application of B. F. Price and Thos. hoy
north side of Wolfe street, between Pitt aud ST.
Asaph, was granted.
The action of the Board of Aldermen upon
bill of Janney s. Co., amounting to IS 15 for
goods for the Poor's House, was concurred in
The following bills were presented and 5 of
their respective amounts ordered to be paid :
Bill Of Risheill s. Hoege SIT SO; Charles Brill
$40; Thomas hoy, $40 IS.
A petition of j. w. Howell, for abatement of
taxes, was referred to the Committee on Finance
IL
ing the Superintendent of Police to employ an
additional overseer Of the chain gang when the
gang numbers Lore than niae, was adopted
The Board of Aldermen who, on motion of
Mr.. Latham, had been invited to joint meet
ing to elect q Clerk of the Market, having en-
| tered the chamber Al election was held and H.
B. Wilmington was duly elected Clerk of the
Market.
The following resolution, offered by Mr..
Smoot, was adopted:
Be it resolved, That the 2lst rule of the Rules
of Order be amended so as to read as follows
q Any member of the majority may move the
| reconsd Grafton Of any question carried or lost ;
Provided, the motion BIZ made not beyond the
meeting next after the. decision proposed to be
raconsidered.
The designations of W. Il. Fowle as mem.
Der of the Board from the Sd ward, and G. l..
Simpson, of the I'd ward, were presented and
accepted and 3 resolution, offe ed by Mr. Har-
low, was adopted providing for an election to
Fill the VACANCIES on Tuesday, the 10Th instant.
The action of the Board Of Aldermen in or.
dering to be paid bill of L. Mex Bell,
amounting. to $50, for election services, was
concurred in.
Mr.. Harlow offered resolution respecting the
east end Of the Wilkes street tunnel, which was
amended so as to read as follows and adopted:
Resolved, That the resolution adopted by
the Common Council, Nov. a. 1874. and con
Cured in by the Board of Aldermen, Dec.
1874, relative to the building of wall, &C., on
south side Of the eastern end of the Tunnel on
Wilkes street, be referred to the Committee on
General Laws, with instructions to report to the
City Council what steps are necessary to compel
the w. 9, V. Nj. s. u. S. +. r., to make the
Improvement contemplated by said resolution.
The resolution respecting the employment of
an additional overseer of the chain gang, was
received from the Board of Aldermen with the
action OF this Board non concurred in, and re-
ferred to the Committee on Streets, and the &C.
ton OF that Board was concurred in
The action of the Board of Aldermen in Or
dering bill OF B. W. Nails, amounting to SIT,
to be paid, was concurred in.
Messrs. Harlow and Snoot were appointed
members of the special joint committee to whom
was referred resolution instructng the Com
mittee on Light to have we'll dug for the re-
ception of gas tar and other refuse from the Gas
Works
The Board then adjourned.
Teste: HAROLD SNOWDEN. Cpk. +.