Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-03-10

Respectfully submitted by the Board of Fire
| Wardeps GEO +. FRENCH. Secretary.
| Alexandra, Va, March 9th, 1915.
Mr.. Hughes introduced the following bill
| which was read the hrst Tune ana laio over I'LL
| the next meeting: -.
Az Act in reference to the Sun and Friendship
Fire Companies.
Sec. l. Be it enacted by the City Council OF
| Ale1andria, That any and ell laws or resolutions
heretofore enacted or adopted authorizing the Sun
or the Friendship Fire Companies to occupy
| any building or parts Of buildings or lots be-
| longing to the City Council be and the same are
| hereby repealed. ~ >.
Sec. o The Commissioners of the Sinking
Fund are hereby directed to take possession OF
the building now occupied by the Sun Fire
Company for the use OF the City council OF
| Aexandris.
Sec. 8 The Committee on Public Property
are hereby directed to take possession OF the
building now OF cuped by the Friendship Fire
Company tor the use of the City Council OF
Ale1an dria The proper proceedings to recover
possession of the said buildings shall at once be
Instituted in the event that the possession OF the
| same or either OF them be withheld,
Sec. T. All laws in conflict with this act are
Sec. s. This act shall be in force from its pas
sage. r:, co,;..o,,
to whom had been referred the various papers
re latiup to the bill of F. l.. Smith, jr., for fee
bill in the case Of Swain VS.. the Hydraullon Fire
Company, reported the following resolution,
| which wa3 adopted: :,
Resolved by the City Council, mat the Cor
poration Attorney be authorized to negotiate
with the counsel for Stephen Swain in the suit
of Swan VS. Hydrsulion Steam Fire Company
for the dismissal of said suit If satisfactory ar
| rangem nts can be made.
The report of the Committee on Public Prop
erty in favor of accepting. the proposition OF Mr.
II Il
| warehouse now occupied by him for three hum
dred and fifty dollars per annum, adopted oy
! the Board of Aldermen, was received from Lnat
Board and their action concurred IN.
A resolution authorizing the COMMITTEE on
| Public Property to have The warehouse occu-
pied by Z. Rosenthal repaired at a cost not TO
exceed $l35 adopted by the Board OF Alder
men, was received from that Board and their
action concurred in. $50
MIR, Hughes called up resolution providing
for the setting of the curb stones and the laying
of the cutters on the west side of north st. Asaph
street, and offered the following substitute Wnlch
was laid on the table:
| Resolved, That the Superintendent of Police
| be, and is hereby, ordered to cause the curb TO
| be Set and the cutters to be paved on the west
| side of ST. Asaph street. between Queen and
Princess, the property holders to furnlsn the ne
cessary material.
Mr. Hughes introduced the following resolu-
| tioE, which was adopted
Resolved, That the Finance Commi tt BE- BE-
counts of the late Board of Public Works and
report to Council the amount placed to the
credit of that Board and the amount expended
| by them, and for what purposes.
| Mr. Harlow introduced the following resolu-
ton which was laid on the table. Resolved,
that the Superintendent of Police be empowered
to employ an additional overseer of the chain
gang whenever ihenumber in that gang exceeds
| nlne
Bills of the W. S o. r. r. Co., amounting to
$2l for six cords OF pine wood for Poor's House
jas. Entwise. jr., s72.52 for medicine tor the
poor and Mshatfey & Co., Sls IS for wood and
coal lor city Offices, ordered 10 be paid oy the
Board of Alden man were received from thai
| Board and their action concurred in.
An act entitled an Act to amend Sec. o.
Chap. XVI of the Laws of the Corporation pass
ed by the Board of Alderman was received from
and P Waed y the fSTeg vBts
ders, Harlow, Schofeld, FowIe, Rlsheill, Har'
ris, Hughes, Mitchell, and Mr.. President--l2
| Noes, Mr.. MCKENZIE.
The Board then adjourned.
| Teste: HAROLD SNOWDEN. CT k.