Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-13
COMMON COUNCIL,

At regular >oln,-m 'nthiy mecti G of the
Common Council, held October II ii, 1873 there
were present: George r. Sh'nn, caq President,
and Messrs. LAtuum, Moore, ;>mu,t Crodcrs,
Harlow, cch fed, Fowie, kishcl,!, Beach,
Smlth, Hughes and Simm..
Mr.. Hughes, from the Committee on Streets
reported an agreement with the Alexandria
Passenger Ri way Company 10y which said
company will b. penn tied u re nove the iron
o. when its track is composed Upon paying to
the City Council! $1,000 and the cross ties and
s!cepers OF when It's track IL comp ,scd, Which
was accepted.
A resolution respecting tn" sidewalk on south
Mas ket space, adopted by this Board ut Il pre-
vlou: meeting, waS returned from the Board OF
Aldermal amended so us 10 rad, tine toutw4 g
to br .! feet vide t" be pNid ;or by the property
owners, and the work 20 be done under the SUI
pcrvison OF TIE Superintendent of Police, and
the amendment was corcurfcd in.
r bill OF L y. Carter amounting t. S2i, for
services ~ surveyor, ordered to be paid Uy the
Board o. Aldermen, Was received from that
Board Md their action concurred in.
bill of omoot Perry. amounting to So. -,
for lumber, and one OF Decor 4. a. Staber,
amounting to SO, for medical services, were or
dered 10 be paid.
The following bills for supplies 10 the Poor's
House were referred to the Committee on the
Poor: j. t. Cruup, So IS; J. H. 3ngget;
1914 "a; Charles Brill, SAT 80 Henry NJ I'LL ton,
n,
$3.50 So; w. 7. Herrick, S4U 50; I. }. Mehall,y
u Co, S33 rs
A bill of 7. J. MehutIey, amounting to $40 Is,
for III i Tor the Mineral Bureau. WAS referred
by mistake To the Committee on the Poor
bill o L. j. Mehati' Y, amounting to S2l Is,
for fuel for the Court House, was ordered to be
paid.
A bill Of james Entwislc, jr., amounting to
Sl31 I Tor medicines furnished the po.r from
July "A TO October II, was ordered to be i'd
A bill OF +. l.. Smith, jr., amounting TO Sill,
tor services rs attorney IN Il 9 case Of Swain,
trustee vs. the Hydrauion Steam Fire Co., or
Cered to be paid by he Board of a Gcrmcn, WAS
received from that Board and their action non
concurred in. by the following vote: Ayes,
Messrs. Latham, Moore. Schofed Fowle,
Ri>heili, Beach and Mr.. PreSidcnt--7 Noes,
Messl:. Smoct, Broders, HARLOW, Hughes and
Simm--5
MIR. Smoot offered a resolution, which was
adopted, authorizing the Auditor to issue II bond
to u. w Ramsay, curator Of the estate oi VIM
Grimes, for 81 600, III place of cert tic4tr of
stock tor that amount belor ging to said Grimes,
and heretofore lost or destroyed
Mr.. Snoot introduced :. resolution, which was
adopted referring to tho finance Committee An
application OF VIM Mct1uire, trustee OF g. b
Alexander, for relunding of taxes Improperly
assessed upon the estate of &. B. Alexander
resolution, adopted by the Board If Alder
men, instcuctng the Committee on Public
Property to report the VANS and condtit OF
the Mineral Bureau, VS. received from that
Board and their action concurred in.
bill OF l. j. NJ ehatiCy, amounting TO SO 25
for coal for the Mineral Bureau, referred by
this Board to the Committee on the Poor, WAS
returned from the Board of Aldermen, that
Board having non concurred in the action Of
this Board and ordered the bill to be paid and
the action OF that Board was concurrcd in.
The Board then adjourned.
Teste: HAROLD SNOWDEN, Crk.