Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-04-12

or outstanding warrants previous to the present
fiscal year there has been paid by the Treasurer up
10 lst March, $4,000 IS, and be reports the balance
in the Treasury the 2lth instant, ) ITO 10 WIFI
ont of course reference to the Gas Fund. VI the
January Coupons there has been received on &C
count of taxes $4,l70, leaving S2j,0O still due.
The amount of good bills in the hands OF the col
lectors amount to about 1000. Til" collectors say
there may be a larger amount COLLECTED IMAM Tue
amount stated but the collections are very dltcut
to be made Times arc very much depressed and tue
Committee have made this statement that the e.
pepditurcs may be kept down; not dollar ought
10 be expended not actually necessary.
JOS. BRODERS,
WIN. A. MOORE,
LEWIS MCKENZIE.
It is proper to state that included in the
pairing is legacy left by the Board OF Public
Works for the City Council to pay, amounting TO
S2.7.G Il which of course reduces the repairs OF
! streets to 1891 " -
| The Committee have destroyed by tire so2 oO
CORPORATION Due Bills; also -, 735 old Coupons and
g., 600 CORPORATION Bonds; also 1915 of New
Coupons, and given the Auditor the necessary Ger
tilcates.
A bill of Harlow Bros. WAS returned from the
! Board of Aldermen with the action Of this Board
| non-concurred in and referred to the Committee
on Public Property, and their action was con-
CURED in.
A RESOLUTION respecting the appointment OF
an export to examine the books OF the Corpora
| ton off srs was received from the Board Oh
Aldermen, and a resolution WAS adopted re-
guessing that Board to return q resoIuti9E re,
| lsting to the same subject adopted by this Board
| March I4h 1876
A communication from Mrs 5. B. Garnet
respecting the condition Of the Friends cemete-
~ was referred to the Committee on ~treets.
A resolution respecting the erection OF certain
telegraph poles, adopted by this Board March
! 18th, WAS returned from the Board OF Aldermen
| al hutt hs Rna rd a1hpral TIC action,
| A bill OF VIM A. Smoot, amounting t. Slo2,
| five xths of which had bea.. ordered to be paid
| by this Board, was returned from the Board OF
Aldermen having been referred by that Board
! to the Commit &C on Public Property, ana their
I action WAS concurrad ID
Mr. Hughes offered an amendment to the
laws of the Corporation respecting the price OF
| ga which WAS laid over until the next meeting
The resolution re pecting the appointment of
| an expert to examine the books OF certain Cor
| poration officers, adopte by this Board March
| l4.h, 1876 WAS returned from the Board of AL
dormen non concurred in, and this Board ad-
hered to Its action, asked ior H committee OF
conference, and Myssrs. Harlow and hopkins
| were appoi nted members OF that committee on
| | he part of This Board.
A communication from P. G. Uhler, Clerk of
! the y lexsndria Canal Co., respecting the ap-
pontment of proxies to represent the city in the
annual meeting of the stockholders 0! that COM
| pany, WAS received from the Board Of Alder
| men, their action concurred in, ana Messrs
Smith and Beckham appointed on the part OF
this Bosrd.
A bill to amend the city ordinances respecting
the price of gas, referred to the Committee on
Light by the Board OF Aldermen. WAS received
from that Board and their action concurred IN.
A resolution, adopted by the Board of Alder
men, directing the superintendent Of Gas 10
charge 81 81 per thousand feet of gas from the
quarter ending NJ .rch 18TH 1876, was received
from that Board and laid over till the next meet
ing.
The Board then adjourned.
Teste: HAROLD SNowDES, Clerk.