Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-07
OFFICIAL.
Common Council.

At an adjourned meeting Of the Common
Couacil, held June 6, 1876, there were present
J. 5 Beach, esq, President, and Messrs. Top.
kins Latham, Breeders, Herbert Harlow Rsh-
ell, Schoiold, Hughes and Smm:.
A communication from w. h. Irwin with
reference to the reduction of assessment on Ger.
tain pieces of prope ty owned by him, referred
by the Board of Aldermen to the Finance Com
mittee, was received from that Board and their
action in referring tho Same to the Finance
Committee concurred IN.
An act ordering The railroad companies using
the streets of the city to employ tlngmen on GER
tain streets and parts of streets, passed by the
Board of Aldermen and laid over by this Board
My %, 1876 was passed bv the following vote,
viz: Ayes, Mes5rs. Latham, Hopkins, Broders,
Harlow, Herbert, Schoheld, Beck ham, Hughes,
Simms and Mr.. President-lO. Noes, mono
A conmun cation from tho Mayor enclosing
one fro the Clerk o: the Corporation Court,
officially notifying the City Council of the ratl-
Fl alton by the vo'ers Of the city Of the amended
charter, WAS recei, cd.
A commun :cst on from 4. j. Collins, Clerk
of the School Board, containing an estimste Of
the cost of the public schools OF the city for the
session ofthe year 1861, WAS referred TO the FL
nance Com mittee.
The report of the committee of conference on
.hc petitlol Of the Southern and Atlantic Tele-
graph Co., granting said company permission TO
ere CT certain poles, waa received from the Board
of Aldermen and their acton IN adopting the
same conCurred In
The report Of the Committee on Public Prop
erty referring to the Corporation Attorney n
resolution relating to the interest the city has
in the lot directly in tho rear of the jail was re-
ceiycd from the Board of Aldermen and their
action cOncurrGd IN
An act to appropriate the city revenue for the
fiscal year ending May 3lst, 1877, adopted by
the Board of Aldermen, was received from that
Board and lost BY the following vote, viz: Ayes,
Messrs. Latham, Hopkins, Brolers, Herbert.
Schofed, Risheil, Hughes and Mr. President
S Noes, Mussrs. Harlow and Simms-2. But
the vote wss reconsidered and the bill passed
by the following voc, viz: Ayes Messrs. Lath
nm, Hopkins Broders, Harlow, Herbert, chu-
field, RlsheIl, Hughes and MIR. President-9
No Mr.. Sin ms-l.
An act fixing the salaries for the municipal
officers of the city tf Alexandria for the fiscal
yea commencing July lst. 1876 and terminating
June u, 1877 passed by the Board of Alder
|, en-, was received from that Board amended
by fixing the salary of the Health Officer at $50
and ps :sed by the following vote: Ayes, Messrs
Latham, Rroders, Harlow, Herbert, SchCt"ld
Rishell, Hughes, Simms and Mr.. President-9
No, Mr.. Hopkins-1.
A communication from Thomas N Garter
acting City Surveyor asking for the payment 0
the salary Of that officer, was referred TO the
Committee on Claims.
A petition from V. G. Taylor w. H. Burgess:
and sundry other citizens for u now pump or re
pairs to an old pump ON P.ince street, between
Henry and Fayette, WAS referred to the Com
mi.tee on Streets, with power TO act.
The Boaru then adjourned
Ioste: HAROLD SEowDEN. Clerk.