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

regular meeting Of the Board o! Alder
men, held April 18th, 1876 there We're present
5. II. Jnnrey, esq, President, and Messrs;;
Smoot, Moore Johnson, DoWnham, Neale ana
ach
A resolution instr,lcting the Committee on
Finance to employ An expert to examine the
books OF certain Corporation officers WAS re-
ceved from the Common Council, their action
non. concurred in, and the following RESOLUTION
aloptcd. W.
Resolved That the Board Of Alden men non
: concurs in tho resolution appointing an expert
to examine the books of the Corporation officers,
Their ty requesting that if any member OF the
Common Council knows any just cause why
such investigation should BIO made he Will please
| communicate the same to the City Council
A bill of Harlow Bros, $50, for 10 cords OF
! wood for the jail, WAS received from the Com
mon Courcil and referred to the Committee on
| Public Property.
! The Committee on Finance presented q report
of the condition Of the city Treasury tn March
%! ultimo, which WAS received and ordered to
! BIZ printed.
I ;, resolution granting permission the South,
| ern and Atlantic Telegraph Company To erect
| four pales on King street upon certain condl
! tiors was received fir, m the Common Council
and amended by striking out the conditions and
/ adopted.
A bill OF w. A. Sn.oot, ilo2 for coal f1r the
! iai was received from the Common Council,
their action non concurrcd in and the bill retor'
| red to the Committee Public Property:
| A resolution looking to the repair OF King st.
WAS received from the Common Council and
! LAID over
TIL Committee on Light reported it ine1pe-
dient 10 e,sc the Gas Works, VIII lch WAS adopted.
Bills of J. Hart 81 IS and Il. johnson, $50,
for repairs TO pumps, were referred to the Com
/ mittre on STR els vita power to pay; Ii correct
| Messrs. Nick, Mi and Smoot were appointed
| proxl.s to attend the annual meeting OF the
| Alexandria Canal Co., to be held May lst. pro1.
u1611 e r,t ar
s OF the cty ordinances concerning the Gss
Works and light was called from the table and
referred TO the Committee on Light:
A resolution appointing special committee
| to look ito tho matter OF public printing was
received from the Common Council and their
action agreed to, and VI ,ssrs. johnson and
More appointed on the part OF this Board.
! On M, lion il was resolved that the Superln-
tondcnt o, Gas be directed to charge ~ go per
! 1000 feet for gas from the quarter ending March
-, 1876
mcnts laid and cutters paved On Pitt street. be
! tween luke and Wilkes a:so pet ton Of g.
l.. smith to- erect p bill board III the market ;
also u petition of Mrs. S. B. Garnet for abate
menl of Ii nuisance; also petition of ID. b. Poss
| Tor permission TO change his roof also report
of the Committee on Streets granting the pit
| ton of w. A. Smoot; also communication
r:om X. Kcmper VI yor in regard to the
/ pumps and wells ana IN regard TO the sale OF
| butchers meat; also report of the Finance
| Committee on The petition OF l.. GentZoargcr
| for reduction of assessment; also bills OF a.
Slab!er s. r. NJ. Lawson, SIS 81 Thos Lam
| non SSH, for groceries FOR y inns House alsU
n resolution in regard to the purchase OF hose
Tor the Friendship Fire Col also resolution to
have u tagging laid ACROSS King street ut the
! intersection of Payne street also bill CT Iho5
Lannon. $40, for wood and bill OF James F.
ga: lin & sons, 81 D. for sundries, were re-
ceived from the Common Council and their ac
| ton concurred IN
The petition OF Mrs. Virginia NJ .xwel for
| permission TO erect small back building t. her
! house on Fairfax street, WAS referred 10 the
| Committee on streets.
| Tn Common Council returned the resolution
in regard to the employment OF An export to ex-
| anime the books Of the city officers, adhcring to
their action, and asking for committee of con-
| ference, which was not sgreed to and the paper
laid over.
| The following preamble and resolution was in
trodu, ed and lost by the following vote: Ayes,
Messrs. moot johnson, Downham and Nese
| "A Noes, Messrs. Janney, Moore, Mckenzie
! and Beach, viz:
| In PURSUANCE of an act of the General Assem-
bly, of tirgina, approved March, 1876 requir-
| ing the City Council of Alexandris to cause to
be submitted to Tho qualified vot, rs of the city
the question of the ratification or rejection of
certain amendments to the City Charter, it is
hereby
Resolved, That the voters meet, at such places
as may be designated, in their respective Wards,
on Thur day, the ooh dsy OF April, 1876 and
cast Their ballots Tor or az ..inst the said amend
ments The affirmative ballots shall have the
words printed or plainly written upon them,
For the Amendments IL the City Charter" and
the negative ballots, in like manner shall have
the words, Against the Amendments to the
City Charter" The election shall, in all re-
spects BE- conducted according to the existing
laws.
The Board then adjourned.
Testc: JNo j. JAMESON, Clerk.