Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-06-28
Common Council.

Common Council held June 9th 1876, there
were present: John ). Beach, esq President,
! and Messrs. Moore Hopkins, Lata IN, Broders,
| Herbert. Harlow, Rishels, Schofeld, Hughes
and Evans.
Mr. Br,ders, from the Finance Committee,
reported that the appropriations asked for By
the School Board had been made REQUESTED,
and the report WAS adopted.
MIR. Harlow, lrcm the Committee OF. Light.
reported y statement OF cash from the books OF
the AlcxaEdriA Gas office accompanied with
communication from ). VI. Dent, the expert
| employ 20 examine the books in thNt office,
| which were referred TO the Corporation Attorney
for his opinion
Mr.. Hughes from the Com mt.ee on Streets,
reported communication from the Auditor
containing statement % suhdry bills for side
walk improvements that had been p Rced IN the
hands OF tae Collectors for collection, and offer
ed resolution il struc.ng the Auditor to issue
his warrant for the amount o: said bills in lavor
| OF the parties who had done SAID work, Whlc'
resolution was adopted
The vote by which the salary bill WAS lost WAS
rcconsdored the ii amended by striking out
S5 NJ the saary OF the He4itn Officer, and then
passed by the following vote: Ayes. Mcssrs.
Latham, Moore, Hopkins, Hariow, Hgr9rfl'
Pfesacdt 10. Noes, Mes:rs. Broiers and Rlsh-
ELL.
Four bills OF O'Nc4l s. Corbett, for bricks,
amounting respectively to so 81. 81 ~, SIT 81
and $40 Is, were ordered to be psld =,
Bills o! Thomas Lannon, SIR 81 ana W. ~
Berkeley, $50 u, ard H. L. Simpson. 81 ~, Tor
goods for the Poor's House were ordered 10 be
pald.
Bills of Jos Nightingale, Henry Kelley, }. F..
Car in s. Sons and d. +. Wilmer, for goods and
WORK for the Jail, were referred TO the City cr-
geant for approval.
A bill O the Virginia Sentinel, for aGyertls-
inc .mDun,inp IN S55 WAS referred to the Com
mlttce On Finance
Bills of l.. stein, 80 B. Brawner, S35; +. Il.
Simpson, S. and } A. Mills, SIT 90 for cleo
ton services, were ordered 20 be psd
A resolution directing that $50 be paid L n.
Carter for services MS City Surveyor tor the ye"r
ending July l, 1876, adopted by the Board OF
Aldermen, WAS laid on the table.
The following bills were received from tho
Board of Aldermen and Their action concurred
in viz: Two bills OF l.. Nick. Bell and bill OF
T. w. Stoltard.
A bill of w H. DeVaughsn, So 80, for cup
pirg and leeching the poyr, WAS ordered to be
paid.
The special report OF he Committee on Light
WAS returned from the Board Of Aldermen with
the action Of this Board :.on concurred in and
this Board concurred with the Bonrd OF Alder
men in referring it 10 the Finance Committce
On motion the Board of Aldermen were IN
vited into this cham Der to proceed in JOINT meet
ing to the election of Collector OF lakes l't
the NOrthern District and City EuTHeyor, pul
the Board of Aldermen declined 10 accept the
invitation.
The repor. of the Finance Committee for the
fiscal year ending May 3l:t 1876 WAS received:
The salary bill WAS returned from the Boa'@
of Aldermen with the action of this Board non
Cured in. This Board then amended the bill
by fixing the salary Of the Super ntendent OF
Gas at 500 by the following vote: Ayes, Messrs.
Latham, Hopkins Broders, Harlow, RishelIl,
u ,nes and NJ Presideut-7. Noes, Messrs
Nj lore Herbert SchofeId, Beckham End Evans
-. The Board then asked tor committee OF
conference, and appointed Messrs. Latham and
Evans members OF that Committee on the part
OF this Board.
TIE committee of conference on the salary
bill reported that no agreement could be elect
ed and were discharged.
Mr.. Broders moved that he be relieved OF the
custody Of certain bonds, but the motion was
laid on the table.
On motion OF Mr.. Hopkins the thanks OF the
Board were rendered to the President. CLERK
and NJ essenger for the faithful discharge OF
their respective duties during the time Tor
which they had been elected, and the Board
then adjourned.
Ieste: HAROLD SNowDES. Clerk