Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-05-15
OFFICIAL.
Common Council.

Al a called meeting Of the Common Council,
held May Is, 1876 there were present: D. l..
Smoot esq, the President elect, and Messrs
Hrodrrs, Herbert, Harlow, Risheil, Beck ham,
Schotield, Boach, Hug hes, Smith and Simms
TIE President had the oath of office admins.
tered to him byaW. H.!May Justice Of the Peace,
and item stated that the meeting had been called
II con.cq Innce OF the reception by him OF tn"
lowing note the charter requiring him to call
meeting at tho request of any four mem hers OF
the Board:
Alexandria, May II. 1876.
d. l.. Smoot, esq. Pres ident Common Council :
Desr Sir :! We tie undersigned members OF
TIC City Council of AlexAn dria, respect uly re-
quest that you cali u meeting of the Council to-
morrow saturday. evening, to take such action
on The resolution passeu by the Board Of Alder
'nen relative tn the a. s. w. f. 4 Go. now oc-
Cupylng st Asapa street IS may seem 10 US ne
cessary Yours respectfully,
....,. j. T. BEcKHAM
JEO ). BEACH
49,, jos BRoDEHs
joseph HOPKINS.
THos. V. RlsHElLL.
Nj. B HARLOW.
The following resolution
Resolved, That the -eso.uton Of the City
Council directing the Mayor, to remove the
track 81 the Alexandria and Washington 4. r.
from King to Queen streets, be, and the same is
hereby. suspended for sixty days
adopted by the Board OF Aldermen May 9, 1876,
was reces ed from that Board
The following communication WAS read:
To the bonors BILE the Board~of Aldermen and
the Comm on Council Of Alexandria:
The Alexandria and Washington Railroad
Co, respectfully requests that your honorable
bot O. Will appoint u committee to confer with
tro company in reference to the occupation Of
81 Asaph 81 eet by the company.
e suspension of the City Councils order.
Gong the removal of the track to the south
OF Princess street, will expire on the 10Th inst.
Unless the suspension shall be further extend
ed the company will proceed ut once to comply
with said order.
For the purpose. however, OF the conference
above suggested, the company respectfully asks
for the extension agreed to by the Board Of AL
dermen ut its last session.
Should the committee b5 appointed as re-
qucsted, and should the proposed conference re-
suit III no satisfactory arrangement, no further
suspension will be asked by the Company
THEALEx s WASH Il. 4. Co.
'. By GEO G. WILKINS, Supt. !
The resolution received from the Board of
Aldermen WAS then annended,so as to read as
follows:
"kc=olved, That Al extension Of fifteen days
be allowed to the Alexandria and Washington
Railroad, and That a committee of two from each
Board be appointed to confer with the company
In the event OF the company.s non compliance
with the provisions Ct their charter, then the
track to be removed from St. .Asaph street
rs far as Princess street: this resolution ig
adopted with tho express understanding
and condition that the Ale1andria and
Washington Railroad Company does hero.
By accept all tho conditions imposed by the
General Assembly at the session of 1856
amending the charter of the Alexaniria and
Washington r. Il. Co., and authorizing it to
enter the limits of the city of Alexandria; and
dtions OF said act" and adopted by the following
vote, viz: Ayes Mes.rs. Broders, Harlow, Her,
bert, Schodeld, -Beckham, Rishcill, Beach,
Smith, Hughes Sitnms and Mr.. Presidential
Noes, none aid Messis Beckham and Hughes
APPOINTED members OF the committee of confer
enGc on the part of this Board.
! The meeting then adjourned.
IeSte HAROLD SSOWDEN Clerk