Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-11-15
Common Council.

At q regular meeting of the Common Coun
Gil, held November H. 1916, there were present:
Hugh Latham, esq. President, and Messrs
Chauncey, Broders, Fiekln Blondhem. Lamb
din. Ford, Smith, ughes, Scales ahd Miller.
Bills OF A B. Crupper, So; Thomas Dewitt
So; j Ohm NJ. Cloves, 81; Il. w. Wheat, 81; +
L.. 5rockett, 81; l. Stein, So; James Fowle
81, and l.. II. kell, Sl5 for election services
wore ordered TO be paid.
A bill Of Mrs John L Smith, amounting t,
SIS for rent of room for election purposes, WA
referred to the Committee Oh Claims
A communication from Thomas n Garter
with reference 10 the location of the house OIL
Mrs. Ellen Mcfarland, together with bill for
survey Of said lot, WAS referred TO the special
committee 10 whom the original paper on the
subj st WAS referred.
Mr. Flcklln introduced the following resolu-
tions, which were adopted
Resolved, IhHt committee of two from cacii
board o. the City & u nc!l, in Conjunction with
the Presidents thereof, be appoltci to take into
consideration the propriely ot SUP iliing su b
amend ments to the present charter rs their
Judgment may prompt
Resolved That said comm tea be authorized
to invite the Corporation Attorney to assist IL
the work before IL.
MIR Flckiip also intr, duced Il resolution, which
WAS adopted requesting the AeX"ndria Water
Company to extend its main pipe from the in
iersection of Pitt and z toCn SITS to Princess 81.
A communication Ilu,i <. l.. Cnrno i'erk
pro TEN. If tha City :'chooi Bo I'd, informing
the City lounci that the terms for which M"ssrs
Augus Lu' +. addison, q: tie Isl ward: Edgar
S5owGen, IT,. ot tho I'd ward John ,. Eeacn
OF the 81 ward, and Il. g. WhittIrs'v, of the
4,k Hsr> were elected Trustees Of tine public
school, nave expired, .vimE been received, tn"
30 I'd of Aldermen invited into the CHAM
Der for the pu pose Of ling the vacancies re
fcrryd to. and the invitation having boon nc
crptcd, the two boards il joint Session elsct d
VI IS: :. A. +. addison, of the Is! ward; higar
onuwden, ir., o. the 81 ward } ohm 5 Beach, #
thn Sd ward, ard D. G.. Wnitile:ey, OF the 4th
ward, Trustees Of the Public Schools.
The following resolution adopted BY the
Board OF Aldermen, was received from tina
board and their sc ton cUncu~red III:
Resolved, That the Auditor be instructed TO
is ue his warrants for TIE payment OF the EN-
uyees Of the corporation at the same salary rs
Def 70 until the salary bill can be passed, the
Clerk If the Market to be paid from the sinking
fund.
A bill of Thomas Hoy, five sixths of which
had been ordered to be paid by this board, was
returned from tbs Board Of Aldermen having
been referred by thst board TO the Comml;tee
on Claims, and thor action WAS concurred in
Z bill of John Studs, am 'unting TO SAT 80.
for stone, ordered to BIZ paid by this board WAS
returned from the Board of Aldermen having
been referred by that Board to thu Committee
ON Streets ~ d their action WAS concurred in.
A bill of L. H. kell, ordered to be paid by
this Board, but referred TO the Comu!itLcc on
Claims by the Board Of Aldermen, was received
from that board and tner action concurred in.
The Board then adjourned
Teste: HAROLD oNowDEN. Clerk