Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-11-28
COMMON COUNCIL.

Ats regular meeting of tho Common Councll
of the city of Alexandria, held on the 27Lh day
of November; 1877, there were present; o: Mr'
Latham, Moore, Adams, Chsuncey, FAILS,
Slaughter, Ficklin, Monroe. Rishsi!l, Schct9!d,
Evans, Hill, Nails and Peske.
On motion Mr.. Latham was requested Dy the
President to Invite the Board Of Aldermen to
nc ost this board in joint convention for the pur-
pose of receiving the report of the commission
appointed by the City Council to confer with
the creditors of the city and readjust, its deot
and the invitation being accepted and the Two
boards being in joint convention assom Dled tne
members of the commission, upon the INVITA-
ton of the Joint conventicn entered the Com
mon Council chamber, and. by Mayor Aomper,
nresentei their report, which was received.
A communication from tho Mayor announc,,
ing tho vacancy in the position OF Steward OF
Offices occssioned by thu death OF John ..
Walsh was read, and on motion an e!eetlon was
held to fill the vacancy ana f. q. ss 10. nay
Council was declared elected, and :hereupon
tbs joint convention dissolved. :,
NJ shsm ntr0duGsd rss ,i d II FB
Margaret Walsh for the amount Of salary due
John j. Walsh, late Steward of Offices. for the
month of November 1877, which was adopted
Tho favorable report Of the Finance Commit
lee upon the bill Of john Marriott, amounting
10 S. was adopted.
lieved from an erroneous assessment of tax Was
returned by thu Finance COMMITTEES with ro'
quest to be- relieved from the further consldera-
ton thereof, and the same was thereupon refer
red to the Committee on General Laws.
1hs report Of the Finance Commit toe upon
the resolution heretofore adopted to have tho
books of the former Auditor and Treasurer ex-
smined in relation to discrepancy alleged TO
have existed July 1st 1876 WEB received. and
the report snd the following resolution adapt
ed, viz: ,.r
ence between the accounts Of the Auditor and
Treasurer arising from clerical errors in the late
Auditors accounts prior to July lst, 1876. re-
fsrred 10 in the above report. the Auditor IL
hereby authorized and directed in his next an
nual statement 10 credit the Treasurer with
$676.4O
ON the motion of Mr. Latham the act recon-
mended in the report of the city debt commits.
sion entitled IAN act to authorize the city Of
Alexandria to compromise its debt was taken
up, aad being read for th9 first time, WAS refer
red to the Committee on Finance with insLruc-
tons to fill up the blanks. and report to an adj
| iourned meeting to be held on Tuesday, Deer.
4Lh, 1877.
The following bills for election services were
ordered to be paid, viz: OF j. F. Henderson
81; James z. Green, 81; Thomas Dewitt. ~
| and Edgar Warfeld, S.
| Mr. Risheill introduced o resolution, which
was adopted: directing tho tax collectors to TO-
hort to the City Council, tho names of all de-
| linquent tax. payers, and the amounts due by
| them on the 1st day of June, 1877.
| Mr. Schcfeld introduced resolution direct.
ing tho tax collectors to return to tho COMMITTEE
on Finance the bills in their hands against VIM
| Murray and Jos. l.. Grigg, because of erroneou
taxes therein charged, which was referrod to tn
Committee on General Law.
! A petition from Francis A Kirby and other
| to have :, crossing placed On tho north side
ROYAL street. at its intersection with Queen street
| was referred to the COMMITTEE on Streets.
| Mr.. Monroe introduced S resolution suthorlz
ing the Auditor to advertise and sell sll propsr
ty heretofore sold for delinquent taxes and pur
chased by the City, which was adopted, and IN
same being returned from the Board Of Alder
men with q substitute therefor, the former &C
ton of this Board was rcceded from, and that Q
the Board of Aldermen copeur1ed IN IN: ,r-;o,
alleging 8 claim for $lC0 as damages sustslne
to himself and property upon the streots OF tn
city, was referred to the Committee on Claims
| The following were received from the Boar
of Aldermen and their action concurred in, viz
communication relating to necessary repair
to the American coal wharf q resolution dlrec
ing the removal of the lamp at tbs foot OF IN
stairs of the Roysl.street entrance of the msrke
building, from the inside to tho outside of tn
building o resolution appropriating $50 for tn
purchase of oyster shells to be placed ON Cam:
ron street between Washington and Columbu
streets; report of tho Committee on Streets upo
the communication of G. g. Chichester 81
others resolution directing the supe5inatte:1n
dent Of Police to notify Messrs. Dwyer and Mile
Murphy to have the sidewalk in front of the
property on St. Asaph street, near Gibbon, gra:
; ed within 10 days; q bill Of r. w. Wheat ft
S.; and 9 resolution authorizing the City Sur7cJ
or to make, at once, survey Of that section
the city lying between King and Princess al
|. Fayette and Alfred Streets Idreport to Counc
7 with diagram Of the streets. squares or lots
ground, showing the grade necessary 10 q prop
. drainage.
The report of the committee on Public Fro
erty in the matter of the Sun engine house, vii
3 the evidence and accompanying papers, and "
resolutions relating thereto, were received fro
the Board of Aldermen, and on the motion
Mr.. Latham. the further consideration OF Il
,ame, " as postponed to the next regular meetln
The Board then adjourned:
n, ste: JAMES K. CATION. Clerk.
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