Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-11-14
COMMON COUNEIL.

III
Alta regular meeting Of the Common Council
Of Tn, city ot Alexandra. held on tho 18th day
| OF November, 1877, there Wore present: Mr..
James T.. Bcckhsm, PRECEDENT, and Massrs.
Latham, Adams, Moore, Chsuncey Falls, Mon
roe, FiekIin, Slaughter, Beach, SchoIiold, Ristl-
ell, Nails, EvMns and Peake.
The following bills for election purposes wore
ordered 10 be paid. viz: OF Sanuol Fisher, ~;
John L. Edolin, So; q. B. Hamilton, s.; A.
Leslie Letwtch 81 Charles King, So; Nj. II.
| Nash 81; j. McD. Stewart s. Samuel Fisher,
s.; B. Il. Summers, So; James l.. Dyson, IS;
Mclean 81 and Thomas j. Edclin, 81.
/ Tho following bills for registration services
| were ordered To bo paid, viz: Or Basi! BrawnGr,
| Sl%; Is. ". Nails, :'l3, ana l.. Harrison kcll,
ST.
The following bill; for ront Of rooms for reg.
l,i:t!Aliun aud election purposes We're ordered to
;bo paid, viz: Of Mrs. John A. Mills. SD 40;
a. = forpoArr, SD, and Mrs. John Ii. Smith,
.Sl2i0
|, Tho following bills for supplies furnished the
aims house wero ordered To DO paid, viz: OF
John II. Baggett, SOL So aaa Of Charles Brill,
So 10
| 4 petition of VIM. Il. Emerson for permission
to erect an awning lramo in front OF his store.
ut tho northwest corner of Prince and Royal sis !,
and petition OF Il. V. Daniel for permission to
orcct $ lamp post mt the southwest corner Of
FrsnklH and Columbus SITS. wore granted.
a resolution wa' adopted allowing tfs3 fonce
erccLed by the Potomac Ferry Company at
tina foot Of kn& street 70 remain until further
ordered.
A petition of G. G.. Chichc ,Ler and others for
tho removal Of an obstruction placed across tho
alley north Of King Stree, between Payne and
West streets was referred to tho Committee on
Streets
A communication from Edward S. Loadbeatcr,
Chief Engineer Of the Fro Department, relating
70 The Sun Engine House, was read and motion
in ~ n, hn pI,h1i in
Property, with instructions 10 report to an ad.
journed meeting Of tho City Council to be held
on Friday, the Ii inst Whereupon motion was
msud TO strike ont The word, "Frdsy, the lG
instant. end The ayes ard noes being called, the
S2waf o vote WIS t k'" Sh5sd A Ss a h
Evans-G Noes, Mesars. Adams, Chauncy
Monrnc En:ls, Slaughter, Rishcil, Beach Peak
and Mr.. Presidont-9. And tEcrcupon the ORR
glnal motion was adopted; and the papers were
subsequently, returned from tho Board of Alder.
mon, tho action Of this board rectded from, and
that!of the Borad of Aldermen concurred in.
The following Wero received from tho Board
Aldermen, and their action coneurred IN, viz
A resolution appronrlating SlCo for repairing
pumps Il resolution appr"priatlng SoO tor
cleaning out thoran yard ditch; Report of Com
lnitteo on Streets upon tho communication OF
john Hodgkin; An Act, TO almond the revenue
bill for the year ending ay 81, 1917 and bill
of James EDtwisle, jr f1r medicines furnished
tho poor, amounting TO $3.50,
On motion the President requested Mr.. La
than TO invLetho Board Of 4 ldormen TO meet this
Board in oint session for the purpose Of consid-
orng rules for tho government Of the City Coun-
Gil, and tho invitation being accepted. and the
two Boards being in joint convention assembled
the rules reported by the special committee,
were amended and adopted,
On motion an election was hold to fl vacan-
cies in tho City School Board, and tho follow
ing poraons wsro elected, viz:-Messrs. w. w.
Herbert. Lewis Mckenzie, VIM. B. Gregory
and s. +. Beach. Whoroupon the joint con-
vention dissolved. ..,
The Board then adjourned.
Testc JAMES r. CATION, Clerk.