Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-11
E:E GA e.
BOARD or ALDERMEN.

Ala regular meeting OF the Board oi AlJor-
men, held October .. 1877, ttc.c wcre present {:
w. A. Moore, <su, President. Hnd hltssrs
Smoot, Marhur}, Strauss, Armstrong, " &es
and Reed
The Committee on Streets reported in favor Of
setting tho curb ana paving the gut or on the
west side Of Payne street, from At~elrs line to
Duke street, the property holders to furnish Tue
material also in favor placing II Ire pug At
the corner Ct Payne aEd Cameron etr CO, vi : n
reports were adoptoL.
Ill3 Committed on tho Poor reported in favor
OF paying tho bill ofJ; T. C',unr' StS o., "h' il
A bill Of j. EntwisIc, j.. $5j 81. for med-
cino WAS ordered to be pal
On motion it Was resolved that ia, Commlteo
on Public Property be requested 10 rel AIT lug
roof Of tho Market Building, and nave sucn
| other work done us may DO nttc 'sary, without
Edelay.
Messrs Smoot and G. Neal wo:o apponted on
kthe psrL O f this board members OF the JOINT
tcomiL itiee OH the revision OF tho rules.
7 he petition OF j. w. Green, editor OF "!ho
Press,' asking f,r u shsre of tho public print
ing, was referred ~ tno Finance Committee:
& resolution in regard to tho purchase OF 2UJ
cords of wood Tor the poor also report Ct the
Finance Committee on tho petition G! kopert
Io!tner sskinx for repeal of section IL OF Inc
Ioyenua b:il, pMsSn,! june 10 1877 also upon 2
resolution p~so! Mar II =. 1871; also III a.
verso report upon Is bill Of the Gazette job ollIco
against j. t. Johnson; also a favorable report
upon tho petition Of Mrs. Susan ON eal also in
favor Of &c l!cinS tha Tax Oh Adams EXpross
Co. SOD wtra received from the Common
Council and thair action concurred In.
a bill Of Il. Francis, SO II, against &. W.
Brent, for paving brick. was received from Inc
Common Council! with q report of tho Finance
Co1nmittea their action non concurred in, and
tho bill ref, rred back to the Finance Committee
for q fuller report which was returned by tho
Common Council sud laid on tho table until
| next meeting.
= petition Of M. j. Waterman FIR pormis-
sion TO erect show hist in front Of his store /;
al 20 Il petition Of Jch1 West for reduction OF
assessment on his property, northwest corner OF
King and Fairf.x streets also report OF the
Finance Committed adversely on the claim o.
}. Is. Johnson also an adverse report OF samo
committee on tho petition of Hannah Burlage
for re lucion CT assessment; also an a1verse 70.
port Of tho Same committee on the petition OF
tho Wossorn Union Telegraph Go. for reduction
Of tax. and adversely on tho claim OF u. H..
Smoot for professional servieo,, were received
from the Common Council and their action con-
cured in.
An adverse report of the Committee on FL
nance upon the petition OF tho luckstors asking
for NJ abatement Of license tax, WAS recclVc Cd
from tho Common Council. their action non
concurrcd in, and the tax reduced one third.
A resolution ordering the purchase OF ten
copies of map of the city WAS received from
tho Common Council and tho resolution amend
Cd to road -four copies" which WAS returned
from the Common Council, they adhoring TO
their action, and a committee of cont, romeo was
asked for, and Messrs Strauss and Reid ap-
pointed on tho part Of this board Tho confer
enco comnlittoo reported in favor OF purchasing
iyo copies, which WAS adopted.
A petition Of sundry ctizons FOR crossing at
tho intersection Of Lee and franklin strncts WAS
received from the Common Council, III sir sc
ton non concurre! in and the paper roforrol to
tina Committee on Streos.
A petition Of Tic Accident Insurance Go, Of
afford, WAS received frcn tho Common Coun-
c! ard their action cuncurrcd in.
Tho Board then ahjourncd
Tc;to: JNO j. JAMESON, Clerk.