Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-05-29
COMMON COUNCIL.

At & regular meeting of tho Common Council
Of the city Of Alexandria, held Msy %, 1878.
thoro wore present: James II. Backham, esq,
President, and Aessrs. Latham, Adams, Chsun-
cay, Moore F!ck!in, Falls Slaughter, Beach,
Schofsla. Hill, Evans, PeAko and Nails.
The adverse repcr.s Of the Committee on FL
nance upon tho peGll ons Of Mary Ann Solom on
for exemption from the payment of taxes on
house AID lot No. 50 south Columbus street, and
OF Virgins A. Miner for reduction of sssesg-
ment on the lot Oh the southeast corner Of WASH
ingtOn and Duke streets, were adopted.
The following bills for services rendered at
the e'eCtion ned Missy % 1873 wore ordered to
bs psid. viz: Z. W. Wheat, 81; James @. New
EFT, s.; @. i. E7Tia 81; Georges f. Steiner, 81:
j. Med. Stewart 81; j. II. d. Lunt g.; s. N.
Gsrwood, s.; Julian f. Henderson, So George
W. Merchant, 81; Donald Ne Lean, SIS 60; Ro.
l.. Adams So; Il T. Steele, 81; John 4. Ede-
len, So, and y. B. Hamilton, 81; and the said
bills being returned from The Board Of Alder
men with the acton Of this board non concurrei
in, lhe fnrmer action Of this board WAS receded
from and that o. the Board of Aldermen con.
CURED in.
a bill cf 4. :. perpon0r, for rant of room for
registrntion and elo:Iion purposes, amounting
tu So 25 was or !erad t. be paid and being
turned from thu Board OF Aldermen with the
action Of this board non cOncurred in, the former
action OF this board WAS reccded from and thst
of the Board If AILersnen c5scErred in.
An ordinance f.r imposing and collecting
taxes On persons, property, income. Licenses,
commencing On The lst OF .lune, 1878. aud end
ing On the 3l:t OF May, 1879, WAS returned from
tho Board Of Aldermen with amendms nts;
wEereupon on the motion of MIR. Beach the for
mer action Of this board was receded from, and
tho sad Ordinance placed upon its Sec
ond reading, and being amended by strlk-
ing Gu. tae wolds ''cne dollar and fifty
cents" in tho second, sixth, seventh and
eighth Paragraphs OF The lst section, and insert
ing tho worJa Two d3!IIr5'' instead; also insert.
ing IS ninth para crash 10 said st section, the
following words: Upon ali bills paid in U: s.
Of August, 1879. the Collectors OF Taxes Except
taxes on lqIors) shall allow discount Of
twelve and one hail per cent; but no discount
shall be allowed on any bill paid in coupons
also by Inserting stLtr iho word wood, IN thu
49, sections, the word "!ca.' and by striking out
the 4ith section:
The said ordinance was thereupon read for the
third time. and adopted by tha following vote,
viz Ayes. MesSrs Moore. Chsnncey, Adams.
Latham, Ficklin, Falls. Slaughter, Schc field.
Hill. Evsns, Malls, Peako "nd Mr. Pfosident
- Noes none
This following were received from the Board
Of Alderman, naG their action thereon concur
red in, viz: Bill of $. u ki:l, FIR services rs
Registrar, $l5 Sc; bill 0! Mrs. John l.. Smith, for
rent OF room for registration and election pur-
poses, Sl2; bill al Nm. Il. Berkeley, for dry
good furnished tho Aims house, $GG 95 bill CT
Henry l. Simpson & Sons, for supplies to the
Aims house, d - report "f thu Comulttee On
Ligh upon tho petition or j. III. Hill i Co., for
a gas lamp in front cf Sarepta Hall report OF
same committee lie petition Of ). H. u.
Smoot and others 10: q gas lamp. 81 thu N. X.
corner of ll!o street and Thompson's alley;
appropriation Of sos for :ho impror onont
Of Franklin street, b,lW sen Fairfax and tha
west side Ct H'yA street, ana Il resolution al.
lowing sll pcrs.... indebted IL the city for taxes
prior TO tho vna: 1877 20 soi.os! Il " cents on the
dollar, upon paying ti:n sumo in cash Or be-
fore the l:t day # July, 1873.
Tho petition Of :. +. DoFnus uar nud others,
for e gas LAMP ~ the southeast corner of Prince
and Payne s!rect5, w!a r@is-rtd TO the Commit
tee on Light.
Mr.. Malls, called ior t!!n roei,ng II tho report
Of the Tx Collectors # d:!ir4Ir9t tx payers.
ard upon itin ,r!:lE.. cil9nt & Inc reading
thereof, moved - have to 200 copies OF tho
sold report print-d IN pamphlet form, and tho
said motion tc.ng lost, mo further reading Of
Slid report Wss postponed To an adjourned meet.
ing Of thil Boar! /, b. hn'l Wednesday, May
~. 1878.
The Beard than aAi2u:nei t. 10 meet We'd
nesday, May -, ISIS
Testo JAMES 4. CATION Clerk.