Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-03-13
OFFICIAL.
BOARD or ALDERMEN.

At n regular meeting of tho Board Of Alder
! mon, held March II, 1873, there were present
VIM. A. Moore, esq, President. and Messrs.
Smoot Msrhury, Strauss, Armstrong, Down
The Committee on Streets reported in favor OF
| requiring the property. holders On the east side
| Of Columbu stree. to put down six foot pave
| mont commencing on the line Of Capt. Boothe 8
property and running south to the corner OF
Princess street also in favor of paying tho bill
of smoot s. Perry, STAG 10, which reports were
| adopted.
| The same committee reported in favor of 70.
curing the property holders on tho west side of
| Columbus streets to lay sidewalks and have the
gutter paved, &C, which WIS laid on the table.
| The bill Of j. Entwlse, jr., 500 SO, for mcd-
| cine, was ordered TO be paid.
Tho Committee on the Poor reported in favor
| Of paying the bill Of Thomas Lannon $55 80.
for goods furnished tho poor, which was laid
over until next meeting.
The Committee on Streets reported in favor
| OF adopting the resolution lnstructng the Super
| intendent of Police to have gutter dug. &C.,
| on the north side of the canal basin, between
| fret and I'd streets, which was adopted
On motion fVo hundred dollars was appro-
pristed for the poor, TO be dabursed under tho
supervision OF tho Committee on Poor.
Tho Committee on Light reported in favor of
| placing gas lamp at tho southeast. corner of
Wilkes and Patrick streets; also adversely on
tho petition Of sundry citizens for gas lamp at
tho southeast corner OF Prince and Payne sts.,
because there is no main pipe nearer than a
square,
Bills of B. F. Peako s. Co., SIS 81; A. S. Per-
pener, 81 80; Goo. McBurncy s. Sons, 81 80.
and five sixths Of a bil'of Jno. Summers, SIT CG,
were ordered TO be paid.
A petition from w. 2. Graves and others to
havo Franklin street from Washington to Lee
repaired was referred to tho Committee on SITS.
An act in relation to the duties of the Asses
sor and Collectors of the city Of Alexandria was
referred to the Finance Committee.
A communication from Maj. George Duffey
WAS read and referred to tho Finance Committee.
Tho report of the Finance Committee in favor
Of paying the bills of the Alexs. Water Co.,
$50, against the city; also bill Of WA Smoot,
$54 Is. for coal for the jail also five sxths of q
bill of +. Francis 3d. for lime for the Jail also
bill of tho Daily Press. S25 so, for printing;
also five sixths of bill of IT. l.. Monroe, Sc so ;
also petition Of Mary Ward for abatement of
taxes on her property also report of the Fire
Wardens for the past year also q petition of tho
Alexs. Cooperative Building Association for
rebate ofta1es on the property of the estate of
Samuel Day. deceased, and Ersstus Green also
q vote Of thanks 10 the Fire Wardens and the
members of the Fire Department, we're received
from the Common Council and their action con.
Cured in.
The Common Council returned the report Of
tho Committee on Claims on tho petition Of j.
L. Grigg and VIM. Murray for return of taxes
non concurring in the action Of this board and
asking for q committee Of conference, which
was granted. and Messrs. Reid and Marbury
appointed on the part Of this board.
The Board then adjourned.
Ts3to: JNo. J. JAMESON, Clerk.