Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-05-15
COMMON COUNCIL,

At q regular meeting of the Common Council
| of the city of Alexandria, held May Il, 1873
there were present: James T. Beckham, esq.,
President, and Messrs. Latham, Adams, Chsun-
coy, Falls. Slaughter, Monroe, Beach. Schofeld
Rishell, Evans, Nails, Peake and Hill.
Tho following named persons were appointed
judges in their respective wards Of the election
to be held in this city May 23d, 1873, viz:
1st ward-Jsmes Z. Green, w. P. Graves and
James G. Nevett.
"a ward-samuel Fisher, John r. Edelin, and
Z. T. Steele.
Sd ward-George F. Steiner, Donald Mclean
and Samuel N. Garwood.
4sh ward-Charles T. Erwin, Robt. L. Adams
and James l.. Dyson.
The prayer of the petition of J. NJ. Hill s. Co.
for permission to erect at their own cos! ga:
lamp on King street, In front of the entrance to
Sarepts Hall, was granted.
A bill of Smoot u Perry for material furnish.
cd the Sims house, amounting to So Is. was or
dered to be paid.
A resolution was adopted authorizing the
Committee on Finance to borrow the sum Of
$4,000 at rate of interest not exceeding per ct.
The petition of Mary Ann Solomon to be ex.
empled from the further payment of taxes on
the house and lot No. SO south Columbus street
was referred to the Committee on Finance.
An ordinance forimposing aHd collecting taxes
on persons, property, income, licenses &c,
within the city of Alexandria for the year COM
mencing on the lst of June, 1878, and ending on
the 3lst of May, 1879, was called up on its Sec
ond reading; wbereupon
Mr. Latham cRsred tho following substitute t.
the proviso introduced by Mr.. Hill at the last
regular meeting, viz:
"Provided, That the machinery and capital
employed by manufactures in said city (where
in said manufactures at least twenty hands arc
employe1) shall BE- exempt from taxation"
MIR. Falls moved 10 amend by inserting The
| word ten in the place of twenty, and the aye:
| and noe, being called, the said amendment was
declared lost by toe following vote viz: Ayes,
Me:srs. Latham, Adams, Monroe, Falls and
Slaughter-5. Noes-Measrs. Chauncey. Rish
ELL, Beach, Schoaeld Malls, Evans, Peske,
Hill and Mr.. President-0.
Mr. Nails moved to insert the word three
instead of twenty" and the syes and noes be.
ing called the said amendment was declared lost
by the following vote, viz: Ayes, Messrs;
Chauncey, Monroe, Beach, Schofed, Nails and
Peake-G. Noes. Messrs. Latham, Adams,
Falls Slaughter Risheill, Evans, Hill and Mr..
upon Mir. Lathsm's substitute, and the ayes
and noes being called the said substitute was
declared lost by the following vote: Ayes,
MessTs Latham, Adams. Monroe, Falls, Slaugh
ter and MIR. Presdent-6. Noes, Messrs. Chaun
cey Risheill, Beach, Seho0eld, Malls, Evans
offered by MIR. Hill WAS adopted, and the sale
| ordinance being furth er amended, it was, upon
its third reading adopted by the following vote
VIZ: Ayes, Messre. Latham, Adams, Chauncey
Monroe, Falls, Slaughter Risheill, Beach, Scho
field, Nails. Evans, Peake, Hill and MIR. Pres
dent-l4 Noes, none.
The following we're received from the Board
Of Aldermen, and their action thereon concurred
| in, viz: Petition Of w. w. Harper and others
| in relation to the erection Of bay window by
| 4. w. Avery to his dwelling house, No SO south
Washington street bill of James Enwtiele, jr.
| for medicines furnished the poor amounting K
| $66 Sc; communication from F. L. Brockett.
Auditor. and an additional appropriation of $7Q(
| for the support Of the poor.
A bill of VIM. e. Devaughn for cupping and
leeching the poor, amounting to $27 10, ws5 re-
| ferred TO the Committee on Poor.
The petitions of j. NJ. Hill & Go. and Angus
tus Butts were returned from the Board Of AL
dermen the former action Of this Board rccedod
! from, and that Of the Board Of Aldermen con
Cured in.
! The Board then adjourned.
Tcste: JAMES 4. CATION, Clerk.