Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-02-27
COMMON COUNCIL.

At a regular meeting of the Common Coun-
Gil of the city of Alexsndria, held February 2G.
1873. there were present: Mr.. James T. Beck
ham, President, and Messrs. Latham, ,Adsmls3'
Ficklin, Falls, Slaughter. honr0e Risheill'
The report of the Finance Committee upon
the petition of j. NJ. Hill & Co., lessees of Sa.
repta Hail. recommending an abatement oil
| So 80 on every performance given under their
| management. was adopted.
The report Of the Finance Committee upon
| the Auditors report of list of property sold OF
tax sales June II 1872, and October 6 and 7,
| 1874, and purchased therest by the city. and the
resolutions following were adopted, VII:
! Resolved, That the Auditor be-, aud he ia here
by, directed TO proceed in regular form of law to
complete the transfer Of all property, by deed OF
ey Inc city nd me sses
Resolved That hereafter the Assessor or As.
SCISSORS shall make out and furnish to tho Audi
| tor complete and correct list Of all property
within the city limits, giving location and
boundaries, and, when possible, the numbers oil
all such property; failing in which the Auditor
:, ~sDort the same to the City Council, and
shall. 'thhold the warrant for the salary o.
he shall W.T. .asessors until further orders.
tho Assessor or l.. aud resolutions being re.
And the said report . aarmen with the frs
turned by the Board of ALL "The Auditor
resolution so amended as 10 reau No shall be
shall only transfer such property as l.. 'ntion
satisfied is properly assessed" the former 81
of this board IS to so much as amended by the
Board of Aldermen was receded from, and that
of the Board Of Aldermen concurred in.
A resolution instructing tho Superintendent
OF Police to have put in good repair Wilkes
street, between Fsystte and Payne streets, and a
bill OF Smoot and Perry, amounting to sl46l9.
the streets, were referred to the Committee on
Streets. .-
Sundry bills Of the Alexandria Water Com
pany. amounting in the aggregate to $50, for
supplies Of water to the station house and various
city Offices was referred to the Committee on
Finance.
The petition Of 3. f. Dudley and others to
have gas lamp placed at the southeast corner
of Prince and Payne streets, and resolution
directing the Committee on Light to have
lamp post placed at the southeast corner of
Wilkes and Patrick streets, were referred to the
Committee on Light.
The report of the Auditor as to tho condition
Of the poor fund was accepted and referred to
the Committee on the Poor; and bill of Thos.
Lannon, amounting to $55 60 for supplies to the
poor, was referred to the same committee.
The pettionof +. q. Hsvenner for permission
to erect frame building in the rear Of his pre-.
misses, Nc. "a Prince street, was granted
A resolution directing the Superindent Of
Police to have gutter dug and oyster shell
pavement made on the north side of the canal
between lst and I'd streets, and appropriating
$50 therefore, was received from the Board of
Aldermen, the action OF that Board thereon nom
CONQUERED in, and the same referred to the Com
mittee on Streets. =
A resolution directing the Committee on
Light to have well dug at the Gas Works for
the reception of the refuse gas tar therefrom and
to cause the same to be burned out as often az
necessary and also requesting the authorities
of Washington city to consider the same subject
were received from the Board of Aldermen and
their action thereon, concurred in.
The communication of the Mayor, enclosing
the bill passed by the Legislature authorizing
the compromise Of the city debt, with the letter
of George A. Mushbach esq.,, member of the
House of Delegates relating thereto, were read
and the following resolutions adopted, viz:
Resolved, That the act passed by the Legisls-
ture of Virginia, entitled An act to authorize
the City Council of Alexsndris to compromise
the debt of the city, and to issue bonds in accor.
dance with the terms of such compromise, and
prescribing the mode in which the payment of
the interest on such bonds may be enforced, be.
and tho same is hereby, accepted and adopted
by the City Council. ...., -.
Resolved, That the said act be referred to the
Committee on Finance, with instructions to re.
port bill for carrying into execution the pur-
poses Of said act.
The Board then adjourned.
Teste: JAMES r. CATION, Clerk.