Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-01-09
COMMON COUNCIL.

Att regular meeting Of the Com alon C1ancl,
Of the city of Alexandria. sld on the SIN day q
January 1875 there wSE? Fp Mon
roo Besch, Schofeld, Ri.heiil, Hill, Peak.
Nails and Mr.. President. ..
The report of the Finance COMMITTEE, rc2om.
merdine upon the petition of Mary Graham tn
stay of the collection OF taxes sgalns' ne lo' SIX
monshs from this date was adopted.
A bill of w. p. Graves, for election Fervic"s,
amounting to $50, and five sixths Of a bill OF w.
A. Smoot, for coal furnished tho city and coun'
ty jail, amounting to SS3 81. were orderea u d.
"a A resolution offered By Mr. Poake, to anon
the following clause it, tho revenue bill, viz
land upon all. bills paid in foil in U: j. curren
cy, gold or silver coin by tho 1T or NoVemo'7.
1877, the said collectors shall allo" ulsccuaIN.
ten per Gently inserting tho totl9WtnS -
And upon all bills paid in full N d. ,: cNT
rency, gold or silver coin by the Isl OF Apr!
1873 the said collectors shall allow dscoun; -!
ten per cent'-was referred to tho Commute
on Finance.
The report Of tho coumitt,o appolhtol by ~
CORPORATION Court Of this city to inspect the cay
and county Jail WAS referred to tho Comm'.'a'
on Public Property, With instructions 10 report
thereon. ,
Tbs following ware received from thu Board
of Aldermen and their action upon inc sS;h'
conquered in, viz: The report of tho Commit
| on Streets upon tho communication CT John J.
Bower asserting claim for Sl5 81; the report 81
the same committee upon the claim OF MIS- VI
c. Dorsey for damages to her property; tho r"
port of the Committee on GAINS upon tne com
municstion of 4. It. Lucas and accompanying
bills the report Of the Committee on street
upon tho petition Of +. A. herby q. ais. Ior "
crossing on the north side Of Queen ST. at Us IN
| tersection with Royal street: u bill ol Smo2i "
| Perry, amounting to 81 U; ol!l OF Shi'
amounting to Sl1 O}; bill Of VIM. A. Smn2.
amounting to $50 SO; communication from Cnas
| 4. Stuart, Corporation Attorney, in relation t"
tho city paying for fuel supplied the jsil the
| report of the Committee Oh General Laws upon
| the petition OF Robert Por.ner to' remission o:
| tax the report CT the Committee on Streets
upon the resolution to have sidewalk made Oh
| the west side of Alfred street from Duko to III"
middle Of the square between Wilkes end GlD
| bon streets resolution to the effect that thu
CITY Council will no. pay bills contracted in thu
future for fuel used n tho city jail, and com
munication from tho Auditor presenting an eZ
hibit of tho appropriation made for clearing snd
repairing the streets and the expenditures there
on.
a communicable was receive from the Nay
or stating that he had employed Mr. John II.
Smith, jr, for the purpose Of supe, intending tn"
delivery Of wood at thu Gas Works upon til"
presentation of tickets by thu poor AID request
| ing the Council to do wbat was deemed eSpe.
| dent in the premises; whe1eupon, MIR. B9scN
offered resolution, which was 1op.ad thor
izing the Mayor, il it was necessary SO to DO, -
| employ q suitable person therefor q! Il rcssonn'
BILE compensation.
The communications, REPORTS, resolutions, ev-
| idence and other papers aing 10 the SuH e.;
| zine house were received from tho Board "!
Aldermen and pre-: eated TO this board for coz
| sideration, and, upon the request of Mr.. LIS
| tn am tho same were read TO tho board wheT''
| upon,
Mr. Rishei.l moved to concur in the action .:
| the Board of Alderm an in adopting lho rcso!u.
! ton in Mr.. Strauss report, to wit:
] Wbarp9s the fol lowing resolution UaSSei
| By the City Council of Alexandris March 21d,
| 1851: Resolved, That the u:o OF the house p.
| the cornor Of Cameron and Fairfax streets be
z, auted to the Sun Fire Go. rs an ongino house
| during the pleasure Of Council. and that
! hundred and fifty dollars be appropriated TO-
| ward fitting it thereto" And whereas tho TIM
has come when it is expedient ID rescind the said
resolution therefore, be i:
| Resolved, That the ssmo is hereby repealed,
| and that the Mayor is hereby dlreclel to turn
over to the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund
| the building now occupied by the Sun Fire Co,
and known as the Sun engine house
| And, thereupon,
| Mr.. Latham offered tho following substitute,
| to wit:
Resolved, That committee Of two from each
board of the City Council be sppo!nte1 to IN
quire into aud report as to the proper amour!
| That should be paid the Sun Fire Company a.
| an Indemnity for the amount expended in iln
! erection and fitting up of the house formerly To-
Gated at the corner In. w. of Fairfax and Cam
eron strests, and used By authority of the City
Council Of Alexandra by the said Sun Fire Go.
| as an engine house, &c.
| And the question being pu! before the Board
upon the substitute and the ayes and noes being
| called, the substitute was declared lost by the
following vote, viz: Ayes, Messrs. Latham
Moore Schodeld and NaIls-4 Noes MessI
| Chsuncey. Monroe Falls, Slaughter, Rishellt,
Beach, Peske, Hill and Mr.. President-,9. And
| the question being put upon the original motion
and the ayes and noes being called, i. was De
clared adopted by the following vote viz: Aye aye
Measrs. Latham. Chsuncey, Monroe, Fs ,ii;
Slaughter. Risheill Beach. Nails. PeaSe;; BIZ!
and Mr.. Presidential. Noes, Messrs. Moore
and Schofeld-2.
Mr.. Latham upon the last question first yoi e..
no. but afterwards by permission, changed Ms
vote to aye, and thereupon moved to recons!deF,
| but there being no second to his motion 's'
question was not put before the board.
The Board then adjourned.
| Teste. JAMES r. CATION, Clerk.