Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-08-17
COMMON COUNCIL.

At en- adjourned meeting of the Common
Council of the city of Alexandria, held August
Is, 1878, there were present: James Il. Beck
ham, esq, President. and Messrs. Moore, Flick.
lin, Rice. Schofeld Mclean, Evans, Hill,
Smoot and Peake.
The resolution to amend paragraph Of rule
No. IL, which was laid on the table st the last
meeting Of this board, was called up for further
consideration; whereupon
Mr. Evans offered the following substitute. viz:
Whereas the depressed condition of the Ii
nancos of the city require that somo means be
rGsorted TO to put money in the city treasury
Sec. |. Therefore be 1t enacted by the City
Council, That the Collectors of Taxes be author.
lied, under the supervision and advice Of the
Finance Committee Of the city, to receipt tex
bills Of the current year when paid in current
funds at the market value Of coupons.
Sec. 9. The tax collectors shall give 10 tho
parties who have paid their taxes for the current
year in current funds since July 1st. 1878. and
previous 10 tho passage of this act drawback to
the amount Of the difference in the value of cou
pons and the amount so paid in current funds OF
The time tho tax bills were paid.
Sec 8. Said drawbacks shall be receivable for
taxos at their face value.
Sec. 4. All acts and parts Of acts inconsistent
with thia act arc hereby repealed.
Sec. j. This act shall be in force from :t5 pas
Which being read three times IVES declared
lost upon the following vote Ayes, NJ essrs.
Moore, Nc Lean, Evans. Peako and Mr.. Presi.
dent-5 Noes, Messrs. Rice, Ficklin, Scho.
field. Hill and Smoot-6. And thereupon thu
original resolution was adopted.
A communication from A. N. Hurdle, City
Surveyor, requesting the City Council TO assign
e room in the Market Building for the safe
keeping of the Instruments maps and records
pertaining TO his Office, was referred TO the Com
missoners Of tho Sinking Fund, with iustruc-
tons to set apart Toom if there be one vacant,
in The building.
An act to amend and resenact section of
chapter 70 of the laws of the city of Alexsndris
was received from tho Board of Aldermen, read
three times and declared lost by The following
vote: Ayes, Messrs. Rice, Ficklin. Schofeld.
Mclean, Poske, Hill, Smoot aud MI. President
s. Noes, Messrs. Moore and Evsns-2.
A communication from tho School Board
stating vacancy therein by reason of the dis.
qualification Of Lewis Mckenzie, esq, was re-
ceived and read Whereupon
The President requested Mr.. Mclean to in
vite the Board of Aldermen to meet this bosrd
in joint convention for the purpose of eecting
come person to fill said vacancy, and the invita-
ton being accepted and the Two boards being in
joint convention assembled, Charles X. Stuart,
esq , was unanimously elected to fill tho said
nously elected Health Officer of the city, and
the joint convention then dissolved,
Tho Board then adjourned.
Teste: JAMES r. CATION, Clerk
Al AsT 10 amend section H. chapter 10, Of the
lave OF tho corporation Of Alexandria,
|. DO It enacted that the words Fifteenth day
Of april" and 'thrtieth day of September" be
stricken out, and tho words first day of May"
and frat day Of September be inserted in lieu
thereof
2 This act shall be in force from its passage.
Passed Board of Aldermen August IA. 1875.
l.. t. BOWMAN, President.
ras;ad Common Council August "a. 1879
j. IT. BECKHAM President