Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-15
COMMON COUNCIL.

i :. regular fuGui!nG Of tho Common Council
Of the city of Alexandria bella Jaausry II, 1879,
there were present: James Il, EeckiIau, csg
President, aud Messre. Latham. adams, FIcS-
lin, hice, kro1rrs. hichbsrg, Smith, orGole!j,
Nc i.can. EvsGu, Eli. S.noet sad p"nko
Iho tluahCe Com :nitt.e WIRE disch HTt I'd .9.i.
the Further Consideration o tho RESOLUTION nu
t1oriZln2 then 10 Ee.o:sts for Lav sa!c or !e.s:
Ct ;hG Pioneer Nils properLG.
I.o report CT the tcEI ui:.ee on Streets igru
LDo petition of L. W. avery :oT permission 10
erect l. bay widow TO his hUuso, Oh washington
strsuL was resolved aid laid OYER until the next
regular meeting,
n bill OF james Entwisc, ir., for medicine.
supplied tho poor, amounting TO SIT 1j. WAS cr-
d. red to be paid.
The petition &C Leopold Gorz5erger Tor sn
abatement Of license tax, anI tue petition of
hannah Burrege praying stay of tho cUilcc.
lion OF ts%es Upon her res! property, were re-
ferred 10 tho Committee On FinaEc..
bill OF IT, j. Menstfty q Co, TO. good sup
piled the slns house. amounting TO SIG 5U, iyga
| referred 10 the Committee on the Poor
a bill OF a. H. Hurdle. CITY Surveyor,
| amounting TO SD 70, YVES referred to the Com
Inittse on Streets.
| The adverse reports Of tho Com rdi:toG on Gen.
eral Laws upon IAN act TO consolidate The Offices
| Of Keeper OF the Pcor's Hou1o end Oye7sscr Ct
| Outdoor Poor" and ''an &c. 20 amend AZ sct
entitled Al act to establish police forco for the
i.
| The favorable report Of the Committee on
| General Laws upon Hi sct to facilitate Tho cx-
| ecution of an act entitled m act to prohibit the
| obstruction Of dep0ts, wharvcs or other public
PLACES by omnlbuses, &c" was received, and
| tho said act being amended was read the third
Ayes, Messrs. Lsthsm, Adams, kics, Broders,
Picklin, Eichberg, Sctofa!d, Mclean. Evans,
Peake, Hill, Smoot and Mr.. Presidcnt-l3 No,
Dir. Evans-l. Aud tho ssn!o being returned
| by the 6osrd OF Aldermen with an amendment.
the former seton Of this board WAS receded
from and that Of the Bosrd Of Aldermen COZ
Cured IN. and the said act as amended being
read tor the third time. WIS passed by the fol-
loving vote. viz: Mcssrs. Latham, Adams,
Rice, Breeders, Flcklin, Smith, Eichberg, scho-
Geld, Mclean, Evans. Peake, Hill, Smoo. aat
NJ. Pre:ident-14. Noes, ncne.
The report of the Committee on Claims upon
the communication OF the Sun Fire Engine Go :,
asking for c nnmittae OF conference for the pur
po;e OF arriving at bn amicsble settlement OF the
controversy in relation to the building now &C.
copied By sale Company, snd Al adjournu ent Of
the rights Of the respective parties. with en- &C
coMpsnylng resolution, was received from tbs
| Board of Alderman; whereupon
Mr.. Smoot offered tho following substitute 10
the resolution adopted by the Board of Alder.
men, viz:
| Resolved, Thst the sum OF FIVE hundred dol
| lara be appropriated AID paid over to the Sun
rNe company On LuelE outing add giving pos
5es:ionto The city Of alexandria Of tho buIlding
row occupied By them By the frat day Of Msrch,
| $40.
TO which-Mr. Bechham cfeied the following
SIS G substitute, viz:
Resolved, 1hst the who!s matter reislirg to
the occupancy OF The Sun Engine Co. be refer
red 20 the City Attorney for his o. aen as 20
whether or no: the San Engine Co, has any Ie.
! gal managed interest il the ho1:e now occupied
> by them.