Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-01-29

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CITY COUNCIL 1.-The City CoaOcii held il:
| regular meeioR last night.
Board Of Aldermen Board net .! "a;
o'clock With Elk members present.
A Contamination from the Mayor relative tt
the death ct Dr.. T. |. Adam, physician tt
the poor. and tho temporary appointment G.
Dr. l.. q. Foaell, WAS received and read.
The salary vas ordered 10 b. paid 10 tGs
widow CT DR.. Adam.
BIZ. Strauss said there was v;ry ID poftaHs
Galer relative 10 The canal, which should be
brought 10 the attention OF Ccuncil. bu. "a
neither membar OF the Committee 90 Public
Property Was prescott, he would relr4in from
further comment Until tho 1cxt msetiog.
The Beard then Wett into jolot convention
to elect physician to the poor, and upon It's
retur9,
4 communication from tbs COMMISSIONER
Of the Sinking Fnod asking PERMISSION to Dor
row s. 600 for tic purpose t ruy!ng corpora
ii % bouds st rate not exceeding 4 cents, was
received from tic Common Ctu.c.l aud thei.
acton couculr2d 10. The Communication for
ihe7 s;a!rd th.t ! large annual Was due the
Sticking Fund for iatores:, which could rot BE-
realised owiGg 20 tie depicted condition Of the
Ci;y Treasury.
Tbs Board It S:22j aGi)uE1ed.
Common Council -Ole spectator s.t With
Gu. thu bar st the operins of the Couacii last
rght, ard eaz3d wi!hIn % tGclvo Common
Uuunci!mcu, vino were soon listening attentive
Is 10 The tcadiog OF tho miouics.
A: the request of Mr. Lltham. who is sick
clm r,unclted to The Board by Mr.. E!chbs!r,
the subjects Of Mr.. Avery's BAY window end
the colorroniis3 with tho SUI Fire Company
wlry laid OVER uuiit The next meeting.
tie CnGir before the pos'poneIIant vas
made desired to have ds:Gct understanding
that ,he mater OF laa Suo Fire ConHaay will
b. G:;ed upUu y; tic ptxf mve!irg, Whistler o.
not Mr.. LlihaIn shall be p1cssGi.
Az: socuc rou!oG business With0u. debate
& e,mr!usicati5n from toe Mayor was READ TO.
t;fticg Council Of the death Ct Df. +. |. Adam,
0ac CT the uhysicsna Of the poor. aud /.
.]o;Nt Meeting conVoucd 10 Till the vacancy,
When the Joint meeting convened D.. Powell
Vas Gomlnated, ard 1t Was then men'!jned iha.
DE-. Powell! was already phy,ioiaa Of the poor,
aai i aupgarrl that DE-. Siablcr npw attcaded
iwo wards, und pr. t. g. Powell IVA wariJ,
ti.GG hCIrG $50 VACANCIES.
Aiisrmuu S!n;.h though. The Couaciisshouid
80 ~ Gug C.Gt: ill the tXo vacancies Whathur
,ha y:iy>il;.ns served CT rG!.
AGegms1 S.rausi thGust that tbs two ply.
siaiaas cyaId attend al the roor, but he YVES
opposed 10 Gautte Js,a!its. Gs h. S7as in fsvor
0i '2t,aLcaneGt.
Fnr i?int u.cri!yx !i,n. dissolved ;2i,hoD: 20
,!,c i,n.
l;:rra hejas no fprthtr business tie C2uhcii
iGiy:mc;; tGc AiJ:rmcn Tia! it had &c further
hv>iuces aud vac ready 10 a5j)ura
u b;r awaiting lha answer OF the h'd2ruco.
M EcHha,c called the ateniicn Uf iku
GGa!.tnap Of ihs Co.'s :uillrc 10 Light Nr Hill
- i: uaar,r il @t'ic:, The s:5rt !is;.ii 1cIc
naDsgG,. lie YES gu lis Wy haze ct hgi
pa.t len O'clock tbs o;htr nigh! aaj louG3. 81
ere oi !;'s l2!kss: 3ishis il The gear. NOT SIN
all itllp ~ ti3 rcutU lighted. The ciiZ!ns
VIC Ee;;i iaX25 - have the city sighted had
lis:.: ~ iigG', aus lie hGped this cIattsr would
be a!!lrGrGi 10.
fis. Hill sid tuat the Committee Oh Light
1aa uot hacr sAi,tiad with the manner the
!aQii - ware III Tor long !lIue. They had com
alr.ci;.4 'sit The Mayor. who cartsiaiy Was
aGc 20 b:su.", az he ,lHsys promptly ISSUED or.
;!c,s Oh tho sui ct. Unier the PRESENT system
be i'gh.ng aud TX iugalshins the Tampa was
cot!!1ed to Inc poiIcenleu. They deputed boys
10 the work, and tie boys managed tho roattcr
10 ihlir IVA way.
Mr.. Eicabors litCushs that sJmS remedy was
needed, sod honad the; tho Committee on
Light wAp1 b;iUG in z rc:o!u'i?n Gu tho sub
i,e., Ii cot he soud islroGu,, oDe Lims>f.
Mf. Iii replied that The oprnnItteo had
tnoush, 4 various rcWaaies Thrr1 Ind been
s,es Suggestions Of cnlpiosiag Ian? lighter,
tut 40 scheme tsf YET hacn devised.
By this 'ico tho !1ess.ngar had rttirocd
with t.u infor6,atioa that the Aldermen had
at 3uiacd go ihu CHuLoi! also adj !uroci.