Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-09
COMMON COUNCIL.

Al regular meeting or tho Common CouhcI!
tf tho city Of Alcxandria held July .. 1877,
| there wore present James Il. Bockham, csq.,
President, and Mcesrs Moore, Rock, Herbert,
| FickliE, Kce, B.odert, Eich berg, Smith, Doug
lass, McLean, kva"a, JaTlns. Daniels, and PtaGn.
The President announced tho following join!
standing committees. VIZ:
Finsncc-McssrS. Echberg and Herbert.
| Light-Ncssrs. Broders and Latham.
! Streets-MeEs;s Evans and Rock.
Poor-Messrs Rics and Douglass.
| Public Property--Mos: Posko and MORO
| Uiaims-Messrs Mclean and Daniels.
Schools-Messrs FIckiin and Smith.
| Police-Messrs. Jarins hid Smith.
| General LaWs-Messsrs. FicElin and Posko.
Tho favorable rcpor. Of tho special committee
| TO whom was referred IAN Act imposing certain
| duties upon the Mayor, Collectors OF Taxes.
Collector of Gas Rents, and all other collectors
| OF tho city revenue, shd Ix!ng tho penalty Tor
failure to perform ;hen." Was received, and tho
ssd act bci1G read Tor the second nnl third
times, wss passed. by tho following vote, viz:
Aycs, Mossrs Monrc, Rock, Herbert, Ficklin,
Rico Brodcrs, TichbeTg, Smith, Douglass, Nc
| Lean Jayins, Dani4ls, Ptske ard Mr.. Prcsl.
| dent--l4 Nee Mr.. EvAns-l.
II WAS resolved tGat all papers now III tho
| hands of tho committees OF the late council, 10
| taken charge Ct by the committees ofthe proson:
council appointed tonight with the request ths,
| they report On them rs speedily as possible.
/ A communication from tho Mayor in relation
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the funding CT tho city debt, was received snd
rcGG, and tho following resolution adopted, viz
Resolved, That tho Mayor ard Auditor be.
and arc hereby, directed to cause 10 DO prepared
| engraved or Autographed, registered bonds VITA
coupons, as provided for in tho act Of May let.
| 1879, together with such certificates as arc pro.
vided for in section five ~ Of said set.
| 1t was resolved that tho Committee OF Streets
report ss carly as practicable the best plan Of
abstiDg the nuisance caused by tho Improper
drainage of Henry street at or near ITS intersec
! ton with Cameron and noghborln2 Streets. nnd
tho amount necessary to accomplish tho Same.
IL was resolved that the rules OF ordor OF tho
last Council be adopted fox tho government Of
Council.
A resolution for tEo appropriation Of $20) or
es much thereof RI may be necessary, for rJ-
pairing Fit street. between Cameron and q leen
streets WAS referred to tho Committee Streets.
a bill Of George +. Steiner for election ser
vices May, 1879, amounting; TO 81, was referred
to the Committee on Claims.
IAN act filing tho salaries Of the officers H"L
men Of the police ioT1e for tho yeats 1879 mi
1880 Wss received from the Board Of a ldern0n
and their action thereon non ccEcurrad IN, snd
tho ssEe referred 10 tho Committee on Finance.
Tie President requested NJ. Mclean to in
vito the Board OF Alderman 10 meet this Board
in joint convention lo- tho purooso Of c!ccIing
Corporation Attorney 10 ill the vacancy occss.
ionUd by the resignation Of Charles H. Stuart
sEq and the invitation being accepted, and the
two Boards bong in joint convention assembled
hessrs. 4. komper j. NJ johnson and w. K.
Fendsll were nominated, sid Mr.. kemper re.
ceiving majority Of the votes Of the joint con
vention, was declared clectei snd the lolHt con-
yeltion then dissolved.
It was resolved that tho Committee on Genera!
Laws be instructed to franc q lew concerning
the putting GU. to the highest and best bidder
tho privilege Of removing the night soil and re-
port ST the next meeting Of Council.
The following were received from tho Boar!
Of Aldermen and their action thereon concutrad
in, viz: A resolution TO authorize tho Committee
on the Poor to contract for the burial OF pau
pers; bill CT James +. Muir u Bro. for supplies
10 tho city and county jail, amounting to so;
bill of William CO2an tor placing gas IN the city
and county all, amounting TO Sid 2G rc.0lu
ton directing the Superintendent oil Police 70
remove tho wooden trunk at the corner OF
Washington aud OroLoco streets aod replace
the same by I'll open gutter paved with cobb,n
stones; resolution to appropriate SUI TO: the
building Of { Few bIlck and etone cutTtrt across
south Columbus sirest, Acar Wilkes; petition o.
Peter Heurct.y tor tho sitting OF tho curb il
front of his prenisea, on Pitt. between Queen
end PriLce:s streets, und a resolution directing
the Committee On Streets ~ consldec the expo
diency Of having The cleaning ard repairing OF
the streets done by contract.
Tho Board then adjourned.
Teste: JAMES Il. CATION, Clerk.