Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-23
COMMON COUNCIL.

Tes:e: JSo. J. JAMESON, Clerk.
! COMMON COUNCIL
At regular meeting Of tho Common Council
| OF the city Of Alexandria, held July =. 1873.
there were present: James I. Beckham. esq,
President. and Messrs. Moore, Rock, Herber',
Latham, Rice. Breeders, Eichber Smith, Doug.
lass, Mclean, Jsvins Daniel and Pe.ke
IAN act i'm posing penalties upon parsons who
neglect To clssr their gut.ers and sdslhgs Of al!
grass snd other obstruct!ons' was called up.
read for the third time ard passed. By the fol-
Herbert, Latham, Eice. BrodaIs, Ech berg
Smith. Douglass, Mclean. Jsvi1a, Daniel.
Peske and Mr. Pfesidsnt-l4 Noes, none. Aud
! the Board Of Aldermen ron cOncurriog, the said
act was returned to :his Bos-d, and it, former
| action thereon adhered to.
| IAN act imposing penalties for ob;tructlEg the
sidewalk of King street. we; called up. rsst for
the third lime aud PISSED By the following VOC,
w: ayes. Mess:s. Moore Rock. Herbert. Rice,
Bvoder,. Eichba'g. Smith, Douglass, Mclean.
Jsvins, Daniel aud Peake-l2 No, Mr. Presi
DENT. And the Bosrd of Aldermen non con.
| curing, the said act was returned t. this Bosrd
and lite former action thereon adhered 70.
IAN &C! fixing the salaries OF the oti GERS and
men Of the city police force was again received
| from the Board of Aldermen. -esd three times
and passed By the following vote, viz: Ayes.
| Messrs Moore, Rock, Herbert B.oders, Eich.
1
| Pesse and Mr.. President-l2. Noes, Messrs.
Latham and Rics-2
A com nuDc,tion from Lewis Hopkins in re.
lsiion to his corporation ta1os and damage to his
! property, WAS r I'D sad referred to the Com nit.
| tee on Finance.
a resolution granting a. j. Fleming permits.
| sion 10 reset tho curbing Oil Columbus ct. run.
| ming north from Duke street % feet was read
| and adopted.
a resolution for the resettng Of the curb and
repavlng the gutter or the Alfred street sldo OF
| the store houte occupied ty x. w. Avery and
| belonging TO John Il. Heudelsons estate, was
resd and adopted.
The favorable report OF the Committee on
Streets upon the resolution appropriasing SOD
for building new brick and stone culvefl
across south Columbus street. nesr its interaeo.
lion with Wilkes street., WAS adopted.
The favorable report of the Committee on
Streets upon he petition Of Peter Henre.ty for
the setting of the curb In front Of his premises,
on Pitt: between Queen and Princess SITS , was
adopted.
The report of the Committee on Strae!s, refer
ring back TO Council the consideration of the
resolution inquirlng into tho expectancy Of h.v-
ing the cleaning and repairing of the streets
done by contract WAC adopted.
The favorable reports OF the Com mittee Oil
Streets upon the petition of O g. 5moot and
others fer the setting of the curb AID paving the
cutters on tho west edo Of Royal, between Duke
and Wilkes streets, and upon the resolution for
the removal OF the wooden trunk IT. the corner
OF Washington and Oronoco streets and to re-
place the Same with an open gutter paved with
cobble stones, were adopted.
The reports of the Com ui.tee on Streets re-.
fsrrng back TO Council the consideration OF the
resolution foc the appropriation IF $500 for re-
paving Pitt street between Cameron and Qleen
streets; and the communication Of tho Hon.
Chse. q. Stuart, ud&e of the Corporation court
In relation 10 Cameron street between Reg al and
Fairfax streets. We're adopted.
On motion tho Board OF Aldermen were in.
vltsd 10 meet this Board In joint convention for
the purpose OF electihg city officers, and tho in.
vitston being accepted, and the two Boards be.
ing in joint convention assembled. the folio wing
persons receiving majority of the votes of Tho
joint convention were declared elected 10 tbs Of
fees respectively named:
City SurVeyor-A. N. Hurdle.
Keeper of Town Cock-K. III. Latham.
Keeper Of The Aims House-Samuel b. Corn.
we'll.
Weigher Of Hay-B. A. Rudd.
Inspector Of Oysters-Orlsndo Wood
Chief Engineer of the Fire Depsrtment-E.
Lesdbester.
Fire Wsrdens-Stephen a. Green, James F.
Coleman James T. Smoot and Geo. 4. Fropch
Physicians 10 the Poor-Drs. <. a. Stabler,
r. q. Powell D. N. French and VIM. Gibeon.
Captain Of Police-James r. Webster
Lieutenant of Poiics-Jno L.. Smith.
Policemen-John LaWler, Julian Arnold,
j ames i. Walker, Jeremiah Franks, EdGard
Goodrich, Robert Tomlin, Henry A. Crump.
B. F. Bettis. John G. Nightingale Joseph Horse.
man. Christopher Lyles. james Smith, Thomas
Hayes, Mathew Ls.,n and Bernard Mccain,
keadymen-1.s. Geo. a. Ogden End, Fe.di.
nand Travers; 3rd, Kolo Henry.
The election Of c,venger end the Atm Ready
man wero postponed.
The joint convention then dissolved.
The following were received from the Board
Of Aldermen ard their action thereon coucurred
in, viz: Toe fsvort bic report Of the Conn
On Public Property upon the bill of VIM Cogar,
amounting to $40 z6; resolution that no bills bs
paid hereafter for furniture or repairs on pubic
property unless ths ssme BE- ordered by the City
Council or com miltee Of tho City Council; pa
titon OF r. A. Coskley and others. com planning
of the want Of proper draining on Commerce
street between West ard Payne Streets bill Of
Geo. r. Steiner for election services amounting
10 81, and bill of JAMES EItTis!e, IT,, for medl.
cines supplied the poor amounting to $40 SC.
IAN act in relation to the removal otthe nig ht
SOL" YVES presented by the Committee on Gen.
erol Laws resd twics and amended and then
read for the third timo and passed BY the follow
iug VOTE viz: Ayes, Measrs. Moore, Kock. her
bert. Latham, Rice, Eich berg, Smith, Javins,
Daniel, PesSe and Mr. Preslden.-ll. Noes,
Messrs. Douglass and &c Lean-2
Tho Board then adjourned.
Teste: JAMES K. CATION. Clerk.