Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-04-23
PropoSition No. ..
A1eysr6,ia Va Anil 3.

Alexsnd,is, Va Ap:il 8. 1875
At meeting 0: suudry persons holders OF tbs
bonds Of the corporation OF Aie4SndIia or Fep
resenting holders thereof 10 consider the late scs
of the General Assembly CT Virginia author
ing the city Of Alexandra ID compromise 10
DEBT and 10 suggest terms Of COMPROMISED
On motion G. f. Lee was called TO the chsi'.
snd 4. s. Losdbaster appointed secretary.
After hearing the views OF lhose present. lAo
following propositions were made and unsc,.
mously adopted, nnd agreed TO be recommended
10 tho City Council, viz:
lst. The City Council CT Alexandria to call IA
the outstanding bonds OF the city, and to iasuo
in lieu thereof and in exchange therefor regis
tered coupon bends running thirty years hoa
July 1st 1879.
.. The bonds 70 issued shall represent ih1
full amount Of tho principal ci The bonds sur
rendered in exchange therefor, and shsIl Dear
interest at the rate OF per cent for f!tsoa yesr'
and at the rate of3G5 for lftcea years, ints!e'i
payable 1st January and July Of each year.
g. The interes. maturing July ls!, 1879. t.
cethor with all outstanding coupons and nlere:l
10 bs funded into bonds rurLing twenty (Zo)
years bearing ilteres! at tho rats CT siz (6) per
cent per anLum and pByao!o -. JanNHty su1
July OF each year.
We, the undersgncd, agree TO the terms abova
proposed, and recommend the same to the IL
rorable sc!ion Of the City Council CT Alexsn
dris, Va. Signed.
And thereupon Dir. Beckham 0tered the to-
Resoyyed By the City Council OF Alexandra.
That one ofthe two propositions submitted DS
Mr.. C, Z. HoofI and others b. and IS hereby.
BY tho CITY c09nei of Ho,a spa
which proposition will be for the best Interest OF
the city. ,,
ed by The following vote, w; ayes Measrs'
Rice, Broders. Flcklin. Elchbsrg. Nc Lean.
Evals, Peske, Hill, Smoot, and MI Pre.iient
I -lU. Noes, Me:srs. Latham, MooFe ana stanton
s.. Whereupou, -,
Mr.. Smoot moved The adoption Of proposition
n o. 2, uhd A.
fr. EvsE. moved, a' q substitute u Mr.
Sna rvs motion, the adoption OF proposition NO.
/ ND the ayes end noes being. called, MI
rra us substitute vas adopted By tno following
Vo,o. viz: ayes, Mes7rs. Latham, Moore. Stan
ton. zee, Rich berg, Eel Lean, and kvahsI'.
Noes, Hesars. Brodera. sicsIih' FeaSe' h''''
Smoot. q nd Mr.. Prasider!-'3.
The fsl orabe report OF to Homm"'ss %
Street,, up. N the application Of N. avery
for PERMITS. on to erect bay VIII 'oW 20 Ms
house On w, shington street between +. 'nce gu
Duke streets, vas taken up for consida .a.lon.
and the eyes a, d noes baing called upon mo
following vote, viz Ayes, Messrs. Latham.
Moore Rice, p, ako, End Mr.. President-j
Noes. Messrs. STA ytou, Broder., Fickliu, Ech
berg, Mclean, Ev. NE. Hill and Smoot-9.
Tho favorable rep o.. OF the C0mmHtee IN r.
nance. upon tho app. iestion Of Thomas N. Car
ter for $50 salary as acting su.ve3or 70. the yes:
ending June 80, ls1G, Vas taken up for further
consideration, and Il !uotion baln2 made !hs!
this Board recede from lis former action o. April
9Th, 1879. and adopt the report, and theayes ard
nays being called the same was adopted by The
following vote, viz Ayes, Messrs. Moore, Stan
ton, Rice, Brodc.s. Fickln, EIGHT berg, Mc Leap,
Peske, Hill, Snoot, and Biz. Presidential
Ncea, Meesrs. Lsths1n. and E"aas--2
a bill of Thomas Hoy. for repairs and cup
pliss to the city and county jail. amounting 10
$40 5 was referred to The Committee on Public
Property.
The following we're received from ths Board
of Aldermen, and their action thereon concurred
in viz: The appointment ofjudges and con mis-
sioners Of election; bill Of James EntTisle jr,
for medicines supplied the poor, amounting to
S4l66; bill of 4. +. Steele Us judge Of election
Novem Der 1873. amounting to SLIGO; and reso-
lotion for the appointment oftwo members from
each Board 10 represent the interest of the city
in the annual meeting OF the Alexandra Csnel
Company, to be held Monday May b. 1879
Mess:s. Hugh Latham and Isaac Echoetg were
appointed on the part Ct this Board to repreaen!
the city in said meeting.
The Board then adjourned.
Teste. JAMES 4 CtToH, oierh'