Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-01
COMMON COUNCIL.

1t called meeting o. tbs Common Council
OF tho city OF Alsysneria held June 3O.h, 1879,
there were present: james T Backham ESQ
President and Messrs Moore. Stanton, Lath sm,
ticklin, Broders.. Rice Eich berg, Haskins,
Nc Loan, Smith, Evans, Hill, Smout. and Poake.
The Com nittea on Finsnca presontsd state.
ment Of the receipts and expenditures Of t1e cor
pCration for the year ending May 81. 1879. Also
d statement Of the Indebtedness OF the city to
May 81, 1879. which were rtc lived, resd, and
ordered to BIZ printed In tao Usual manner.
Tho Committee on Poor reported tayorabiy
upon the bill of Joha stephenson, amounting to
Sl2 Is, which report was adopted and tho bill
vrdere to DO paid.
The report of the Committee on Public Pro-
perry upon the bill of II. J. Mehadsy u Co.,
amounting to Sli703 waa received from tho
Board of Aldermen and their action thereon
concurred in.
The following resolution. offered by Mr. Hill
was adopted, viz;
Resolved, That the thanks of the Common
Council are due, and sro hereby rendered to j
T. Becsham, esq, for the impartial n amer in
which he has presided over their deliberations
The Board then adjourned
Tcsto: JAMES Il. CATION, Clerk.
At meeting Ct thu members elect of the
Common Council Of tho city Of Alexandria for
the two years commencing July l, 1879, there
were pfeseht: Mrssrs Moore, Rock, Herbert.
Elch berg, Smith, Douglass. Mclean, Evans,
Jnvns, Peake and Daniel.
The Board Was called 10 order by the Clerk Of
tho retiring Common Cou Gil; whereupon
James L Beckhuu and Huan Latham were
nominated Tor Prssldeut OF tho Board, and Mr..
Eeckham receV ny majurlty Of the votes cat
was Cared eleetej, and tho oath OF Ctlcs was
administered to him by Jams W. Nails. esq.
Justce Of the Peace. md thu President admlu-
Uttered tho oath Of fiji - 10 the respective lIeni
befS
Messrs. Earold Gno adsn aud IS. L. C4ton
we're Nominated for Clerk OF tbn Bosrd, Of d DR.
Cation receiving a mo- ri.y o tha woes cssL Was
declared el,elpd. nnd tho o.lh Of I'll % Was ad.
cd IL him by the Presidaat
V. Nj. Taylor and James " Simpson were
nominated Tor Mos'-nsor, abd Mr. Taylor t.
calVlng un Yrity Of tre votes Cat, was declared
| acc!-G
Mr. Rock Introduced 'a1 net i'm posing certain
duIies upon tie .Isyor, Uo,eutprs u ia1's.
olecivr ut Gas fclt, md al her collectors Vi
Tho CITY r"venue, and hautg thu '.aIty for tai
urh - y: riur III tb.m" -h,co eiG iUr Che t7sI
nlu. nrd VIII y aced upon It, 10 :ond readlus
ieie'Ttd ~ spc, ial IT, 81 Ot W. ifon "acu
Is .=rd "a M-ssrs Buck ST. tVuH nss werJ
-, poIu'"d on tn tnrt vi THIS Bo.rd.
,ihe Z e:idrnLr Ques cd NJ. FlC.liu to intern
tn Bv> re Of :. lderu OF the Irga' IL ti"n vi
hi, u srd, Md 10 ipvle tbcm t. let: ths BOrrd
IN julat s-ssirn " lLst.n The M.SOr elett, AID
lie iLvItnu' n eng accepted, and 'h"lWJ B"nros
bang III lint cGrVctt Gu rsseMbl-d, Cod1Llan !
II s.nilh, ,sg. Mayor elec:, Was Invit:d Into
| b. joint convection and du y Installed Mayor
by ,aainy The r CURED oslh of flee
o. uo.oh Of NJ. Ia,ham The jolEt conVen.
,mn p, oc:e1ed ~ The election Of steward Of VI.
aces, uld Mr. V. IL Toy ,or bell g tne"Lly oom
| lnee the vote CT The convention Was cEst ny the
President of the Bosrd Of Aldermen ind Mr
L, = or declared Unanimously elected. The JONI
COZ ventlon tfen d SOLVED.
Tt 9 following resolution, introduced by Mr
Latham. Was adople :, VIZ:
kcsuIvcd by The City Council of Alexandria
That al Casts peLdlng in The Curt Of APP, e.i!
vi Virginia, CT Other state cuuT g a. he Ga!e Z!
Resignation Of Chzr!es Z Stuart. ESQ late Coz
poraticn Attorney, to uhioh thn city 10 party
.hall remain under the coLtfol CT Charles +,
Stuart. esq, AID The CcTpolstioa Attorney
when elected, shall have no control lor take a. y
pHrt in them
Tho Board ttcl Adjourned
Teste: JAMES 2. CAT3E, Clerk.