Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-23
COMMON COUNCIL.

~ regular meeting Of the Common Council
ot ths city Ct Alexandria held June 22ad, 1887,
theEo were present: James T. Beckham, esq i,
President. and Messr5 Moore, Rock, Ficklin,
Nee broders, Eicebsrg. Smith, Douglass, Nc.
Lean, J&vlns, Daniel and Peake.
The petition Of suadry citizsns and tax pay.
ors praying thai tho limo within which the dis.
count Of 10 per cant shall be allowed on the
taxes Tor lSSU DO exloddud TO August lst, 1880,
Was read and referred to tho Committee on Fl
n:nce. and tho Board Of Aldermen non concur
rIng' the same WAS returned ~ this Board and
laiu on tho table
Bills for election services OF Elgar WarGald,
I'll Samuel 4. Fisher, S3; Robert l.. Mours,
Si. and >. :" Sherwood, 81, were referred to
tho Commlttec on Claims, and the Board of AL
dermon non concurfing, the sauna were return .
Cd, and lhe former action CT this Board raceded
iron! and that OF tho Beard CT Aldermen COG
CARED lr.
Tho following conmul;ca alton from the Sun
ErGno Company WAS received and road, rs
follows, viz:
SUS ESoINE HOUSE. Alex'a, June 9, 1880.
IT, tic Honorable CITY CoHaciI:
GeHtlemen, - have tu intolm you that the
Sun Fire Company by Il formal UNANIMOUS vote
rejected III" proposition to receive three hundred
dollars (S:OO) rs bonus to surrender the house
now in their possession. am instructed 10 in
form you OF tho adoption of tho following reso-
luton by n unanimous vote:
Resolved. That the City Council be informed
that the Sun Fire Company will surrender their
engine house wnen tho said City Council pre-
vidcs another house silits Bile in which to keep
olr cng'nn otc. w. G. Markell,
Sec s. +. Cc.
Mr.. R.c> offered tho following resolutions.
wa!ah wors adopted:
Resolved, That tho resolution passed. BY the
City Council OF Alexandria on the 2lst day of
March. l55l granting tho use OF the house 1T
NJ INN, III. L
sun Fire Company ss HI engine house during
ITS pleasure DO. and the same is hereby rescinded
Resolved, That ii is no longer the pleasure OF
tho City Council Of Alexapdrla for the said com.
pany TO use tho building now occupied by them
~ IN engine house, situated on tha west side OF
Fairfax street, between Cameron and King sts.,
in Market square, and the said company ia hero.
by requested and required TO vacate it and de-
liver tho sexual possession thereof 10 the City
Com ell Of Alexandria.
Resolved, That the Mayor do notify said COM
pGny of tho pleasure and this action of tie City
trunci! Of Alexandra at once, and upon their
refusal or failure to vscste and deliver tho &C
tnsl possession of the said building now occu.
pled by thom as aforesaid to tho City Council Of
Alex lndr!s within ten days from the time thew
shsl receive notice from the Mayor reque,ting
erd requiring them to do so, then the Attorney
Tor the Iorpol alton is hereby ordered to insli.
tule proceedings by action at law for tho recoy.
cry oil tho possession thereof
. raso. u:lon directing tho Superintendent Of
fotlee 10 have Cameron street, between Fsyette
and Henry streets, so drained as to prevent the
overflow of houses on said streets, a. On expense
not exceeding sd, 10 be paid out Of the sppro.
nrlatlon Tor s!ree.s, Wal referred TO the Com d.
mitLGe on Streets.
A bill! o: Z. j. Mehsfey s. Co. for coal far
nlshod tho Station House. amounting TO SIG 10
was referred TO the Commttec on Public Prop.
erty.
e resolution wss adopted directing the Com.
mt!ce on Pubic Properly to purchase lew win
dow curtains for tho Council Chambers
AN &C! to reduce tho price of gss was Offer
&c by Mr.. Eichberg, and being road three times
WE ps5:ed by tho following vote, viz: Ayes,
slossrs. Mooro. Ficklin. Kce, Broders, Eich.
berg, Smith. douglass. hcLesn, Javns. Daniel,
Po.ke and Mr.. Presidential No Nj. Rock.
Tho following wero received from tho Board
oi Aluermen, and their action thereon concur.
red in, viz; Bill CT james Entwisle ir, Dis.
pansar OF Medicines amounting TO S23 93 reso.
iuIon directing the Committee on Public Prop
erty to have tho iron ornaments on the Market
Building removed snd tho roc repaired; bill of
t+a2ryc +. French tor stationery. amounting 10
sol eo; bills for election and registration SER
VEGA of B.sit Brawner. So To- i. u. Kell, S4 CO.;
y. ). ESrSer S3 Lewis 4. Nails, ST.; Wm. w,
har;is, 81; Frank harper, ST. f. 5. Crockett
Il Mrs. Joan l.. smith, SIS; Z. W. Malls,
), 30; 5. l.. Adam, 81; Mrs. John A. Mills,
1T; y. ?. STEELE, g.; JSm,s L.. Dysop, 81;
Charles - Erwin. 81; w. L. Graves, 81 is ;
Gee. +. Steiner, 81 snd Chsf. Doar5o 81 70.
Tho Board then adjourned.
Testo: JAMES X. CATION. Clerk.