Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-12-15
COMMON COUNCIL.

Az regular meeting OF the Common Council
| OF the City OF Alexandria, held December 9Th,
Esq President, and Messrd: Harmon, Herbert,
Rowland, Ficklin, Rice, EichberS, Douglas,
Nc Lean, Evans and Peske.
Allen Q. Harmon, eeq member ofthis Board,
elec! from tho frs! ward, being preset. the
Presi1en! administered the required oathJ, of
eli 20 10 him-and he WAS thereu pom appointed
upon the Dom mittee on Public Property, in the
plaza OF VIM. :. Moore, egg, transit .rred to the
Com mittss on Light.
Tho report of the Committee on Streets upon
The petition of w. B. Gregory, recommending
the paving of the gutter on the north side of his
residence, at the corner of Prir 1913 and Wash.
ingLon streets, was adopted.
The prayer of the petition of Henry Hammill
end others. to have the pump at the corner OF
Lee and GlbboD Streets repaired, was granted,
and The Superintendent Of Poics directed to
have the work done.
A communication was received from the Mayor
in relation to the sinks in the Station House,
and referred to the Committee on Streets. aud
the Board Of Aldermen non concurring it was
| returned, aud tue former action Of this Board
| receded from, and tbs! ofthe Board Of Aldermen
ccnCurred in.
Bill of J. <. Norris, amounting to S7915 for
work d one at the Station house, was referred to
the Com m!ttee on Streets and the Board of AL.
dermen non concurring, it was returned, and
the former action Of this Board receded from,
and that of the Board of Aldermen concurred in.
The petit )n of the Reform Club. praying that
the gas bill against it for The present quarter b,
remtted, and for the continued use of gae free,
| WAS referred to the Committee on Light.
Hr. McLeeD, offered resolution, which wns
adopted. directing the Committee on Public
Properly TO visit tho Engine q oHse now occu-
pied by tho Coumbis Steam Fire Engine %.
suoa recommendations as they may think pro.
per for The convenience AMI comfort OF the
company.
Er. Eicbbsrg, offered resolution which was
adopted. direc ing thst all improvement bills in
the hands Of the Tax Collectors, be forthwith
| and tha. he be directed to take the necessary
steps to enforce their pay m ants.
mr. Evans, offered resolution which Was
adopted, euthorz ng the Clerk OF this Board 10
have the Journal of the Common Council pro.
perly indeed. from May 1871 to July l, 1877
inc,usiVeiy. at c,st not exceeding thirty nine
dol!:rF.
& communication from the City School
Board notifying Council Of the expiration OF the
terms cf cf1i % Of VIM. w. Herbert Of the First
ward Thomas Leadbeater, Of the Second ward;
VIM. L. Gregory OF the Third ward, and s.
of the Oily School Board, was received, and
On the motion of Mr.. Eichberg the Board Of
Aldermen were invited to meet this Board in
Joint convention for tho purpoQe Of holding an
election to fill said vacancies, end the invitation
being accepted and the two Boards being IN
joint CONVEX ton assembled.
On the motion of Mr.. Reid. the President o.!
the Board of Aldermen was directed 10 c,st the
vote of the convention for Messrs. VIM. w.
Herbert, Of the First ward; Thos. eadbeater.
of The Second ward, William 3. Gregory, of
the Third wsrd and 8. Fergu,on Beach, of
the Fourth ward, which was done, and they
were declared elected School Trustees, and the
joint convention then dissolved.
The report CT The Col miLtee on Ljgh! upon
the resolution TO have gas lamp placed at the
intersection Of St. Asaph and Wilkes SIS. was
received from the Board of Aldermen and their
action thereon non concurred in and the reso.
luton rscomni!ted, and the Board of Aldermen
praying q committee Of conference, the prayer
was granted, and Messrs. Rice and Harmon ap
pointed thereon from this Board. who reported
exceeding SIS, which report was rejected by
this Board.
The following were received from the Board
OF Aldermen and their action thereon concurrsd
in, viz: Bills for election rerVices Of VIM. j.
Summers, 81; Robert O. Lee. 81; w. P. Graves.
So; VIM. Chsuncey, S. Catharine Mills. ST.
Edgar Wsr6e!d. ST.; bill Of James Rntwisle. j.,
Dispenser OF Medicines amounting to SS9 49,:
resolution directing the Committee on Light to
corner of Wythe and Columbus streets, il in
their judgment, it is necessary, and the report
of the Committee on Finance upon the petition
Of Kuioiph Thompson recommending reduc-
tion of assessment on house No. q north Pat.
rick street from $500 to $3.50. upon condition of
payment Of al arrears Of taxes thereon by Jan.
uary l, 1881.
The Board then adjourned.
Teste: JAMES r. CAToN. Clerk.