Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-07-14
COMMON COUNCIL.

Ats re&Tlar meeting Of the Common Council
OF tho city of Alexandria, held July j., 1880
tatr!! wero present: James T. Beckham, ESQ.
President, and Messrs. Rock, Moore, Bred ,fs
Eichborg, Ioug!sss, Mclean. Evans, Jayins,
| Gfnio and Poake.
Give sigths Of bill OF Thomas Boy for SUD.
nI!rs TO The city and 'unty Jail, amounting 10
~, was ordered to DO paid.
| The Com lLtee on Streets recommended in
writing that the ire plugs Of the C ty DO placed
under tho charge of the Chief Engineer Of the
Fire Department, and Tho matter was laid on
the table
Bills for election serv.c,s Of j. w. Nails, 81.
VIM. D.. Summers. 81, and Wn. Chsuncoy, So,
welo ordered to DO paid
, inc Committee on Streets upon tho petition OF
| Dehj' Su3ln aud others. recommended the
placing OF fire plug at the corner of Princess
| ard Columbus streets, provided that the water
main extend that far, and that the cost thereof
IS not tsken from tho appropriation for street,,
which was adopted.
The Committee on Streets upon tho resolution
directing The Superintendent of Police to have
| Cameron street, between Henry and Fayette sts
30 drained ss to prevent the watar from over.
| lowing tho houses on said streets, rec ommonded
That tho City Surveyor be directed to mako sur.
| V"ys and give Tho grade Of tho railroad track on
Fayette street, which YVES adopted and it WAS
! resolved that when the CITY Surveyor shall nave
mtde said survey that no be directed to report
10 Inc Commlttee on Streets, who shall, If in
Their opinion the work csn DO done for SIC J,
proceed to absie tho nuisance complained of.
PERMISSION was granted Henry b, Poss to
erect trsmo kitchen in the rear Of his house on
King street, between Henry and Fayetto.
inc pet!t'on of L. Gentzberger. attorney for
>. IS w. Meyen berg, praying reduction Of as.
scssmrnt on lot on Fairfax and Royal stroots.
WAS teierrod to tho Ct LII ntLee on Finance.
Tho fsvorsble report Of tho Committee on
Streets upon the petition OF James S. Douglass
and AMMO Ball VAS adopted
a communication from tho Mayor recon-.
ncaGnG tho appointment 0. special com NIT
toe. consisting Of tho President and ono member
al esch Board in conjunction with tho CORPORA.
uo on Attorney TO revise tho corporation laws,
WAS received and read, and MIR. E.chbsrg
nppointsd thoroon from this Board
Tho petition of George x. Hill s. Go. and 9th
CTS 20 AaVn Lea street. from King to Queen, ro.
palrod, Ws7 received and read, and the work or.
oeroa TO % dono at cost not exceeding SID:
aga Ihe 6oafd OF Aldermen non concurring
ms Board adhered to its former action and ask.
eu Tor committee oi' conference and Appointed
essrs. Broders and Daniel thereon, who report.
co IN faVor OF an appropriation of $50 for said
work, which was adopted
Mr. Roek offered a resolution TO incres.e tho
salary OF the Superintendent OF Police to.$7fO.
which was rtfarred to the Committee on Light.
1t was resolved that when tho City Council
acjourns that it be until the etcond Tuesday in
October next.
a resolution to increase tho salary of The Su.
pnrintendent Of Gas to $500 from the beginning
of tho present fiscal yesr WAS received from ths
Board OF a dermen, and being amended by
vldlng for tho Increase OF the salary of the Clark
Of Gas to 81 J.. their action WAS concurred in,
The petition of Mrs. Ksto U. TAYLOR PRAYING
that the fenco erected outside the building limo
in front OF her los, on Duke street, between Hem.
~ and Fayette, DO allowed to remain, was 70.
ceived from thu Board Ct Aldermen and their
action coEC lrred in.
On the motion Of Mr. Javins said vote WAS re.
considered. and tho action of the Board Of Al. |
de!meu was non concQrred in, and the petition
reterred TO the City Surveyor for report: and
th n bosrd OF Aldermen requesting conference
ii essTs, Moore and Javins were appointed on
TIE part OF this Board, who reported in favor Of
referring the mstterto tho Committee on Streets,
which was adopted. '0'
me following Wero received from tho BOARD
OF Aldermen and their action thereon concuIred
H. W.: Petition of John W. Green in relation
10 the bridge on Oronoco street; tho communi.
cation OF tae le1and Light Infantry Conn
pany in relation t, tho supply of gas for their
new building; bill of j. b. Burroughs ST.: re-
port OF The Committee on Claims upon the biIl
o. o., VIM Cogan. Sll 6j. and Jno A. Copsn
81 -; teno1t of tho Committee On Public Pro.