Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-11-24
CoMMON COUNCIL,

st q regular meeting Of the Common Council
Ct tic city 0! Alexandria, held November 23j,
1880 lh2ro ware present: James I. Btcshsm,
esq, President, and Messrs Moore, Herbert,
NoHignd. Rice, Bfoders, Eichb:rg Douglass.
Kvsns, JaYins, Daniel and Peske.
By resolution Of the Bosrd, tee President 3D.
mibls;ered tho required oath Of He 70 Georse
A. NGwlard, csq member e!ec. from the First
| ward OF taia city.
Tia President appointed Geo. a. Now'aaa
esq.. upon the Commit on Streets in the plsc
OF ergo W. Rock esq resigned.
Bi!.s for services rendered at the general elec
lion Oh November 2, 1882 Of Edga. Wsrfold,
81. a1d Estharino Mile 50 for rem. OF room for
general aad special eltc.i3H in The First ward.
Ttra referred to the Commil!oe on Clsius.
Ghc adverse report Ct tina Commute, on
Streets upon bill oil Maurice Desmond, $40 e0,
Tor paving, WAS adopted
Ghs CommiL!o, On Streets report 3D. in favor Of
paving the gutter moa.oned in Tho petition Of
TLomSs Kelley a1d cthcIs. which report WAS
adopted.
The communication Ct tie Auditor notifying
lba Council thst tho appropriation for repairing
pumpa tor Tie prcaent fiscal year had been ez-
hsulted, Wss received; and the communication
Of Inc same C1li 3er 10 relation ID the app:opris
tons fo- repairing fire plug; for repevlng and
cleaning streets, and for repsvipg public prop
city. whe received ard referred to the Commit
tse on FinsLc1
A. resolution was adopted ditec.iag tha SupN.
inteDdsIt Of Police to turn over to the keeper Of
the Aims House s!l mslures gathered upol tks
streets, and around the market building.
a resolution wss sdopted directing the Sur-
efintsndeIt Of Police to turn over 10 the chair.
man Of tho Committee on Streets all papers in
his hands relating to the repairs AID improve
poeyt OF the atrce,s.
The petition Of Rudolph Thompson for : rs.
dcc!on If ss:essmen! upon hOu.e NO. % North
Patrick street was referred 10 tho COMMITTEES en-
Finance.
The following ware received from the Board
OF Aldernea aud their action thcrson concurred
in, w: Resolution directing the Com mittee On
General LAWS to Iepc:t ! bill dividing tho Sid
ward into two voting precil c.s or 10 annex 10
The h ward 80 much CT tho 3.d ward ss lies
Sou:h + tina middle CT King street. and West Ct
trio i:.iddlo o: Pitt street; tho report of the
Fipsnce Committee recommending tho Remit
tarco 0! IN eIronecu3 tsE TO John T. Armstrong.
ca the sdyerse report Of tho Finance Commit
leo upon tho petition Of A. w. armstrong, az
l3iEistrstCr Of f. e. Vioeits estate for reduc.
lion cf ss:o,sn8nt en- real property; report Of
came Committee Recommending the reduction OF
assessment On LOT Farif.x and Royal streets, be.
lon girg 20 5 and ". Meycnbargi the report Of
tho Commi.loe On Claims upon tho bills
for rEei,!r- ton and election services and OK
pensos, Of w W. Harris, 81; James l.. Dyson,
81 2 ". Nails, $3.50; James w. Nails, 81 CO,
::oo +. Steiner "a; John Crilley, 81 NortolK
merry, ~, Oteeii 90 Ae"i' ~ Hnhni Si'
l. H. Ksil, "a To- julian r. Henderson 81; Mrs
j. l. Smith, sc %; John l.. Proctor, 81; Geo.
e. BcssSrt 81; W. j. Summers So. and Chss.
Dearborn. 81 50
Ihe report CT the Committee on Streets upon
tie petition Of tho Bydrauion s. f. & co. and
suDdry ct;zsls 20: the repair Of Royal street
from the North side tf King to The North eide
CT Cameron street, adopted by this board at lis
lost egusr meeting, was concurred in By the
B3srd ui Aldermen aud returned TO this bo:rd,
is former seton adhesrd 10 and committee Ct
confer.l c, s.k3d, and hessrs Herbert and
Dsniel appointed on tho part OF this bo:Id, who
re9crted failure 10 aGree.
1be Board then adjourned
Teste: JAMES r. CATION, Clerk.