Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-07-14
OF'FICI.IE.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN,

A. regular mssting Of ths Board, OF Alder
lnen, held July l3. 1850 there were present
+. 4. Iownhaul, esq, Preside Mt, and Messrs.
Mnrburry, Eiske,l, }. P. Smoot and Reed.
Tho Flnsl CO Com mlt!ee presented the annual
export of the Auditor showing tho state of the
finances, and s!so report showing the condition
OF tao public debt, which were ordered - be
printed.
Tho aDnua! report Of tie Commissioners of the
SINKING Fund YVES received and ordered TO be
printed.
The Committee on Light presented their an.
IuSl report, which WAS ordered to be printed.
Tho Committee on Claims reported in favor Of
pay ing the bills of Jameson Sc Collins, S1l 65,
snd Wn- Cogsn, SD Is, which was adopted,
and the bills ordered 10 DO paid.
The Committee on Public Properly reported
IN fsvor of paying the bill of T. j. chs tlsy s.
Co, SiG 10, which WIS ordered 10 be psid
A communication from the Mayor asking for
The appointment of committee TO revise the
corporation ltwI was received from the Common
CCunci, Their sCtlon non concurred in, and the
following committee appointed on the part Of
this Rosrd, viz: Messrs. Downhsm and Reid.
Tho following resolution WAS lot for wan. Of
= constitutional vote:
Resolved, That in consideration Of tho Super
! lntendoat OF Gas having collected during the
past fiscal year sd 7O5 20 Of bills, upon which
The commission OF "a per cent allowed the col.
lettors CT tsx bills would DO $t42C1 his salary
NC u ilOul tilD D62lDnlrC OIL Inc present
l:cAl year to eight hundred dollars, in consider.
atlon Of the kct thst besides the collection of the
above bills he has over SO 600 of tho corpora.
lion property under his control and caro-
commune alton from the Alexandra LIGHT
Infantry wss referred 10 tho Committce on Light
bill OF j. Ii. Burroughs, 81. fJr services As
COMMISSIONER oil election, was ordered 10 be paid
A petition OF w. Z. YcatDn to have tho bed
OF uroGocc street in front CT his premises repair
OIL anu resolution appropristing SO for the
same were retsrrcd TO The Committee on Streets
Petitions CT Thomas McDermCtt and John w
Green t. have the trunk across Orunoco STREET
repaired were rclerrs 10 tie Committed on
Streets.
petition Of y. h. Hill and others for repairs
To Leo street WAS received from the Common
Ctuncli. thelr action granting said petition non
concuFred IN and the psner referred to tho Com.
mlltGo on Strcots.
petition of sUndry citizens for fire plug at
tho corner of Princess and Columbus s.recls !;
also report OF the Committee on streets in re-.
gard TO drslning the upper O. d of Cameron at :,
ard on tue pttaon OF }. s. Douglas and Mrs
hsil to have gutter paved, &C.; also bills Of j.
w. Nails, 81; w. d. Summers 81; Wilism
Chaurcey, $". for election services; also q bill
CT 4. Hoy, for articles furnished the Jail {; also
petition OF ). s. ". Meyenburg for reduction OF
taxes also resolution in regard TO tho repair Of
ihA dralnaro Of Cameron street. between Henry
and Sayetle; also Petition of II. b Poss to
u
olu!ion that when Council adjourn il be TO tho
second Tuesday IN Cc:ob:r NIX. were rtc .iyed
from tho Common Council and their acton con.
| CURED ia.
The petition Of Mrs katoU. TAYLOR in rtgrd
to iel C, erected Ivy her on Duke street, be-
tween Henry and Fayette, was granted, viz i:
Ths. tho posts DO allowed to stand as they are.
A resolution increasing the pay of the Supir.
| intcncent OF Gas was referred 10 tho Committoa
on Light sEd returned by tho Common &, acil
amended by adding Clerk Of Gas 500 which
seton was cor Curfod in.
Tho Common Cour Gil returned the petition CT
Mrs. Kate U. Taylor, referring ssmn to the City
Surveyor for report This Board adhered 10
ils c.on and s>ked for q committee of copfor.
oncr, ard Messrs. j. b Smoot and Rshiell ware
sppointed on same, Th'ch committee reported
III aror Of referring the matter TO the Com nittee
on Streets, which was adopted.
Tho Compton Council returned tue petition of
Geo. Il. Hill & Co and others, and asked for a
committee of conference, which was granted,
and Mess-s. j. b. Smoot and Strauss wero ap-
pointed on same, which com nlitLee reported in
favor OF appropriating $50 for tho repair of I.co
street from Cameron to Orcncco streets, which
WIS adoeted,
a resolution in regard to tho salary of tho
superintendent Of Police WAS received from tho
Common Council and laid on the table.
Tho Board then adjourned.
Ies!c: JNo. j. JAMESON. Clerk