Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-03-23
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At regular meeting a. the Board OF h}Ier
| men held March = ISL there were preseat
L. +. DoTnham, ESQ.,, President. IL e2s7a Moore
| Z, Q. Smoos. hiFGu.s, Mar0ury, EiSAc!l Hnt
| Reed.
| The Finance COMMITTEES reported lhnt thsy
| hsd examined The annual report Of tins Flrt
! Wsrdens snd found i! to O3 Correct. which va
| adopted.
| The report of the FiGslc, Cormi.tea ca Tax
resolution, exsr0 piog from tsSs.i N The proper.
" Ct the Society Of 81, Vincent Of Paul Has laid
| over until next meeting.
The Com nI.tec on Public Property reported
| resolution ins:ructing tho Corporation Attor
| neg to defend the suit brought by 4. s. FiemiD G
\ vs, City Council, WAS laid over until next meet
ing g. c.-:. <,..,
| CT placing the bill OF j. w. Nails in the hands
OF tho Finance Committee hnd it was SO ordered
On motion it was resolved that the matter q
the location OF Tie hag scales be recomn itted to
! the Committee on Public Property tor the pur-
pose Of doing away with litigation and fading a
| more eligible location than the market alley.
a resolution directing the Superintendent OF
Police to have curb Get and pavement. laid ct the
southeast corner of Duke aad Pitt streets on
Pitt was referred to the Committee on Streets.
a resolution ins!ruc!ing the Committee on
Public Property to lease TO r. Knight for Eve
years at an annual rental of $40. tho lot now oc-
cupicd by him a. Fishtown WAS adopted.
q petition Of Mrs. 4. Mclean TO hsys the
curb reset snd gutter paved in front Of her prop
y. on Royal street. bet~een Prince and Ouks,
wss granted
a resolution inatruc.ipg the Superintendent OF
Po!lce 10 repair the footWsy between Wolfe and
Wilkes stTeets Ras received from tho Common
Couucil and their action concurrcd in.
Ihs report OF Inc Committee on Public Prop.
erty Ii regard to plsC.ng tanks in the Station
House ws9 csllcd from the table and tho matter
recomul!tsd to tho Committee on Public Prop
ertg.
a revolution appropris.inp $50 for mskiny g
sidewalk On the east side OF Fairfax st betwosn
Franklin and Jefferson. was received from the
common Council and their action non concur.
red In end tho matter referred to the Committee
on Streets; also petition Of eundry citizsns for
gas lamp at the corner of Princess end Union
streets WAS received from the Common Council,
lnelr scIon non concurrod in and the petition
referred TO the Committee on Light with power
TO act; also q resolution sppropriating SEQ for
cleaning and repairing streets was received from
the Common Council and amended by reducing
the appropriation to $l2j. and adopted; also o
petition from j. +. Cole and othors for space in
lae Market 10 sell fish was received from the
common Council and their action concurred in;
also resolution referring the matter of the 20.
tltloa OF j. h. Cole end Others 10 tho Committee
on IuDllc property, and q resolution that said
committee report - an &C journei meeting to be
nelu next F!l1ay night, were received from tho
Common Council, their action non concurred in
and the whole matter referred to tho Commits.
mlssioners Of the Sinking Fund.
The Common Council returned tho resolutions
in regard 10 tho sale of fish, adhering to their
action and asking for . committee Of conference,
which wsa granted. and Mossra. Reid and
StrAui3 appointed CT tho rsrt OF this Board. The
committee reported in favor of referring the
mater 10 the Commissioners OF tho Sinking
Fund and special Committee OF two from each
Board Aid that Council mos. on Friday night,
which was adopted.
The Common Council returned tho petition of
MIS- E Mel Lean, non concurrirg in the ac.iou
Of this Board and referring the Same to ths Ccm.
m,ttes on Streets, which was concusred in,
The Board then adjourned.
Te3tc: JNo j. JAMESON. CIer,