Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-09
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BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
At G cais,; IL sat,rg CT tbs Bad 0: : lIt.mta
held juno 8, !S'l. there sefe p!eaeEI: E. Z.
DoWpbHn, CSC, iresia.L: Mtss:s. Moore
Held.
Tho following message !r9;a lie Mayor We:
received sni resd:
2leyoss Cficc,
Aie1sudIis, Va, Juue 8, lSel
TO The E0ntr,ble the CITY Council:
GeLis: II seldom CONES 10 "a honorable body,
such IS yours, 10 be CT such peculiar aeryco - o
community as is now p!o:en!ed TO The City Cou1-
Gil of ALE Iardtia, and feel highly grsLif d
that this crisis ia ihs history Of our ely is 10 be
met by so intcllise q body Of or cit zlDa.
Urgent aa have been all The schemes and plans
for the SiVancement Of our Interests, i'm pers.ive
IS have been The claims upon our publ; purse
feel that 70 movement has ever beea haf so
important 10 OUT community as The Inauguration
or the iron works, rs contempt sted by Messrs
john Is. Archer ard others. These gentlemen
cons TO Us in honest fsih, with the purpose
clearly defined Ct aiding u; in building up our
city. and OF giving life eIterprs, and business
TO our people, and feel that We would be b.iud
10 Interests, rccresnt TO our trust and unfair
representatives OF cur people if VIZ ra's Sc single
objection or throw single impeachment in the
way Of this great enterprise.
Hope has sustained us before srd sLcs the war
that some enterprise would sock our city az lift
Us into the proportions Of al bctVo, grOwirg sId
thriving community. But we cannot e1lst On
hope for ali time, and now that a real. sub:lsn.
tlal and great undertaking is waiting ou!y fer
few privileges snd grants. feel it one OF the
highes! duties of my Ctliti,l life ID recommend
that ell tho real estate. capital and machinery to
be used in the contemplated iron business by
Messrs. JCtl B. Archer and others be exempted
from municipal taxation for the period OF twenty
years. unless the work be suspended fer ono gear
Tor reasons oiher than the construction Of add
tional works or bettermeht5.
/ would also recon and that upon the sur
render By the parties above named OF the lease
upon the Pioneer Mills and cooper shop TO the
city, that the city execute 8 lease Of the Pioneer
Mile end cooper shop Tor IiGety nire years (99)
to Me.srs. John b. Archer end others al tho 81.
nusl rental Of one hundred dollars (Sl00) Zach.
And If The work ceases, Gs above stated, th0n tho
said Archer and others TO pay an annual rental
CT one thousand dollars 10 the city and ih9 prop
erty be subject TO the city taxes and assessments.
1t ID needless TO speak OF the great necessity
imposed upon cur people 10 promote the sub
stantsl aRd mstersl interests of Alexandria.
The place lanSuiahes fer want OF enterprise aad
capital. With every natural advantage cid Ill
the aids CT modern progress at cur doors we need
only q start TO make now lite 10 thcse drowsy
Wharves, TO ill tho sir with the rosr of the fur.
mace and the busy hum of machinery, and 10
change our quiet grass grown streets into bust
ling lhorOughlaree.
The proposition of this company is an oppor.
tunliy we ought not 10 neglect and am sstis.
fed 1t will meet with hearty and unanimous
support.
would respectfully call the attention CT your
honorable bodies TO auy matters thu Finance
Committee may 10y be'ora you tonight.
Respectfully,
CoURTLASD II. SMITH, Msyor.
A resolution requesting the Finance Commit
lee TO appropriate $50 or 80 much as may b.
necessary for tha repair Of Franklin street ss and
near the intersection Of Royal; also petition of
sundry cit;z for tho repair of Franklin street:
also petition Of the judges and clerks Of eltc.
ton for increased compensation; also a com.
munlcstlon from the Clerk Cf the City School
Board enclosing tho estimate of expenses for tho
Board for thu Josr 1872. wero received frc1a
the Common COunci! and their action con.
Cured in.
An ordinance granting Certain rights, pr:vi.
lagos snd exemptions 10 John 3. Archer and
others, was received from the Common Council,
vote: Ayes--Mcssrs Moore Strauss, Merbury,
ksheill, j. Is Smoot and Reid and Or. Prcsi.
dent, Noes-0.
An ordinance for imposing aid collecting
licenses within the city OF Alexandria for the
year commencing on tho 1st day Of June,
1851, and ending oa tne 3lst day OF May, 1882,
was read three times and passed by the follow
ing vote: Ayes-Messrs. Moore, Strauss Mar
bury, KisheI J. b. smoot, Reid, and Mr..
President-7. Noes-0.
An ordinance for imposing and collecting
taxes on persons, property. income &C. within
the city Of Ale1sndris for tho year commencing
on tha lst OF Jure, 1881, and ending on the 3lst
day of May. 1882. was read three times and
passed BY the following vote: Ayes-Aesera.
Moore, Strauss, Msrbury, kisheill, j. B. Smoot
Reid and Mr.. Pres'dent-7. Noos-0,
Anscs to appropriate part Of the city rev.
enue for the fiscal yosr ending &sy 3lst, 1882
was read three times and passed By the follow
ing vote: Ayes Msssrs. Mocre, Strauss, Mar.
bury. Kisheil, j. L. Smoot Reid ard Mr..
Presidential. Noes ..
8 resolution approp1i.ting SIS for finishing
Sidewalk o. cast side If Fairfax, between Frank.
lin and Jefferson streets. was received from tn e
Common Council and their action cIncurred in
An act fixing the salaries Of the municipal
officers Of tho CORPORATION for tho. yoar COM
III eLcing July lst 1881. was read thles times
and passed by the following vote Ayes
Measrs. Moore, Strauss, Msrbury. Risheill, j.
3. Smoot. Reid and Mr.. President =. Noee-0.
The Board then adjourned
Tests: Jso. j. JAMESON, Clerk.