Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-08-10
COMMON COUNCIL.

AT regular meeting Of tho Common Council
ol Tho ely oil RIeXSndrl4, he'd august OH, 1851.
there wero present: Jsmes ). Douglas, tsu.
President and Nj cssrs. M GORE, Lsnibnrt Bohcn
Green. Kichberg. Shinn, MCLEAN, Nnl!s, Cu,Ul
lng, Sweeney end Peske.
no Conlmiltoe on Streets repOrlrd ma fo'Inur.
Recommending that tho sidewalk bs paved on
Patrick street leading from Primes street to
Grace Church also recomm ending tho rxvment
of bills OF " Neal y Ccrbett fyr SIS 50, S. IS and
$4b respectively. and that the bills be placed in
the hands Of the Collector for collr cLion. alsn
recommending tho abatement Of tho nnisanco At
the corner OF Duko and Washington s!rsets,
complained Of in tho petition of Rebccn, q
Powell referred July 18th, 1881 also recom -.
msndiDg the payment Of the bill OF " w. Pow.
or for 81 and thst it be placed in The hands
tho Collector for collection and also recon-.
merdng that tho curb DO set and gutter and
sidewalk BIO paved on Cameron street between
Columbus ard Alfred, all Of which rnuorts worn
adopted.
The petition Of Richard Lloyd and othors for
ina repair OF tho gutter on Washington slroet,
near Duke. and resolution TO have paved tho
gutter on Tho cast sida Of Royal street scross
Wolfe street. Wero tlerr5d TO tha ComuilIcn on
Streets.
The petition Of lha City School Board for =
gas lamp at the corner Of the alley and Alfred
street: IN The roar of Peabody building, WAS re-.
icrrcd TO tho Committee on Light
An ACT hXing the Salaries Of tho oAicsrs an!
mon OF the city police force was received from
tho Board OF Aldermen, read three limos and
passed BY the following vote, VIZ: Ayes, Messrs.
Moore. Lambert. Beach, Green, kichberg SKIM,
Mclean, Nails. Cowling, Sweeney. Peske and
MIR. President-l2. NoeF, none.
The following were received from tho Board
OF ldermen, and their action thereon conquered
in. viz: adverse report Of the Finance Commit.
leo upon the petition Of L.. Ger BERGER for re-.
ductlon OF License tax; Resolution exempting
the City School Board from pact duo and &C.
crueing gas bills; Petition of j.. II. McVeivh
and others, to have gutter paved and curb reese.
in front OF their property on Queen street be-
tween Washington and St. Assph streets: and
report OF the Finance Commits recomm ,ndinp
q reduction Ct assessment on roal property OF
George w. Clifford.
a communication from Hon. Jamos T. Beck
ham, mayor. IN relatian 10 whose duty il was &c
light the town clock, and concerning The fsilur;
of certain officers cleo! to take the nro,crihed
| their scion non concurred in, and the same 70
! ierrtd to the Committse on General Laws.
communication from the SUPERINTENDENT al
Ghs, IN relation to the dangerous condition o
| the old chimney 81 the Gas Works, and prsyinp
that IT bs removed. was received from the
| Board OF Aldermen. their action non contu,reG
| H. 81 the work OF removal ordered 10 be- done
| by Il lowest responsible bidder
| a lesolutlon that when the City Ccuncil sd
iourns. that it be until the second Tuesday in
Octoter next, was received from the Board O
Alder m en-, their action non CONQUERED in. and
resolIt loa adopted to adjourn ill Tuesday neIt
| and Greeting tho Commute on General Laws q
report upon the questions rolsting to the cficer
of oy ste inspector and Scavengor At That time
Tie Board then adjourned
Teste JAMES +. CATION, Clerk.