Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-04-13
COMMON COUNCIL,

cts regular meeting of tho Common Council
Of tho city OF Alexandria held April i2.h, 1881,
there wero prcsol!: James T. Bcckhan, esq
PRESIDENT =! ead Messrs. Herbert, Rowland,
81 Loan, JaVilF, Daniel and Paako.
a communication tsom tho bisyor enclosing q
bin Of James +. Csrlin s. Son7, amounting to
SlO7 ~, 70: rovo7ars furnished tho police force,
was received, AID motion TO lay The Sane upon
tho tsbio WAS declared lost By the following
voto VIZ: Aycs MessrE. Rowland. Rice, Jsvins
and uRnl5l-i. EOas. Mss5Ts, Herbert EicklD,
Eichberg, Douglass, Mclean, Pesko and MI
President-T. And the ssid &C Communication and
bill referred to tho Committee on Csims.
A bill OF VIM. 4. Dovaughan for cupping
and loeching tho poor, amounting to S. rs, was
ordered to be paid.
On motion 81 at entitled "sn &C.. prohibiting
the Ra!e of intoxicating liquors On tho Ssb5a.h
dsy" lsli On tho table at tho last Iegulsr meet.
ing. YVES tssca up for fur!hor CONSIDERATION.
hr. Javlns Gi!arod as substitute 'taa az. pro.
hlf:sng shc ssio Of Intoxicating lq1ors on tho
ehboa!h day. ana motion To consider the
substitute wss declared lost, and tho act frst
mentioned Tas placed UPON its passage and de-.
clsEet lost by tao following vote, viz: Ayes,
Nj JsVins and Mir. Pse;dent-2. Noes, Messrs
Herbert. Rowland, Fjakin, HE, Broders,
El>hbarS Douglass, Mclean, Daniol and Pe.Eo
10.
Mr. Peaka then called u, tho gct reported BY
Tho CoIntniLiee GA General Lays entitled IAN
act prohibiting the ta;e o! intoxicating LIQUORS,
tobacco, cieSts or other articles Of merchandise
on he sabbath day." and moved its adoption
when the !ur.har corsid :ratioa thereof wsg. on
thn motlon o. air. Ko@tatd d. postponed.
Ino following vera rec3ived from tho Bosrd
OF alderman sud tne!c action thereon conquered
in, viz: Bill! Of Jamej Entwialo, dispenser of
medicines. amounting to s3j 6; resolution "a.
qles!lng tho CJnmi..co on Streets ID ascertain
tho cost o! building "a ErCied sewer q! the u.
nor OF PlLt and Gibbon streets; tho petition of
hrf. D. =. Gagost. TO be relieved from payment
OF paving bill report o! the Eiaarce Commit
ter upon the resolution 90 refund to 4. 4. Field
tho amount Of tazes for 1873 sud 1879, paid by
him On tbs property OF 4. j, Murphy, deceased;
report ct tho Com Dlit!ca Ga Public Property
recommending certain improvements to the
RInks In tho citation house, and sppropria!ng
SlOl lCor@so'i report OF tho Committee on
SireGs'. upon tue resolution - repalC tho foot.
way between W0ifo a1d Wilkes streets; report
OF same commt.sA upon TIE petition Of Samuel
English and others. 70, the laying CT sidewalk
on tho cas-! side OF Fairfax at-oat between Frank
lin aud Jel-r.o7 strosts; report Of ssme COM
mit!oo GpoJ th9 petition Of E!H; lbch Mel ,an TO
rts:t curb il front OF he: premises On Eaysl
street; report OF same c0nlu i..eo upon tho peti.
ton'of Eerber! Bryant, 10 reset curb End pave
tho gutter III front Of his premises a. the north
west corner Of W ashioG.on aad Quoon atreels,
and ihe report OF t"a C0mra!tee on Public
Property upon tho bill Q! Wn,. II, Smith far
fuel supplied tn Jail.
The hOSrd than adjourned.
Iesta: JAMES K. CaToN, Ciors.