Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-04-12
OFFICIAL.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN


At Il regular meeting of the Board of Alarrr,,,,
held April II, 1892, there We're present: F F.
Downham esq. President, and Messrs Mnor,,
Marbury, Risheill and J. B. Smoot.
The Finance Committee reported in favor Of ,.,
thing the tax bill for 1879 on the property of III.
$109.14, if paid within 30 days; and on pct,o"
of NJ B. Harlow, City Treasury. asking to h., ~.
lieved from the custody of the blank bonds u.aI
in funding the city debt, recommended tina, ~
bonds now held by the City Treasurer he lcs,,nv.
ed except fourteen of 81 900. fifty OF $500 any,,
thirty six of 500 each. and thirteen interest ,.r
tfcates, believing they will he sufficient for .ny
further demand under the funding act; al,o -,
the communication from the Fire War,lrps H..
committee report that they conclude i, h.st =,
make no appropriations at this time bu, awo ,h.
passage of the regular appropriation bill and r
commencing the passage of IN act tn amend S,,,io,
3 chapter 81, relating TO fires and the rr ~
partment, approved March 30. 1874. which W..
read and laid OH the table until the mex, rr.rl',
meeting: also reported the following: rh. Tim
auce Committee are ofthr opinion tina, /" m,in.
tain the efficiency of the Columbia Fire lumn,ny
they should have 4 new building in which +, E,
their engine, reel. hose and horses They Ihrr!
fore recommend that in addition To the fft.,
hundred dollars appropriated january - 1sSi
that an additional appropriation of SlAm be- ,.j
hereby is appropriated for the purpose of huy;r,
a lot and building q houSe thereon. for In. 49,,
of the Columbia steam fire company, th, SHIN. =,
be expended under the superintendent Of H.,
Committee OH Public Property. And no mon',
appropriated by this resolution or that OF Jsnn,ri
25, 1881, shall be drawn from the City Trra,rr:r
until after lSt day of July next, and that the u,N
ter be laid over until the next regular r,,im,
all Of which reports were adopted
Bill Off. Entwisle. ir., Of ss12.2G Tor mciiri,.,
was ordered to BIZ paid.
The Committee on Claims reported IN f,,,. -
paying the bill of J. H. ID. Smoot of So; IL whrr
was ordered to be paid.
Several tax bills against ]. E. McGraw and Mr.,
HcttebOwer. were referred to the Commits. 80,
Finance
On motion it was resolved. That the May,r h..
and is hereby requested to confer with TN,
railroad company, owning the iron laid on 81
| Asaph street, between Princess and perdIrtnn
streets, and ascertain if they will not ron,,u, IL r
move the same.
A report of the Committee on Streets an ,b.
petition Off. p. Agnew < Co.; also report Of SAM
| on Union street; also report Of same on the ,re.
ton OF Il fire plug ut the corner of Columbus and
Gibbon streets: also 4 communication from sam.
committee in regard to an appropriation were re-
| ccived from the Common Council and their actin,
concurred in.
An act to provide for the use of shells in the i'm
provcment of unpaved streets, was received from
the Common Council, read once and laid oyer fnr
want Of constitutional majority
\ communication from the Mayor in regard r,
the spread of the small pox was referred 70 th.
Finance Committee
resolution requesting the Committee on Pub
lie Property to turn over to the COMMITTEE, IN
Streets certain material; also petition of " A
Burke, for permission to repair his hou.r g.,
were received from the Common Council and their
action concurred in.
The Board then adjourned.
TeSte JSO. j. JAMESON Clerk
COMMON COUNCIL
Al Il regular meeting of the Common Council Of
the city of Alexandria, held OH the 18th day OF;
April, 1867, there were present: james S. Doug.
las, esq, President, and Mcssrs Herbert, Lambert
Beach. Rice. Green, Eichberg, Mclean, Nails
Cowling, Sweeney and Pcake
An act To provide for the use of shells in the
Improvement Of unpared Streets" which was read
the first and second times ut the last meeting and
lald over, was taken up read the third time and
passed by inc following vote, viz Ayes, Messr,
Herbert Lambert Beach, Green, Eichberg, Ne.
Lean, Nails, Cowling Sweeney and Mr.. President
10 Noes none
The Committee OF Streets, to whom was referred
the petition of John P. Agnew & Co. to have Glib
hon street, between Fairfax to Union streets, put
IN repair. reported that to grade Gibbon stree,
from Fairfax to Union street. will give the necps
sary facilities At the smallest expense aud recon.
mend the work to be DONE" which was aduptet
| and the work ordered TO be done the EXPENSE
thereof to be paid from the appropriation for
streets for the next fiscal year
The Committee OH Streets recommended thu;
the resolution for fire plug ut the northeast cor.
her of Gibbon and Columbus streets be referred
to the Fire Wardens, which Recommendation wa
| adopted.
MIR. Lambert offered resolution, which wa,
adopted, that the Finance Committee and tn.
Committee on Streets be appointed a Joint com.
mittce to confer with the Midland Railway au.
thoritles and represent to them the worn out con.
dition OF Union street, and ask their aid in any
effort that may he made to provide for the ner,,.
sary repairs of same.
communication from the Committeeon Street.
III RELATION TO the appropriation for streets
read and referred to the Committee ON Finance
The following were received from the Board ri
Aldermen and their action thereon concurrcd H.
VIZ Resolution that the Mayor BIZ requested 10
confer with the railroad company owning Theron
laid on st. Asaph street. between Princess and
PendletOn streets, and ascertain if they will mol
consent to remove the same ; report Of COMMITTEE
on Claims upon bill Of j. H. d. Smoot amount
ing to S33 II; bill of James Entwislr ir, Dis
penser OF Medicines, amounting to S52 20; state
ment made by the Auditor Of arrears of taxes on
the real property Of James E. McGraw: statement
OF ). n. Field, Collector Of Taxes in relation Ia
arrears OF taxes due on property owned by Mrs
Hettebower; report of Finance Committee upon
the communication OF NJ: B.. Harlow, City T:ra,
urcr, rs to blank bonds and certificates and reI~d
OF same committee upon the communication oil
Mm II. May, and their action was non ronrurrrd
In, upon the communication of the Mayor in rr.
tion to the small pox.
On the motion Of Mr. Echberg it was resolved
that the Health officer be instructed TO have vac
cinated all persons residing in the vicinity Of tle
small pox cases now existing in tho city the rOA
thereof to be collected if possible, from the Sub
jects; but in cases where persons are unable lopaS
the same shall be paid at the rate OF 25 cents To-
each person yaccinatcd ont a the city trcnsury
resolution was adopted directing the Commit
Tee on Public Property to turn over to the Com
mIttee on Streets all old material worthless 10
them i'll the repair OF the American Coal wharf.
The prayer of the petition of William II. Burke
for permission to improve his frame dwelling, 10
Queen street was granted,
The Board then adjourned
Tcste: JAMES r. CATnS. Clerk.