Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-05-24
COMMON COUNCIL.

AT regular meeting Of the Common Council oil
the city of Alexandria, held on the 23d lay NAV
1851, there We're present: James S. Douglas ESD
President, and Messrs. Moore, Herbert, Lambert
hice Green' EIchberg, Mclean, Nails, Cowlng
Sweeney and peake
Upon the resolution to have the gutter on I'll.
east side OF Payne, between Duke and Prince
streets, put in good repair, the COMMITTEES OH
Streets recommended that the gutter be paved with
stone at the expense of the property owners upon
the square, which recommendation was adopted
The Committee on General Laws, returned n
resolution Ill relation to the nuisance upOn A. J
Fleming's lot at the corner of Royal and Princess
streets, with the request that it be referred to the
Committee on Streets and the paper was recon-
mitted. ~,
The petitions of the Alexandria Light Infantry
Building Co., to have their property EXEMPT from,
taxes; OF Dan'l. Bayis heirs, for an abatement of
taxes Oh alproperty and of JOS Forrest jr for All
abatement of taxes on real property, were referred
to the Committee on Finance. =. :
The petition of Jno. 7. Stone for permission to
erect frame building on the wharf adjoining F..
A. Reeds ice house was granted.
The petition of Robt Portner to have curb reset
and gutter paved i'll front of his residence at the
corner OF Washington ond Wythe street WAS re-
ferred to the Committee OH Streets
The following were received from the Board of
Aldermen, and their action thereon concurred in.
viz: Bills of George Struder, 500 80; of Arthur
Simpson, S4.3O; Of p. r. Summers, $3.50; com,
municatlon as to arrears of taxes against real
property assessed to Thomas Waddey: the peti
tlon and resolutions in relation to the establish
ment OF 4 steam ferry between this city and the
Maryland Ferry opposite; resolution postponipp
the payment of the appropriations for the MIR
chase Of a lot and the building thereon of an ON.
CINE house for the Columbia Steam Fire ENGINE
Company till after July LIST, 1882; an act to an
propriate part of the city revenue for the tsc,,
year ending May 31st, 1883; an ordinance inn.
posing and collecting taxes, on persons. pronerty
income, &c, for the year commencing on list June
1881, and ending on the 31st May, 1883 resolu.
lion 10 ascertain the cost of painting the Market
buiioing, and an ordinance for imposing aud col
Letting licenses, for the year commencing on the
LIST day OF June, 1882, and ending on the 31st day
of May, 1883. '
On the motion of Mr. Eichberg it was resolved
that committee Of two from each Board. be an
pointed to confer with the trustees of the Ornban
Asylum, with view to securing a conveyance of
the building lately occupied as an Orphan AsyInm
to the School Board, for school purposes, and
Messrs. Eichberg and Lambert were appointed
from this Board
A resolution was adopted designating the Sun
FL House, as the polling place for the End
ward at the elections to be held in this CITY.
The petition of Robert Portner was returned
from the Board of Aldermen the former action of
thls Board recedcd from, and that of the Board of
Aldermen concurrcd in y
The petition of John T. Stone. was returned
from the Board of Aldermen, and the former ac
ton of this Board adhered to-
The Board then adjourned.
Ieste; JAMES r. CATION Clerk.