Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-01-10
COMMON COUNCIL.


AT Z regular meeting Of the Corplao, Copnc;, of
the city OF Alexandria. held on the Orb dav NJ
January, ISL, there were present James 6
Doiiglasr esq. President, ana Messrs Moore Lam
bert. Rice. Eichberg. Mclean. Nails Thorpson
Sweeney and Peakc.
In the matter of condensation IN Can't I.,,a,
r: Webster 10. extra services during the Hines, of
Lieut.. Smith, the report OF the conference com
hlttce recommending that he be paid half the
rate OF ms present salary from March 1st to No.
veInber II, 1882 was taken up and adopted
Upon the petition Of ". A. Sisson and Others "a
have abated nuisance existing on q vacant lot on
Payne street, between Cameron and King strnets
the Committee on Public Property reported adj
verscly and recommended that tile Cornor.r;o,
Attorney take the Necessary steps to evict TN.
heirs OF Caleb Richards from the said lot and re-
cover the city's possession thereof, which report
was adopted
Upcn the petition Of WIN. NJ. .Javns 70 i. com
pensated Tor loss of fish Oal at the fish wharf for
the season Of 1850. and upon the petition Of
samuel ). Reed for like compensation for the
year 1857 tue Committee on Public Property re-
ported adversely, which reports were adopted
Upon the resolution to extend the lease of ~
a. Smoot Of lots now leased by him at the fish
wharf for further term of FIVE years from the
expiration Of his present term, the Committee ON
was adopted. io''
The petition of the Hydraulion Steam Fire En-.
sinc Co; to have the ceiling of their engine room
repaired was read, the PRAYER thereof Granted
ana the work ordered to be done.
Tho following were received from the Board of
Aldermen and their rction thereon conquered in
VIZ: The petition for telephone in the Trcasur
ers Once; bills OF Samuel j. Jefferson 81 80. and
George L. Lyles. 81 40, for repairs at the Coum.
bia engine house; registration aud election bills
OF Charles Dearborn. Sc 20; Arthur Simnson
20 ~; +. I. Arnold, 81 80; John T. Chauncev
pig; James /" Dyson, s.; r. #. Lucas & CO
40; John T. Boyd. 81, and J. s. Wimsatt Sc 20,
bill OF James Entwsle, jr, $50 So adverse renort
OF the Finance Committee upon the petition of
Mrs. H. Snowden for reduction of assr,smcnt nm
real property; ' '''
The communication of the Auditor in relation
TO the appropriation for tho chain gang and RI
port OF the Finance Committee recommendinp an
aodltlonai appropriation Of 500: resolution to
authorize the Committees on Finance and TiohI
to negotiate, subject to ratification by Counc;i IN
relation to the erection of works for tbe mannfan
tnre OF water gas the report of the Financc Com,
mrttee upon the petition Of Susan ST. Clair McC;re
and others. for an abatement of taxes and the 70.
port OF the same committee upon the petition of
the trustees of the Methodist Protestant Cburcb
20 De exonerated from the payment of 1882 taxes
on thelr parsonage, recommending that the said
Church DC relieved from the payment of said tayes
ana also that all other churches in the CITY he re-
iieved from the payment of said tax, and If maid
That it be refunded upon the certificate NJ tho
Commissioner of Revenue that thew came With
The ruling OF the Corporation Court, and proyi.