Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1883-03-14
COMMON COUNCIL.

AT regular meeting Of the Common Council
of the city of Alexandria, held on the 18th dsy OF
Marcia 1855 there were present: James S. Doug
las. esq, President, and Messrs Moore, Burke
Lambert, Rice, Echberg, Mclean, Nails. Thomp.
son, Sweeney and Pcake.
An act to reduce the price OF yas was read once
aud referred to the Committee on Light. with in
strurtions to confer with the Finance Committee
III reference thereto.
The petition o.: Robert Tnmlin for an allowance
I'll II months salary during illness, was read, and
referred tn the Committee on Police
COMMUNICATION was received from the CITY
school Board. announcing a vacancy there.
in, by the resignation of Edgar SnowIlrn esu
aud on the motion OF Mr. Thompson, the
Board Of Aldermen were invited to meet this
Board III joint convention for the purpose of f)l
I'M said vacancy by election. and the invitation
"e!nE accepted and tho two Boards being in Joint
convention assembled, and after several ine:frc-
tnal ballots the Joint convention adjourned
The bill of James Entwisc, r., for medicines
amounting 10 SlS.56, was ordered to be paid,
A resolution was adopted, directing the Corooro-
lion Attorney to return all bills in his hands for
Improvement or other taxes to the Clerl, of tho
Common Council and nstructing said Clerk to
deliver the same TO the COLLECTORS OF Taxns and
take receipts therefor. The Board of Aldermen
non.concurred and referred the same to the Com.
mlttee ON General Laws This Board adhered
TO Its former action and asked for committee al
conference and appointed Mcssrs. Sweeney and
N''>" ''s 1'"t'' iSS~itlncHue'l tnat TINS Board
rcrede from its former action aud concur in that
ct the Board of Aldermen, which was done
a resolution was adopted appropriatinp $40
Tor laying 4 walk on the east side of Washington
street from the south side of Wolfe street IA tho
Lancasterian School House The Board of Alder
men non-concurred and referred the same to Thu;
Committee on Streets. This Board adhered to its
former action and asked for committee ON CON
ference, and appointed Messrs Sweeney and Rice
thereon, who recommended that this Board recede
from It's former action and concur with the
Board OF Aldermen, which was accordingly done.
Inc following We're received from the Board of
Aldermen and their action thereon concurred in.
VIZ: Reports OF nance Committee upon the peti.
lions OF Edward G. Flctcher's estate. Charlotte
Jacobs estate, and John T. Hodges and Others, for
aDatement OF taxes on real property; report of
same committee upon the petition OF John Kelley
10 be relieved from taxes on lot near the Fair
TAX Inc report OF same committee upon the reso
luton OF inquiry whether the Potomac Manufac.
turing Co. has complied with its contract with the
CITY report OF same committee upon the petition
OF John IL. Parrott, ir for an abatement of tayes
ON property belonging to the Wheeler heirs. and
the report OF the Committee on Light upon the
petition OF the Reform Club to be relieved from
the payment Of gas bills now due.
The report OF the Committee on Light unon tho
petition OF James W. Nails. for gas lanps TO be
placed at the corners of Alfred and Wilkes and
Alfred and Gibbon streets was received from rho
Board OF Aldermen. their action thereon non
cencnrrcd in, and the petition recommittcd to the
Committee on Light.
The Board then adjourned
ieste: JAMES Z. CATION. Clerk.