Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-09
OFFICIAL.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.


At . regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen
held January s, 1884, there were present: E.
f. DownhaIn. esq, President, and Messrs. Moore,
Marbury. Risheiil, and Strauss
The clerk being absent l.. II. Thompson was
elected clerk pro TEN.
The Committee on Poor recommended the pay.
ment of bill of James Entwise. 4.30. for
medicines furnished the poor, which was adopted
snd the bill ordered to be paid.
The Committee on Claims reported in favor OF
paying the bills of w. II Smith, 81 so: W. b.
Whiting, 81 John F. Chauncey. So: john T.
Boyd. ST. and E. F. Price, S31.90, for registra-
ton aud election purposes; Isaac Eichberg,
$500, for clothing for chain gang; W. H. Smith,
City Sergeant 500 ID for making suits for chain
gang, and Hewes s. Aitcheson, S1SG9. for use Of
hsv scales, and the report was adopted.
The following was adopted:
BE it resolved by the Board of Aldermen and Com
Council OF the city Of Alexandria That the Cen
ers Assembly Of Virginia be requested pass the
OF the Acts OF the General Assembly Of isi95D entitled
IAN act 10 incorporate the Alexandria Water Company,
viz:
Az Act to amend section of chapter o3 Of the
the General Assembly Of 1899 entitled an act 10
Incorporate the Alexandria Water Company.
l. BE it enacted by the General Assembly. That st-
chapter el3 OF the OF the Assembly OF ,sy-
50 entitled act to incorporate the Alexandria Water
Company, he amended and re-enactcd Us TO read "
follows
Section = BE it further enacted. Tina, the said c- IN
pany shall he authorized TO the streets, Ianc nj
.ys and public squares in the city of Alexandr. r.,
the purpose Of laying pipes for distributing VIZ an
they shall upon The application Of persons s:-reeng 70
use water from sad company IN six or mere houses ON
any square in the said city, extend their mains nj
furnish said persons with water provided ,h,t When
said company shall open the Streets lanes alleys or
public squares for the purpose OF laying their pipes
they shall soon as practicable. repair said streets
lanes alleys and public squares at their own cost
expense subject to the approval OF the Superintendent
Of Police of said city the City Council thereof.
viied further. that If the said company shall t. fr
six months to extend their mains and furnish watcr
NOM ION. as fb..o
forfeit and pay 10 the Commonwealth Virginia five
hundred dollars for each fixture so to do In ~. rac
ed by motion before The Corporation Court of the cit,
OF Alexandra by the Attorney for the Conmouweal.
for the said city upon ten days notice to said compar
communication from the Mayor encl0sj no
certain papers on the Indian question from the
Mayor of Philadelphia was received from tn
Common Council, they having referred ther, to a
speciai committee oil Two. Their action was con-
Cured in: ana Messrs. Herbert and Reid yrere
appointed on the part Of this Board
petition from the executor of the estatA If
W. n. Thornton, dec d., praying for the: refund-
ing Of taxes alleged to have been erroneonsIv col
lected was referred to the Finance Committee.
The following were received from the Commen
Council and their action concurred in: Bill Of the
southern Bell Telephone Co, $50, for use of tele-
phone at station house, and a petition of MARI
Price for reduction of taxation on her pronsrtv
on Union street. f'
The bills making it unlawful to throw orange
peels, &C., On pavements and in regard TO the
slaughter OF animals were laid over until nert
meeting.
The Common Council returned the resolution
and Dill III regard TO the charter of the Alexan-
dra Water Company referring the same to the
Committee on General Laws and their action
was concurred in.
The Board then adjourned
Ieste: LUTHER II. THOMPSON,
Clerk pro TEN.