Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-07-15
COMMON COUNCIL.

At regular meeting of the Common Council
of Alexandria. held on tho 14rh day o
July, 1885, there were present: Isaac Eich
berg, esq. President, aud Mcssrs. Moore, Aitche
Corbctt, French, Harrison, Strider, Uhlcr, Pull
mar, Sweeney aud Pcakc.
The following were E(erred 10 the Committee
on Claims, viz Bills of Robert l.. Monroe 50. 60
X. T. Lucas. Sc, and B. F. Dudley, 81.
The following were referred TO the Committee
Oh Finance, viz: Petition Of tho Relief Hook and
Ladder Co. for au appropriation of 81 800, 70,
| the purchase of new apparatus: petition of YIN
jenkins for an abatement of taxes OH real prop
erty; petition Of j. NJ. Hill s. Co, for reduction
of license tax OIL gift shows, aud the petition 81
the Ilydraulon Steam Fire Engine Co. for an nd
ditIonal appropriation of $500, to improve their
engine house.
The following were referred to tho Committee
on Streets viz: Petition of b. w. Nails, to have
curb reset and gutter paved in front of his prop.
erty lSo Cameron street, petition Of B. J. Ellis
to have curb set and gutter paved in front of his
property cast side Of Washington street, be.
tween Duke and Wolfe streets; petition Of John
L. Wilkins aud others, to have six feet pave.
mcnt laid on the east side of Payne street
between Duke and Prince streets, and the appli.
cation of Geo H. Green, for permission TO erect a
frame dwelling on st. Asaph street between Cam.
eron and Queen streets.
A resolution was adopted, authorizing the con-
mttcc appointed to investigate the expenditures
for streets, to employ clerk ut cost not exceed
ing 500.
A communication from w. b. Dobic Superin.
tendent OF Police, announcing the appointment Of
pcyton c. Bartlett as Ovcrsecr of the Chain Gang,
was rCccivcd and the appointment confirmed.
1t was resolved, That tho rules of the City
Council, in force in the year 1877, be adopted as
tho rules Of the present City Council.
The President announced the following stand
ing committees viz:
Finance Hubert Snowdcn and G. S. French.
Lightly. S. Moore and J. III. Strider
Streets i. +. Corbett and S. c. Brent
Poor--(eo. Fisher and Jno. II. Harrison
Claim 81. r. Sweeney and Chas Goodrich
Public Pr0perty-Peter Aitchcson and j. w.
Pcakc
General LAWS Ct. Brent and G. o. Pullman.
Schools---L. Z. Uhler and .Jno. II. Harrison.
Police--D. W. Whiting and j. II. Stridcr.
On motion the Board Of Aldermen were invited
to meet this Board in joint convention for the
purpose of clcctiug the city officers and the inv-
tation being accepted and the two Boards being
in joint convention assembled, upon a ballot, the
following persons having received 4 majority Of
tho votes Of the joint convention, were declared
elected to the Offices set opposite to their names,
viz:
Weighcr of Hay-D. w. Aitcheson
Inspector of Oysters-E. e. Cliff.
Keeper of Town Clock-R. NJ. Latham.
Physicians to the Poor-Drs. T. NJ Jones, Ar
IHuT 3HONucE, hlIliDcW " DTlcH anu hlDcTl raiE-
fly.
Board Of Health District south of Prince
street, w. p Graves j ?. Robinson and G. T. Err
win district moth Of King street. John Lannon,
F. Paf and /. w. Rudd, and district between King
and Prince streets NJ. Bossart, Owen Nugent and
]. Fl. D. Smoot.
Health Otficer-Dr T. NJ. Jones.
Chief Engineer of Fire D, partment-E. n.
OBrien
Fire Wardens-1st ward, Stephen A. Green ::
I'd ward, John Harlow Sd ward j. c. Creighton
and 4th ward, George E. French
City Surveyor-H C. Newly.
Dispenser of Medicines-,Iames Entwisle, jr.
Captain of Polce-James F. Webster.
Lieutenant Of Police-James Smith.
PoGcemen-James T. Walker, jeremiah Franks,
John Lawler, Julian Arnold, B. F. Bcttice, Rollo
Henry, Patrick Hayes, W. E. Grady, n. Latin,
]. E. Martin, James Patterson, VIM. H. Bontz,
Joshua Sherwood. Samuel TIGER and Keith Davis.
Readymen-1st, Gilbert Simpson I'd, w. C.
Brenner Sd, Barney McCann and Attn. F. 2. Rob-
erts.
Steward of Otfices-John C. Nightingale.
The election of Keeper OF the Aims House and
Overseer of the Poor were postponed.
The following were received from the Board of
and their action concurred in, viz
from tho Mayor and bill OF James
Emtwisle. ir., S49.1G.
The Board then adjourned.
Teste: JAMES R. CATION, Clerk.