Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-11-11

There was but little interest manifested
by any in the proceedings OF the City Coun-
I'll last night outside Of tho half dozen or
more applicants for the vacancy existing On
the police force.
IN TIE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
in ;he absence of the President, Mr.. Strauss
WAS called to the chair, and after the read
inr Of the minutes, and the adoption of re-
o1rts from the various committees, recess
was declared
After short interval the chair called tie
board to order, when,
Mr.. Moore, supposing here vas no further
business, moved an adjournment. but before
the molten was pat
Mr.. BRYANT said he had prepared reso-
luton requesting the Auditor 20 iirnisA
Council with y list Of all delinquent I'M
movement tax bills 1'ncrr We're several
improvements, cou.emp plated hy Council on
dilltren: streets, =nd IL ,:ouiG be well 10
ascertain whether liz. contemplated work
would be paid for There were several
thousand dollars nov cite iof suc.i work.
The chair stated hat the moueE could be
made by piacing the bills Ill Tie 2auas CT
the Corporation Attorney.
Mr. Barhc asked 10" the bills had nccu-
INFLATED.
Mr.. BRYANT explained that the bills orig
mated during several years past By Council
having certain repairs done and the prop
cry holders falling to pay their quota. He
WAS opposed to the city going to any further
expense uati i: could be assured that the
property owners CT: streets desiring i'm.
prn;ements would pay their part.
The resolution was adopted, after which
the usual Hood Of small bills after an cleo
lion were received from the Common Coun
c,!, having been referred by that board TO
the Committee on Claims, which ACTON was
concurre6 in hy the Aldermen.
A petition from Mr.. Josiah e. D.
Smoot asking permission to erect y
frame planning mill on his lot, on Lee street,
between Cameron and King, was received
from the Common Council, the petition hav-
ing been granted by that board, aud upon
motion the action of the lower board was
unanimously concurred in.
The Aldermen were invited to the cham
Der of the Common Council for tue purpose
OF participating in the election of School
Trustees, and, upon their return, adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The attendance at the Common Council
last night was good. In the absence Of
President Eichberg, Mr.. Hubert Snowden,
was called to the chair.
Nearly all of the business was transacted
without debate and the session did not ex-
end beyond an hour.
Wien the application of ]. H. D. Smoot
for leave to build frame planning mill on
Lee street Was presented,
Mr.. Brent said that all the property in
the neighhorhood of the proposed mill be
iouged to Mr.. Smoot, except that on one
end the proposed house would abut on pro-
perty owned by Mr.. Herbert Bryant, but
Mr.. Bryant had 70 objection 10 the grant.
When Mr.. Goodrich presented bill 10
compel railroad companies TO erect auto
matte gates at certain street crossings,
II was asked If tie hill was not the same
one presented at IL previous session of
Council.
Mr. Goodrich, in answer, said that this
was the same bill presented to the last
Council by Mr.. Lambert.
The bill was referred 10 the Committee
on General Laws.
When the report of the committee in favor
Of placing gas lamp in trout Of the Opera
House, providing the lessees pay for the gas
consumed, cane up,
Mr. Strider, from the Committee on Light,
said there were already TIVE gas lamps in
the close neghhorkood Of the Opera House
and for this reason the com:attee had made
this report.
The report was adopted.
JOINT MEETING.