Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-02-24
COMMON COUNCIL.

At regular meeting of tho Common Council OF
tho city of Alexandria, held on the 23d dav of
February, 1856, there were present: Isaac Eich-
borg, esq, President, and Messr5. Aitcheson,
Moore, Snowdon, Brent Fisher, Goodrich, Whit.
ing Corbett, French, Harrison, Strider, Uhlcr.
Pullman, Sweeney and Peake.
IAN act to amend and re enact section 81 of
chapter % of the laws of the city of Alexandria
of 1874" relating to the collection of taxes &c,
was called up and an amendment offered by Mr..
Brent. to insert the words, lone and half per
cent. far his compensation on all moneys collect
cd by him." instead of the words, "a salary or
twelve hundred dollars per annum," which
amendment was lost and the bill laid on the table.
The report Of the Finance Committee upon tho
petition of tho Relief Hook and Ladder Company
for an appropriation to purchase now truck, re-
commencing an appropriation Of 81 400 for that
purpose and the report of the same upon the pc
titon of James Williams for I'll abatement of
:aRcs. recommending settlement upon tho pay-
ment of S13 50 within 10 days, were road and
adopted.
The joint report of tho Committees on Finance
and General Laws upon tho petition of James
Green's heirs for deeds to sundry lots of ground
purchased by James Green, deceased. at the tax
sale of 1872, recommending that the Auditor ex-
eCutc tho proper deeds TO the parties entitled,
was read aud adopted
1t was resolved, tho Board of Aldermen concur :
ring That the Auditor is hereby directed to draw
q warrant in favor of the widow of the late Mat
thow Latin, for one months pay as policeman.
"An act in relation to paving side. walks and
alleys, was reported upon favurAbly by the Com
| mittce General Laws, read tho second aud
third times, and passed by the following vote
viz Ayes, Mc:srs. Moore, Aitche,on, Brent, Snow
dcn Fisher Goodrich, Corbctt, French, Harrison
Stridcr, Uhler, Sweeney, Pullman, Peake aud Mr.
Presidcnt-15. No. Mr.. Whiting-1.
The petition o! John A. Dixon, for permission
to erect two franc houses within the fire limits
xynS real and urayer thereof granted
The following were read once and referred to
the Committee on General Laws, viz: IAN ordi.
nance in relation to accounts taxes or demands
| Of the city hereafter compromised, ETC." and IAN
OF duancc in relation to vicious dogs"
A communication from the Mayor, announcing
the deaths of Policemen James It. Walker and
| Matthew Latin, and recommending an increase
in the salaries of tho police force, and the keep
ing Of L more complete record Of trials, etc, in
| the Mayors Office, were referred, the first to the
Committee on Finance, and the second TO the
Committee OD General Laws
The following were received from tho Board of
Aldermen and their action thereon concu red in,
viz The reports of the Committee on Streets up
on the petitions OF James Smith, A. c. Avery and
Mary Irwin; the adverse report of the same com.
mittee upon the bills of Paul Pullman; "An ordi-
nance to repeal section l, of chapter 2G. Of the
Corporation Ordinances and the bills of James
Entwislc SIG. so; Thos. Leadbeater, $40; Jno. A.
Marshall. S10 and A. T. Ramsay, $40.
IAN ordinance providing street hagmen by tho
Alexandria and Washington Railroad Co. in Henry
street. and by the Alexandria and Fredericks.
burg Railway Co. in Fayette street." was received
from the Board of Alderman, and read three
times, and passed by the following vote, viz
Ayes, Messrs Brent. Snowden, Fisher. Goodrich,
Whiting Corbctt, French, Harrison, Strider Uh.
Ter, Sweeney, Pullman, Peake and Mr.. President
IA. Noes, Messrs. Moore and Aitcheson-2.
The petition of NJ. NJ Moore and others, to have
removed the pump at the southeast corner of Leo
and Duke streets, was read and referred to tho
Committee on Streets.
A communication from the Auditor, in relation
to the appropriation for the support of the chain
gang was read and referred to the Committee on
Finance.
On motion, the Board of Aldermen were invited
to meet this Board in joint convention to fill tho
vacancies in the police force, occasioned by tho
deaths of James T. Walker and Matthew Latin,
and tho invitation being accepted and tho two
Boards being in joint convention assembled, w.
G. Bremen and Thomas Hayes, wcre duly elected
to said vacancies. The convention then resolved
that in case Of vacancies in the office Of first
readyman, the remaining roadymen shall be pro-
NOTED, commencing with the second, and so on in
regular succession, and the convention then pro-
cecded to fill vacancies in tho positions OF ready
men, and Frank NJ. Wood was elected third, and
Geo. w. Jones fourth readyman, and the conven-
ton then dissolved.
The Board then adjourned.
Tcste: JAMES r. CATION. Clerk.