Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-27
CON- MON CNENrrr

At regular meeting Of the Comr,,.
oil tho city OF Alexandria held on the n,r 9uA'
October, 1856, there were present Is,,, ' ~ ~
berg, esq. President aud Nvssr> N,., '''N'
Snowden, Brent Fisher, Whiting. lrr;s' ,'| s'"'
der, Chlcr aud Sweeney H't'
Inc finance Committee reported rs Ioi,,,.
Upon the petition Of Mrs II. {, D,rsr, '"'.""S:
loved of tho taxes for lSs2 and l>e$ ', :" "' re-
property. in favor of beng authorized =, arf
the same adversely upon the r,.,)rt;,, ,'''c
ileve +. Z. Atweli from The payment of ,E, =. ~
on his property from 1879 10 lN-l ir,lns;r ''Ac'
favor OF settling the taxes aga;ns; the rron, "
Harrison Hardy's estate upon the r,vmnn%; u
Sj9 ~ within ten days in favor Of rtni,Ii"n "
license lax against Geo. i. Price. ami in /, ~
reducing the assessment upon the Lunsr ,,I "
of JOS A. Suddith from )! 900 10 $500 unon ,. u'
ment of the bill within thirty DAYS. WIN r =.
ports wero adopted. It
resolution directing the Supc,;n,c,5,
Gas to erect gas lamps at the corners o. So
and 1ibbon aud Fairfax and Franklin .,r,r,,~',
referred to the Committee on Light.
The following were referred tn the C,,,r,i,,.
on Streets, viz: Petition OF Miss Eliza e ,Ia,,
for permission tn erect :. bay windrw ,r,,,, l"
premises, on Washington street petition f W
hngton Thomas to bave the curb ra,c; AM, cn,,a.
paved in front of his property. on Vol, S,rno,
between Pitt and Royal streets AMI the n,,;,i''
Of Ilchael Smith and others 10 hive Che s,J,,aI
paved on the west side of Patrick siIrr, b,,v"a
Queen and Princess streets
The petition of II. G. Smith for An ah,,cmcn, d,
taxes OH real property was referred Ia tho Gam,
mittee OH Finance.
A resolution was adopted directing the slrrr.
lhtehueht OF foilcc to repair the bridge Spanning
Oronoco street, between Royal and EairI,y .,rrr,
The following were received from ih,. rosrl y.
Aldermen and their action thereon CONQUERED !,
viz: resolution inquiring into the cynrdcrry
OF purchasing Il steam roller, and the rr,j,jor n
George Ayers in reference /. 2 jrau,r L,rlain.
erec.ed by hi2t.
A communication Of the Mayor with rrt.r,r,,
to Penny Hill, burial ground anl An aeon.
pany!ES resolution 10 appropriate 50 tof H.,
purpose Of cleaning aad putting the same il a.,
der were received FROM The Board .! Aldermen.
read and laid over.
! he report of the Finance Committee IMAM tim
petition tor the reduction OF the ass ssucn uron
the real property of Charles Whittlescv, adontcd
by this board at its last regular meeting WAS r..
turned from the Board Of Aldermen with the ~.
ton OF this board non. concurred in. and the re-.
port recommltted by said boa.d whrrcumn this
board rcceded from its former action am, courur.
red in that Of the Board of Aldermen
A communication from the CITY School Board
announcing vacancies therein occasioncd by the
expiration OF the terms Of office of School Thu tees
N. Z. L. Burke, lst ward Thomas ICat,a,a,cr
"a ward c. E. Stuart, Sd ward. aud +. l.. Smith
18th ward. was received and read, and the Boar,
OF Aldermen invited to meet this board in JOINT
convention for the purpose Of filing said vacau.
cies, which being accepted and the two boards be-
Ing IN joint convention assembled the following
were duly elected School Trustees TO ill said VA
csncies, to wit For the I'd ward, Thomas Lead.
heater; 3D. ward, Chas. Z. Stuart, and In ward
r. L. Smith, and after sundry ballots between
Robert Aitcheson and N. L. j. Burke. nomincc:
for Trustee OF tho 1st ward, without an cca.ou
the joint convention dissolved.
The Board then adjourned.
Teste: JAMES L. C,rny. Clerk.