Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-10-13
OFFICIAL.
COMMON COUNCIL.


Al regular meeting Of tho Common Council
| held tuesday, October IL, 1856, there wero pre
| sent hilbert Snowdcn, esq, President pro tenn
| pore, and Messrs. Moore, Aitchesan, Brent Fish
| or, Goodrich, Whiting, Curbett French Harrison
Strllcr. Uhlcr and Sweeney.
me Committee OH Finance reported in favor O
referring to the Committee on Light resolution
reducing The price OF gas which was adoptcd.
Inc same committee reported in favor of com
promising the taxes due by Mrs Eliza Latham
amounting to 81 .S.16, upon the payment within
thirty ,isys Of Sl21 IS also in favor of comnro
missing the taxes due by Charles Whittlescy's es
tate, amounting to Si421O upon the paymcn,
"ltn'h siN!y days OF S3G9.2o; also in favor OF
compromising tho amount due by j. W. Phclps OF
Hioi "a upon the payment within thirty dsys OF
@''o'.i@, all OF which reports were adonte1
rctltlon OF John Is. smO0t to have the gutter
paved and cub reset in front of his property ON
the corner OF Prince and Columbus streets was
GRANTED, ana tho work ordered to he done by the
superintendent CT Police.
An ordinance prohibiting the buvinp Saline r.
transferring OF lottery policy tickets was road
ana laid on the table by Il vote of ayes q n nc 4
An ordinance authorizing the Mayor to direct
the Captain of Police to enter gaming bouscs
gaming rooms and gaming premises was read and
laid on the table ~
petition of James Windsor to bavc tho cu,,
reset IN front of his property on Duke street. WAS
referred to the Committee on Streets
a communication from the Auditor reouestiru
M appropriation of 500 to pay the Judgment If
james w. Hammcrsley against the CITY Council
VIZ received ana the appropriation accordingly
made. @o'uos'J
communication from c. w. Wattles surv;v.
l'g commissioner OF the Mechanical Building 49,
sociatiou. asking for an abatement of taxes On tha
f"ierty on otonoco street. near Patrick assesse I'd
10 - Hardy, was referred to tho COMMITTEES nm
Finance A' ''oc VII
\ communication from Mrs. H. C. Dorso, och
ing to be relieved from taxes for the vears 500
" OIL her property, was referred to the COMMITTEES
on Finance 0'AD - ''eo
, communication from Geo. f. Price asking for
the rounding of 70 paid on q capital of $3.50 in
consequence OF his disseminating business few
uays alter Its payment, was referred to the Com
mlttee on Finance.
Communication from the Board of Health 70.
4uGsllhS the paving of the alley on the west side
VI flto street, between King and Cameron streets
was referred TO the Committee on Streets
resolution instructng the Auditor to issue q
"a. ram III favor OF Jos. a. Young, engineer of
the Hydraulion Steam Fire Engine for SEQ (onn
months salary, covering part of the time in
winch ne was incapacitated by reason of sickness
was adopted.
bill of DR.. James Entwisle for medicines fur.
n!shed Poor and Aims House, amounting 70
Tloo 50. was ordered to be paid.
Bilis OF Desmond & Arlington for nayino tba
alley bounded by Cameron, Queen and Pitt st1eets
on hrs. II. {. DoIseys property, amounting to
-, was ordered to be paid; also bill for having
On MI Leopold Gentzberger's property. amount
ing 10 s4oo was ordered to be paid, and the bills
to be placed in tho hands of the collectors
Ihe Board then adjourned.
1este: M. Is. HARLOW, Clerk pro TEN.