Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1886-06-09
COMMON COUNCIL.

AL al FCPulhT luccLlnS Ol IuC SOumou SouiCli
of the city of Alexandra held on the 9Th day Of
June, 1856, there were present Isaac Eichberg
esq.,. President, and Messrs Aitcheson, Snowden,
Brent, Goodrich, Whiting, French, Harrison, Stri-
der, Uher, Fisher and Sweeney.
Upon the application of Mary E. Keith for an
abatement of taxes on real property tho COM
mittee on Finance reported III favor of settle
ment upon tho payment of $4S.2S, which report
was adopted
The favorable report of the Committee on Gen.
eral Lsws upon the following resolution was
adopted, viz:
they arc hereby directed to proceed and sell at
public auction all real estate in the city of Alex
andria on which taxes are due and unpaid to May
31st 1885, i'll conformity to the city charter
said sale to commence on Wednesday, the LIST day
of September, 1856.
The adverse reports of tho Committee oil Streets
upon the bills of B. II. Lambert for $1620 and
AS for curb furnished, wcre adopted.
IAN ordinance to reduce tho price of gas" WAS
introduced and referred to the Committee on FL
nance.
The petiton of VIM 2. Graves and others for
the City Council to define limits within which
hogs may be kept, was referred to the Committee
on General Laws.
The petition of Mrs Martha Chatham for gas
lamp to be placed on Pitt street, between King
and Cameron streets, was referred to the Conn
mittcc OIL Light.
A bill of Edgar Warficld for election services,
amounting to St, was referred to the Committee
on Claims.
Tho report of the Fire Wardcns for the year
ending June l. 1886, was read and referred to
the Committee on Finance.
Tho following were received from tho Board Of
Aldermen and their action thereon concurred in,
viz: Bills for registration and election services OF
A. T. Cox So; Henry Miillcton, Sc; George F.
Steiner, Sc A. l.. Hitc, 81 Richard Pratt, 81 so;
J. Frank Cook, So /; Hugh Mcdonald, 50; George
IsO ALI ID
$11.5O; A. J. Dixon, 5000; James L. Dyson,
Sc ]. b. Atwell, 81; Mrs. Mills So; A. Ii. Brown,
St 60, Orlando Wood, 1920, and J. r.. Cook, So;
reports of the Committee on Streets upon the
petition of g. B. Stoutenburg for building per-
nit upon the bill of James F. IIamersley, $50;
upon the petition Of John B. Smoot and others
for paving Prince street, botwoen Washington and
Pcyton streets and upon the petitions of VIM.
II. Smith and others for an abatement of nui-
sance in the square bounded by Queen, Princess,
Alfred and Patrick streets the petition of Julian
r. Bull e to have the curb sot aud gutter paved in
front of his property at tho northeast corner of
Prince and Columbus streets: tho report of tho
Committee on Streets upon the communications of
the Board of Health as to the paving of cutters
the cast and west sides of Alfred street at tho
north corners of Cameron street, and the alleys
on the east and west side of Alfred street. be-
tween Cameron and Queen streets, and across
Cameron street; the report Of the Finance Conn.,
mittcc upon tho petition of d. W. Whiting in ro-
lation to the public printing, and upon an ordi-
nance to provide for tho grading and repavng of
that portion OF Prince street lying between the
west line of Washington street and the east line
of Pcyton street, and for tho assessment Of the
cost thereof and the collection of the same under
the thirty. third section of the city charter.
IAN ordinance to provide for the grading and
paving of Columbus street from King street to
Queen street, and Cameron street, from Washing.
ton street to Alfred street, and for the sessmcnt
6 tInp thar aud onbin Of has
under the Bird section of the City Charter was
received from tho Board of Aldermen, read the
first and second times and amended by inserting
"and Queen street from the west line of Royal
street to the east line of then read tho
third timo and passed by the following vote, viz:
Ayes, Messrs Aitcheson, Snowden, Brent, Good
rich, Whiting Fisher, Harrison, Strider, Sweeney,
French, Uhlcr, and Mr.. Presidential. Noes,
none.
An ordinance to provide for the curbing, gut
tering and paving on tho north side of Queen
street, between Alfred and Patrick streets, and
for the paving of tho alley commencing on the
north side of Queen street, between Alfred and
Patrick streets and running through to Princess
street, and for the filling of the court on the said
alley to its proper level and for the curbing
and guttering and paving the south side of
Princess street, between Columbus and Henry
streets; and for the curbing aud guttering and
paving on the west side of Alfred street, between
Queen and Princess streets and for the assessment
OF the cost thereof and the collection of tho same
under the 33rd section of the City Charter" was
received from the Board of Aldermen, read three
times and passed by the following, vote, viz:
Ayes, Messrs. Aitcheson, Snowden, Brent, Good
rich Whiting, Fisher, Harrison, Strider, Sweeney,
French, Uhler, and Mr.. President-12. Noes,
nonc
resolution to appropriate $3.50 to tho Alex
andria Ferry Company, was read and laid over
The Board then adjourned.