Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-11
COMMON COUNCIL.

At regular meeting of the Common Council
of the city of Alexandria held on the 10th day
of January, 1888, there were present: John L.
Sweeney, esq, President, and Mcssrs. Aitcheson,
Snowden, Clarence Moore, Fisher, Gronau, Whit
Tag, Corbett Hinken, Waddey, Strider, Bayne,
Germond and Kelley.
The following reports of the Finance Committee
were read and adopted, to wit Report of the
fines aud licenses collected by Henry Strauss,
esq President of the Board of Aldermen and ex
oficio Mayor; report upon tho petition OF James
Windsor for an abatement of taxes on house and
lot on Duke street. recommending settlement
upon the payment of $178.14; report upon the
petition Of Edgar Boyce for a reduction of taxes
on the Virginia House property, recommending
settlement upon the payment Of 1886 80 and re-
port upon the petition for reduction OF assess
ment upon the Piper property at the southeast
corner of Oronoco and Pitt streets. recommending
settlement upon the payment of $216 OF.
The following bills were ordered to be paid viz:
OF Allen T. Ramsay, $40; Thomas Leadbeater,
$40, and John A. Marshall, $40, as members Of
the Electoral Board, and Of James Entwisle jr.,
$59.73, for medicines furnished the poor.
The petition of F. L. Van Auken for permission
to erect sign and pile boxes in front of his store
On King street, was referred to the Committee on
Streets.
The petition of James C. Roche and others for a
crossing across Pitt street, on the north side Of
Queen street, was read, and the work ordered to
be done under the supervision of the Committee
On Streets.
The following were received from the Board of
Aldermen and their action thereon concurred in,
to wit: proposition from L. N. Cox, agent, to
establish for the city an electric light plant re-
port of the Committee on Streets upon the petit
ton of C. c. Smoot & Sons for permission to ex-
tend side track across Washington street petit
ton of E. W. Avery for permission to erect a
frame dwelling on Duke street; report Of the Su-
perintendent of Gas as to the coalition of the
Gas Works, and resolution authorizing the
Committee on Light to engage gas engineer to
ascertain the necessary repairs to the Gas Works
and the cost thereof.
resolution to request Hon. 3. Walton Moore,
State Senator, to forward the City Council copies
of the Mount Vernon Avenue Association charter
and to have further action postponed thereon,
was received from the Board of Aldermen and
their action thereon non. concurred in.
Mr.. Bayne moved to reconsider the vote Of De-
cease the salary of the Treasurer from 5000 to
$500, which motion the President ruled out of
order, to which III ing Mr.. Bayne appealed, and
the chair was sustained by the following vote :
Ayes, Messrs. Aitcheson, Snowden, C. N. Moore,
Fisher, Gronau, Whiting, Corbett, Hinkin and
Strider-9. Noes, Messrs Wsddey, Bayne, Ger
mond and Kelley.
The petition of Mr.. c. J. W. Summers and the
notice of contest of the seat of Mr.. u. +. Waddey
as member Of this board as also the plea and
answer of Mr.. Waddey thereto, were read and re-
ferred TO special committee Of five, composed OF
Me:srs Snowden, Fisher, Aitcheson, Biyne and
Kelley, with power to take testimony aud report
the same TO this board.
The Bosrd then adjourned.
Teste: JAMES 2. CATION. Clsrk.