Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-27
OFFICIAL.
BOARD OF ALDERMr,

At an adjourned meeting of the Board Of Ai3..
men held June 26, 1888, there were nra.s,',
VIM. b. Marbury. esq., President, and Me-.
Agnew, Burke, Lambdin, Bryant, Lesdbester .1,,
Mckenzie. AM
The joint Committees on Light AMI p;,.o,
recommended that the gashoders at the City a.
WORKS be renewed, and that such comniltees S'
directed to contract for the construction of ~,
gasholders of such size as may be deemed sd;
able, and that the Committee on Finance h. -.
rected to make the necessary negotiation far ~.
curing the requisite amount of money to psy ~,
tho same, which report was adopted
Tho Committee on Light reported in favo, ~
accepting the proposition of w. Channine Nj,
to place in the City Gas Works the process.f ,L
American Gaslight and Heat Company. which -.
port WAS laid over.
The Committee on Light reported tina, the.
deemed iC inoxpedient to erect the gas lamns !
the corners of Alfred and Franklin, pattict sa a.
Oronoco, and Alfred AID Gibbon streets, on So.
count Of the scarcity Of gas and lack of funf. ,.
do the work, which report was adopted
An ordinance to amend an ordinance far -,
posing and collecting taxes on persons, propsr,s
income, &c, within the city Of Alexandra Y.
for the year commencing on the 1st OF Jnn.
1888, and ending on the 3 LIST day Of NAV 1SSq
waA read three times and passed by the folIou,n1,
vote: Ayes, Messrs. Agnew, Burke, L.ub1i
Bryant, Leadbeatcr, Mckenzie aud Mr. Pre'i+n-,,
II. No, none.
The Committee on Light presented their srrr
al report, which was read and adopted
communication from John T Hill. CoIero-
of Taxes OF the Northern District asking conf,
alton Of the appointment of his son Zjro as dars
ty, was received from the Common Council AND
their action conf ming the same was non.concnr
red in.
The annual statement of the public debt s),o
the annual report of the Treasurer also the An.
ditor's annual statement We're received from "a
Common Council aud their action concurred in
The Common Council returned the communi,s.
ton of John I. Hill, adhering to their action and
asking for committee of conference, which VISA
granted. and DE. BIS. Lesdbea d Aguew were
appointed on the same, and upon the report of the
committee this board concurred in the action Of
tho Common Council in confirming the appoint.
ment of Zorro Hill as deputy collector.
A petition Of Peter Wise and other, for the p.y
ing Of an alley from Patrick to Henry street;
also petition of the Mount Vernon Railroad
street; also petition of Fields Cook to cree,
frame kitchen; also petition OF G. NJ Grihin
also petition of c. o. Pullman for rebate of taxes
also petition of sundry citizens for gas lamp al
the corner of Alfred and Gibbon streets also
petition of c. L. Arnell for compensation for
dumping dirt on Wilkes street, were received
from the Common Council and their action con-
Cured in.
The report of the Committee on Streets on the
Henry street sewer was called from the table and
the report OF the committee lost by the following
vote: Ayes. Messrs. Agnew, Bryant ana Mr Pres
ident-3. Noes, Ne srs. Burke. Lambdin, Lead
bester and McKenze-4 The action was recon-
sidered and the report laid over until next meet.
ing.
The Board then adjourned.
Tests: JSo. J. JAMESON. Clerk.