Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-04-11
OFFICIAL.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN

BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
AT q regular meeting Of the Board of Aldermen
held April 10, 1888, there were present: Messrs
Acrow Burke, ,Lsmbdin, Marbury, Bryant
Leadbeater and Mckenzie.
Tn the absence of the President, MIR. Msrbury
was called to the chair ,.:,.o g
The resignation of MI Strauss as fresloenI Vi
tbe hoard and as q member of the same was called
from the table and the resignation wss accepted:
An ordinance to permit the Baltimore United
Oil Company to erect within certain limits OF the
city warehouse for the storage OF OILS, o =, was
renorted back by the Committee on streets ana
read second time, amended anu Iea .a d slas
time and passed by the following vote; ayes
Messrs Agnew, Burke, Lambdin, Bryant, Lead
heater, Mckenzie and Marbury-I. Noes. none.
The Committee on Streets reported an ordinance
for putting down curb stones and paving guIlei7
from the intersection of Columbus ana queen
streets on Oueen street, to the east side of Alfred
street. and for the assessment of the cost Thereon
and the collection of the same under the $50 Sec
ton of the city charter, which was read three
times and passed by the following vote: ayes
dessrs. Agnew, Burke, Lambdln' Bryant Lead
! heater Mckenzie and MarbuTy-7. Noes none.
A communication from the Mayor in reference
to the election Of Board of Health and City
Surveyor was read and received.
An ordinance to amend and reordaln section
under the chapter for prevention of fires was re-,
ported by the Committee on General Laws anu
laid over until next meeting
A petition of George Campbell & Co. for permis'
sion to lay q switch from Wilkes street down
Royal street towards Gibbon street. in front OF The
foundry property, was referred to the Committee
on Streets with power to act.
The report of the Finance Committee ON the
report of the Committee on Light in regard to re-
newing the gas house; also report OF the same
on the petition of Mrs. beavers for reduction OF
assessment also report Of the same in regard to
additional counsel in the suit against the Alexan-
dria Canal Company; also petition OF 5unofy
alol1 rtoir CIV oil
| A. W. Armstrong for compromise of taxes on Ger
taia property in the suit Of Alexander vs.. Alexan.
der: also report of the Committee on Public
| Property on a message from the late Mayor In re.
| gard to improvements in the Market space and
Penny Hill also q bill of J. Entwsle, Jr, SII 81;
| also petition of james B. Wright and others for
reduction of assessments; also petition of J. Da
Silva and others fer repairs at the corner OF Wash
| ineton and Pendleton streets, were received from
| the Common Council and their action concurred In.
| The Common Council returned the petition OF
| George Campbell & Co., non-concurring in the &C.
| ton of this board, with resolution granting the
privilege under certain conditions, which action
was cOncurred in.
A resolution in regard to committee to wait
| upon General Lee in regard to a channel from
| Alexandria to the Maryland shore; also resou-
tion in regard to nuisance existing in the
SQUARES bounded by Queen, Princess, Fairfax and
Pitt streets also a resolution instructing tho FL
nance Committee to bring suit against the Yir-
| ginia Iron Shpbuildng Company also commu-
ncation from the Auditor in regard to appropria-
tions also recommendation Of the Finance Com
mitteo appropriating money for courts, Jail, poor
and work house, chain gang and coroner's in
quests also resolution instructing the Finance
| Committee to ask the United States Government
for the transfer of Alexandria Canal stock also
resolution in regard to Council meeting on the
18th Tuesday of April, were received from the
Common Council and their action concurred in.
Messrs. Agnew and Leadbeater' we're appointed
committee on the part of this board to wait
upon General Lee in regard to the channel be-
tween this city and Maryland.
The board proceeded to the chamber of the
Common Council for the purpose of electng a
Board of Health and City Surveyor and on their
return adjourned
Teste: JNo. j. JAMESON, Clerk.