Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-05-14
COMMON COUNCIL.

At regular meeting of the Common Council
OF the city of Alexandria, Va, held on the 13tl
day Of May, 1890 there were present John T
Sweeney, esq, President, and Mossrs. Aitcheson
snowden, C. N. Moore, Fisher, Jones, Harrison
French Smoot Strider and Uhler.
communication from the Clerk of tho Schoo
Board transmitting estima cs for tho ensuing ycsl
was referred to the Finance Committee.
communication from Riggs & Co., with the
City Auditors statement attached, and enclosing
certificates Nos. 352 and la of act of April %
1850, and March 25, 1858, in the name of Sophia
Lamb, for which duplicates have been issued, was
received, and it WAS ordered that tho Auditor be
authorized to sign the receipt and return it to
Riggs Il Co., and the Finance Committee DO in
structod to destroy the original certificates
Tho following were referred TO tho Committee
on Streets viz: The petition of John s. Beach
and others to have the curbing reset and gutter
relaid on Cameron street between Washington
and st. Asaph streets; also the petition of Mary
c. Smith and others to have Queen street between
Horny and Patrick streets paved; also tho poti-
tion of jeremiah Foley and others to have Queen
street between Fayette and Horny streets paved
also the petition Of Willard F. Ticer and others to
have Patrick street. between Prime ass and Orono-
co streets paved and entered under the 33d Soc
ton of the ty charter also the petition of Hen
ry Smith and others to have well dug at the
corner of King and Peyton streets.
The following was referred to the Commit zee on
General Laws; viz,
Whereas the Corporation Court OF tho city OF
Alexandria has appointed VIM. G.. Shock Sealer
OF Weights and Meatures for tho city of Alexan-
dria and has ordered that the Soaler of Wei ghts
aud Measures appointed shall obtain from tho
superintendent If Weights and Measures of the
State of Vi,g;nia, . st o. Weights and Mess-
ures and Balances c,afo. mable to tho standard
and Sealed by the Superintendent, Therefore,
Resolved, That William &. Shock be appointed
.
ceive from said Snperintondeut the Weights,
Measures and Balances, aforesaid, and that the
Auditor of the city issue his warrant for cost OF
the ssme"
IAN ordinance for imposing and collecting taxes
on persons property, income otc.. within tho city
of Alexandria, Va. for the year commencing LIST
June 1880, and ending on the 3 LIST May, 1891
was read tWice, aud IN amendment to section I'd
to change the tax of 2C0 cents to q tax of $50
cents having been declared lost by the following
vote viz, Ayes-Messrs. Aitcheson, &. N. Moore,
Fisher, Jones and Strder--5; noes-Messrs.
Snowden, Harrison, French Smoot, Uhlor and Mr..
Prcsident-5 the bill wa, laid over until the
next meeting.
"An ordinance for imposing and collecting IL
censes within the city of AleSaGdria, Va, for tho
year commencing on the 1st day of June, 1890,
and ending on the 31st day of May, 1891 )" was
read and laid over.
"An act to appropriate part OF the city row.
onue for the fiscal year ending May 81, 1891,
was read and laid over.
1t was res ,ved that when Council ai1urns to.
night it be to meet on The night of Monday next.
The following were received from the Board of
Aldermen and their sction thereon cOncurred in
viz, The reio OF the Committee Claims on
the bill Of Harlow & Agnew; also 4 resolution di-
recting the Committee ON General Laws TO rGpoi
an act to provide for tho disposal of unclaimed
property also the petition of j. & II. Ait ;hcson
and others for an electric light.
A PETITION from Jno. r. Zimmerman for per-
mission to erect frame Wa ehouso, was laid
over.
The board then adjourned.
Teste: JEo. L. JOHNSON. Clerk.