Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-07-16
COMMON COUNCIL.

At special meeting Of tho Common Conncil
of the city of Alexandria, Va, held on the 9Th
day of July 1890, there were present John T
Sweeney, esq President, and Mossrs. Aitchesou.
Snowden, Jones. Fisher, falenger, Davis stijicr
French SmoOt. II. Smoot and Uhler
The Clerk being absent Mr.. {. c. Carn w,
elected Clerk pro TEN.
A communication from Mayor DOwnham 10.
turning the reference of Council to the Mayor
Auditor and Treasurer of the electric light settle.
ment WAS received and considered and the follow
ing resolution adopted.
Resolved, That The Mayor, Auditor and Treas
urcr execute tho requisite notes, as per rcpo I 81
the Finance Committee, in settlement with the
Schuyler Electric Company for tho SD, 900 due
or the contract made with it by tho CITY Council
and deliver the same to said company or its nj b..
tornoy, when the said company shall give securi-
ty for the furnishing within thirty Gays of tho
arc lights now due the city under the contract
and the Auditor IS ordered to issue his warrant in
favor Of said company its attorney for $500
Provided, however, Thore shall be retained b.
tho Auditor sufficient number of ssid notes to
protect the city against the suits and attachments
now pending in Il Q Corporation AMI Great
Courts against said c,mpany.
The Mayor also called attention to the resigna-
ton If DR.. o Brien n Health Officer and OF two
Physicians to the Poor Doctors O'Bricn and Ash
by and requested the filling of the vacancies. He
also announced the suspension OF Policeman
HoLry allied attention 10 the needed repairs To
the MA, ket House stecpe, and sugg Cd that the
laws relating to public bahirg be SO changed rs
to prevent snch bathing in the river between
Wolfe snd Princess streets
The resignation Of Dr. Thomas Gibson M Ply
sicisn 10 tho Poor W, received and accepted.
Tho petition Of J. d. II. Lunt To hayo the grade
Of the squslo on Fayotte street between Cameron
and King. asccrt, ined and the curb s5t, wa It
ferred to the Committee on Streets.
The petition of properly owners to have the
pumps repaired at the corner OF Lee and Wilkes
streets and ut the corner Of Madison and Wash
ington streets, was granted, with al amendment
from tho Beard of Aldermen providing that tho
cost shall not exceed $50 each.
A resolution introduced by Mr.. III her, to have
the nuisance abated on the lot bounded OH the
east by Royal street and on the north by Princess
street, wss adopted with tho provision that the
cost should not exceed $50
resolution WAS received from tho Board o.
Aldermen and concurred in providing that the
Committee on Police be requested to inquire into
the ACCESSIBILITY OF having tho police force Of tho
city collected by Board OF Commissioners in
stead OF by the City Council, ~ at present aso 8
resolution in reference to the crossing at the III
tersection of Wolfe and st. Assph streets so
resolution that the City Surveyor be authorized
to give the Washing ton Southern Railway Conn
pany legaliz,d grade on Feycttc street.
petition of residents Of Alfred rect, between
Cameron and King, to have the tquarc paved was
referred to the Committee on streets.
Tho board then nd iourncd.
Testo {. c. CARLIN, Clerk pro tim