Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-11-28
OFFICIAL.
RoARD OF ALDERMEN.

At a regular meeting of the Board OF Alder
men of Alexandria, Va, held November ZI'
1894. there were present:
VIM. b. Marbury. esq, President, ana
Messrs Lindsey, Burke, Hinken, Davis, Lead
beaten and Sweeney.
An ordinance to provide for the creation OF
the office of and the election Of City Engl'
neer to define bis duties and power and to
abolish the office Of City Surveyor, laid over
and passed by the following vote:
Ayes, Messrs. Lindsey, Burke, Hinken
Davis, Leadbeater, Sweeney and Mr.. Presi-
dent. Noes, none.
| Mr.. Sweeney presented q petition from rev.
eral persons praying Council to have the pump
| in the square bounded by Prince, Duke, Al
fred and Patrick streets repaired, and it was
referred to the Committee on Streets with
power to act.
Mr. Leadbester presented petition from
VIM. II. Trayers, Overseer of the Chain Gang,
praying Council to make his salary payable
| weekly instead of daily, as at present. and
offered the following, which was laid on the
table:
Resolved, That the GALAXY of the Overseer
OF the Chain Gang be plid after the first OF
December next by the week instead OF by the
day. as at present, and that his compensation
be fixed at one dollar and fifty cents per day.
Mr.. Leadbeater also presented bill OF j.
A. &W. w. Cogan, $1,000. for work done at
the Hydraulion engine house, and 1T was re-
ferred to the Committee on Public Property.
A preamble and resolution providing for the
appointment of q committee OF three from the
Common Council and two from the Board OF
| Aldermen to examine into certain reports
concerning the conduct of members OF the
police in being present at prize fights and
| gambling in this city, was received from the
Common Council, their action concurred IN
aud Messrs. Lindsey and Hinken appointed
on the part of this board.
The following were received from the Com.
mon Council and their action concurred IN :
Communication from Henry Strauss, Mayor.
regarding employment for vagrants; bills OF
J. M. White, S27, Thos Leadbeater, $25. and
C. s. Marshall S25, for services as members
of the Electoral Board; a resolution directing
the Auditor to issue his warrant in favor Ut
DR.. W. R. Puryis for $50 for extra services as
Physician to the Poor; resolution directing
the Superintendent of Police TO lay a crossing
Mt the northeast intersection of Wolfe and
| Washington streets; resolution referring g
resolution of inquiry into the re.indexing
now in progress in the Clerks office of the
| 60 poration Court. together with report OF
the Finance Committee to Judge j. K. III.
Norton; a resolution appropriating $3.50 for
extra compensation to George Dutey, Com
missioner of the Revenue for the year 1898;
also the report of the Committee on Finance
on petition of the same asking that he be
| paid percentage Oh his assessments an esti-
mate of the Committee on Streets in regard to
the paving of Cameron street from Fairfax to
Lee; an estimate regarding the curbing, gut
tering and matchmaking of Patrick street
from Wilkes to the corporation line, also Al
fred from Wilkes to Franklin; al ordinance
for the paving of Fayette street from King to
Cameron resolution providing for the en-
pigment of the chsin gang in grading Fay
cite street from Cameron to Oronoco.
The board then proceeded to the chamber
of the Common Council for the purpose Of lis
tcning to tatement from Mr.. S. s. Yodcr
in regard to the disposition Of the garbage Of
the city, and upon their return adjourned.
Teste: L. Fl. THOMPSON. Clerk.