Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-03-14
OFFICIAL.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

At the regular meeting of the Board of
Aldermen held March 13th 1894. there were
present:
VIM. H. Marbury. esq. President, and
Messrs. Lindsey, Burke, Hinken, Goodrich,
Leadbeater, Carlin and Sweeney.
The minutes Of the last meeting were cor
rected and the resolution increasing the salary
OF the Overseer of the Outdoor Poor to $75
was made to read $25.
Mr.. N. p. Nincent's resignation as clerk of
this Board was received and accepted. and on
motion Mr. ". H. Marbury WAS authorized TO
cast the ballot Of the Board for Mr.. Luther h.
Thompson as clerk for the term ending July
LIST. 1895.
Mr.. Carlin offered the following which was
adopted unanimously:
Resolved, That the thanks of the Board Of
Aldermen are deserved and are hereby ten
dered Mr.. Willard p Vincent for the eff
cient and courteous manner IN which he has
discharged his duty as clerk OF this Board
a resolution received from TIE Common
Council February 9th 1894, requesting the
Senator from this district and the Delegate
from this city in the Legislature to have read
in their respective bodies resolution OF the
City Council requesting them to have action
on amendments 10 the charter of the city Of
Alexandria deferred until the City Council
thereof be consulted, was laid on the table
Mr. Leadbester, from the Committee on
Public Property, presented a communication
stating that the committee had, as usual
rented the fish wharf for the ensuing year
and asking Council TO appropriate the sum of
one hundred dollars for the purpose of plac-
ing the same in order. The recommendation
of the committee Was adopted by the follow
ing vote:
Ayes Messrs, Lindsey. Burke. Hinken,
Goodrich. Carlin. Leadbeater, Sweeney and
Mr.. Presidents. Noes, none.
Az ordinance appropriating four thousand
seven hundred and fifty dollars additional for
current expenses for the year ending May
81, 1894, WAS received from the Common
Council and adopted by the following vote:
Ayes, Messrs. Lindsey, Burke, Hinken
Carlin, Leadbeater, Sweeney and Mr.. Presi-
dent. No, Mr. Goodrich.
A resolution that Mr. Henry Strauss.
Mayor be appointed agent for the city to
compel Moses Heller to give up bench in
the Royal street wing Of the Market Building
now occupied by him, was received from the
Common Council and their action concur
red in.
A resolution was received from the Com
mon Council directing the City Treasurer to
refund to certain plumbers and citizens
moneys deposited by them where streets had
been opened less the necessary cost of rcplac-
ing the streets in their previous condition,
also providing that in future permits be issued
only to householders, which was laid over.
An adverse report of the Committee on
Streets on q resolution directing the Suporin-
tendent of Police to repair Fayette street from
Cameron to PRINCE street, at cost not ex-
ceeding five hundred dollars, was received
from the Common Council. This Board re,
fused to concur III the action OF the latter, aud
Messrs Hinken and Carlin were appointed a
committee Of conference on the part Of this
Board. The committee reported recon-
mendation that the resolution be recommitted
to the Committee on Streets with instructions