Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-01-23
OFFICIAL.
BOARD OLE ALDERMEN

At a regular meeting of the Board of Alder
men of Alexandria, Va, held January Uni
1895. there were present:
VIM. II. Marbury, esq, President, aid
Messrs. Burke, Hinken, Goodrich, Davis,
Leadbeatfr and Sweeney.
An ordinance to prohibit prize fights with
in the cooperate limits of the city of Elexan-
dra, Virginia, and to impose fines and penal
Ties for the violation of the same, was received
from the Common Council and their action in
passing the same non-concurred in and the
ordinance referred to the Committee on Gen,
eral Laws by the following vote:
Ayes, Messrs. Burke. Hinken Lcadbeater
and Mr.. Prcsident-4. Noes, Messrs. Good
rich, Davis and Swceney-3.
An ordinance to regulate the use OF public
sewers by private citizens was received from
the Common Council, read the third time and
passed by the following vote:
Ayes, Messrs. Burke, Hinken, Goodrich,
Davis Leadbeater, Sweeney and Mr.. Presi'
dent Noes, none.
Mr. Davis presented a petition from the
Robert Portner Brewing Company praying
for crossing at the intersection of Washing
ton and Wythe streets, and the petition was
referred to the Committee on Streets.
a resolution which had been referred to
the Committee on Streets by the Common
Council providing for the placing of oyster
shells OH Henry street, from Duke to Gibbon
street, on Gibbon, from Henry to Alfred. on
Wolfe, from Pitt to st. Asaph, and on Wolfe
from Fairfax to Union, was amended, on
motion Of Mr. Hinken, so as to include Queen
streer. from Alfred to Henry, in the proposed
imp. oyemeut and the reference concurred in.
Mr.. Leadbeater, from the Committee on
Public Property, to whom had been referred
the report Of the Jail inspectors recommends
ing certain repairs to that building and the
pavement, submitted report recommending
all the repairs asked for except the removal
of the coping and recommending an appropria.
ton therefor The report was recommtted
to the committee in order that some definite
amount could be fixed upon for the prosecu-
ton of the work.
The report of the same committee on reso-
luton introduced by Mr. Davis at previous
meeting for information regarding certain
lots belonging to the city near the jail, recon-
mending that the resolution be referred to
the Corporation Attorney, was adopted.
The report of the same committee recon-
mcnding the adoption Of a resolution appro.
priating two hundred dollars, or as much
thereof as may be necessary, for the repair OF
the roof of the Mayors, etc., in the City Hall
building, was adopted by the following vote
Ayes, Messrs. Burke, Hinken Goodrich
Davis, Leadbeater, Sweeney and Mr.. Presi
dent. Noes, none.
The same committee, to whom petition
for repairs to the Columbia engine house had
been referred, reported in favor of making
the repairs at cost of not over one hundred
and twenty-five dollars and the report was
adopted by the following vote:
Ayes, N1essrs. Burke, Hinken, Goodrich
Davis, Leadbeater, Sweeney and Mr. Presi
dent. Noes, none.
Mr. Leadbea.cr called up the resolution
providing for the payment Of the OveIseer Of
the Chain Gang by the week, and fixing nj:
compensation at one dollar and fifty cents PEI
day, and on his motion the resolution was re
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr.. Leadbeater called up the ordinance fol
the repaving of Cameron street from Fairfax
to Lee, but subsequently withdrew his mo
ton.
Mr.. Dl7is called up the same ordinance
but he, to, su sequcntly withdrew his mo
ton.
The following were received from the Com
mon Council and their action concurred in
Report of the special committee Of investiga
ton of certain charges concerning illegal prize
fighting and gambling in the city ofAlexandri;
contained in preamble and resolution passed
passed by the Ci-y Council at former meet
ing; petition of Samuel Mills and others TO
stone crossings at the intersection OF Patric5
and Oronoco streets; petition of Joseph Whit
ing and others for the repair of Columbu!
street, between Wolfe and Wilkes; resignation
of 81. G. Graves as City Surveyor; communi
cation from Henry Strauss Mayor, notifying
Council of the appointment by him of Z.
Dunn as City Surveyor pending the election
of a successor to II. G. Graves b. council
communication from J. Z. N. Norta ;, Jrd.,.
of the Corporation Court, regarding the re
iudexing now going on in the Clerks 0Eic,
of sha Corporation Court
The board then adjourned.
Teste: L. h. THOMPSON. Clerk
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