Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-07-24
OFFICIAL.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.


AT regular meeting Of the Board of Alder
men of Alexandria, Va, held July %
1895, there were present:
VIM. 81. Marbury, esq, President, and
Messrs. Hayener, Burke, Hinken, Ballenger
Davis, and Sweeney.
Mr.. Hinken submitted petition of undry
| residents of CameIon street west of Fayette
| and of Payne street north Of King and south
of Queen, complaining Of the sewer pipes in
| that locality and praying for the removal Of
| the same, which was referred to the Commit.
tee on Streets
An ordinance to rcordain Section 1 of an
ordinance passed April %, 1871, entitled an
act in reference to tho Alexandris and Fred
ericksburg Railway, WAS received from tho
Common Council ard laid over.
An ordinance to amend and re-enact chap
ter 8 of the laws OF the city Of Alexandria of
1874 was received from the Common Council,
read the second and third times and passed by
the following vote:
Ayes, Me,srs. Havener, Burke, Hinken,
BalleDger, Davis. Sweeney and Mr.. Presi-
dent Noes none
An act to increase the salary of the Clerk
of the Gas was received from the Common
Council, read the second and third times and
passed by the following vote:
Ayes, Messrs. Havener, Burke, Hinkep,
Ballenger, Davis Sweeney and Mr.. President.
Z. Noes, none.
A report of the Finance Committee on a
communication OF Henry Strauss, ex-Msyor,
recommending that the salary of the Health
Officer be fixed at one hundred dollars per
annum was received from the Common Coun-
eli and their action concurred in by thu fol-
lowing vote:
Ayes, Messrs. Havener, Burke, Hinken,
Baienger, Davis, Sweeney and Mr.. Presi-
dent. Noes, none.
A petition of Norman B. Pinn, asking an
appropriation of fifty dollars to meet the ex-
penses of the colored normal institute in ses-
sion in this city was received from the Com
mon Council and their action concurred in by
the following vote:
Ayes, Messrs. Havener, Burke, Hinken,
Ballenger. Davis. Sweeney and Mr. Presi-
emit. Noes, none.
4 resolution that when Council adjourns it
be to meet again on the second Tuesday IN
October was received from the Common Coun-
Gil, their action non-concurred IN ana the re-
solution laid over.
A communication from Wood, Harmon &
Co. in regard to tho deposits of city garbage
ON the aims house property was received from
the Common Council and referred to the Com
uittee on Poor. This board non-concurred In
their action aud referred the communities ion
TO the Committees on Poor and Finance with
mower to abate the nuisance complained of.
The Common Council adhered TO its action
and the board asked fer committee of con-
ference and Messrs. Burke and Sweeney we're
appointed on said committee The committee
reported that it had been agreed to refer the
communication TO the Committees on Poor
aud Finance without the power to act and
the report was adopted.
A communication from the citizens of Del
R.y on the same subject, referred to the Com
mitIee on Streets at the last meeting, was re
ceived from the Common Council, who mad
referred it to the Committee on Poor at the
request of the Committee on Streets, the lat
Ter alleging they had no Jurisdiction. This
also was referred according to the conference
committees recommendation.
The following were received from the Com
mon Common Council and their action con-
Cured in: A petition of Mr.. G. &. Burson
complaining of erroneous taxation; an ordi-
nance increasing the salary of the captain,
lieutenant and priyates Of the police force;
resolution providing for the selling On Tues
day, November ID, 1895. of AL property
in the city upon which taxes are OWING on
June [, 1895; the bond of the &C ing Mayor;