Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-02-16
COMMON COUNCIL.

At an adjourned meeting of the Common
Council of Alexardil4, Va. held Tuesday
February 10Th, 1898, there wore present;
Huber. Snowdcn, esq.,, President and
Mcssrs r imyer, Alton Moore, n Moore,
>trider. Iathsm. BirIcl, Beach Harrison,
Brill, Greene, Smith, Uhlcr, White, Flcklin
and Kelly.
The following communications from the
Mayor and Joiul Committe on Light ard HI
nance was received and accepted
ALEXANDRIA, Va. Feb. 10 1898.
To the Honorable City Council of Alexan-
dria:
Gentlemen I herewith enclose report
from your Joint Committee and Light and
Finance and with it letter from Mr.. l.. 4
Uhler chairman Of said committee, both M
munications bearing upon matters appcrtair-
ing 20 the affairs of the Clerks Office of City
Gas Works. Assuming that discrepancy men
toned in committees report wa; the result Of
faulty recordatiOn rather than criminal in.
tent | wrote to Nh g. T. Cook and ELECTED
in reply a promise Of prompt adjustment OF
difference ard in co1sonance with this pom
Use Mr.. Cook has paid into the City Treasury
the sum OF 81 ,2G6 10, asking lime indul-
eenCe on notes numbered 4, >, e, !, 8. 3, ~,
il. - and -, said notes amounting to
S2T55 S and representing balance still due
city as per your committees report am
glad to be able to make a statement OF this
character to Your honorable body, not only in
Justice to Mr. Cook but in Difference, also, to
the excellent labols and comm +ndab efforts
of Auditor Price Deputy Treasurer Normoyle
and expert Baync. whose gOOi offices have so
materially aided in settling an iatricatc mat
ter. Respectfully,
GEORGE L. SIMPSON, Mayor.
At meeting of the Com nittee On Finance
and the Committee on Light, held jointly on
Thursday night, February 10, 1895, at eight
o'clock, at the Auditors office for the purpose
of examining the port of Dir. James Rayne
upon matters connected with the accounts OF
Mr.. 4. Cook ex-ccrk OF the gas, there
were present George II Hiaken, John T.
Sweeney and &. n Moore of the Committee
on Light. and z II Haverer and L. E. Uhler,
of the Committee on Finance. The report
and accomp nyng exhibits of Mr. Tayne as
presented 10 the City Council on Tuesday,
February S. Were carefully examined aud the
Glowing order wa" made:
The shortage or balance OF 81 ,EGO. 10. IS
correct. if all the notes were accepted In set
Element OF r T. Cook 5 account, but rs il is
evident from the notes themselves and the
hooks in Gas Office some we're given to pay
gas accounts aud have not boon credited to
the persona who gave them, such accounts re-
manning open. These notes numbered Oh ex-
hbiis as Nos A, 10 II and II amounting TO
$721 are the property Of the City Council,
sn1 must be used 20 pay the debts of the per-
sons giving them and not K. T. Cook 5 short
aye II is not clear that notes l, 2 and 3.
amounting to S63 90, have ever been Il:da
a charge aga INST T. Cook, and ii not Nj.
Cock would not be entitled that amount as
a credit, but the committee nave decided in
order to bring about an early adjustment OF
the account to How Nj. Cook the amount as
Il credit Notes So5. D, e, Z, :, 81 and ID, no.
entering into the books Of the Gas Office and
Sir. Cook, not being charged with them, is Of
course entitled to no credit, it is ordered that
the auditor return them to Mr. Cook, leaving
him TO collect the same These last referred
to notes smonnt to $203.16 and with the
ameunts S72 Az and 500 %, make 1888 60,
the amDnnt given in Mr.. Ba"ne's report The
committee therefore report that the amount
due tho city Of Alexandria, as shown by ex.
animation from June /, 1897, to January
18th 1898, inclusive is
horiage. Sl,26G 10
Notes and checks are 1888 60
Allowed. n3 u2