Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-23


Portner and Field were appointed on the part
of this Board:
AN ACT for the improvement Of the streets in
the city of Alexandria.
Sec. l. Be it enacted by the City Council,
That for the ii ca year, ending May ~. 1870
special tax OF 2licts. on tho % dollars shall be
levied on all taxable property within the city OF
Alexandria, which amount hail be ea pended In
III proving the streets and sewerage in the city;
the amount received in e1ch district to be ex-
pended in the Same,
2 The City Council shall appoint folr ell.
Zens one from each ward to be known lis the
Board Of Improvements who shall designate the
streets TO be improved and the kind Of improve
ment to DO made; tho work to be awarded By
contract by the Committee on Streets to the low
est responsible bidder
B. The City Surveyor shall make map ofthn
city giving the grades and the sewerage Of all
the streets and alleys, also number of the vacant
lots, allowing-feet for every lot and the Com
mittee on Streets SHALL be empowered to engaS:
competent Engineer who shall assist the City
Surveyor, if in their opinion it i necessary, pro
vided that the whole expense SHALL NO. exceed
fifteen hundred dollars.
/. Whenever a street is graded stone curb
shall be set and the gutter paved, and ut least
feet of the sidewalk two-thirds of the cost to
be assessed to the property fronting the street
on which such work is done and collected rs 9TH
or spec al assessments the balance to be paid by
tle corporation.
S. The cost of grading the carriage way on any
street shall be paid by The corporal on tho cost
OF grading the side walk shall be assess Cd 10 tho
property owner.
Wherever II sewer is ordered to BE- bnt two
thirds Of the co t shall be assessed to the pr p
erty owners on the streets on which said sewer
is laii, providing that one outlet shall be left
| for every lot
+. And be it further enacted that no money
| shall be expended for any new work or grading
| and paving any streets excepting the money col
| lected under this act
7. This act shall be in force from and after its
pas age and all acts and part OF acts in cob lct
herewith are hereby repealed.
A bill of James Entwisle, jr., amounting &c
| S2O.45 for medicines furnished the Aims House
| ordered to be paid by the Board Of Aldermen
| was received from that Board and their action
cuncurred in.
Mr.. Hopkins introduced the following prcam
| bic and resolutions, which, on his motion, were
laid over till tho next meeting of Council:
VIII, reas, The { ity Council by resolution, au
thorized the transfer of the citys interest in the
| old Court House property To the City School
| Board To be used for educational Iu:pO-cs and
Whereas, difficulty exists in mali..g sui abb,
arrangements with the county of Alexandra for
its share of the property, because o: IN fac. that
| it would then have no building III which to hold
! It's courts Therefore BIZ it
| Resolved, Should the county agree for 4
| transfer o! the property in Question 10 BIZ used
| ms above indicated, that the use of the New City
| Court House and record room 'gcthrr with Il
| separate office for the accom- lud,lirn of the
clerk Of the court. be granted said c"unty free
OF rent until the ownership III sad old court
house property shall have been legally I'D uslc
| and s.tisiei.
Resolved, That the Committee on Public
| Property, be authorized to make ANY arrange
meat not Incompatible with the above rc$olu-
ton.
The action Of the Board of Aldermen in non
cnncurring in the action Of this Board in grant
ing the petition of 5. ). Howison. President of
the Potomac Ferry Co., for IL gas lamp vt the
intersection Of King street with the Strand, but
granting the petition provided the petitioner
erect the lamp post ut his "wu expense, WAS nom
cuncurred in, Il committee of conference asked
for and Mes ,rs. Rock ard Field appointed the
monitors of That L mrnlttee on the part OF this
Board
4 cnmmurca:iou from Z. g. Uhler, Clerk OF
the Alexandria Cana! Company suggesting the
appointment of Two members Of the Common
Council and one of the Board OF Aldermen as
proxies To represc the Corporations interest III
the annual meeting of the stockholders of the
Alexandris Canal Company, WAS received and
the suggestion adopted by the Common Council
but amended by the Board Of Aldermen 50 AS
to read two members from each Board" was
received from that Board and amended so ~ To
read three members of the Board of Aldermen,
and rs amended adopted
The action of the Board OF Aldermen in
| adopting the report OF the committee of confer
ence to whom had been referred y communities
ton fr m g. L. HooF and W. Il. Lambert ask
| ing for a. reduction in the assessment upon the
old foundry property for the years 1871 and 1917,
which report recommends that the assessment
be reduced tn 50, UOO for tho years III, ntIOned
was concurrcd in.
Mr.. Exams introduced resolution, which no
afterwards Withdrew, requesting the Committee
on Streets to inform the Council by what au-
thoriLy the Superintendent Of Police intcrlercs
with the disposal ot waste earth from sidewalks
undergoing grading.
Mr.. Hughes offered Il resolution, which was
adopted, requesting the Alexandria Water Go.
to connect their Water main on Duke street, be-
tween Henry and FayetLe.
MIR. Hughes offered resolution, which was
adopted inslructing the Superintendent of Pc.
lice to have lire plugs erected at the intersections
of DIke and Commerce, Duke and Payne, and
Duke and Fayette streets
The Board then adjourned.
Teste: HAROLD SNOWDEN. CPk.