Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-13


The members were in their places shortly
'ser the hour appointed for meeting.
M, Mr. BRYANT, from the Committee on
-.ats to whom had been referred a petit.
.aS Of snndry residents of Patrick street,
s Wv geen King and Princess, for The opening
" The three squares designated, reported
.s.t The cost would be about So 400. and
..,, s, hat Council could either order
,Sswork TO be done under the SD section
THE ciry code or lay the matter over for
tae present.
rork 10 he done, not being sure that all the
n,nosrty-owners in the locality would be
aiipC 10 pay their quota.
s5me debate followed and further expla-
r.tous were made by Mr.. Bryant, when
On notion of Mr.. Goodrich the three
,,nsres uemtd were ordered to be paved
nader the 33l section Of the code, Messrs.
WrKe1ze and Lambdin dissenting, the
1rmer desiring TO know where tie money
was to come from.
report from tho same committee in re
s.r1 to the drairsge OF the northwestern
.sction Of the city wss next read. The COM
mittee stated that by careful figuring they
had sscsrtaiued that in order TO extend the
Henry stIe9t sewer from King to Cameron
street aid TO fl up and pave the cutters
from ne laet. ID med street 10 Princess street
would call for al expenditure OF SIS, 421 80.
debate followed, in which las has been
the case for several years when the
northwestern drainage has been before the
Aliermeu) the geography Of the locality,
grades, &c, were duly explained and com.
mepted on Nearly all the members were
ofopiuion that the work was much needed,
hat The financial straits of the corporation
moving such barrier it was deemed pru
d-nt 10 let The matter lie over until next
meeting
Mr.. Apnew, however, was in favor OF max
inc the Improvement at once, saying several
par.iss in that section whose property had
beer damaged by water were already pre-
pared TO sue the city fer damages and were
81 the time waiting 10 see il Council lntend'
ed to fix the grades and sewerage OF that
reighborhood. Ilwouid be wiser he thought,
TO borrow money with which TODD the work
than TO be compelled 10 raise iuuds IN order
lie pay damages
Some papers which had been acted upon
hy the Common Council were coOcurred 10.
One, however from that board ordering the
Superintendent OF Gas 10 carry out the Or
ders of Council By having gas lamps erected
at be corner of Allied and GitboD, Alfred
aud Franklin and Patrick and Oronoco
streets, was non cCDcurred in and the mat
ter referred to the Committee on Light.
with Instructors TO report at the next
meeting.
Mr.. sweeney, President CT the Common
Council who had entered the chamber,
stated that Council had ordered the Super.
inteudent Of Gas TO erect lamps at the two
frs.nsmed corners a year ego last April,
Bud al the LAST named in July, 1887.
Mr. Goodrich favored concurting with
the Common Council, but, as stated, q ma
iority favored referring the order to the
Committee on Light. and it was so ordered.
The board then proceeded TO the chamber
ofthe Common Council for the purpose of
participating in the election Of City Sur
vesor, and upon their return adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
A haze quorum were in their seats when
al $50 last evening the President called the
board to order, but several other members
came Ia later
bill of Theodore Teed for election ser.
vices having been presented, the clerk said :
There is general rule that all these mat
ters shall go TO the Auditor )" aud the mat
ter was passed over.
Rev. S. w Madden's application for leave
to raise his frame house, 3l4 south ST. As
aph street, an additional story, coming in
with the endorsement of Emanuel Francis
aud j Evans, his nei9hbors, was granted.
The proposal of Orlando Nightingale to
paiui all The pumps in town, 81 in number,
a 81 EACH was read.
A vUice-Paiut 'em red.
Tie Chair sugg ested that the matter 60 to
SEe FiUance Committee, but a member of
that committee thought it should 60 to the
Committee on Streets
WAS suggested that the Committee on
Light 5oi. hi Iced the Jumps TO make water
ga. but tho application - as referred, under
Ia tue, 70 ihe Committee on Streets
When the petition for paving Patrick
street, frcm Ktg to Princess, came in from
the A defmen,
Mr. Bayne moved to postpone The subject
nuii The next meeting.
Mr. Fisher. also, asked for postpone
aeut and said Mr.. Atcheson, q member of
the commitje. on streets, was not present,
and he desired TO make some suggestions in
Ihe matter
Nh Hinhen hoped the work would be
done st once
MIR Fisher said that Mr. Aitcheson had
requested Kim to secure postponement un
I'll next meeting.
The motion 10 postpone WAS agreed to.
Mr. S,rider, from he special com mttee
on atransfer Of the Maryland ferry boat to
Inc city, submitted verbal report
that the committee deemed il mex pedient to
make an official connection with the ferry
lest the city should 10 some way incur re-
Sponsiblllty. The report was received and
Toe committee discharged.
The Board of Aldermen here entered the
Chamber in order to hold lint meeting
JOINT MEETING.
The chair stated that the object of the
Convention was the election of City Sur
veyor
MI David ]. Howell was nominated for
the office.
Mr. Mckenzie: Who is Mr.. Howell? Does
no live here?
Mr. Agnew said Mr.. Howell is the gentle