Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-04-23
COMMON COUNCIL.


At q regular meeting of tho Common Council
of the city of Alexandria, Va, held on the Odd
day of April, 1890, there were present John T.
Sweeney, esq, President and Messrs. VIM. s.
Moore. Aitcheson, Snowden, G. N. Moore, Fisher,
Jones, Davis, Harrison, French Smoot, Uhler
Harry Smoot and McCuen.
A communication from his honor the Mayor
uuosting that cha )tcr 2t of tho corporation laws
be amended, referred to tho Committee on
General Laws as WAS also ian act to amend and
re-enact section 10 of chapter 10 of tho CORPORA
ton CODE
A Ic.ition from j. G. Fl. Aitchcson and others
for an electric light at the intersection OF Union
and Wilkes streets was referred to tho Committee
! on Light.
A petition from Chsrlcs w. MORO and others to
have tho curb reset and gutter repsircd GA Duke
| street. between Lee and Union, was granted, and
| the work ordered to be mo hy the Snperintend-
emit of Police under the supervision Of the Com
| mIttee on Streets.
A petition of Perry s. Son for permission TO
erect Il frame Office on the south side Of King
street, between Union and Lee Streets aud a
| frame stable on Lee street, between Prince and
King. was granted, provided there is no objection
| by adjoining property owners.
The following was received from the Board of
Aldermen and their q :tion thereon concurrcd in
The Committee on Streets report upon NJ. Ruben
petition to have the curb set and gutter paved in
| front of his proper ty.
Tho petition of John r. u mmerman for por-
mission to lay side track into his property on
| Union street, with the report OF the Committee
on S5reess received from the Board of Aldermen,
WAS amended to add "rhe City Council reserves
tho right to order the removal OF the track at an
| time they deem necessary, and that the work DO
| done ander the supervi ion of the Committee on
reets, and was 'ortsd as amended.
resolution that the sum of twenty dollars be
sppro, rated to purchase paint to frescoc the coll
ing of the Columbia engine house was referred to
! the Committee on Public Property, a5 was also
| the following resolution viz:
| Resolved, That the Committeo on Public Prop
erty be, and is her, by, instructed to have win
| dow opened in the south end of the Council cham
Der, and that the sum of sixty dollars, or SO much
| thereof as may be necessary, be- and is hereby
| appropriated
| The resolution making sn appropriation for a
bridge acrsss Hooff7s run, received from the Bosrd
Of Aldermen, was amended by striking out locks
and bed" and inserting rough stono' and "levels"
| and passed by the following vote; viz Ayes
Messrs w. s. Moore Aitchesoo, Snowden, c. N
Moore Fisher, Jones, Davis, Harrison, French
Smoot, Uhler Harry Smoot. McCuen, and Mr..
| President, ID. Noes, more.
San ordinance to provide for the grading and
| paving of Patrick street from tho north side Of
King street to the south side of Princess street
| and for putting down curb stone from the north
side OF King street, Patrick street to tho south
side Of Princess street was re, I'd three times and
passed by the following vote; viz: Ayes, Messrs
w. s. Moore, Aitcheson, Snowden, c. N. Moore
Fisher, Jones. Davis Harrison, French Smoo:
Uhler, Harry smoot, McCuen and Mr.. President
49, Noes, none.
"An ordinance to provide for the grading and
paving Of that portion of Alfred street, between
Princess and Orinoco streets, and for the assess
meut Of the cost thereof and the collection Of the
same under the 33d section OF the city charter
was read three times aud passed by the following
vote, viz: Aye,, Messrs, W. s. Moore, Aitcheson
Snowden, c. n. Moore Fisher, Joues, Davis, Har
rison, French smoot, Uhler, Harry Smoot, Mc
tCuen, and Mr. President, Is. Noes, none.
IAN ordinance nstructing the Superintendent
of Police to cause any distractions in the street
of the City of Alexandria to be removed" was reat
three times and passed by the following vote viz
Ayes. Messrs, W; S. Moore, Aitcheson, snowden
C. n. Moore, Fisher Jones, Davis, Harrison
Uhler, Harry Smoot McCueu, and Mr.. President
IL Noes Mr.. French Smoot, L.
The resolutions in regard to lowering vacan
lot on Fayette street, between King ana Camera,
streets to the present grade OF Fayet.e street wa
received from the Board of Aldermen and laid o,
the table.
The board then adjourned.
Teste; JNo. T. JOHNSON, Clerk.