Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-04-15

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CITY COUNCIL.
MAR meeting OF the City Council was
s. N 80 night.
81 ''' BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
members were present in tie AL
tt% crSe-, che mber. and the business trails
ss IT, e'icted 20 debate.
"a i:ts NJ, Kerze, from the committee Gu
" - wbom had been referred petition
Isl 'l' dyy parties for the erection oil an eiec,
81 -IuJ'' =; the corner of Columbus and
81 u, lsr st,ests, reported in favor OF grant,
laa,5op ,,syef OF he petitioners and
OK Wv Lion of Mr.. Bryant the report was
s. ,5op'pD .oont from the committee on streets,
~, Ma - IN favor of placing new pump at
II i:lo.ser NJ ROYAL ard Wolfe streete, and
81 ilr dsrmen then concurred In he &C
luz t,,sa Common Council on several pa
=, ,,ony them an ordtnsnce granting the
B s,..ljaet3n Ferry Company permission TO
q ~. a new building at the foot OF King
8 ..,eet. ,h.eonortl, dscia,ed while
a .ars-s was ruO5tq uob.'y uooo' out "HIo
q =, ioo for business from the lower Doard,
W. W. N hour later Q0:10) the board ad-
4 alg-d.
COMMON COUNCIL.
4 g.o,- was full attendance at the meet
a The hoard iast night.
i. 10 Committee on streets reported an
d na.rcs AUTHORIZING the Washington
Al q
d 18th ia OF King street dock, and tf.er
q .ra3 been rsad. -,
4 Nr FISHER suggested mat Inc act hpeuiu
d 5.y-s m7 Imitation
j NJ. Kcri explained that Inc corporation
4 .1,,uey mad drafted the ordinance which
.s,b,ughl was fully In accord with the pow
e. oftne City Council. -
Mr. Uhler held that there should Da re
i ealing clause He believed that any one
s Nm n could get out al Injunction and re-
',,.,o this obstruction to the dock and street,
4 I'm, he saw 30 reason to prevent the compa-
nc iion dong tie work.
rr Fisher favored the grant and eaid
rfrs ara simply giving such rights az We
.aro and we have no rights, then there
| aso bs no reason fer not giving the permis-
4 Mr. Srid n said he corporation attorney
had looked into the whole matter 10 reier-
arce 10 This Improvement as well as that TO
,1s Norfolk aud Washington Compsnys
v0a-t and he said the city had undoubted
n5ver to adept this ordinance.
NJ Fisher moved that the ordinance oe
sd1nte,, end it was unanimously passed.
Mr. KraG introduced resolution direct
4 i,g Tint the Auditor shall, hereafter, refuse
n.5ni;s for all burisls in the public cemetery
4 role.s be death took place in Alexandria.
NJ X ssid that the burial of colored people
4 n penny Hip who have rot diec in the
d.yvts quite common. He did not think
4 The cly should furnish the ground and dig
graves IN such cases.
A The resolution was sgreed tc.
4 p4tiiiUn of Mr.. Faunon for an extension
4 fine Henry street sewer scross hi5 lot leo
na d scussion az to the failure of the city
4 IN provlde crossings &C., 10 the Ali ward.
B,Ih Mr.. McCuen and Mr.. Sweeney insisted
3,ba, their ward had not had fair treatment
! IN the matter OF streets.
Mr. Sweenev introduced a resolution ap-
poprisling $500 for crossings In the 4 q
= yard at some 20 intersections.
s SIR. Auchesop, was not opposed 10 the
uc.siogs, but thought that the work should
4 be deferred until the grades OF these streets
4 :sould be fixed, otherwise we would only
Il mt down crossings in order to take them up
4 spain very shortly.
4 Nr Fisher c 2ncurrsd with Mr.. al chosen
hstthe work shou d be deferred until the
i uy engineer should be elected and the grades
4 asbshed.
4 Mr. Uner aaid nearly all the Intersections
v3posed to be provided With crossings were
.d grades, and no change would be made
there except in few cases.
Nr. Sweeney said the An ward had wait
a uuul II was impossible for them to wait
opgst. and could net now De put eff until
! an :, queer was elected and months occupied
4 In the determination of grades-they were
up 10 srn.s now and wanted, at least, some
4 money expended on improvements.
Mr.. At;cheson seid the present grades
4 you'd not snsWer, as the CITY was buildiHg
up ard seen such grad es would have to be
4 rasnsd to meet the exigeucies OF the times.
8 Mr. tnler seid south Washington street
q bad ~ established grade and property owa
81 er- tsd IA Il for put ipg down their curtis.
q Mr. McCuen said he held a surveyot's Ia
4 csipt for h,s surface grade whi"' lowed The
grade had been gwen.
Inc nat was referred to the committee
q 90 s,resls.
Inc ordinance for grading the north
vaern section coming in from the Board
a Aldermen, the action of that Board In
a ieerripg the 70 liter to the Hcance commit
lee with the teQuest that that committee
.nou'd report If they could provide the
81 1910 necessary for the work, was concurred
n IT, Similar scion wss taken In reference
the proposed sewer at Columbus and
Wilkes stree 5, the estimated cost Of which Is
Tue ordinance providing for the creation
The ottce Of city engineer was then taken
W when Ioag Debate followed.
Nj hrsht replied to some statements
a'ae 0N Captain Bryant at the last meeting,
laa sad thar tie expenses of the office
would not exceed 81 200 year. and that by
t'gps' management this expense could be
;.''l During his remarks he said that the
s"NO appropriated by the government,
~ gi bul.1in, IN no canoetorv ppooiH