Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-25
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.


der ri ight O'Clock last night aud suose-
0nsatly tue eighth member appeared. NO
-osc ators were without the bar.
MIR BRYANT, from the committee Oh streets,
"a wbom had been referred proposition for
n,y,rg and curbing King street from Fey.
ion AR, ct TO the corporation line. reported
tb.r ,he repai,s would CT at about 81 500. and
49, thsy you'd not extend far enough to
brace the locality OF Hooff's run, where
b- greatest d tficutty Is experiencedin mud
dy weather. It. was therefore deemed mad
vi..ba o proCetd IN the work at present.
The report was adopted.
The same gentleman, from the came COM
,o,r,,e. reported in favor of the adoption of
me resoiution extending $500 for repairs 10
lbs roadway al the head OF King street, and
.herepor! was adopted. II was understood
raj certain residents Of Fairfax and Alex
andris counties were willing to contribute
.bout 500 the repair OF the roadway
9est Of the bridge.
SINE papers which had been acted upon
nv the lower board were then received and
heir action copcutred in. Among these
,sa.a PCT ton from the managers of the Po-
to,oa, Ferry Company asking permission to
,eh,ild tha!r ferry house and to extend the
ssm,tso or three feet further south Of the
present struo ure. This paper had been re-
ICED nv the Common Council TO the COM
mittees On streets and public property and
IN. CorpoIasiOn Attorney, the latter in the
event Of favorable report being made to
nrenare the necessary ordinance.
N.--rs Nj. B. Harlow, ohn G. Beckbam
ard +. a. Re d, committee on the part OF
lh Board OF Trade, appeared in the cham
mr. Al The time the paper WAS being read,
and by the aid OF diagrams, explained to
t,e Aldermen the nature Of the building the
Fsev Company proposed erecting.
Mr.. B.vsnt seid the same proposition had
49,, b,iote The committee on streets year
anyo. and ne could SEQ no objection to
grao;i1g the privilege asked.
sf.ra long interval, Wills awaiting busi
me- ifcm The other board. the Aldermen
,ss,s invited into the chamber OF the Com
mon Council for the purpose OF participant
i'm, ina 9iut discussion on the ordinance
c,eA.iog The office of city engineer, and
uDJD heir return at half-past ten o'clock
Nj Pnom peon moved an adjournment,
hat MAS requested By the President to in
form the lower board That tbs Aldermen
were ready to scjourn. Ee soon returned
aud said the Common Council would notify
the beard shea it was ready to adlourp.
In few minutes, however, Mr.. SDowdep,
hon. tae Common Council, announced that
oG the deTmen adj ourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The board was called to order shortly 81
Ter the hour OF meeting. An order for the
transfer Of the city's interest in lot adJoln-
ing the Alexandria Chemical and Fertilizer
Company's properly, near Lee and Princess
sreets, on the payment of the taxes, &c.,
due thereon. was reported.
When the order was read MIR. Snowden
explained that the amount due for taxes
and charges would be about $3.50 The pro-
potsl vas % transfer ouly the ciy's interest,
the fertilizer company to bear all the ex-
pense OF defending title, &c.
TIE report was agreed to.
The finance committee also reported that
the Auditor had settled the matter of con-
troyersy between Thee. iced and the ex-
ecutrix of the late J. T. HILL collector OF
taxes by which the city had received all the
taxes due On the property and bad given
deed of RELEASE on the property IN contro-
versy.
Messrs NJ 3. Harlow J. G. Beckham and
F. A. Reed appeared and we're granted the
q ,nr or bshaf of the Board OF Trade.
MI Harlow explained that The Board OF
Trade had. some three weeks ago, appointed
committee TO suggest to the managers OF
the Potomac Ferry the propriety OF putting
up handsome building at the ferry wharf,
foot OF King street, and that Manager Rid
lev had, ct once, agreed to make the i'm
provemept; but desired a grant frcm the
Civ Council of tho right to extend new
building over King street dock few feet
sjoth of the ground now occupied by the
Washington and Alexandria Ferry Com
psuy.
The committee exhibited the plans OF the
proposed building ard urged that the privi-
le2es b grsotsd
A recess haVine been taken to examine the
plau- and Coupoil being agsin called to or
der and formal application for the right to
build houss In accordance With the plans
hsylug been read, the matter was referred
to he combined committees on streets and
general laws end the Corporation Attorney,
with authority 10 prepare proper ordinance
90 the suit -cr.
When the Board Of Aldermen sent in sn
order sppTopristina $500 for the repair CT
King 81 rect. extended, 10 Hoo6' srun bridge,
Mr. Sveeuoy lMr Fisher In the chsir) OPP
posed she eDpropratioE and urged that the
CITY hxd 30 right to mske the expenditure
peoposed, bat that application should re
made hy be petitioners to the county su-
thotilies
ir. Kraft opposed the order until city
enslossr could supervise the expenditure.
80. Aitcheeon thought that as two thlros
Of toe coat wa8 so be raised by the county
AMI WAS 10 De spent in this cisy, and the ex-
pe1dnure was to be- met by private contri'
hntogs, it would be good policy to make the
appropriation.
Nr. Davis thought that the work should DO
daue unde. the charter to the limit OF the
cty.
Mr. Uhler said it would take 1900 feet OF
earth to 10 the WORK to the bridge. DE
urged the city to do its work under the
charter. within the city, II would De quite as
we'll TO throw five hundred dollars away on
The old ferry boat ss to put it ont beyond
the city's limts on the west. The wore
would not bling more trade. The ladies OF