Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-03-25
COMMON COUNCIL.

| At regular meeting OF tho Common Council
| OF the city of Alexandria, Va, held on the 24tl
| day of March, 1891, there were present: John I
Sweeney, esq President, and Messrs. w. g. Moore
AitchesOn, Snowden, Fisher, Kraft, Jones, Davis
| Harriaon, strider Uhler Harry Smoot and Nc
Cuen.
| Tho Finance Committees report upon the peti
ton of John Critcher, attorney for Ferdinand snt
Sally A. Frost, that inquiry be made whether Car
tain taxes havo been paid By them on lot OF
Fayette street, between Cameron and Queer
streets; that the matter had been settled by The
City Auditor with Judge Critchcr, attorney, ant
Elvira Hill, executrix of John t. Hill, late Col
| lector OF Taxes, was adopted.
On tho petition OF John P. Robinson, of the
Alexandria Fertilizer and Chemical Company, in
| reference to the purchase of the lot OF ground
| fronting on Leo street, adjoining their factory
| the Finance Committee recommended that tht
| piece of property named in the petition "be turn
| ed over to the Alexandria Fertilizer and Chemi
| cal Company on the payment by said company Of
tho full amount OF taxes due on the same, togeth
or with the interest and charges the city to give
only such title as is vested in it by reason of the
tax sales, the said company 10 defend any suit
that may hereafter be brought for the recovery OF
tho properly" which recommendation was
adopted.
The resolution "thst the Clerk of Council be
ordered to mako out new bills for paving work
done on Alfred street, between Princess snd Oro-
noco streets, such bills to BIO for paving work done
by Mr. John Studds, according to contract also
including lowering of curb asked for by property
owners on SAID square," WAS referred to the Com.
mittee on Streets, the Clerk to appear before the
committee for proper adjustment OF the matter
The following were received from the Board OF
Aldermen and their action thereon concurred in
viz The report of tho Committee on Streets on
tho resolution directing the Committee on Streets
to advertise for bids for paving and curbing King
street from its inteis, cton with Peyton street to
the corporation line a.o on the petition Of Geo.
s. Smith to have paved the square north St.
Assph sire OF, between Cameron and Queen streets.
The petition OF Arthur Herbert and others for
Council to appropriate 500 for putting the upper
end of King street in good order, with the Com
mt.ee on Streets report WAS IT eived from the
Board OF Aldermen and their action concurred in
by the following vote; viz: Ayes, Messrs. W. g.
Moore, Atcheson, Snowden, Fisher Jones, Dsvis.
Harrison, Strider and II. Smoot-9. Noes, Messrs.
Kraft Uhler McCuen and Mr.. President-4.
The privilege of t Ie door was granted 10 Messrs.
F. a. keed, M. B. Harlow and John g. Beck am,
committee of the Board OF Trade, to urge tho
granting o. the petition of the Washington steam
boat Company for permission to erect new pas
senger building in accordance with accompanying
plans which petition was referred to the Com
mittee on Streets, Committee on General Laws
and Corporation Attorney jointly with authority
10 prepare proper ordinance to be presented to
Council at the next regular meeting.
The Board Of Aldermen were invited to meet tn is
board for the purpose Of joint discussion of the
following ordinance;
An ORDINANCE to provide for the election Of city
gincer and to define his duties and powers.
Section !. BE it ordained by the City Council Of Alex
sndria That there shall he elected every years by
the City Council city engineer whose term of Office
shall commence the ist day OF July 1891 He shall
experience ofat least five years civil cng
nccr and may be removed at any tin for whose
duty shall be to give general supervision of all streets
lanes and alleys the erection OF all buildings and Of
the prog erty belonging the city, and he shall make
all surveys and estimates and perform such other du
ties in the line of his profession the City Council
and the committees acting undcriis direction may re-
quire
Section . The said city engineer shall be supplied
with all necessary blank books and stationery at the
expense the City Council of Alexandria, which to-
ecther with n maps plans, surveys, estimates, ETC.
pertaining TO his Office shall be held by him the
property of the city and shall be at all times accessible
10 the Mayor and the members of the City Council and
the san shall be duly delivered by him to his
or in Office or TO the City Council may be directed.
Section g. 1t shall be the duty Of said engineer to SUBJ
n it semi-annually to the City Council OF Alexandria
report stating the condition OF the streets lanes and al
eys within the city, and of all alterations improve
made during the year and the cost OF the same
and lie shall also submit such recommendations rela-
tive to improvements, etc. he may dcem advisable
with an estimated cost of the same.
Section !. He shall keep book books in which