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

At a regular meeting OF the Common Coohcii
of the city of Alexandria, Va, held on tne i4Gn
day of April, 1891. there were present: 'o Wa
Sweeney ESQ President, and Messrs: W. .. moo r
Aitcheson, Snowden. C. N. Moore, Fisher, kIaus
ZONES. Davis, Harrison, Strider, Uhler harry
Smoot and McCuen.
The Finance Committees report upon the oraei
directing the Auditor 10 issue his warrant III 10
yor of Mrs Edith Quisenberry for the amount uet
her upon an outstanding certificate OF Ale3anorls
cornoration stock of the issue Of 1852, shat Miss
Qlisenberry be paid 800 in full eatisiac'lon ol
hsr claim and thst she be required 10 SURRENDER
al claims she may have against the city for los'
stock, and that she give an indemnity ing ocno u
protect the city against loss." was adopted.
"An ordinance to authorize the washington
Steamboat Company. limited to erect fran
building on its wharf in the city Of alexandra
Va and to extend the erection OF sal buldine
| to the middle of the dock at The loot OF hlng
street" submitted by the Committee on streets,
the Commttee on General Laws and the corpora
ton Attorney jointly AS their report upon the pc
sition of the Washington Steamboat Company
limited, wss read three times and PASSED by =, {
following vote Ayes, me;srs w. D. Moore AiGG Z;
eson, C. N. Moore Snowden, Fisher, kr2nt, "a
Wis. Harrison, strider, Uhler Harry smoot, NC
Cuen and Mr. President-13. Noes, none.
1t WIS resolved that the Auditor Do, ano no 10
berebv instructed to furnish no burial permits
for iuterments of the remains of any person or
persons in the public cemetery known as Penny
Hill unless such person or persons are residents
of any ma die in the city OF Alexandria;
The petition of John NJ. Johnson for the prlVl-
lego of erecting in the rear Of his two dwellings,
on Duke stI eet, Nos S13 and $40, frame summe !
kitchens with tin roofs, was granted, PROVIDED
that there is no objection by adjoining property
wners.
rho following were referred to the Committee
on Streets; viz The petition Of 7. ]. Fannon that
tho Benry street sewer he extended through his
property also the petition OF 3. u. Brent ana
Wm. H. Smith for tho establishment OF grade
lines at the intersection of Pitt and Royal streets
with Princess street also the resolution that tne
sum { $50, or as much as may be necessary, ano
the same is hereby appropriated for laying and
repairing the crossings at the following intersec.
lions; viz Washington with Wilkes, diobon ana
Franklin streets; Columbus with Wolfe, Wilkes,
Gibbon and Franklin streets Alfred with Wolfe,
Wilkes, Gibbjn and Franklin streets; Patrick
with Wilk.s and Gibbon S Ieets; Henry with
Wilkes and Gibbon str eets; st. Asaph with Wilkes
and Gibbon stree 8, and Pitt with Wilkes and
Glib IN street,, the material used to De nsgRlng
or wood and cooble stones. the work to be done by
tho surern .endent of Police, under the auperVis-
ion of the Committee on Streets
1t was also resolved that the City Auditor be,
ard he s hereby, instructed to deliver to the
Alexandria Fertilizer aud Chen icai Company OF
Alexandria, Va, dee d releasing to said company
all OF the right title and interest OF the city &C
Q01r(u Dy n LAX bhle IuSuo ny W.
lector OF Taxes for the Northern District, June
49, 1879. OF q certain lot o: ground on Lee street,
between Q1een and Princess, owned by or assess
eli to 4. w. Eaton ct ais upon the pay ment into
10 city treasury Of $lOS3l.
A commune ition f;om the Auditor calling at
tention to the exhaustion OF the appropriation for
the Poor and Work House and outdoor poor, 80
received, and the following resolution adopted |;
viz:
Resolved, Th,t the sum of $500 be appropri,
ated to defray the expenses of the Poor and Work
House al out door poor for the current year.
IAN ordinance 10 provide for the election OF q
city engineer and to define his duties and pow.
era" was taken up amended and again laid over.
The following with the Committee on Streets
reports, were received from the Board OF Alder
men and their action thereon c0ncurred in ; VIE:
The petition of w. P. Woolls for new pump at
tho corner Of Wofe and Royal streets slso the
resolution that tho Committee on Streets be or
dered to have Oronoco, Princess, Queen and West
streets graded and made ready for curblng and
guttering also the petition of a. w. Armstrong
and l. C. O'Nesl, administrators Of &. q. Violet,
in reference to alleged damage to the property on
the west side of Columbus street and north SIDE OF
Wilkes street, and on the south aide of Wolfe
street. east side of Alfred street. aud north side of
Wilkes street.
The petition of the Alexandria Brick Company
for an electric light at the intersection OF Column
ols anu mac i ,on streets, with the Committee on
Lights report, was received from the Board OF
Aldermen and their action ctn;urred in.
The board then adjourned.
Teste: JNO. 7. JOHNSON, Clerk.