Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-04-13
slowly rising temrerature;
CITY COUNCIL.
BOARD oF ALDERMEN.

nc oenhers of the board being present
~ ant ,L Alderman Thompson.
~. R,Vsut, from the committee On Streets,
-.ad en- ordinance for paving Lee street
t. sy Queen to O:onoeo. -, .s,
i1la F.ofion of Mr.. Lead beaten the orGi-
~ Gas placed OF :tB passage, having pre-
n l;"nsjv oeen verbally amended On the sug.
S Ss0I- Of Mr. Go3&rioa. and YES rnanl'
ess,tJJI adopted. IS wss 81 ordinance Cor
me- lts3 a.. Washington and ct. Asaph
P-sst5 ffo,n Oionocc 10 Pandle OF.
rs, the eDplicas.on Of the Washington. Al
~ .ir;s snd Moaat Vernon Electric Rail-
60 09m9sn Tor the saUe rights OF Wsy as
~ hsaa granted soma months eince TO sns
i t1,evsndfis aud Faisiax Res3engsr Hsilrosd
Hoc1nsry. wh additions co Gorfh Oo!nm-
Sns s2o.h FaiEfsx, FRANKLIN and Royal
SUM- Me- T A. Rasd, superintendent, appesTed
nd .sjd the Only change Vas the additional
I'M aIa Of The right of wsy on Columbus street
s ,@-, m The city's boundary and on FRANK
In street, and g change In the mama CT the
49, rendered necessary bg chhDgs OF
"One IN tao legislative enactment, ana the
or9ioapoe DaFssd unanimously.
Chairman Rinksn, OF the committee on
,,ghF presented the following report:
tThe com nittse On light most respectful
+ racommsnG to Council tbs running OF the
sIeoirjc iga5 slant on moonlight soheouie,
tberabV saving the city at least 81 O0O psr
vssr il Goa, oil, carbons snd wear AID tear
10 plant" ,,,. t,a
works gas 81 per hour or Sl2 par night and
svery u5eless expenditure ought to De cut
IF The adoption OF the plan Of the COM
nIttee gou,d SAVE the city at least 81 UUO
a esr nov wasted.
III Bnrke dld rot know that there would
be eny saving If the hands had to stay at
-" Mr. Lesdbsaio! explained that the saving
w0uld DO in coal. cseboDs, H.. outths nanGs
must be keyt ct tha works In order 80 be
,e,dv to start up the engines Ia Gags the
1ioh. boccm g overoioude6 an0 oalk. Ioe
msio trouble would be the light ii the M;d-
Land railroad works, 70. which $500 per az
nun vas now paid the city. a ne" con-
t;ac. Tor taose lights wonld hsve 20 Dc
inside.
oroposal AID Ras not p?epsssd 10 vote
opop il st it's fire.. in.roGpe!!cn snd the mat
Ter Voc aid over.
Cbsirmqu Ainken In a5sVer t, resoln-
tloa OF CIunol. presented Inmates for
new engine. boiler anG one new dynamo al
the eec.r re light works. tie cca. being IN
all s. 100.
Mr.. Lvadbeatey said ills was not pres
ept necessity bus o pr3Vsdent provision Tor
the future. II the engine broke doWc now
the otg you'd be deprived o, Ugh! until the
repairs we're made.
Mr.. Hlnken- Said that 60 more hgnts
could be put 10 because thsre wss no more
mower at the works, sad Ii 80 additional dy-
nsmo we're given number OF ctaer ign
clud be pat up
Tee SUBJECT |s5 laid oVer.
Corporation Attorney Bent having re-
ported 6sok the ordiuenca granting me ~.
s.R. X. Co lis sight Of wy on henry
street With some smsndmsnts IS TO eioiogs
and to the payment Of S49 % COSTS IN tcs
railway snit 20. the oity,
Mr. Bryant did not thins that TIE cempie'
iion OF he agreement with The Warrington
Southern Railroad Company should BE per-
illaa By Say charge or condnl 10:
M Burke ezpii iued the thopl toe
COMMITTEES had experienced |! ge]tiog az
agreement between the rsiiway company
and IL city, snG he hoped no change woo q
5s made. snd after toe ordinance had been
afterwards came back amended from the
c.upo!l. and after general expression OF
onl3ioc that the amendments wero needless
but harmless the boprG cencusred with the
council, and adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
Nine members were present when st e;0o
o'oIock the Cen Gil Wss called to ORDER, but
three ot1ers came IN during the evening.
Mr. Unler. OF tue Goauce committee, pre-
Feltgd en- ordnance for additicnei appropri-
Ltions amountiug to 81 $50. lie eaid t1it
the srp.opr!ations Wsre necessary and t1ai
most OF the money had already been spent
by order OF Council. b said that tie re-.
pairs 10 the Market building and stesple
would cost about 81 00G and repairs TO the
Columbia Ea9ine HoUss end Rslief Truck
House about 800 each. There wss also en-
expense of $3.50 for ianitor Of the station
house. Excuses OF cug.of-0o0r poor would
be $475 more thsn those Of lat ysa-. and
additional appropriations were needed Tor
the frs department, lag expenses, chain
garg, repairs OF street, ec. He hoped thss
the city would be sole to get along without
borrowing money until tle frat Of May.
The matter was referred to the finance COM
miltae
a petition from Mc3. f Monroe for per-
mission to build four frame houses on tie
south side OF @ lssn street bat Tean Fairfax
end Lee was granted.
Mr.. Uhler presented the license law for
The coming facal year which was read and
referred to the finance commit ee. The
principal changes sre that the licenses for
t1e sale OF liquor aud keeping Of ordinarles
are iucIe sseG from $50 to 800 ard the IL
osnss for physicis n is reduced to $40.
A Communication from the chairman OF
the Russian relief committee, sskinG aesiS.
tauoe, was received.
Several bills for oystsr shellz for etreet
improvements were ordered TO tie paid, at-
ter an inquiry as 10 whether it would noi
have been cheaper to have bought the oGs'
ters.
AR request from the School B md to have
the alley repaired IN The ear OF Lee Build
ing was referred to the comm tee on streets
An ordinance granting the Washington