Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-02-24
OFFICIAL.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

At regular meeting of the Board Of Aldermen
held February 18th, 1892, there were preseu.
VIM. b. Msrbury, etQ, President, and Messrs.
Burke, Bryant, Hinken, Goodrich, Lindsey aud
Lesdbeater.
The report of the Joint committee uIoa Finance
sud Public Property restiog to the Jesse or pur
chsse of the American Coal wharf az smsuded ty
the Common Council and laid over a. the ast
meeting was called from the table and committee
OF conference coDsisting OF MessIs. Leadbeater
and Lindsey, was appointed on The Part OF this
Board. Sid conference committee reported So
follows:
Tha. The city property bounded By 0ronoco aud
Union streets and the liver, known az the Amer.
can Coal whsrf, be rented 20 the Alexandra Fer.
ii izer and Chemical Company st an 'npcal rent
of $500 from the Is CT January, 1892, f;r the
term Of ten ears with tie privilege o. purchasing
within three years from dsts OF lessA FOR the .ur1
of Sc 600 An amendment was offered by Mr.
Burke 10 this report to the effect that the selling
price be fixed by arbitration, which was los: By the
following vote: Fer amendment Ae,sr.. Burke,
Brysns ard Mr. President; against amendment
Messrs. Lindsey, HiDksn, Goodrich aua Lao
vote, ayes-Messrs. Lindsey, Hinker, Goodrich
ard Leadbeater; noes-Messrs. Burke Bryant
and Mr.. President, and on mott n said report Hss
| recommitted to the conference Committee.
| Upon the petition for numerous crossings ia
the southern anal southe stern sections OF the
sttsntion to the report Of superintendent CT Po-
lice thereon and ssking instructors st the II
time recommending that tao tr1ssinss b, put
down at each intersection, that is, the Crossings
running north and south. This report was ADOPT.
ed, The report Of the SupernteI dent OF Police
upon the This petition showed cost OF SIS 'or
each sizing or tot Al o. SlcZf !or al n cio1s
ngs asked for in the petiton
Upon the resolution 10 have sea wall iult g.
the foot of Qcs street, fhe Committee on Streets
called attention TO tho BID O! Messrs. Burson ard
Benson as al sfp-oxima;e estimate OF The ccsr
aud the said committee were directed 10 report
| an ordinance to have the work core u&der TIE
33d section O: the city charter.
The same e. mmittee appToVei the bill OF Henry
smith for $3.50 and tue same ordered to be
pad
The conference committee to whom the matter
! relating to the mexican Coal wharf was recon-
mitted rendered the same report SIS previous :
| noted, save that ,he selicg price was fixed q:
So 500 instea1 of 5000, snd the reTor. wss
sdooted by the following vote. aycs-Mossrs.
Lindsey, Hinken, Goodrich, Leadbeater sEd Ar.
President nose-Messrs Burke and Bryant
The following we're eceived by the Common
Coupcil and their action concurred in viz: TIE
Mayors communicate ; sl:o the communication
of II. Snowdep, Clerk Of school Board, requesting
Council to make further aVpropr alton Of S175
20 defiey the x1ersss cf 3 new school Tor white
1 pirls 50 the Communication OF Louis Guiding
praying that etcion =, Of the act spI roved March
"a, 1850, be enforced ag.inst the p: operty OWE
ers or the ives, tilo of Columbus frem oroncco to
Wythe streets also the report OF the Finance
Committee upon the SC ofixing the salary Of the
City Tressnr er; 80 tho resolution rtquea;ir 8
ocr represeula Ives in the Legisl,s Crc L. secure
the amendment of the city charter as suggested
in tho Msyor's communication.
The petition of numerous residents OF tho neigh
borhood for the placing OF 3 plmp at the tou.h-
east corner OF Prince and Wsst streets was re-
ferred TO the Commi tee on Streets.
Teste: NJ. P. VINCENT. Clork.