Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-07-26
COMMON COUNCIL.

At a regular meeting OF the Common Coun'
ell of the city of Alexandria, Va, held July
25th, 1893, there were present:
Hubert Snowden, esq, President, and
Messrs. w. S. Moore C. n. Moore, Thompson
Fisher, Kraft, Klaus, Beach, Mushbach, Cation
Harrison. Stridcr. Uhlcr, Evans, Fannon and
McCucn.
An ordinance to amend and rc-enact Sec
ton 1, chapter u, of the code Of laws OF the
city of Alexandria and fixing the number and
compensation of the officers of the police force
of the city of Alexandria" was reported upon
adversely by the Finance Committee and laid
over.
An ordinance to provide for setting the
curb, paving the gutter and putting down .
six foot brick sidewalk on both sides of Alfred
street from the north side of Duke street to
the south side of Prince street, and for the
assessment of the cost thereof and the colec-
ton of the same under the BIRD section of the
city charter" fayorably reported by the Com.
mittee ON Streets was referred to the Corpora
ton Attorney for his opinion.
IAN ordinance to provide for the creation of
the Office Of and the election of a City En-
ginccr, to define his duties and powers and to
!, u the office of City Surveyor" wasre:
ferred to the Committee on General Laws
| with instruction to report at next meeting of
Council.
The following were referred to the CON-
mittee on Streets An ordinance granting
permission to the Washington, Alexandria
and Mount Vernon Railway Company to fur
| nish and supply electrical power for the opera
ton of electric fans, motors and other ma
chincry within the limits Of the city OF Alex
andria :" also ian ordinance to secure the re-
pair of streets and alleys
al, TO md N
ordinance approved April Id, 1892, entitled
an ordinance to permit the Washington,
Alexandria and Mount Vernon Electric Rail
way Company to lay its tracks and run its
cars through, over and upon certain streets in
the city of Alexandria, Va, favorably report
ed upon by the Committee on Streets, was laid
over and ordered to be printed in both city
papers.
The report of tho Committee on Streets
recommending the granting of the petition OF
Thos Chauncey and others for the repair OF
the pump in the alley bounded by Prince. Al.
fred, Duke and Patrick streets, was adopted
and work ordered to be done under the SUPER
vision of the Committee on Streets
1t was ordered that the Corporation Attor-
ney and such other attorney rs the Finance
Committee may select be requested to appear
in the interest of the city in the man
damus proceedings to be heard on July 2Sth
1893. Instituted by VIM. II. Smith to recover
from the city the amount of his fuel bill.
A resolution fixing the salary of Oyerseer
of the Poor at S240 per annnm was referred
to the Committee OH Finance.
The application of Del. kcmper for tho po-
siton of City Surveyor was laid over.
An ordinance to provide for the trimming
of trees was called from the table and dis
cussed.
The following were received from the Board
of Alderman and their action concurred in !;
viz IA resolution that when Council ad-
iourns it be to meet on the second Tuesday in
October; also the petition Of George Baker
and others for foot way through Penny Hill
to the other cemeteries; also the resolution
directing the Corporation Attorney to inform
Council if the recent decision Of the Court Of
Appeals interferes with the improvement Of
streets under the BIRD section of the charter
and if the city has the right to issue bonds for
what purpose and for what amount also the
resolution authorizing the Committee on Pub
lie Property to offer for sale the stone in and
around the canal basin.
The board then adjourned.
Testc: JNO. 7. JOHNSON. Clerk