Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-05-10
COMMON CouNrIL.

At regular meeting of the Common CoGn.
| Gil of the city of Alexandria, Va, held
| May 9th, 1893, there We're present
Hubert Snowden, esq, President. and
Messrs. w. S. Moore, c. n. Moore, Fisher,
Kraft Jones, Mushbach, Harrison, Davis,
Strider, Uhcr, Smoot. Evans and McCuen
The Finance Committees report upon the
| petition of K. Kemper, Superintendent of
Schools, for additional compensation, recon-
mending the reference of petition and ACCOM-
panying papers to the School Board, ior &c.
! ton was adopted.
A resolution requesting the Committee on
Streets to ascertain the cost OF two 2Vnch
sewers from the corner of Pitt and Princess
streets 20 the corner of King and Pitt streets,
and report at next meeting, was referred 10
the Committee on Streets.
On the petition of the Alexandra Fertilizer
and Chemical Company for permission to
erect an enclosed shed on the southwest cor.
| uer of Princess aud Union streets 10 take N
the width of the supposed sidewalk, the Com
| mittee recommended the passage OF the fol
lowing resolution:
Resolved by the City Council of Alexan-
dria, That permission is given to the AicAan'
dria Fertilizer and Chemical Company 10
erect an enclosed shed on the north side OF
their warehouse at the southwest corner OF
Princess aud Union streets, adjoining thef
present warehouse and extending northwan
twelve feet from the southwest corner OF Pm
cess and Union streets westward l2O feet
and southwark twelve feet to the line of their
present warehouse, upon these conditions
That the said company Will along the
north side of such enclosed shed, construct
and keep in proper order such gutter IS
may he necessary TO carry oil the water now,
ing down Princess street eastward, and viii
whenever required by the City Council OF
Alexandria at any time hereafter, upon 81
DAYS notice, remove the same from such side
walk without any expense 10 the ctyoi AeI'
andris. which was adopted by the following
vote Ayes. MeSss W. S. Moore, c. n Moore,
Fisher. Kraft. Jones, Mushbach, Harrison,
Strider Uhler, Smoot and McCuen-ll hoes.
Messrs. Davis and Evans The President
was excused from voting.
IAN ordinance to provide for the creation
of the office of, and the election of City En'
gincer, to define his duties and powers and to
abolish the office of City Surveyor, was taken
from the table, consideration postponed and
made the special and continuing order Tor
Tuesday, May Ii, 1893.
The following were received from the
Board of Aldermen and laid OH the table
The petition of w. z. Graves to compel the
Washington, Alexandria and Mt. Vernon
Electric Railway to come down to grade on
Franklin street and pave or gravel Their
tracks on Fairfax street; also the petition Oh
the Porlner Brewing Company for WytAG
street TO be graded between st. Asaph aud
Pitt streets
The following were received from the
Board of Aldermen and their action thereon
conquered in: The bill of G. +. Adams FOX
repairs TO town clock also the petition Of Geo
Benson to have returned the amount charged
him for being behind time in completin. the
LIST ward sewer also the petition Of L. 5. ts"'
cctt and others to have repaired one square
of paving OH Prince street between st. A.sPA
and Pitt streets; also the petition OF b j.
Thomas and others to have West, Payne and
Fayette streets from Cameron to Princes
streets; also Princess and Queen street, IRON
Henry to West streets, graded, gutteFed ana
C irbed.
1t was resolved that when Council adJourh
tonight it be to meet on the night otthe lo'a
i ,stant, to consider the Engineer bill ~"
p 'nding.
The board then adjourned.
Teste: JNO. 7. JOHNSON. HefS