Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-03-14
COMMON COUNCIL

COMMON COUNCIL.
At 4 regular meeting of the Common
Council of the city of Alexandria. Va hca!
March 18TH 1894, there were present.
Hubert Snowden, esq, President and
Messrs Thompson, c. y. Moore, Fisher.
Kraft, Klaus, Mushbach. Harrison, Cation
Strdcr. Uhler, Fannon and McCuen.
The adverse reports OF the Committee
Streets upon the following were adopted VI
Upon the resolution appropriating 5000 te-
repairing Queen street from Patrick to Fay.
cite street; also upon two resolutions proyG-
ing for the repairing of Fayettc street he.
tween Cameron and Prince streets.
The report of the Committee on Streets upo,
the communication OF the Pennsylvania San
~ beverage Company recommending III
natter to the favorable consideration OF CouI.-
ell. and that a special committee be appoiutc!
to investigate the subject and report thereon
was laid over.
Upon the petition ofthe Washington Sou;
crn Railway Company for permission to LAY
an ron soil pipe fiom The water closet N
their passenger station u the Henry sire
sewer, the Committee on Streets recon-
mendation that the permission asked be grant
cd upon the railroad company paying hrsJ
$50 into the CITY Treasury and doing the
work at their own expense as may bc
directed By the Committee on Streets
together with the amendment by Mr..
Mushbach that permission be not granted un
III said Railway Company erect 4 new and
suitable depot satisfactory TO the City Coun
Gil, was laid on the table rs was also the
same committees recommendation that the
ordinance requiring gates and agmen at Ger
tain railroad crossings within the city he
amended so as TO fix the hours of service FROM
: o'clock a. n. 10 ! o'clock p. III.
4 resolution that the compensation OF tio
overSecr of the chain gang be fixed AT !, gi
dag for each and every day the chain gang shall
be employed upon the streets, or other put5
works. recommended by the Committee on
Streets, was laid over.
The report of the chairman of the Commit;
tee oD Streets notifying Council that the wors
of opening certain streets III the Second wan
is rapidly approaching completion, aud as.
ing an additional appropriation of S65oio
complete the work, was referred 10 tho c.l4
mittce on Finance.
An ordinance To prohibit public to..-e
ments within the corporate limits ON IL, >
bath day" presented by Nj. Cation, va, refcr
red 10 the Committee on General Laws
AN act making additional appropriate
OF the revenues OF the city Tor the ti,cii l,r
ending May 81. 1894, was read tha a
time, amended, read the third time ud
ed by the following vote:
Ayes: McSSrs. Thompson c. n. Noun
Fisher, Kraft. Klaus, Mushbach lIon-o4
Cation, Strider, Uhlcr. Fannon. McCuclsut
Mr. president-l3. Noes, none
The following was adopted:
Resolved That Henry Strauss, Mayor b.
and he is hereby appointed agent for tn rs
Council OF Alexandria AMI is such agent,
authorized and directed to give notice 40
Moses Heller 10 quit and deliver up upon the
25th day OF March. $50 !. the possession oi
bench on the Royal street side of the Mark,
Building which sal 4; Moses Heller now holds
OF the said City Council of Alexandria. Va
The following was also adopted
Whereas. Certain gentlemen haze heei.,>
aiming the real estate in the Second wlu.
known as the canal property. with 4 yiewo
leasing or purchasing a portion OF SuIl na.
estate for manufacturing purposes De J,
Resolved, That the Committee on Public
Property and the Committee on Fiuaua be-
and they are hereby authorized tu cau,rr
with these gentlemen and report 10 C1uur.lli
its meeting March 21th. the result oi -ath
conference
The following was taken NJ ami Adopted.
Resolved by the City Council Tina. zoe
CT :, Treasurer be and is hereby instrcici,o
refund to w. Desmond James 3. Hu-hc
Edward Cogan Cogan and Hughes. luiA
AND W. W. Cogan, and Samuel CuyHcE
(plumbersl. ana to John W. Brown. NAL
thew hcll & Co. Ben Wheatcy i.H 7
Stone, William Hancock, Julius Dreiia,
B. Dangeriield and James II. Dcy4l-n.
(citizenS). such amounts as were depu-t,iM
them with the Treasurer under the p.uy,o!s
of an ordinance approved October lNtt i>>'
entitled IAN ordinance to secure the ieruloi
streets and alleys" deducting from tb -aM'
so deposited such warrants as may have been
expended by the city to secure the prorsrir.
pair in each and every case. and be it rttt
Resolved. That the City Auditor Doe To-
structcd to issue permits to dig up streets y
alleys to property boilers only.
The report of the Committee on iu.t
Property informing Council of the rcraacd
the fish wharves and recommcndiu- aHal
preparation of 500 for necessary repairs
was received from the Board of AldctH5uali
unanimously adopted.
The action of this board in adopting .Ec
adverse report OF the Committee on N,rer''
upon the two resolutions in reference il Iei'
erencc to the repairing of Faycttc stree. 'e-
tween Cameron and Prince strcet- Wl-noH
concurred in by the Board Of ic.ueu aud
conference committee requested "ilra ie
quest was granted, and Messrs. C. y. NoaH
and harrison appointed on the ai, 'i '"-
board.
The report of the conference nmtea
recommitting the matter to the t3as.i'irs' 90
Streets for estimates and plans W. rs'.,e
from the Board OF Aldermen amt tarf goa
concurred III.
Mr.. Cation rendered his res taa.oa i'
member of the Committee on str. "a
at the request of the chair, was LII ''ei i''
til the next meeting
Mr.. Kraft gave notice that 81 gle w..
meeting of Council he would "a. 10
creating the office of City Eugnccf
The Board then adjourned. g
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