Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-11-14
COMMON COUNCIL.

At regular meeting OF the common COull
Gil of the city Of Alexandria, Va, held No
vember 18th, 1894, there were present:
Hubert Snowden, esq. President and
Kraft, Klaus, Mushbach. Cation, Strider,
| Uhler, Evans, Fsnnon and McCuen.
Two communications from his honor, the
Mayor, transmitting the resignation of A. F..
Cox, Tax Collector of the Southern District !;
aud of DR.. S. E. Gulick, Physician to the
Poor, were received. and the resignation of
A. F. Cox Tax Collector of the Southern Dis
t-ict, was accepted.
A communication from the Clerk of the
City School Board requesting Council to fill
the vacancy in the board caused by the ex-
pirstion of tho terms of Mess7s. s. A. Mankin,
First ward, W. r. Marbury, Second ward, w.
F. Carne, Third ward. and j. T. Sweeney,
Fourth wards was received.
Mr. Mushbach moved to reconsider the
vote by which Tax Collector A. F. Cox S resig-
nation was accepted and the motion was lost
by the following vote:
Ayes, Messrs. Burke, Kraft Mushbach, Ca
ton and Mr.. President-5. Noes, Messrs
Thompson Moore, Fisher, Stri6er, Uhler,
Evans, Fannon and McCuen-S.
An ordinance to authorize P F. German
Collector of Taxes of the Northern District. to
collect the unpaid tax bills delivered to the
City Council of Alexandria by A. +. Cox,
former Collector of Taxes of the Southern
District was read the first and second times
A motion to lay it on the table was lost by the
following vote;
Ayes, Messrs Mushbach and Uhler-2.
Noes, Messrs. Burke Thompson, Moore, Fish
er, Kraft Klaus Cation, Strder, Evans, Fan
non, McCuen and Mr.. Presidential. And
the ordinance was passed by the following
vote:
Ayes Messrs Burke. Thompson, Moore,
Fisher, Kraft, Klaus, Cation, Strider, Uhler,
Evans, Fannon, McCuen and Mr.. President
49, Noes, Mr. Mushbach-1.
On the resolution for paving Fayette street
from Duke to Queen street. the Committee on
Streets amended recommendation that one
square, between King and Cameron streets,
be paved with rubbie stone under the 33rd
section of the City Charter on the legalized
grade but that the rest of the work be left
until the grades have been determined upon
and legalized, was adopted.
Upon the communication of P. E Hooe.
for the Norfolk and Washington Steamboat
Company, calling attention to the condition
of the dock at the foot of Prince street, the
following report of the Committee on Streets
was adopted viz "The Committee on Streets
recommend that the Superintendent of Police
be instructed to build the bulkhead with
stone from the canal aud that $3.50 be ap-
ppropriated by Council to defray the expenses
of same"
Upon the petition of B A. Mankin and
others calling attention to the lack of drainage
on Potomac street, the Committee on Streets
recommendation that the Superintendent
OF Police be instructed to construct the drain
asked for of ten-inch terra Gotta pipe was
TOD IL Al
port upon the petition of d. B. Harlow and
others for new pump at the corner of Co.
lumbus and First streets, instructing the
Superintendent of Police to place new pump
at the locality named.
The petition Of N. Lindsey & Co. for per-
mission to erect s frame stable in the centre
Of the square bounded by King Union, Prince
and Lee streets, was granted unanimously.
The following resolution was referred to
the Committee on Streets:
Resolved, That the Committee on Streets
be directed to inquire and report the cost of
curbing, guttering and matchmaking Patrick
street, south from Wilkes street to the corpo.
ration line and on Alfred street from Wilkes
to Franklin street, and report at the next
meeting of the City Council.
IAN ordinance TO provide for the creation
of the Office of, and the election of. a City En-.
gineer, to define hlS duties and power and TO
abolish the Office of City Surveyor" was
called up second reading continued, and an
Amendment fixing the salary of The City En-.
gineer at 81 500 per annum adopted BY the
following vote, viz: !.
Ayes, Messfs. Burke, Thompson, Moore,
Uhler, Evans, Fapnon, McCuen, and Mr..
Presidents Noes, Messrs. Fisher, Kraft.
Klaus, Aushbach, Cation and strider-6. Tie
second reading concluded, it was read The
third time and passed by the fol owing vote
Ayes Messrs. Burke, Moore, Fisher Kraffe,
Klaus, Mushbach, Cation, strider Uhier, Nc.
Cuen and Mr.. President-11. noes, Messrs.
Thompson, Evans and Fannon-3.
Both Of the following resolutioos were lail
or the table: