Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-06-13
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BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
No business originated in the Alder.
men, and the papers sent in from that
board We're generally concurred in with.
out debate.
Mr.. l.. NJ. Davis, elected an Alder.
man from the Third ward to fill the va.
cancy occasioned by the resignation O
Postmaster Carlin, appeared, and was
sworn III by President Marbury. A
book Supposed to be q copy of the New
Iestament) was found in the Presidents
desk, but nobody could say positively
what it was until Mr.. Hinken had *
amined it and pronounced it the genu.
inc German version of the KANE Dia-
heke, and the new member gave it the
usual pressure to his lips after the cath
OF office had been read.
When the report of the joint com
mittee appointed to consider the appli-
cation Of the Mount Vernon Railway
Company for permission to place &
track on Royal street and to tap other
roads came in,
Mr.. Sweeney spoke in favor of the
proposition of the railway officials to
run the track down Royal street. He
was averse to making the company
extend its road down Fairfax street
from Franklin in order to connect with
lis track on Royal street extended. The
expenditure would be large and, he
thought, unnecessary.
Mr.. Burke autagoniZed the views OF
Mr.. Sweeney, and after he had explain
cd the matter as he viewed it,
Mr.. Hinken moved that the action of
the Common Council be concurred in,
and his motion prevailed.
When the new fire laws came in from
the lower board Mr.. L%eadbeater said
they were O v%oluminous, and that
when they should come up for action
he would express himself upon them.
His experience both as a Fire Warden
and Chief Engineer proved concluslvcly
to him that such a code was %unneces-
sary. Daring the prevalence of a fire
the Chief Engineer had sole charge of
the apparatus and the law allowed him
discretionary power. IN his absence
one of the Fire Wardens acted, and
these gentlemen being selected from
the best citizens had always given sat-
isfaction.
The Common Council notified the Al
dermen that they were through with
their business. and as soon as one or
two papers which were on the clerks
desk could be read and acted upon the
board adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The Common Council met shortly al
ter eight o'clock.
The chair announced that at the re-
quest of Mr.. Cation he had relieved him
from further service on the committee
on streets and appointed Mr.. Burke on
that committee.
Mr.. Cation was placed on the commit
tee on public property to fill a vacancy.
The chair presented a code of rules
prepared by the fire wardens for the
government of the fire department. Ac-
companying the rules vas n letter from
the wardens and chief engineer re-
questing early action in the matter.
The papers were referred to the COM
mittee on general laws.
MI. IS.ulil OllClC Q 81 lCsOlLtlOA NIlNSl
ing the Auditor TO prepare and have
published twice a year an alphabetical
list Of those who take out dog licenses.
Mr.. X. said that several dog owners
who had paid their licenses had sug-
gested that such action be taken. 1t
was the custom Of some people to send
their dogs out of the city during the
summer and thus avoid the payment
of the tax. He thought the publication
OF a list of those who had paid the dog
tax would prove advantageous. The
resolution vas adopted.
Mr.. Cation, from the committee on
streets, presented estimates for certain
improvements in the Fourth ward. The
estimates were prepared by City Sur
veyor Graves and were for macadamiz-
ing, grading and guttering streets. The
average cost per square running north
and south is $3.50 and running east
and west Sl,150. The report was re-
| committed to the committee on streets.
MI. Cation also reported an ordinance
for paving the alley in the square bound
ed by King, Cameron, Henry and Fay
cite streets. He said that last summer
the Health Officer had condemned the
allev and latter the committee on
streets had recommended that the paw
ing be done; that the cost would be
$l2O. He further stated that the COM
mittee was preparing a case to take to
the Court of Appeals to establish the
city's rights in regard to street pay
ing, &c.
Mr.. Ubler asked if this alley was not
private property and, on being told by
Mr.. Cation that it was, said the city had
nothing to do with the matter that it
had no right to enter the property,
make improvements and then pay ne
third of the cost. Other alleys had
been paved by the city and the bills
therefor had not yet been collected. He
thought the city had better wait till the
new Court OF Appeals met, and moved
that the matter be laid on the table.
Mr.. Cation: We have but two public
alleys in the city, yet we have been
paving all the alleys.
The motion to lay on the table was
agreed to.
The report of the committee in rela-
ton to allowing the Washington, Alex
andria and Mount Vernon Railway
Company to extend its tracks upon two
streets was taken up.
Under the act as reported the right
of way on Royal street was granted,
provided the tracks are still con,
tinued on Fairfax street and 4
connection made between the Royal
and tie Fairfax street tracks