Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-11
ste, i '1 ~ L. h Il. THOMPSON. CLERK.
COMMON COUNCIL.

At regular meeting of the Common
Council of the city of Alexandria. Va b,.t
July 10th. 1891. there were present:
Hubert Snowden, esq President ard
Mcssrs Burke, Thompson Fisher, kt:.ail.
Klaus. Beach Striier Uhler. Evans. Fanon
and McCuen
1t was resolved that the President OF tic
Common Council and the President of tire
Board of Aldermen Jointly appoint one a4-
donal member to serve on the Committee oa
Streets. and in conference Mr. L. " DAVIS.
of the Board OF Aldermen. was appointed
a communication from the City Electoral
Board in reference TO a division of the Tnn!
ward int two voting precincts, was referred
To the Committee on General Laws
The petition of the Washington Ale, andria
and Mount Vernon Electric RAILWAY Com
lany for permission to extend its ira Ks og;
upon the slip at the foot of King street and ;or
permission TO erect freight sheds over the
same was referred to the Committee on
Streets
The following report was adopted
ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 10, 1891
The Finance Committee reports that a
appears by the official accounts of the cry.
that while the special committee, on contr.c,.
ing for roller shelves, indeXing. etc. of ~.
cords in clerks office, of which Captain NIu-h-
bach WAS chairman, was engaged in its work
the indexing was actually going on aud thai
the sum OF S6C0 had already been paid. We
therefore request that the resolution passed *
the last meeting be amended so as to read tia,
the Finance and General Laws Committee.
jointly be requested to ascertain and report
upon what basis as to cost or by what contract.
if any, the re-indexing of the records OF tie
Corporation Court is being conducted and
whether any arrangement can be made to .as-
sen the cost thereof.
The report of the Finance Committee r.
commencing an appropriation OF 5000 ioF
the Alexandria lntirmary was called from iAe
the table. The amendment Provided Iow
ever, that the Board OF Trustees Of sIil. n
Urinary will grant te the mayor of AleSau-
dria the privilege 10 send patients 10 sai. IT.
sttution, whenever in his judgment nc deems
it necessary. passed by the following vote
Ayes. Messrs. Thompson. Fisher kIaht.
Klaus, Beach, Strider and McCuen-. Not',
Messrs. Burke, Uher, Evans Fannon and NJ
President-3. and the amended report VS.
adopted.
AN act to amend and re-enact section =
of an ordinance for imposing and collecting
licenses within the city of Alexandra, "a Tor
the year commencing on the lst day %: .'t
1891 and ending on the 3 lst day OF Nay
1893 " was read three times and ra,se
the following vote:
Ayes, Mcssrs. Burke, Thompson, Fi-.ea
Kraft, Klaus. Beach. stridcr. Uher. Eyta,
Fannon, McCuen and Dir. Presideut-i-
Noes, none.
The report Of the Committee on Stne;'
upon the resolution in reference to sprusi.u-'
sweeping. etc, of the streets was taken II
and motion to award the contract - i4s
lowest bidder was lost, and motion 20 -
turn the checks deposited by the biddef wa
adopted
The resolution that the COMMITTEE Oh
Streets be authorized to purchase an imf.af.
ed one-horse street sprinking machine arl
horse at cost not exceeding $500 was 1871
by the following vote:
Ayes Messrs Thompson. Fisher. h7.4N
Klaus, Beach and Strider-6. Noes. Messf-.
Burke, Uhler, Evans. Fannon. McCuen :iu
Mr. President-6. Mr.. Kraft, By unanimous
consent, changed his vote 10 the pseva.lihs
side and moved a reconsideration, winch Wa
was ordered, and the resolution lai Oh tue
table.
A resolution that when Council adjonni- J.
be TO meet on the second Tuesday in 0ele.tI
was received from the Board OF Aldermen
2nd their action concurred in.
On motion of Mr. Thompson, DR.. Gu....n'
Physician to the Poor was accorded the pii',
lege of the floor for the purpose OF nlaN'a-'
statement in connection with his duties
The board then adjourned
Teste: JN0. 7. JOHNSON. C.eiA