Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-10

to come forward and pay their sewer
tax, or, in case of failure to do 80, to
have their pipes disconnected from the
sewers. He said the time for paying
the tax had really expired and this wa:
intended to call the attention of all
such delinquents and to give them
short time in which to make such pay.
ment.
Mr.. Fisher moved next to post,
pone action on the resolution till the
meeting. He understood that an ordi-
nance would be introduced in the
Board of Aldermen to reduce the sewer
tax. If this was done those who pald
the present rate would have part OF Of
their tax refunded, SO it would be well
TO wait until this matter was settled.
The resolution was laid over.
Mr.. Kraft offered an ordinance re-
curing owners of dilapidated wharves
to have those wharves repaired or re-
moyed-referred to the committee on
general laws.
Mr.. Kraft also offered resolution
directing the Superintendent of Police
to hayea bulkhead built at the foot OF
King street with stone from the old
canal locks and one looking for the
purchase of street sprinkler at cost
of not over $350-referred to the COM
mittee on streets.
Mr.. Kraft also offered resolution
to reduce the price of gas to S1.25 per
1000 feet after the first of June next
referred to the committees on light and
| finance.
Mr.. Uhler presented petition from
G.. G. Smoot & Sons for permission to
run railroad switch from Wilkes
street into their premises on that street
between Pitt and St. Asaph-referred
to committee on streets.
Mr.. Uhler also presented petition
for the repair of the pump at the corner
of Washington and Franklin streets
referred to the committee on streets.
AIR. Unler also offered resolution
directing the committee on streets to
require the electric railway company
to fill in between their tracks on upper
King street and to put that street along
the line in order. He said that part of
King street was impossible and the
railway company should be compelled
to put it in order-referred to the COM
mittee on streets.
Mr.. Uhler also offered resolution
requesting the Mayor to require the
electric railway company to have
south Royal street paved and planked
as set forth in the ordinance granting
them the use of that street. He said
the company had accepted the ordi-
nance and should be compelled to car
ry out its provisions; if not the ordi-
nance should be repealed. He said
the railroad companies acted like they
could do anything they pleased in this
city, and they should be required to
comply with the laws.
Mr.. Fisher suggested that the com
pany be required to put in plank cross
ings at the intersections of the unpay-
ed streets over which their tracks ran.
The resolution was so amended and
referred to the Mayor.
A communication from Worth HUI
fish, secretary of the board of trustees
of the Alexandria In6rmary, request
ing Council to elect j. r. Cation, X.
Kemper. J. T. Harrison, S. F. Dyson
and w. H. Hellmuth as trustees of
that institution to fill vacancies was re-
ceived.
When petition for the cutting down
and regarding of east Prince street
came in from the Aldermen, request
wes made that the names of the petit
TONERS be read, and the question was
asked if the work was to be done by
the abutting property holders. The
action of the Aldermen in referring the
matter to the street committee was
concurred in, as was also the petition
of the Messrs. Henderson for permits
sion to rebuild frame house on Pat
rick street, between Prince and Duke.