Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-11-13

At regular meeting OF the Board OF Alder
men of Alexandria, Va, held November IL,
1895, there were present:
VIM. 81. Marbury, esq, President, and
Messrs. Havener, Burke, Ballenger, Hinken.
Davis, Smoot and sweeney.
An ordinance to amend an ordinance to in.
crease the salaries of the Captain, Lieutenant
and pr.vates of the police force which was lie.
ceiyed from the Common Council aud laid
over at the last meeting was read Tho ac-
ton of the Common Council i'll passing the
same was non concurred in and coniercI ce
committee asked for. Messrs. Sweeney and
Hinken were appointed on the part of this
board. The committee reported as follows
.rhe conference committee concur in the ac-
ton of the Board of Aldermen in non.con
curing in the action of the Common Council
in passing the ordinance for the increase OF
the pay Of the police force of the city and re-
commend the adoption of the Police Commits
sioners' for four additional members Of said
force. Report adopted unanimously by the
Board of Aldermen.
The following resolution was referred to
the Committee of Finance:
Resolved, That in the opinion of the mem
beers of the City Council all the laws and ordi
nances of the corporation of Alexandria and
all public notices and advertisements of the
city should be published in both the Alexan-
dria daily newspapers for the information of
the people, and that each of the said newspa-
pers SHOULD receive equal pay for equal work.
The petition of the Washington South
ern Railway paying for the privilege of lay
ing double track on Fayette street, was re-
ceiyed from the Common Council, read the
first time and laid over until next meeting.
An ordinance granting certain privileges to
the Home Telephone Company was referred
to the Committee on Streets.
The following was received from the COM
mon Council Resolved, That the COMMITTEES
on Streets be directed to have crossing at
the intersection of Cameron and Washington
streets repaired, and to have crossing placed
at the corner of Cameron and Columbus
streets. Action of Council in ordering cross
ing at the corner of Columbus and Washing
ton streets was nonconcprred in, and the re-
port of the committee in recommending one
at the intersection of Washington and Came
ron streets concurred in.
The following were received from the Com
mon Council, and their action concurred in
by the following vote: Ayes-Messrs. Burke,
Havener, Ballenger, Hinken. Davis, Smoof,
Sweeney and Mr.. President, 8. Noes, none
bills for service on the electoral board: Edg n
Thompson, $12 so; Thomas Leadbeaters es.
tate, $3.50; J, NJ. White, $27 and G. B.
Marshall, $27.
The following was received from the Com
mon Council and their action concurFea in
Resolution approprlsting $500 for curbing
also, a resolution authorizing the city auditor
| 10 deliver to William Channcey dee1 con.
veying to him all the right, title and interest
of the City Council in certain property assessed
! to Pompey Poorer ct ais, upon the payment
| of $145.17 into the city treasury; also, d
esolution authorizing the city auditor to de-
liver to William Chauncey deed convey 6
t, him all the right title and interest of the
| City Council in certain pro erty assessed to
Rachel Jarboe ct ais, upon the payment oil
| $1,000 into the city treasury al-o. a rsso.
luton authorizing the corporation attorney, in
the name of the City Council of Alexandria
to enter suit for the PARTITION OF the court,
house and Jail properties; also a resolution
requesting Committee on Public Property to
| report at the neyt meeting of Council npor
| the resolution referred to them in reference
| to the right of the city over wharf property
also. a petition from T. j. Fannon praying f,l
a proper catch basin at the corner OF Dnkt
| and Henry streets also, a resolution appro
propriating $500 for the repair of the square
| on Cameron street between Fairfax and ee
| streets also, petition from the Washington
| Southern Railway praying for reduction IN
| tax assessments on their property; also. s
resolution directing the Committee on Public
| Property to have surveyed s4d laid Of, a sufh
Gent portion of ths court house lot for the
erection of an engine-honse; also. q petite
| from the Home Telephone Company, Of Alex.
\ andria, Va, asking that certain privileges te
granted them.
| The board then adjourned
| Feste: K.E. KNIGHT, Clerk.
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