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

BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
At a regular meeting of the Board Of Alder
men of Alexandria, Va, held April 9th
1895, there were present:
VIM. II. Marbury, esq, President, and
Messrs. Lindsey, Burke, Hinken, Goodrich
Davis Leadbeater and Sweeney.
Mr.. Lindsey presented petition from sun
dry persons praying for the grading and re
paving of Prince street from the west side O
Fairfax street to the Strand or bulkhead
which vas referred to the Committee OF
Streets
Mr.. Sweeney submitted 6 petition from the
Misses Henderson for permission to erect
n two story frame and back building on
Patrick street, between Prince and Luke
streets.
Mr.. Leadbeeter moved that the petition be
referred to the Committee on Streets which
was lost by the following vote:
Ayes, Messrs. Burke. Davis and Leadbeatei
- -. Ness, -aessrs. Lindsey, Hinken, Good'
rich and Mr.. Presidents.
Mr.. Goodrich moved reference OF the Pc
tition to the Committee on Streets with power
to act which was adopted By the following
vote:
AYES. Messrs. Lindsey, Hinken, Goodrich,
Sweeney and Mr.. Presidents. Noes, heSsrs
Burke. Davis and Leadbeater-3.
An ordinance granting the Occoquan- Wood
bridge Telephone Company the privilege OF
constructing and maintaining telephone
line and to erect poles in the city OF Ale1an-
ria was received from the Common Council.
read the second and third times and passed
by the following vote:
AYES, Messrs. Lindsey, Burke, Hinken,
Goodrich, Davis Leadbeater, Sweeney ana
Mr. President-8 Noes, none.
The following were also received from the
Common Council and their action concurred
in: Report of the Committee on Streets on
resolution inquiring whether w. J. carter
is complying with the law prescribing the fire
limits in building frame house at 115 south
Patrick street: report of the Committees on
Light and Streets oil o resolution for paving
the floor of the reto1t room at the gas works
with stone from tho canal: favorable report
of the Committee on Poor on y resolution ap-
propriating $25 as extra compensation to w.
G. Shock, Overseer of Outdoor Poor; resolu-
ton appropriating $3.50 for the purchase of
street sprinkler resolution instEuctlng the
Superintendent of Police to build bulkhead
at the foot of King street with stone from the
canal resolution compelling the Washington,
Alexandria and Mount Vernon Electric Rail-
way Company to pave between its rails on
King street west of PeytOn: resolution COM
polling the same company 10 pave hoy al
street from King to Wilkes, between the rails
and two feet on each side with Belgian blocks
and to protect the track from Wilkes to
Franklin street with planking, and to put in
proper crossings at the intersection of streets
resolution directing the Superintendent of Pc,
| lice to repair the pump ut the corner of Wash
ington and Franklin streets; petition OF g Z.
Smoot, Sons & Co. for permission to run a
railroad track from that of the Southern Rail.
way on Wilkes street into the yard of their
tannery an ordinance to reduce the price OF
| gas; an ordinance providing for the removal
Of dangerous wharves within the corporate
| limits of tho city of Alexandria; communica.
ton from Worth Hulfish, Secretary Trustees OF
the Alexandria Infrmary, asking Council to
| fill vacancies now existing in the board.
The board then adjourned.
| Teste: L. Ii. THOMPSON, Clerk.