Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-06-12
COMMON COUNCIL.

At regular meeting of the Common Coun.
| Gil of the city Of Alexandra, Va, held June
18th. 1895, there were present:
Hubert Snowden. esq, President, and
Messrs. Burke. Thompson, Moore, Klaus,
Harrison, Cation, Strider, Uhler and Fsnnon.
A unication from his honor the
Mayor notifying Council of the removal of
Mr.. VIM. b; Travers from the position Of
Overseer of the Chain Gang for dereliction OF
duty; also that DR.. ]. T. Miller declines to
serve as Health Officer after July LIST, unless
the salary is increased, and also recommend
ing an increase Of salary for said office, was
received, and that portion pertaining to the
salary Of the Bealth Officer, was referred to tho
Finance Committee.
Upon the petition of Mrs. L. Wolf for tho
removal of the wstchman's box from the
southeast corner of King and Fayette streets,
the Committee on Streets recommendation
that the petition be granted was adopted.
The Committee on Streets presented with
out report the petition Of C. O. Shoots Sons Co.
for permission to run switch into their
property, between st. Asaph and Pitt streets,
with the Corporation Attorneys opinion that
the authority the City Council has over its
streets is derived from section Ia of its char
ter, and that authority is to pave, make and
repair the streets. There is no other au-
thority vested in the City Council of Ale1an.
dria by the Legislature" tho opinion was re-
celved; the Board of Aldermen non-concurred
and requested committee of conference,
which request was granted and Mcssrs. Uhler
and Burke appointed for this board. The
conference committees report was received
from the Board of Aldermen and their action
concurred in.
The following were referred to the Commit
tee on Streets viz: The petition Of the Stand
ard Oil Go. for permission to lay pipe line
from Lee and Oronoco streets to the foot OF
Oronoco street; also a request from Mrs. Kate
Gorham that the railroad gate on the west
side of Fayette street be shortened; also the
petition of ]. T. Fannon for repair of Fayette
street, between King and Cameron.
A communication from from Mr. G. A.
Mushbach in reference to the s,wer tax pres
ented by the chairman of the Committee on
Streets, was referred to the Corporation At
torney.
The following were referred to the Commit
tee on Finance: An ordinance to amend and
reordsin section 49 of an ordinance passed
May 9, 1895; also an ordinance to amend
and reordain section 1915 of an ordinance
passed May %, 1895.
The following resolutions were adopted
= Resolved, That the Committees on Light,
General Laws, and Finance report such
amendments to Chapter Viii Corporation
LAVE as may be necessary by reason of the
adjustment of the Office of the Superinten-
dent of Gas, and in order that authority and
duties Of the Clerk Of Gas Works may be de-
fined and designated. That said committee re-
quest the attendance Of the Corporation At
torney and make their report to the City
Council at its meeting to be held June 25th,
1895.
Resolved That the Committee on Public
Property are hereby instructed to have as
soon as possible an office prepared for the City
Engineer, and that room No. 8. is hereby
designated as such an office and for such other
purposes as Council may direct
An invitation to attend the reopening ser
vices of St Marys Church, on Sunday June
16, at IL q. N and 7:30 p. m, was received
with thanks.
An act to appropriate part of the city
revenue for the fiscal year ending Nay 81,
1896, was read second and third time, and
passed by the following vote:
Ayes, Messrs Burke, Thompson, Moore,
Klaus, Harrison, Cation, Strider, Uhier, Fan.
non, and Mr. President-1O. Noes, none.
1t was resolved that the appropriation bill
be printed in both of the city papers.
The following were received from the Board
OF Aldermen and their action thereon con-
CURED in, viz: The petition of Charles D.
Semmts and Others for an electric light at the
intersection of Columbus and Oronoco streets;
also an act to increase the salary of the Clerk
OF the Gas Works.
The board then adjourned.
Teste: JNO. T. JOHNSON. Clerk