Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-29
OFFICIAL.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

At regular meeting of the Board of Alder
men of Alexandria, Va, held May 18th
1895, there were present:
VIM. II. Marbury, esq.,, President and
Mcssrs. Lindsey, Burke, Hinken. Davis
Leadbeater and sweeney.
Mr.. Theophilus Ballenger, member cleo
from the Second ward, to ill the vacancy
c.usad by the resignation of Mr.. Charl,
G ,odrich, appeared in the chamber and waf
sworn in as member for tho term expiring
July 1, 1895.
Mr.. Burke, from the Finance Committee
! submitted all ordinance to appropriate part OF
the city revenue for the fiscal year ending
May 81, 1896, which was read three times
and passed by the following vote
Ayes. Mcssrs. Lindsey, Burke, Hinken
| Ballenger. Davis, Leadbeater Sweeney and
Mr. President-S. Noes, none.
An ordinance for imposing and collecting
taxes on persons, property, income, etc, with
in the city of Alexandria for the year com.
mencipg oil the LIST day of June, 1895, and
ending on the 31st day of May, 1896, was
received from the Common Council. read
three times and passed by the following vote
ayes, Messrs. Lindsey, Burke, Hinken
Ballenger Davis, Leadbeate-, Sweeney and
Mr.. Presidents. Noes, none.
An ordinance for imposing and collecting
licenses within the city of Alexandria for the
year commencing on the list day Of June,
1895, and ending on the 31st day of May,
1896, was received from the Common Cour :
Gil, read three times and passed by the follow.
ing vote:
Ayes, Messrs. Lindsey, Burke, Hinkeu.
Ballepger, Davis. Leadbeater, Sweeney and
Mr.. Presidents. Noes none.
A resolution appropriaing one hundrt dol
lars or as much there of as may be necessary
for the preparation of an Office for the City
Engineer was received from the Common
Council and their action concurred in by the
following vote
Ayes, Messrs. Lindsey, Burke, Hinken,
BallenRer. Davis Leadbeater, Sweeney and
Mr.. Presidept-S Noes, none.
A resolution appropristing fifteen dollars
for the repair of the pump at the intersection
of Alfred and G:bbon streets was received from
the Common Council and their action con-
Cured in by the following vote:
Ayes, Messrs. Lindsey, Burke, Hinken,
Rallenger, Davis, Leadbeater. Sweeney and
Mr.. Presidents. Noes, none.
A resolution appropriating seventy.iye dol.
lors for placing trapping and three catch
basins at the intersection of Cameron and
Henry streets was received from the Common
Council and their action concurred in by the
following vote:
Ayes, Messrs. Lindsey, Burke, Hinkeu,
Ballenger. Davis, Lcadboater, Sweeney aud
Mr.. Presidents. Noes, none
An ordinance providing for the setting, re-
dressing and resetting tho curbing on both
sides of Cameron street, between Fairfax and
Lee, and for the assess Nent and collection of
the cost of the same under the BIRD section
of the city charter, was received from the Con
the following vote:
Ayes, Messrs Lindsey, Burke, Hinken,
Ballenger, Davis, Leadbeater Sweeney and
Mr.. Presidents Noes. none.
Mr.. Davis introduced the following which
was referred to the Committee on Streets:
Resolved, That the Auditor be directed In
carcsl tae lease on The lot in the rear of the
city Jail, said lease being held by E. E. Down.
ham and terminating July 1, 1895.
Mr.. Leadbeater introduced the FOLLOWING
which was referred to the Committees ON Prb'
lie Property and Poor.
Ordered, That the Committee on Public
Property be authorized to make an agreement
with the officers of the AleIandris Water
WORKS Tor the furnishing of the necessary
supply OF w ter to the aims house.
Mr. Leadbeater, from the Committee on
fuoiic Property, submitted report recom-
mending that the sum of one hundred dollars
or as mich thereof as may be necessary, Lee
appropriated for repairing the Columbia err
gime house, and the report WAS adopted by the
following vote:
Ayes, Meaars. Lindsey, Burke. Hiuken
Ballenger, Davis, Leadbeater. Sweeney and
Mr. Presidents Nocs, none.
Adverse reports of the Committee on Stress
on petition of E. E. Dowlh,n "r ,.r ul.
sion to erect frame building OH !, fre,... IT Ct
north of Cameron, and commune III Win.