Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-05-15
OFFICIAL.
RnARD OF ALDERMEN.

At a regular meeting of the Board OF Alder
men of Alexandria, Va. held May 14th,
1895, there were present:
VIM. II. Marbury, esq, President aid
Messrs Lindsey, Burke, Hinken, DAVIS,
Leadbeat6r and sweeney.
Mr.. Hinken presented petition from MIS-
L. Wolf complaining of the watchman's box
of the Washington Southern Railway at the
intersection of King and Fayette streets, AID
il WAS re erred to the Committee on Streets.
Mr.. Davis introduced resolution provid-
ing that the Committee on Streets lay
twenty-inch sewer pipe on Pendleton street.
from Pitt street to the west side of Washing
ton street; also ten-inch branch sewer on
Washington street.north to Wythe street and
south to Oronoce street. with catch basins and
outlets, aud appropriating So 500, or as mu.
thereof as may be necessary for the worA.
Z he resolution WAS referred to the Committee
on Stree Is.
Mr.. Leadbeater presented communication
from P. F. German, Tax Collector, asklrg
that certain a terations be made in his office
in the City Hall building, which was recelv-
cd, an order adopted appropriating one hun.
bred and twenty dollars, or so much thereof
as may be necessary for the work, by the fol-
lowing vote:
Ayes. @essrs. Lindsey, Burke, Hinken,
Davis, Leadbeater, Sweeney and MIR. Presi
dent. Noes none.
Mr. Leadbeater, from the Committee on
Public Property, presented a recommendation
that one hundred dollars be appropriated for
the purpose of completing certain alterations
in the engine room CT the Columbia Fire Com
pany. The recommendation was adopted BIZ
the following vote:
Eyes, Measrs. Lindsey, Burke. Hinken,
DAVIS Lcadbeate-, Sweeney and Mr. Presi-
dent. Noes, none.
The Common Council subsequently return
ed the Recommendation amended by limiting
the amount to one hundred dollars, and the
Aldermen receded from its action and con-
Cured in that OF the Common Council.
An ordinance to reduce the price of gas was
received from the Common Council, resh
three time1 aud passed by the following vote: :
Ayes, Messrs. Lindsey, Burke, Hinkeu.
Davis. Leadbeater, Sweeney and Mr.. Presi.
dent. Noes none.
A communication from Z. F. Price, Auditor.
announcing the exhaustion of the funds ap-
propriate1 for certain purposes, was received
from the Common Coun il and their action
concurrcd in, and resolution was also re-
ceived frcm that board appropiating $500 for
outdoor poor $500 for city courts and jail.
$500 for electric lights and $500 for clean
ing streets, which was passed by the following
| vote:
Ayes, Messrs Lindsey, Burke, Hinken,
Davis Leadbcater, Sweeney and Mr. Presi-
| deut-7. Noes, none.
| Tho 70 lowing were received from the Com.
mon Council and their action c0ncurred in :
Petition of j. Thomas Miller for permission 10
use the old well on Prince street. near Lee,
for sewerage purposes an ordinance impos
| ing taxes on persons, etr., for the year com.
mencing June 1. 1895. and ending May 81.
| 1896. the liz. nse law for the year beginning
Juue /, 1895, and ending May 81, 1896;
rerort of the Auditor of the number of burial
and building permits issued during tho year !;
an ordinance prohibiting loafing, etc. in front
fpubiic buildings; communication from +.
~ wnham for permission to erect frame
! house On Alfred street, north Of Cameron, on
the site of one recently removed; report OF
| The Committee on Streets on q resolution re-
quiring the Washington, Alexandria and
| Mount Vernon Electric Railway Company tc
repair the space between their tracks on
Royal street from Duke to Wilkes; report of
| the same committee on resolution for paving
with rubble stones the intersection of King
and Union streets; report of tho Committee
on Streets on the petition of z. c. Smoots
Sons Co. for permission to place railroad
swift h into tn ir property on Wilkes street,
between ST. Asaph and Pitt Streets resolu
ton Erecting the Committee on Streets to
have prepared an ordinance for resetting, re.
dressing and replacing where necessary the
curbing on Cameron street. between Fairfax
| ard Lee petition from Graham Hill & Co.,
complaining that employees of the electric
light works enter into competition with cleo
tri.ians in this city in solicitineland obtaining
work.
The beard preceded to the chamber Of the
Common Council for the purpose OF partici.
patiug in the election of City Enginecr, and
| Board of Trustees for the Alexandria In
Urinary. and upon their return adjourned.
Teste: L. II. THOMPSON. Clerk.