Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-29
OFFICIAL.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

| Alta regular meeting Of the Board OF Alder
men of Alexandria, Va, held April 70,
| 1896, there were present:
VIM. ii. Marbury. esq, President ana
Messrs. HaveneI, Burke, Hinken, DAVIS,
Smoof, and Sweeney.
| An ordinance providing for the inspection
of buildings and regulating the construction
and repairing of buildings within the city
limits which was received from the Common
Council and laid over at the last meeting, was
read first time and laid over until next meet.
ing.
A communication from his honor, the
Mayor, calling councils attention to the con-
dition of the sewer at the corner of Royal and
| Franklin streets, was received from the Com
mon Council and their action concurred in.
The Committee ON Public Property's recon-
mendation appropriating $500, or as much
thereof as may be necessary, for tho purchase
of q lot on which to erect new engine house
in the Second ward for the Hydraulion fire
company was received from the Common
Council and passed by the following vote:
Ayes, Messrs. Havener, Burke, Davis,
Smoot Sweeney and Mr. President-6 Noes,
Mr. Hinken-1.
| The petition of the Business Mems League
requesting the City Council to submit to the
| freeholders of the city on the first Tuesday IN
June next the question Of the issue of bonds
| by the city to the amount of $780, 600, the
money raised thereby to be used for the pur.
pose Of improving streets and sewering the
! city, was received from the Common Council
with tho report of the Committee on Finance.
| The action of the Common Council in refer
ring the question to special committee was
concurred in, and Messrs. Burke and Suloot
were appointed on the part of this board.
The following were received from the Com
mon Council and their action concurrcd in
The report of the Committee on Light on the
resolution requesting them to investigate the
increase of gas bills for the past quarter; also
resolution iustructing the Corporation At
torney to prepare an ordinance for CURLING
Union street on its west side, from Wolfe
street to Duke street. under the 33rd section
of the City Charter; also .: petition from j.
VIM. Goods asking permission to erect frame
one story structure on st. Asapn street, near
Prince street; also a petition from Joseph
Broders ct ais, asking permission to lay a
sewer from the corner Of Fairfax and Prince
streets to extend to the Potomac river also a
petition from n number Of citizens in the First
ward urging Council to extend the sewer
| from Royal and franklin streets to Hunting
creek also resolution directing the Cor
poration Attorney to postpone the motion to
dissolve the injunction in the case of E. s.
Lesdbeater vs. the City Council Of Alexan-
dria until after the next regular meeting of
Council; also the license laws for the fiscal
year ending May 81, 1897 also tho law i'm
posing taxes on persons, etc. also petition
Of the Washington, Alexandria and Mount
Vernon Railway Company praying reduc
ton in assessment for the year 1896; also a
petition from the Southern Railway Company
asking permission to lay sido track across
Henry street to T. J. lannon's lots. and a
petition from the Washington Southern Rail-
way Company praying for reduction Of
assessment for 1896.
The board then adjourned.
Teste: x. E. KNIGHT, Clerk.