Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-05-13
Tho board then adjourned.
Tcste: b. Z. KNIGHT. Clerk
COMMON COUNCIL.

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Gil of the city of Alexandria. Va. held
May 18th, 1896, there were present.
Mcssrs. Burke, Moore, Stridcr Latham
Klaus, Beach, Harrison, Cation, Uher. Whit.
Fannon and McCucn.
The President being absent Mr. Uhler was
elected President pro TEN.
An ordinance for imposing and collecting
taxes on persons, property, incomes etc
within the city OF Alexandria, Va, for Tho
year commencing on the LIST day OF .Juna
1896, and ending on the 31st day of gay
1897, was read 2nd and 3rd times and p2.s
cd by the following vote:
Ayes, Messrs Burke Moore stricr Is.
than, Klaus, Beach. Harrison, Cation. UMer
White, Fannon and McCUen-l2. Noes
none.
An ordinance for imposing and collecting
licenses within the city of Alexandra. Va.
for the year commencing on the lst day O,
Juno, 1896 and ending Oh the 3lst day Of
May, 1897, was read 2nd ana 3ri times and
passed by the following vote viz:
Ayes, Messrs. Burke, Moore, Stridcr. IA
than, Klaus, Beach, Harrison, Cation. Uhier.
White Fannon and McCuen-12 Noes
none.
Upon the petition of Jane E Stringtclov
for reduction Of the assessment on her prop.
erty, No. 216 Prince street, the Fmsnce
Committees recommendation that the assess.
ment be reduced to $4,000 was adopted.
The adverse reports Of the Finance Com.
mittee upon the petitions OF the Washington,
Alexandria and Mount Vernon Railway Com.
pany and the Washington Southern Railway
Company were adopted.
Upon the petition of Jos. Broders President
of the First National Bank, aud Others for
permission to lay sewer on Prince street.
from Fairfax street to the Potomac river the
Committee on Streets reported adversely bat
rec commended that the sewer be built by the
city, provided all the persons who have sgu..
fed their intention of tapping the sewer and
all others hereafter desiring so to do. deposit
with the City Treasurer the sums provided
by law for tapping sewers, aud IesoIu-
ton, that when q sum not less thsn $3.50
shall have been deposited with the City
Treasurer the balance necessary 10 construct
the above mentioned sewer, the total Of winch
is not to exceed the sum of S1,5OO, he, and
is hereby, appropriated to construct The sad
sewer, manholes, catch basins. etc were
adopted by the following vote; viz
Ayes, Messrs. Burke Moore, Stridcr, La
than, Klaus, Beach, Harrison, Cation. HER.
White, Fannon and McCuen-l2. Mes,
none.
Upon the request of Committee on Streets
it was resolved that the Finance Committee
be, and is hereby. directed to provide IN the
general appropriation bill for the King and
Pitt streets sewer the sum of $1,000. oras
much thereof as may be Necessary in addition
to the $40, 600 already authorized by q Joint
resolution of the City Council passed April
Ia, 1896.
The following were referred to Committee
on Streets; viz: The petition Of sydney
Hammcrsley that frame building moved BY
him without the permission of Council having
first been obtained, be allowed to remain
upon the lot upon which it is now situated
and that he be permitted to make necessary
repairs and improvements; also the petition
of Frank NJ. Adams for Council to authorize
the City Engineer to have curbng owned By
the petitioner hauled and set and the space
between curb and gutter paved without
charge to tho petitioner also the petition
t. J. Edelin, and VIM. Ii. Smith Tor c1Ioing
to be set and gutter laid in front Of their prop,
erty on Oronoco street. between Coumhl'ald
Alfred streets.
A resolution to pay the 0ycrsccr OF Poor
S25 extra compensation for services render
ed was referred to the Committee on Finance
1t was resolved, That the Committee on
Public Property DO directed 10 have tle
south wall of the Royal street wing OF the
Market Building examined and properly ST.
cured.
communication from the executive 'om'
mittee of tho Board of Health making sIingiy
was received aud .I' !"'
lowing adopted
Resolved, That the recommendation ei I've
Board of Health for the paving OF certain a.
legs be referred 10 the Committee o..
Streets with instructions to report tIc',
at the next regular lnc'u"s
of the City Council.
The petition of citizens and property own,
ers for the opening and extension OF If'h,e
street west from Peyton street 10 W.
corporation line was referred 10 l'IhiD''
toe Of Streets with instructions 10
certain the cost OF such extension ana IeloI
to the next regular meeting OF the wy
Council. ,.
The petition of VIM. Hancock ior feil1'
lion of the assessment on his property Al '"o
corner of Fairfax and Cameron streets "'-
aid on the table.
The following were received from iaS
Board of Aldermen and their action ,hetegH
in /; viz: The petition OF 'oaH - =
Nails and others for an electric hsi.
placed at the intersection Of Columns a'.-
oendleton streets; also the petition Of 'eo'ts
;. Hill and others for an electro 'isA' ~ ~.
intersection OF Washington and Prince IT,,
.lso the petition of E. s. Leadoe".g' .i aa,
'thers for an equitable adjus;men. oil l"'''
ever tax.
4 buildings and regulating the con5,fiel.g ,v
nd repairing of buildings within the , ~!
limits was received from the Boafd % IL ~
zen, amended, and passed as amehied' y! '-'
blowing vote viz: .,..rq.
ham, Klaus, Beach. Harrison, Caton, ,a.s}
White, Fannon and McCuen-lZ. ~
one.
The board then adjourned. ,,..,
Teste: JNO. T. JOHNSON. ~"
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