Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-15

return of the $50 deposited with the City
Treasurer for the privilege Of opening Payne
street at the intersection OF Princess strett
was adopted.
An ordinance to amend and reordain Sec
ton 4 Of an ordinance approved March IL,
1896, entitled IAN ordinance to authorize
the Southern Railway Company 20 construct
and maintain single railway track with all
necessary turnouts and sidings from the
cast side of Lee street on Wythe street
to St. Asaph street." fayorably reported
upon by the Committee or Streets, WAS read
2nd time, amended, read 3rd time and pass.
ed by the following vote:
AYES, Messrs. Burke, Strider, Latham,
Klaus. Beach, Greene, Uhler, White, Fannon,
NcCuen and Mr.. Presidential. Noes. none.
"An ordinance to secure the repair OF
streets and alleys" as amended and fayorably
reported by the Committee on Streets, was
re d 2nd and 3rd times and passed by the
following vote:
Ayes, Messrs Burke, Strider, Latham, Klaus,
Beach, Greene Uhler White, Fsnnon, Nc
Cuen and Mr. Presidential. Noes, none.
The communication from P. &. Evans in
reference to an alleged mistake in the survey
OF lot on Henry street, between Wilkes abd
Gibbon streets, with the report OF the city
Engineer thereon, was submitted by the CON-
mittec on Streets without recommendation
and received.
The following was adopted;
Resolved, That the Auditor be directed to
draw his warrant for $40 in favor OF the
widow of Geo. w. Jones, late member Of the
city police force.
The following were referred to tine Comm t..
tee OH Finance; viz: The resolution adopted
by the Business Mems League requesting
Council to submit to the freeholders of the
city on the first Tuesday in June the question
of the issue of bonds by the city to the amount
of 100000 for the Improvement OF the
streets and for sewering the city also the Pc
ttion of Robert Darnell by J. K. Cation, At
torney, to have RENTED tax bill returned
delinquent on lot ON West street, between
Prince ana Duke streets.
The following were referred to the Com
mittee on Streets viz: The petition OF the
Southern Railway for permission to extend
side track across Henry street to I. j. Fan.
non's lot rs per the print; also the petition OF
John T. Nails and others for Alfred street
between Wilkes and Franklin streets, to be
curbcd. paved and macadamized or graveled
under The Bird section also resolution In
s,ructing the Corporation Attorney to pre-
pare an ordinance for curbing Union street,
west side, between Wolfe and Duke street
Sl.U luC pSL.LtOb vi ~. w N'oONS AoA
sion to erect frame building within the fire
limits; also the petition of F c. Spinks, ct
ais. for pump to be placed at the intersec-
ton of Duke, Commerce and Peyton streets.
proposition by J. Il. Miller of Washing
ton, d. C, to light the city with the ninety
re lamps now used for the sum of S5, 200 per
year was referred to the Committee on Light.
An ordinance providing for the inspection
of buildings and regulating the construction
and repairing of buildings within the city
units was taken up and passed by the follow.
ing vote:
Ayes, Messrs. Burke, strider, Latham, Klaus,
Beach, Cation. Greene, Uhler, White, Fsnnon,
McCuen and Mr. President-12. Noes, none.
An ordinance TO prevent the spread OF con.
tagious diseases was received from the Board
of Aldermen and their action concurred in.
The boa:d then adjourned.
Teste: JNO. T. JOHNSON. Clerk
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