Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-28
OFFICIAL.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.


At regular meeting of the Board of Alder.
men of Alexandria, Va, held April 9th.
1897 there were present:
VIM. II. Marbury, esq, President, and
Messrs. Burke, Havener, Davis, Smoot ard
Sweeney.
Tho clerk being absent Mr.. =. Albert Field
was elected clerk pro TEN.
A resolution to appropriate $1,000 to
gravel and grade Columbus street from Duke
to Franklin, was referred to Committee on
Streets
The report of the Committee on Streets rec
ommending the appropriation of $3.50 TO
gravel and grade OronocO street from Column
bus 10 West street and from West street to
Mush-po. road, and appropriating 5000 to
gravel Patrick street, two squares north of
Pri. cess, was received from the Common
Council and passed by the following vote:
Smoot, Sweeney and Mr.. President-6 Noes.
none.
A resolution appropristing 500 10 lay cross
ines at the intersection OF Pitt andWolfe streets
aud Princess and st. Asaph streets was re-
Cevod from the Common Council and adopted
by the following vote:
Ayes, Messrs. Burke, Havener, Davis,
Smoot, Sweeney and Mr.. President-6. Noes,
none.
Tho report of the Committee on Streets rec
ommendng the appropriation Of $500 t. gray
el Alfred street between Wilkes and Franklin
streets, was re 'eved from the Common Cour-
Gil and adopted by the following vote:
Ayes, Messrs. Burke. Havencr, Davis,
/ Smoot, Sgegney and Mr.. President-6. Noes,
mono.
The esolution to compel the W., A. & Mt.
Y. Z E. to attach tenders to all trains ard
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from the Common Council and the former &C.
ton of this board II coded from and ne action
of the Common C. uncil referring the matter
20 special committee concurred in and
Messrs Burke and Sweeney appointed Oh the
part of this board
The following were received from the Com
mon Council and their acton thereon concur
rcd in: The report of the City Engineer in
rcfercnc, to sidewalks, curbs and cutters that
need lerairng; also the petition of George
SchwarZmann Tor permission to erect franc
building within the fire limits: also rcsolu-
ton appropriating S25 to W. q. Shock, Over
seer Of Outdoor Poor, for s'rvices rendered:
also a communication fIom the City Engineer
requesting an appropriation Of 81 800 to car.
ry into effect re'olutod of the City Council
ordering certain alleys to be graded and paved
for sanitary reasons; also q petition from T. j
FsnnOn for permission to erect certain buic-
iDgs on Henry street; also petition from same
for Council to order cat basin to be placed
over the sewer iii middle of square on Henry
street, between Duke and Prince streets: also
communication frcm James McCuen re-
questing the extension of the sewer 10 the
middle of Gibbon street. SO that he can con-
meet with same; also petition from w. ii. Hun
ter to have new clIb set and cutter laid in
front OF the house on the northeast corner of
Wolfe and Lee streets; also resolution repeal
ing all permits granted for the erection of
frame buildings within the fire limits during
the year 1896, which have not hcen made
use of by the erecting of said buildings; al.o a
resolution empowering the Committee or
Streets to use King street f., the new Hy-
draulon engine house sewer, provided the
property holders Oh the alley north of King
st Get decline to donate the rie ut OF way over
said alley.
The board then adjourned
Tcste: j. ALBERT FIELD,
Clerk pro tenn.