Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-06-29
COMMON COUNCIL.

At an adjourned meeting OF the Common
Council of the city of Alexandria, Va, held
June 18th, 1897, there were present:
Hubert Snowden, esq, PRESIDENT and
Messrs. Burke, Thompson, Moore. Stridsr,
Klaus Beach, Harrison. Cation, Greene,
Uhler, White and Fannon.
Upon the petition of Capt. Herbert Bryant
for permission to re-establish his fertilizer
plant and to build necessary frame buildings
within the fire limits, the Committee on
Streets recommended that the prayer of the
petitioner be granted, provided metal or
non combustible roof be used. A motion by
Mr.. Green to lay the matter on the table was
lost. A motion by the same to refer to
special committee Of i've was debated, Messrs
Moore and Bryant being granted the prVi-
lege of the floor, after which the motion to
refer 10 a special committee was lost by the
following vote:
Ayea Thompson, Moore and Greene-3.
Noes, Messrs. Burke, Strider, Klaus, Beach,
Harrison, Cation. Uhler, White Fannon and
Mr.. Presidential.
The report was amended by the following
resolution and then adopted as amended:
Resolved, That when this building shall be
constructed it shall be under the supervision
Of the City Engineer and the Committee on
Streeis who shall be satisfied that the roof,
ends and sides of the said building shall be
protected by corrugated iron or other nom
conbustible material, and that he will not
store or place in said building any combusti.
be material.
The resolution in reference to the removal
of any fire apparatus beyond the corporation
limits was taken from the table and referred
70 the Committee on General Laws
The resolution to appropriate $25 with
which to pay the Overst err of the Poor for ex-
hu ha cho;r 6 ~
Committee on Poor without report and the
following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the Auditor be, and is here.
by, directed to issue his warrant for the sum
of S25 in favor Of L. q. Thompson, Mayor,
for contingent expenses of the Mayors office.
The vote on this resolution was: Ayes
Messrs. Burke, Moore, Strider, Klaus. Beach,
Cation, Uhfer, White, Fannon and Mr. Presi-
dent-1O. Noes, Mr. Harrison-1.
1t was resolved tina. the Committees on
Light and Finance be, and are hereby, in
structed to inquire into the cost of engaging
the services of an efficient gas engineer whose
duty it shall be to thoroughly examine the
plant of the City Gas Works and embody in
report to Council suggestions for any changes
and Improvements necessary and advisable in
the construction and maintenance Of the
same in order that our citizens may be fur
nished with gas at its lowest cost possible, the
use of gas for household purposes and manu-
factories encouraged and larger revenue de-
rived by the city.
The following wore received from the
Board of Aldermen and their action concurred
in: A resolution that tho Southern Bell Tele-
phone Company be requested to furnish the
city free OF cost telephones at the station
house, Jail and city gas works; also resolu-
ton giving the owner Of the property on
King street, near Washington, 30 days in
which to repair the building and remove the
shed that at present extends over the side
walk.
A resolution that the thanks of the Com
mon Council be, and are hereby, extended to
thu president, Mr.. snowden for the courteous
and impartial manner in which he has dig
charged the duties of his Office, WAS unani-
mously adopted.
The board then adjourned.
Tsste; JNO. T. JOHNSON, Clerk.