Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-24
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

Seven Aldermen were present. AT.
ter the reading of the minutes of the
last meeting some business which had
been transacted by the Common Coun.
Gil was received and their action con.
Cured in.
An act requiring electric cars pass.
ing through the city to be provided
with tenders was received from the
lower board; also an act reducing their
speed to eight miles an hour within the
city limits, was received from the
Common Council and their action con-
Cured in.
Mr.. Sweeney introduced resolution
apropopriating 5000, Or as much thereof
as may be necessary, for crossings at
the intersection of Alfred and franklin
streets. He explained the urgent need
of such work, now that Alfred street
had been graded and graveled at that
point. There were stores on two cor
ners and much inconvenience would be
experienced this winter if the intersec-
ton is not provided with crossings.
The resolution was passed.
An ordinance to prevent loafng
about public buildings and churches
aud smoking in front of the latter dur.
ing services or during the dismissal of
congregations was received from the
Common Council. The committee on
general laws having reported that there
was law enough on the subject, the
action OF the lower board in adopting
the committees report was concurred
in.
Mr.. Smoot called attention to com.
munication which had been sent to
Council about year ago by the City
Engineer in regard TO the Opera House,
in which the Engineer had called at
tention to the sparse means of exit from
that building in case of fire or panic.
He asked what action had been taken,
Several members said the matter had
received no special attention from
Council, it being the duty of the City
Engineer to examine the premises and
if the law was not being complied with
it was the province of the Mayor to see
that it was.
Mr.. Smoot said many people pat
ronize the Opera House, and it was a
matter which demanded prompt atten-
ton.
An ordinance allowing the American
Telephone and Telegraph Company Of
Virginia to place poles and wires on
the streets and alleys of the city was
received from tbs Common Council.
Mr.. Marbury (Mr. HaVener in the
chair asked toe committee on streets
if this ordinance had been reported
from that committee, also if the incor.
porators were Virginians, or was it
foreign corporation.
Mr.. Sweeney said the committees on
general laws and streets had considered
the ordinance and had made six amend
ments.
Captain Mushbach, who was present,
said the incorporators were Virglniaps
and that the company was chartered
with capital of IS 100000.
The ordinance was passed by a unan-
imou5 vote.
Several other matters sent in from
the Common Council were concurred
in, after which the board adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL,
The meeting was called to order
with nearly all the seats filled, short
time sf er the hour of meeting, and
before the close of the session all the
members were present,
When the question of the payment
of the newly discovered bonds OF Re
becca Wynne, which had been found
in the vault of Il Washington bank,
came up,
Mr.. Uhler eaid that SIS, 16a had first
been claimed, but that compromise
had been made by which $4,l7S ~ had
been accepted.
An order for the payment of that
sum to the First National Bank of
Alexandria, which holds the bonds for
collection, was made.
An act was passed-yeas II, nays o
requiring every electric railroad com.
| pany to put pick up tenders upon all
motor cars used on Alexandria streets,
before the LIST of January next.
When the act limiting the speed OF
electric street cars in the streets OF
Ale1andria with fine of $25 to be i'm
posed on the company for failure to
comply, the informer 10 receive half
the fine, came up,
Mr.. G. N. Moore moved to strike
out the reward to the informer, which
was agreed to.
Mr.. Kelley suggested that the cleo
trio company sometimes ran trailer
cars ahead of the motor car without q
guard. A motion for an amendment
for this purpose was made but with
drawn in order to be embodied IN an
act hereafter to be introduced.
Mr.. Greene stated that he had found
among the old papers referred to his
committee an ordinance looking to the
punishment of any person caught loaf
ing around church doors or smoking
around said doors. and stated that the
committee thought that there were al
ready enough laws to protect churches,
and that the committee had refused to
give the matter consideration.
The matter was dropped.
An ordinance was reported authorlz-
ing the American Telephone and Teie-
graph Company to use any OF the
streets of the city of Alexandria except
King street for the erection Of poles.
stringing of wires, &c.
MIR. Strider said be did not have q
clear idea OF the purpose of the COM
pany and was not prepared to vote I'M
til full information on the subject had
been given.
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