Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-12-15
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Teste: r. E. KNIGHT, Clerk.
COMMON COUNCIL.

At regular meeting OF the Common Conn.
Gil of Alexandria, Va, held Tuesday. Decem.
Der 18th, 1897, there were present:
Hubert Snowden, esq, President and
Messrs. TIimyer, Alton Moo:e, c \. Nao,.
strider, BirIell, Brill, Harrison. GIeele
Smith aud Uhler.
The Mayors veto, OF an dinancc erau,;n,
permission 10 the American Telephone a-i
Telegraph Company of Virginia TO erect po'e.
and wires on the public streets, which wa,
laid over at special meeting he'd Noyenl ,r
27, 1897, was cal ed up for consideration All.
upon motion was laid over until the rez-
regular nesting.
resolution directing the City Auditorto
execute deed to VIM II. Smith for q 10. NJ
ground purchased by BIN at tax sale N,
November 18th, 1895, was unauimou. y
adopted.
The following were referred 10 the Commit.
lee on Streets
Resolved, That the sum of TWENTY-FIVE
bundled dollars be, and is hereby. appropt..t
cd to repsve King street, tween Fari.y
and Royal streets, with asphalt blocks Tie
work to be done under the supervision o! tie
City Engineer and the Committee on Stress
also petition from the Western Union Tee.
graph Company to remove their office 10 King
street, between Boyal and Fairfax streets
and erect three poles OIL King street. between
Pitt and Fairfax streets; also leso ution I'M.
troduced by Mr.. Birrel appropriating iity
dollars for crossing at the intersection of
Oroloco and Royal streets
The following were referred 10 the Com.
mittee on Light: A petition from Nj j VI
Hill to be allowed the privilege to use electro
lights in the Opera House also a resolution
offered by Mr. Grill authorizing the Commit
tee on Light to arrange if possible with tho
Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon
Railway Company to furnish the city vi
electric lights.
A report from the Committee Gu Public
Property appropristing $21S IS for extra
work performed in the construction of Tie
Hydraulion engine house was unanimously
adopted.
The following resolutions offered BY Mr.
Uhler, were adopted:
Resolved, That the Auditor be, and is here.
by. directed to prepare and submit to the City
Council at the first regular meeIing in jar
uary, 1888, statement giving the amount
due and unpaid on improved ard unimpr0yci
real estate sold for delinquent taxes III the
year 1879, and which has not yet been re.
deemed. The amount due at the time OF said
tax sale upon the several pieces aud parcels
ground and recorded in such tax sale, aud tho
arrearages of taxes which have been charged
since upon said real estate, seps rating cal.
ward as shown by the records in his office.
Resolved, That the Committee on Ligh. b.
requested to have the superintendent IL
charge of the gas works keep an accurate
account of the auoInt of coal used q.
tie works from December Is, 1897 to Jan
uary Is, 1898, Thirty days., the number OF
bushels Of coke produced from the coal the
amount in bushels OF coke used for fuel pui-
poses in the gas works and the amount sold
and report to the City Council at the second
meeting in January, 1898.
Resolved, That in submitting the report %:
the gas works for quarter ending recemtor
1. 1897, the Clerk of the Gas Works be, sud
he is hereby, instructed to embrace in such
port the amount of gas sold for quarters eud-
ing June 1, September /. and December
1897, and the amount of any monthly con
sumption the amount of bills Oh baud May
81 and the amounts paid on said bills since
the amount of coke and tar sold since My
81. 1897, and full and detailed ststemeAt
Of the operation Of the gas works from My
81, 1897, TO da.e of report, which is to be
made through the Committee on Light To- the
City Council at lis second regular meeting in
January, 1888
A reso uton, that when Council adjCurus
it be until the second Tuesday in JsnuaIl
1888, was unanimously adopted.
The board then adjourned.
HUBERT SNOWDEN, President.
Tcste: d. Z. STANSBURY. Clerk