Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-14
COMMON COUNCIL.

At a regular meeting of the Common Coun-
ell of the city of Alexandria, Va, held
April 18th, 1897, there were present:
Hubert Snowden, esq, President, and
Messrs. Burke, Stridcr, Latham, Klaus, Beach,
Harrison, Greene, Uhler, White, Fannon and
McCuen.
Upon the communication of the Auditor
notifying Council of the exhaustion Of certain
appropriations the Committee on Finance
recommended that $500 be appropriated for
roor. workhouse and outdoor poor. and 5000
for fire plugs, and the recommendation was
adopted by tho following vote:
Ayes, Messrs. Burke, Strider, Latham,
Klaus, Beach, Green, Uhler, White, Fannon
and Mr. Prcsident-1O. Noes. mono.
Upon the resolution authorizing the Fl.
nance Committee to borrow-- amount of
money, the Finance Committee recommended
that the Mayor and Auditor be authorized to
borrow $4,000 and to issue the city's obliga.
ton therefore, and the Recommendation was
adopted by the following vote
Ayes, Messrs, Burke, Strider, Latham,
Klaus, Heach, Greene, Uhler, White, Fannon
and Mr.. President-1O. Noes, none.
Upon the resolution to appropriate $1,000
to make Il 20 feet roadway OH Washington
street, between Duke and Franklin streets,
the committees recommendation that it was
advisable TO do the work. tho money to be
taken from next years levy, was adopted by
the following vote:
Ayes, Messrs. Burke. Strider. Latham,
Klaus, Beach, Harrison, Greene, Uhler, White,
Fannon, McCuen and Mr.. President-12.
Noes, none.
Upon the recommendation of the City En-
gineer for an S-inch pipe sewer through an
alley from Alfred 10 Patrick street; a 15-inch
pipe sewer from Cameron street, and H.
inch pipe sewer from King street on Patrick
street to the alley between Patrick and Henry
streets, 100 feet north of King street, and an
19-inch pipe sewer through tho alley between
King and Cameron streets to the Henry street
sewer, the Committee on Streets report re-
commencing its approval and the appropria-
ton of 81 200 with which to do the work
WAS adopted by the following vote:
Ayes, Slessrs. Burke, Strider, Latham,
Klaus. Beach, Greene Uhler, White, Fannon
and Mr.. President-10 Noes, none.
The JOINT Committee on Finance and Public
Property's report upon tho proposition of Mr..
Frank E. Anderson rs follows: The City
Council will sell the canal property for tho
sum OF $4,000 500 down, 81 q in two
years, So, 300 in four years, 81 o in six
years and $1,000 in eight years without in
Ierest, the city to have the stone now in the
locks and levels and reserve the right to take
the gravel from that part oil the Iand Dounu.
cd by Montgomery, Madison and Lee streets
and the Potomac river until the payment of
the 81 900 or until Mr.. Anderson and hi, as
sociates demonstrate to the city that this par
ticular piece of property is needed for build.
ing pun poses, and the report Was adopted by
the following vote:
Ayes. Messrs. Burke. strider, Latham,
Klaus, Beach, Harrison. Greene. Uhler. White,
Fannon, McCuen and Mr. Presidential.
Noes, none.
resolution appropriating $500 with
which to complete the grsyeling Of Columbus
street from Queen street to the crossing of the
brewery side tracks of the W S. &. B. was
adopted by the following vote:
Ayes. Messrs. Burke. Strider, Latham,
Klaus. Beach, Harrison, Greene, Uhler, White,
Fsnnon, McCuen and Mr. President-l2.
Noes. none.
An ordinance to repeal section u, of chap
tar 10. of the laws of City Council of Alexan-
dria. as amended by an ordinance approved
August 16. 1878, was referred to the Com
on General Laws.
The following wore referred to the CON-
mittee on Streets; viz: The petition OF Smoot
& Co. to have certain curbing reset also q