Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-14
OFFICIAL.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

At a regular meeting of the Board Of Alder.
men of Alexandria, Va, held April 18th,
1897, there were present:
Vim. II. Marbury, esq, President, and
Messrs. Burke, Havener, Hinken, Smoot and
Sweeney.
A resolution approp1iating $3.50 to grade
and gravel q suitable roadway on West street,
from Prince street to Mush Pot road was re.
ferred to the Committee on Streets.
The petition Of Peter P. Title offering to
supply the city with a plant for the manufac-
ture of gas for $4,000 which was referred to
the Committee on Light WAS reported adverse
ly upon.
The Finance Committees recommendation
of an additional appropriation of $500 for
poor and workhouse and 5000 for fire plugs.
which was received from the Common Coun-
Gil WAS passed by the following vote
Ayes, Messrs. Havener, Burke, Hinken,
Swe' ney and Mr. lIesident-5. Noes, none.
TIL report of the Finance Committee on 4
restitution appropriating $4,000 for the pur-
pose OF defraying the expenses of the city for
| the fiscal year ending May 81, 1897, was re-
by the following vote:
Ayes, Messrs. Havener, Burke, Hinker,
Sweeney and MIR. President-5. Noes, none.
1YO8Nt - Eb
much thereof as may be necessary, to con.
slruct a roadway 20 feet wide on Washing
ton street, between Duke and Franklin
streets, together with the recommendation of
the Z ommittee on Streets, was received from
the Common Council and passed by the fol.
lowing vote
Ayes, Messrs. Havener, Burke. Hinken,
SmOot, Sweeney and Mr.. Presidcnt-6. Noes.
none.
A communication from the City Engineer
showing the necessity to provide drainage for
the now engine house on Patrick street. to-
gcther with the removal OF tho deep cutters
over which the engine would 20 At the in
teisections of Patrick and King streets and
Patrick and Cameron streets, with an attached
estimate for the laying OF All 8.inch pipe @
or through the alley from Alfred to Patrick
dtreet a 15-inch pipe sewer from Cameron
street, and a l2-inch pipe sewer from King
on Patrick street to an alley between Patrick
and Henry streets 100 feet north of King
street and an 1S-inch pipe sewer through the
alley between King and Cameron streets TO
the 3-fcet sewer on Henry street, together
with the reports of the Committee on Streets
which that the reports of the
engineer be approx. d, and that if possible
ST. be appropriated and the work ordered
done, WAS received from the Common Council
and passed by the following vote
Ayes, Messrs. Havener, Burke, Hinken,
Smoot, Sweeney and Mr.. President-6. Noes,
none.
A resolution appropriating the sum of $500
or rs much thereof as may be necessary, for
the purpose of completing the matchmaking
and gravcling of Columbus street from Queen
street to the crossing of the brewery side
track of the Washington Southern Railroad.
was received from the Common Council and
passed by the following vote:
Ayes. Messrs. Havener, Burke, Hinken.
Smoot, Sweeney and Mr.. President-6. Noes,
none.
The following were received from tho Com
mon Council and their action concurred in
4 communication from Mr.. Frank E. Ander-
son who embodied q proposal that the canal
lot property bc sold to him at its assessed
value, together with the report of the joint
committee on finance and public property;
also q resolution ordering tenders to be attack
ed to all cars on the w., A. & Mt. V. Electric
Railway; also several pamphlets from the
American Road Machine Company; also q
resolution instructing the City Engineer
when the curb is set on Wolfe street, between
Washington and st. Asaph to have it placed
six feet farther into the road way than the
supposed curb line; also a petition from Smoot
& 10 offering to bear the expenses Of The ma
terial for a pavement from Thompson's alley
and running south $50 feet to Cameron
street, providing the city would instruct its
engineer to reset curbing as the expense of
The city and an ordinance to repeal section
II of chapter 10, of the laws Of the City
Council of Alexandria, as amended by an or
dinsnce approved August 16, 1878.
The board then adjourned.
Tcstc :. L. E. KNIGHT. Clerk.