Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-05-12
CITY COUNCIL.

! The election of City Engineer was ais
held and the present incumbent, MI
Dunn, was again chosen.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
All the Aldermen were present, ant
the business presented was transacted
expeditiously.
MIR. Burke, of the finance committee
introduced resolution appropriatinl
$500 for graveling Fairfax street from
Wilkes TO Franklin, and $500 for the
same work on Lee street from Wilkes
to Franklin; also resolution compell
ing the electric railway company tc
sprinkle King street from Peyton to the
river when necessary. Both resolI.
tons were referred to the committee on
streets.
No further business appearing, re-
cess was declared, and later an invi
tation was received from the Common
Council inviting the Aldermen to q
joint session for the purpose of electing
a City Engineer. Upon their return q
bunch of papers was received from the
lower board, and their action thereon
concurred in.
Mr.. Sweeney introduced resolution
to pave Payne street from King to
Duke, and that the sum of $500 be ap-
prorriated out Of next years revenue
for the purpose. The resolution Was
referred to the committee on streets.
The board then adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
Tho Copopoor Co,no;l ,,,ot ,oo,, of,o,
o'clock and in the absence of the
President MIR. L. E. Uhler was called
to the chair, but the President arrived
before the reading of the minutes was
concluded and took his seat.
Mr.. Burke, from the committee on
streets, reported in favor of several
minor street repairs which were agreed
to without explanation or debate.
They will be found in the official pro.
ceedings.
When the committee reported in ia
vor of amending the proposal to appro-
pirate 81 900 tor grading Columbus
street from Duke TO Franklin by pro
viding for the grading and crawling OF
Columbus street from Duke to Wolfe
and Wolfe to st. Asaph,
The chair asked that this be laid
aside until he had time to 60 over the
ground and examine it.
Later Mr.. Snowden said as the mat.
ter of the appropriation of 200 for
regarding Columbus street from Duke
to Wolfe and Wolfe street from Column
bus to St. Asaph had been explained to
him, he withdrew all desire for its
postponement, and the resolution for
the appropriation was adopted.
Mr.. Uhler, from the committee on fl
nance, reported the license and revenue
bills for the next fiscal year, which
were read by their titles and referred
back TO the finance committee. The
bills are about the same as those of last
year.
On motion a joint meeting convened
for the election of a city engineer.
JOINT MEETING.
The joint meeting having convened
and both boards being present,
The Chair announced that the bust
ness before the convention was the cleo.
ton of City Engineer.
MI. ~. OuHu, UIO ploSCHU
bent, was nominated by MIR. Burke,
chairman of the committee on streets,
and his nomination was seconded by
Mr.. McCueD, of the same committee,
and Mr.. Dunn was unanimously elected.
The joint session then dissolved, and
the Common Council resumed its
business.
COUNCIL RECONVENED.
Messrs. Beckham, of the Evening
Star Bureau, asked q permit to receive
from the W., A. g. Mt. V. Ry Co, cleo.
tricity to furnish incandescent lights in
front of their store on King street and
urged immediate consideration of the
subject.
The communication was referred to
the committee on light.
The bill of S. G. Brent, Corporation
Attorney, Sl25 for professional services
in the case of the Police Commissioners
against the Mayor, was presented. 1t
was mentioned that the other attorneys
would have several bills.
Mr.Uhler said he thought the matter
had been settled very cheaply, for if the
questions had gone into the courts it
would have required the expenditure OF
much more money.
Mr.. Strider saw no reason to believe
that the arbitration on the subject set
tied anything. If the case had gone to
the courts there would have been a
binding decision.
Mr.. Snowden understood that the
decision in this case was, as matter OF
fact, the decision of the Court of APP
peals and settled all the pending ques-
tons finally.
Mr.. Green thought this particular bill
ought to be paid as Mr. Brent was Cor
poration Attorney and pursued the
course he thought best, but as to the
other bills he had no desire to an
nounce his course on that subject.
The bill was ordered to be paid.
No other business occasioned debate.
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