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

| BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
at regular meeting of the Board of Al.
dermen of Alexandria, Va, held November
23rd, 1897, there were present:
VIM. a. Ma,bury, esq, President, and
Messrs. Haverer, Ballenger, Hinken, Curtin.
Smoot and Sweeney.
a communication from the Auditor calling
| Councils attention to the request by the
holders or owners TO redeem and pay for
bonds each OF $500 and bearing per cent.
represented in coupons, no interest having
been paio since 1861. together with the re.
port of the Finance Committee, was received
from the Common Council and passed ty the
following vote:
| Ayes, Messrs. Havener, Ballenger, Hinken.
| Curtin, Smoot, Sweeney and Mr. President
| u. Noes, none.
| An act requiring electric street cars and
electric trains in the city Of Alexandra, Va.
to be provided with Tenders, and providing
penalty for the violation of this act, was re.
ceived from the Common Council, read three
times and passed by the following vote:
Ayes, Messrs. Havener, Ballenger, Hinkep.
Curtin, Smoot, Sweeney and Mr.. President
u. Noes, none.
An act regulating the speed of electric
street cars and electric trains in the city O,
Alexandria, Va, and providing penalt es for
the violation CT this act, was received from
the Common Council, read three times and
passed by the following vote:
Ayes, Messrs Havener, Ballenger, Einken.
| Curtin, Smoot, Sweeney, and Mr.. President
7. Noes, none.
The following resolution was offered by alr.
Sweeney:
Resolved. That the sum of 5000, or IS
| much thereof as may be necessary, be, snd
| the same is hereby, appropriated to la, GRO g.
nEs on franklin street. at its intersection
streets; tina. sid work be done at once and
under the supervision Of the Committee on
streets and the City Engineer.
An ordinance granting permission to the
American Telephone and Telegraph Com.
ssny Of Virginia, to erect poles and wires on
the public streets and alleys of the city OF
Alexandra, Va. was received from the Com.
mon Council, read three times and passed by
the following vote:
Ayes, Messrs. Havener, Bsl]euger, Hinken,
Curtin, Smoot, Sweeney ard Mr. President
Z. Noes, zone
The following were received f,om the Com.
mon Council and their action coucurTed in;
VIZ: The petition y. D Launop, trustee
Of the estate OF john LaHnon. deceased. pray
ing Council 20 reasses= property No 50l
Cameron street; also az ordnance to prohibit
loaing. eie. in fron. o. any proiic building;
also so ordinance spproPnstiug $50 Tor the
purchase OF three Meyros. fire eztinguishers;
also the petition OF J VI White asking per.
mission 10 have alley in rear of his properly
paved with cobb estones; also the petition Of
Hattie Luckett asking permission TO build
two room, in front Of her house on Alfred
street, between Queen snd Princess streets;
sso petition OF Mrs Mary E. Craven asking
permission 10 reshingle her house at the cor.
ner of Lee and Duke streets, and petition
from the >outhern Railway Company asking
permission to erect transfer shed or Duke
street, between Henry aud Fayette streets.
The board then adjourned
W. Il. MARBURY, President,
Teste: &. E. KNIGHT, Jerk.