Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-04-28
CITY COUNCIL.

The regular semi. monthly meeting OF
the City Council last night, as has been
the case for some time, was devoid of
any special feature.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Six Aldermen were present, and after
the reading of the minutes of the last
meeting q recess was taken in the abb
sence of business.
After twenty minutes interval
resolution introduced at the last meet
ing, appropriating $3.50 for a roadway
from West street to Mushpot road, was
received from the Common Council,
amended so as to read from Columbus
to West street and thence 10 Mushpot
road, and appropriating 5000 for gravel
ing Patrick street north two squares
from Prince, and their action concur
red in.
A resolution ap2ropriating $500 for
gravelng Alfred street, from Wilkes to
Franklin, was received from the Com
mon Council aud their action concur
red in.
A resolution requiring tenders to be
placed on all electric trains or cars
passing through the streets of the city
| was also received from the Common
Council and their action concurred in.
Considerable routine business of no
general nature came in from the Com
mon Council and their action was con-
! Cured in.
A resolution for the grading and
graveling of Columbus street from Duke
to Franklin, and appropriating $1,000
out of next years taxes, was introduce
ed by Mr.. Sweeney and referred to the
committee on streets.
The board then adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
AT the Common Council last night
Mr.. L. E. Uhler presided in the alb
sence of the President, thirteen mem
bers being present.
Mr.. Burke, from the committee Oh
streets, reported an amendment to the
proposal to appropriate $3.50 to grade
and improve West street from Princess
street to the Mush-pot road, SO as to
change the improvement to the Mush'
pot road on Oronoko street from Co.
lumbus street to the corporation line.
Mr.. Burke advocated the amendment.
Mr.. Greene insisted that his proposal
for the improvement of Patrick street
had been set aside without reason un-
der a mistaken policy of the committee
on streets. He moved to amend by
appropriating 5000 to grade and gravel
Patrick street from Princess to Pendle
ton street, which was agreed to and
the whole appropriation was also
agreed to.
Four hundred dollars was appropri
ated for improvements on Alfred street
} between Wilk es and Franklin.
[ The session although long one call
ed out no general discussion, the expla'
nations, &c, on the subjects being as
to details. The time was spent
! in considering the various plans of
street improvements, etc., the results of
which will be found in the official pro-
ceedings in another column.
The most notable features of the dis
cussions were those between Mr..
Greene, of the Third ward, and Mr., Nc
Cuen, of the Fourth ward.
Daring discussion ofone ofthe pro-
posals,
Mr.. McCuen said that he had obtain
ed many improvements for his con-
stituents.
Mr.. Greene replied that there was one
ward in the city which did not APP
prove of the course of Mr.. McCuen,
and that was the Fourth ward, as was
shown by the recent election.
In further discussion growing out
of other appropriations,
Mr.. McCuen said he had done his
duty.
Mr.. Greene replied that the people
had passed on that.
Mr.. McCuen responded that he had
always been sound money democrat
and he was glad he had been left at
| leisure.
Mr.. Strider asked what had become
of the amendment of the code relating
to the law which forbids oysters to be
landed between April and September.
The Alexandria dealers could not
land barrels of oysters here but were
compelled to send them to Washington
to be shucked and returned in cans
Tho subject was passed without action.
The petition of T. J. Fannon for leave
to place frame shed over coal hole
and for catch basin to prevent the
water from flowing on his property, YVES
reported.
A resolution appropriating S25 to W.
G. Shock, Superintendent of the Out
door Poor, was referred to the commit
tee on poor.
Mr.. Burke in introducing resolu
ton authorizing the Patrick street sew
er to be extended west on King street
instead of on the alleys north OF King
street, unless the owners of land abut-
ting on the alleys would tender deed
giving the right, said this course
was considered necessary in order to
secure the payment of the sewer tap
pers' tax on that block.
Mr.. Latham called up the report Of
the City Engineer in regard 10 repair
ing holes in sidewalks which, after some
discussion, was referred to the commit
tee on streets.
Attention having been called to the
fact that the attorney of the
electric railway company who is
member of the standing committee to
which in the ordinary course the reso-
luton requiring all street cars to be
provided with tenders would be refer