The times., 1898-10-26
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.
Semi-MOnthly Meeting of the City
Council Held.

Alexandria, Oct. 25.-The regular semi
monthly meeting of the city council was
held tonight. The committee on streets
street improvements, and various sums
for the work were appropriated, while ac-
tion on several Of the proposed improve
ments was deferred.
When the favorable report of the COM
mittee recommending appropriation of
81. 600 for graveling a twenty-foot roadway
on Gibbon Street, from Henry to Wash
ington Streets. was read It was explained
that the petition had been presented to
the council prior to the adoption of the
amended thirty-third section of the city
charter, and that the entire cost of the
improvement would have to be paid out
of the general fund. Arter II lengthy dis
cussion, it was determined TO allow the
matter to go over, pending a decision OF
the Circuit Court on the proposed i'm
provement on King Street
An ordinance providing for the appro-
priation of siO0 for the Improvement of
Lee Street, from King Street to Prince
Street, was also laid over.
On the recommendation of the commit
tee the following sums were appropriat-
ed: For crossings at West and Duke
Streets, $50: crossings at Patrick and
Duke Streets. $50; for catch basins in
Henry Street sewer, s2Go; for crossings on
Washington Street, $50.
On the recommendation OF the commit
tee on public property, 500 was appro-
priated for repairs to the city fish wharf
A resolution was also adopted appro-
priating so to purchase mating for the
corporation court room
Petitions of A. T. Rollins for curbing
in front of his residence on Commerce
Street, and OF w. F. Lambert, for new
curbing at Duke and Royal Streets, were
granted.
The report of the committee on streets
recommending an appropriation of $50
| for paving the alley running from Alfred
to Patrick Streets between King and
Cameron Streets. was referred back to
the committee. as was also a recomnen-
dation for setting new curbing on Duke
Street, from Payne TO Commerce Streets
Requests for permission to repair frame
buildings within the fire limits We're
granted to S. p. Jackson, 2l1 Duke Street;
Andrew Bissen, east side of Fayette
StreeA between King and Cameron; and
, house northeast intersection of Royal and
Cameron Streets, belonging TO Miss Hen
derson.
A proposition received from w H May
to purchase certain property bought in
by the city at tax sale and formerly
belonging to W. P. Briggs. was referred
to the committee on general laws
a petition, signed by w. H May and
others, was read, requesting permission
| for the Southern Railway Company to
extend its tracks along Lee Street. from
| the present terminus of the road to King
Street, a distance of about four blocks
| The matter was referred to the committee
on streets. a lengthy communication was
| read from c. f. Neale, who recently sub
mitted a bid for furnishing curbing to the
| city. The writer complained that the
| samples submitted by him were equal
| to the material purchased by the city.
the council that he had not been given
| fair opportunity to compete for the
| proposed city work.
The committteee on general laws reg
| commended the adoption of an ordinance,
| which has been pending for some time,
| requiring the Washington, Alexandria
and Mount Vernon Electric Railway to
stop its trains at all street crossings for
| the purpose of taking on or letting off
| passengers. AT the request of several
members, final action was deferred until
the next meeting of the council.
The petition of Mrs. E. w. Nicol, for