Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-05-11
COMMON COUNCIL.

At q regular meeting of the Common Coua.
Gil of Alexandria, Va, held May 1O.h.
1898, there were present:
Hubert snowden, esq, President, and
Nessrs. Trimyar, C. N Moore, strder
Latham. Birrell Brill, Harrison. Greene,
Smith, Uher. White Ficklin and Kelly
The Mayors message which was laid over
april Goth, 1898, vetoing an act OF the City
Council, passed April 18TH, 1895 grsntngs
petition of Mrs. Lucy NJ. House, 10 refund
$25 so the amount paid for Improvements
on Cameron street, between Payne and West
streets, was called up for consideration. After
remarks by Mr.. Greene and others, the Pic.I-
dent put the question, shall the order OF
Council become law notwithstanding the
Mayors veto? which was decided in the neg
alive for the want of the necessary Gote.
Ayes, Messrs. Strider, Latham, BirreiI
Brill, Greene, Smith, Ficklin and Kelly
Noes, MessIs Trimyer, c. Moore, Harm
son, Uhler White and Mr.. President ..
An ordinance for imposing aad collecting
taxes on persons, property, income, ETC.
within the city of Alexsndria. Va, fcr the
yeas commencing on June 1st, ISIS. aud
ending the 31st May, 1899, was read the
second and third times and passed by tie fol.
lowing vote:
ayes, meSSI5 " ~ nlOO!Nf Ntt'
der, Latham, Birrell. Brill Harrison. Greene,
President-14. Noes, none
An ordinance providing for the grazing
and paving of King street. from the west
crossing Of Fairfax street to the east crossing
of Royal street, and for the assessment Of the
cost thereof under the thirty-third section Of
the City Chatter az amended By the set OF
General Assembly, approved February
1898, was read the second and third times and
passed by the following vote:
Ayes, Messrs. Trimyer, c. n. Moore Str
der, latham, Birrell, Brill, Harrison Geels
Smith. Uhler. White, Ficklin, Kelly an! NJ
President-14. Noes. none.
An ordinance authorizing aud lrs;tlciiLt
the committee on streets to direct the proper
auth critics of the Washington, A.exandna
and Mount Vernon Railway Company o. llI
down improved rails on King street 'iom i.ie
west crossing OF Fairfax street TO the ea-I
crossing of Royal street and to grade and pl'e
the space between said rails and two feet 0A
each side side thereof with vitritied brcS on
q six inch concrete base, was read the second
and third times and passed by the following
vote:
Ayes, Messrs. Trimyer c. n Moore, Stride.
Latham, Birrel, Brill. Harrison, Greene
Smith, Uhler, White. Ficklin, Ke y aud Nh
Presidential. Noes, none.
Permission was unanimously auiel W.
Frank P. Reed to repair the shing.e rcoi on
the property at No. 100 south st. Asail
street.
The committee on streets reported room
mending that the petition Of the Rober. PGI.
ner Brewing Company, which was F' feTfei 10
them on March s, 1898, be granted. 'l-
Portner BreWing Company TO furnish al ia4
terisl except sand and labor. The recon
mendation of the committee was unanimous
ly adopted.
The following was referred to the C'D'-
mittee on Streets resolution By Sir G.seH-
requiring the Washing on, Alexantf' a..-
Mount Vernon Railway Company 70 pave W.
two squares from Duke 10 Wilkes stree a., ~,
Royal street also petition from O!. u. "
O'Brien TO repair Cameron street oe'"es"
Alfred and Columbus streets also lel.l'o.
from Mr.. Charles King for gutter, &c, IN rom
Of his property, No. 704 Duke street 4 .5SS
resolution by Mr. Smith approp1atint 81
to gravel Payne street, between Cameron AA'
Queen streets
The board then adjourned.
HUBERT GNOWDEE, President.
Teste: d. L. STAESBURY. Clerk.