Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-06-29
COMMON COUNCIL.

At a regular meeting of tho Common Coun.
ell of Alexandria, Va, held June 2Sth.
1898, there were present:
Hubert snowden, esq. President, and
Messrs. Trimyer, Alton Moore, C. N Moore,
Strider. Latham, Birrell Brill. Harrison.
Smith, Uh'er, Ficklin and Kelly.
The Finance Committee submitted the an.
nual statements OF Messrs. E. F. Price, Audi
tor, and Nj. B. Harlow, Treasurer, for the ifs.
cal year terminating May 81, 1898 which
was received.
The Committee OF Street, to whom was re-
feIred the petitions of J. d. Fl. Lunt. NJ. Lu
ben & Sons and B. Wheatley, asking an ap-
preparation Of $40 each to reimburse them
for an overchsrge on tapping the King street
sewer, reported in favor OF refunding the
amount and report was unanimously adopted
The same committee, TO whom was refer.
red the application of Mr.. c. E. Davis to pave
the sidewalk at the southwest intersection Of
Payne and Prince streets reported recOm-
mending that the work be done according to
the regulations, and the report was unani.
mously adopted.
petition OF Dir. w. a. Smith for new
curb and gutter on Alfred street, between
Oronoco and Pendleton streets, was unsni-
mously granted
A petition from Mrs. Annie L. Moore FOR
return OF taxes paid on property at PIP south
Union street was referred to the committee
on finance.
A resolution appropriating 500 to lay cross
ings on Alfred street, an alley between Prince
and Duke streets, crossing on alley on Pat
rick street, between Prince and Duke, and ay
. pipe in the gutter at the corner of IVES; aud
Duke streets, was referred to the Commit
on Streets.
Tie action of the Board of Aldermen on
the resolution of Mr.. T. h. Ficklin for the
employment of a man TO light and extngush
gas lamps WAS concurred in.
Upon the invitation o. the Board Of Alder
men the TWO boards met in Joint session 10
hear report frem the Committee on Light.
Mr. G. H. Hinken, chairman of the Com
mittee on Light, introduced MI Jas Bayuc
expert accountant. and he was accorded the
privileges of the floor. Mr. Baync submitted
an itemi2ed report Of the operations Of the
city gas works for the fiscal year ending May
81, 1888, after which the joint session dis
solved.
The report OF the Committee on Light show
ing the operations of the city gas works Tor
the fiscal year beginning June 1, 1887, aud
ending May 81. 1898, including statements
ilou III ID. IldIiOn, OlLy IICH1uists
Samuel j.. Monroe, Clerk of the Gas Work,
aud James Bayne, accountant, were recelged
The Committee on Streets reported lsyora.
bly, on resolution referred to them on May
10, 1898, appropristing three hundred de-
lars TO gravel Payne street, between Cameron
and Queen streets, and tho report was unanl-
mously adopted.
A petition was received from Mr.. John /.
Callahan to have q sewer laid from the Far.
fnx street sewer eastward Oh Duke street
about $50 feet, and for the privilege Of is-
ping the same, he agreeing to pay double aN
Of $50, provided that in case said extended
sewer ia tapped by any other proparty owner
the sum CT S25 shall be returned to him. The
Committee on Streets recommended that the
request be granted, and that an appropriate"
o! S7S be made to do the work, whcA was
unanimously agreed to.
an ordinance to provide fer the eradint
paving and curbing of King street from tie
west crossing Of Fairfax street to the ess
crossing of Royal street. and for the asses
mont of the coat thereof, under the 33rd sec
tion of the city charter as amended by an s''
of the General Assembly, approved February
18th, 1898, was read three times and psssee
by the following vote:
Ayes, Messrs. Trlmyer A. Moore, {. -
Moore, strider, Latham, Birrel Brill, Haui-
SON, Smith, Uhler, Ficklin, and Dir. Pres
aent-12. Noes, none.
An ordinance authorizing and inStruciiut
the Committee on Streets to direct the prope.
authorities Of the Washington, Alexandns
and Mount Vernon Railway Company to pl'
down improved rails on King street from the
west crossing OF Fairfax street to the ea',
crossing of Royal street and to grade 500
pave the space between said rails anu
two feet on each side thereof WIZ
yitrified brick on six.lnch concrete Dl;s,
and to authorize the Committee on Streets ~
do said grading and paving under cefiN'4
was read three times snd pa77V'
BY the following vote:
Ayes, Messrs. Trimyer, a. Moore, {, y
Moore, Strider, Latham, Birrell, Pill 10.
rison, Smith, Uhler Ficklin and Dir. Fi'''
lent-12. Noes, none
The board then adjourned.
HUBERT SNOWDEN, President 4
Teste: d. Z. STANSBURY. Clerk.