The times., 1898-11-23
NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA.
Municipal Business Transacted nj
Meeting OF the City Council

Alexandria. Nov. "a regular meeting OF Inc
city council was held tonight. Many matters per-
tanning to the improvement of streets were dis
posed Of and various sums for the completion oil
different enterprises appropriated The committee
on finance reported adversely on the bills of the
three members OF the electoral board VINO claimed
comnen.ation at ss5 each for services rendered.
In the lower board the report of the committee
was rejected and the bills were ordered to be
paid
The board OF aldermen refused to concur in the
action OF the lower board. and the matter was
reported back to common council, A committee
Of conference. however, reported in favor OF the
payment of the bills. which report was adopted.
The committee on streets reported an ordinance
recurring the Mount Vernon Electric Railway
to remove its present rails and lay grooved rails
in King Street between Fairfax and Royal
Streets and To pave between and on either side
os tho tracks with vitrifed brick. The ordinance
was adopted.
On the recommendation of the committee on
streets. $50 was appropriated for repairing Cam
eron Street between Columbus and Alfred Streets,
the Mount Vernon Railway Company being re-
auired to repair between and two feet on either
side of its tracks. The same committee recon-
mended an appropriation of $50 for repaving
the intersection of King and Lee Streets, and
| making proper sewer connections, with eaten
basins, which adopted
The sum of SIS was also appropriated for re-
paving and piping CUTTERS at Cameron and faf-
| fax Streets. The petition of +. e. swain fot
setting curb and paving gutter in front OF prem
ises No l05 South Foyal Street, under section 80
o, the city charter. adopted. The city ensi-
neer WAS directed to serve notices ON certain
| property owners TO have their sidewalks repaired,
| as required by law.
The following resolution, offered by Mr.. White,
| of the Fourth ward unanimously adopted:
s'Whereas II is rumored that the Alexandra
| Water Company, which has been supplying the
| city of Alexandria with pure Cameron Kun water
for years past, has during the past Summer ana
is now supplying the citizens of Alexandria with
water pumped from the marshes OF Hunting
Creek. the same being contaminated by sewage
from Washington and this city; Therefore be II
Resolved. That the mayor be, and he is here
by, directed TO appoint two citizens who are no
stockholders of said water company to investigate
the rumor and report the mayor what action
if any, is necessary 10 protect the health OF tn
citizens at large. The committee so appolnte
shall receive compensation not exceeding =
each
A resolution directing the committee on ligh
10 report uncolleetable bills on hand was re
ferred TO that committee. The two branches c
council met in joint session and elected tn
following school trustees.
First ward, X. p. Aitcheson; second ward; fre
Klaus; Third ward John I. Harrison; Fourt
ward, F. l.. Smith. The of SI5 was appr'
| priated fer making certain repairs TO the ofiic
Of the commissioner of revenue. resolutio
appropriating 800 to pave the square on Le
Street, between Duke and Prince Streets, W:
adopted: $500 had been previously appropriate
for this work. and the additional 500 will /
exponded under section 33 OF the city charte
the property owners being required to pay s6S.t
OF the latter amount
4 resolution providing for certain improvement
to the office of clerk Of gas was referred
the committee on public property. The roa'
way in Gibbon Street, from Washington to Hem
Streets was ordered to be graveled, the cost
be assessed under section 3S of the city eharte
slight fire occurred at the store OF Wiiiia
Recker. in upper Prince Street. this afternoon.
R. E. l.. Tyler, well-known young man, wi
arrested tonight by Policeman Atkinson on
warrant charging him with misconduct towai