Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-04-13
COMMON COUNCIL.

The board had fourteen members 10
their seats when the President called
the meeting to order Another seat
was afterwards filled, so that fifteen
members attended.
AS soon as Council met Mr.. Greene
moved that the board adjourn in order
that the members might so to Wash
ington and Join in the Lee demonstra-
ton there.
Upon a rising vote it stood ayes j.,
noes !.
The chair-The motion is lost by an
evenly divided board.
Mr.. Smith-There is no patriotism
here,
The report of Mr.. j. H. Bsyne on
the condition of the books of the gas
works for the two years from June 1st.
1895, to June LIST, 1897 was enclosed by
the Mayor to Council and read. The
document is long one and makes the
shortage for the two years previous TO
June 1897 land thus exclusive of the 81
800 due after June LIST, 1897 $4,347 10,
besides discounts credited to the clerk
without having been allowed to the
gas consumer.
The report was received and the
matter referred to the committee on
light without debate.
The finance committee reported adj
versely to the application OF Mrs. John
House asking refund of a paving tax
which had been paid before the court
in the Violet case decided such special
tax illegal.
MIR. Greene appealed to Council to
grant the petition, saying the money
had been illegally collected and the
only reason why the widow could
not collect g refund was because her
claim was out of date.
The petition was granted-ayes 10,
noes 5-despite the report of the COM
mittee.
The committee on streets submitted
report of the City Engineer in refer
ence to various materials for improved
street paving. The Engineers conclu-
slons are that vitrified brick would be
the best and most economical material
for use in this city for new paving work {.
By consent the report was laid over
until the next meeting.
Mr.. Smith called up the ordinance
submitted by him some weeks ago fer
the use of the $3,0SS.76 refund tax
money in the gravelling OF a 40 feet
roadway on Washington street from
Queen to Pendleton streets. He pro-
posed an amendment lessening the
roadway to so feet and extending it
from Cameron to Wythe streets.
Mr.. Snowden (Mr. Strider in the
chair opposed the motion. He thought
that the money should go TO the King
street Improvement and said We are
basing this improvement for the benefit
of the whole city on this amount which
the city has received from the United
States and urged that if Washington
street be improved the boulders near
King street should be removed and the
Improvement be commenced from King
street.
Mr.. Greene agreed that when Wash
iucton street was improved the work
should begin at King street.
Mr.. Smith said he was perfectly will
ing to do this.
MIR. Snowden said that it was propos-
ed that the city should pay one third of
the cost of the new King street paving
and it was believed that the tax refund
money could be best used in paying the
city's part of the work. Otherwise he
would ask that the refund money be
apportioned among all the wards, as
the tax money had been collected from
all the wards. If this money was not
used for King street, the King street
work. which had been hanging for lG
months, would be indefinitely post
poned.
Nj. Trimyer thought that this money
should 60 to King street or be divided
among the wards.