Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-11-23
OFFICIAL.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

At a regular meeting of the Board OF
Aldermen of Alexandria, Va, held Novem-
Der 22nd, 1898, there We're present:
VIM. b. Marbury, esq, President, and
Messrs. Havener, Dobie, Hinken, Curtin
aud sweeney.
Mr.. Sweeney offered the following resolu.
ton, which was referred TO the Committee Oh
| Public Property
Resolved, That the Committee on Public
Property be, AID they are hereby, authorized
to make such alterations in the two rooms
n1w occupied as the office of the city gas
works SIS may be best suited to the business
OF the Office and the convenience of the pub
i lie, said alterations to be made upon plants
prepared by and under the direction of the
City Engineer.
An ordinance directing the Washington.
Alexardiis and Mount Vernon Railway Com
psny to take up the rails now laid on King
street, ffom the west crossing OF Fairfax
street to the east crossing of Royal street, and
to lay a groved rail, and TO grade and pave
the space between said rails and two feet on
each side thereof, said paving to be done with
vitrified brick on q six-inch concrete base,
was received from tho Common Council, read
three times and passed by the following
vote; viz:
Ayes, Messrs. Havener, Dobe, Hinken,
none.
a resolution apprcpriating $50 to repave
the intersection of Cameron and Fairfax
streets and 10 take out cutters was received
from the Common Council and passed by the
following vote:
Ayes, Messrs. Havener, Dobe Hinken
Curtin, Sweeney and Mr.. President-6.
Noes, none.
resolution appropriating $3.50 to repave
intersection of King and Lee streets and take
out cutters was received from the Common
Council aud their action concurred in by the
following vote:
Ayes, Messrs. Havener Dobie, Hinken,
Curtin, Sweeney and Mr. President-6.
Noes, none.
resolution appropriating $3.50 for re-
pairs on Cameron street. between Columbus
and Alfred streets, was received from the
Common Council and passed by the following
vote:
ayes, Messrs, Havener, Dobie, Hinken,
Curtin, Sweeney and Mr.. President-6.
Noes, none.
In the MISTER of bills for expenses of
Messrs. j. NJ White, Alton Moore and W. j.
B. Duncan for services on electoral board, the
sction Of the Commoa Council was noD-con.
Cured in and the report of the Finance Com
mittee was sustained b. the following vote;
ayes, Messrs. Havener, Doble, Hinkenn,
Curtin, Sweeney, and Mr.. President-o
Noes, none.
a conference committee being asked for BY
the Common Council, MessrT. Hsyener and
Curtin were appointed on the part OF this
board. The conference committee recon-.
mended the bill be paid and that IN inture
compensation Of members of the electoral
board shall not exceed SO per annum for
each member of said board, whereupOn tn
board receded from its former action and con
cured in tho action Of the Common Council.
A resolution appropIiating $4Ol, or as
much as is needed, be appropriated for re-
pairing Lee street between Duke ard ID q !Res
streets, the work to be done under the 3ofo
section of the city charter, was received from
the ommon Council and passed by the TO-
syes, Me:ars. Havener,. Dobie, Hinken
Curtin, Sweeney aud MI President-o
A resolution appropristing $50 or as much
thereof as is necessary, to repair the Com