Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-12-14
CITY COUNCIL.

He'A' psNSp u4dt U CLOCK. IH6re W6s
| 81 cradle di.cussiol in tle Com
mon Council over the bushes:
which vas presented, but the Board o.
! Aldermen was, as usual, in a monde
hatable condition.
The ordnance requiring trains on the
electric railway to stop at every other
corner on King street, also resolution
directing the Corporation Attorney to
institute proceedings to compel the
| company 10 lay improved rails on Kina
street, between Fairfax and ROYAL
passed by the Common Council. were
laid over by the Aldermen.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
The Aldermen assembled a few min.
utes before eight o'clock, quorum be-
ing present.
a petition of Mary V. Travers, Jas.
A. Liobey aud others, praying Council
to gravel the four squares on Gibbon
street, between Henry and Washing
ton, with a twenty-feet roadway, and
| appropriatiug 800 for the purpose, was
received from the Common Council.
Mr.. Sweeney stated that heretofore
such work had been done under the
SD section of the charter, which re.
CURED he adjoining property owners
to pay two-thirds of the whole cost.
Mr.. Sweeney said this was an iuius-
tics as the property owners received
GO personal benefit from such improve.
ments, citing IS an instance that the
property owners on the street in ques.
ion asked for 20 feet graveled road
way, while the street was IL feet
wide. thus leaving margin OF IL feet
on either side of the street OF ungravei-
ed roadway. He was opposed to the
work being done under the 33rd section
of he city charter.
After some further debate and upon
motion of Mr.. Sweeney, the action of
the lover board was non oncurred in,
and the petition was granted.
a resolution, presented by Mr.
Dobie, "that when Council adjourDs
il be to meet on the second Tuesday
in January, 1899" was unanimously
adopted.
a resolution was received from the
| Common Couocil compelling the
Washington, Alexandria q Mt. Vernon
Railway Company's trains to stop at
the corners of Pitt, Washington, Al
fred, Henry and Payne streets, between
the oours OF a. N. and p. NJ, and
or failure to do so to subj ct the
company 10 fine of from So to 500.
Mr.. Dobie said that be did not see
the advantage in such movement.
Mr.. BAlleuger stated that it would
DE beneficial to persons who had not
time to get to the station; that the
franchise was given for street railway
for the accommodation o! the people;
That he had voled FIR it at that time for
that purpose, but since then the road
had made connection with Washing
tor and was run more on the express
system, which was far from accommo-
dating the public.
Upon motion of Mr.. Sweeney the
limit of time. from "a. m. to p. N ,
was stricken out, as be thought those
who travelled at night were entitled TO
tbs same privileges of those who trav
eieQ during the day, thus making the
law on that point more uniform.
Upon vote being taken the resolu-
ZION as received from the lower board
aud amended, filled TO receive the nee
esSary vote to pass 1t.
Upon motion of Mr., Sweeney the
vote on the resolution was reconsider
ed and the same laid on the table iu'
definitely.
An ordinance was received from the
Common Council authorizing and d.
recting the corporation attorney to in
s.itute legal proceedings to compel the
W., Z. g. Nj V. r Il. Co. to comply
with the terms Of an ordinance passed
on November 22nd, 1898, to take W
the rails now laid on King street from
the west crossing OF Fairfax TO the eas
crossing of Royal street, and to lay
erooved rails and to pave the space
between the tracks with vitriied brick:
ARD two feet from each side thereof.
Mr.. D1bie said the whole thing ap
psared to him as lawyers game, anC
he was opposed to auy such action be
Jog taken by Council.
After some discussion the action o
the lower board was non concurred 10
Several other papers which hst
been acted on by the Common Council
were received from that board anc
their action concurred in.
The board adjourned about half-pas
oine O'Clock.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The Common Council came 10 order
shortly before S o'clock with quorum
which was soon afterwards increased
to twelve members.
The committee on finance reported
adversely upon the resolution for th'
payment of 500 per annum to keel
tne horse of the chief engineer OF tot
IRE department. The committee saI
that the horse is rot the property o
he city and the city has nothing to d:
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