Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-12
w. IL. M ND 4 IL
Teste: 3. Z. KNIGHT, Clerk.
COMMON COUNCIL.

At regular meeting CT the Common t@a.
Gil of Alexandris, Va, held TUESDAY laluu!
11th, 1898. there were present
Hubert Snowden, esq, President si
Messrs. Trimyer, C N. Moore, stFi,!cr 8.nc
Beach. Brill, Harrison. Greene, Smith ta.rt
White, Ficklin and Kelly.
The message of the Msyor yd,ning ~ t.' p
nance granting permission to the Am ri'-
Telephone and Telegraph Co. OF Virginia %
erect poles and wires on the public Street
&C., of Alexandra. which WAS lai o"rfs. t Il
last regular meeting, was resd aud du.y con-
sidered after which the President pli or
question: Shall the bill become law not"i's'
standing the Mayors veto which Vas ica DE-
cd in the negative by the following vote
Ayes, Messrs c. n. Moore, teaen' u
Greene. Smith, White ard Ficklin Nos
AIcssrs. Trimyer, Strider, Brlc!l, iiAIi's.i'
Uh er, and Mr.. Prtsdent-6.
A resolution introduced by the Comm ils
on Street, appropiiating twenty-five h1ndis'
dollars to repave King street, between fs''
fax and Boyal streets upon motion V sd
over for future consideration
The Con mittee on Streets, 10 whom v"
referred MIR. Birrell's resolution appr'pH 'lias
fifty dollars or as much thereof a5 may be
cessary for placing crossings at the nie'-e.,
ton of OroLocO and Royal streets feilI's'
favoIably and it was unanimously adopt.
The same committee to whom %ss ler'g'
the petition of the Western Union iD.,s si'
Company or permission to Greet t!l't' l''t
on King street, between Pitt aud !a.i'"
streets, reported in favor If ,ran'lue TIE re-
quest, provided suitable poles now Oh hils
street are used SO t. at the number OF 9, .'' d"
K ug street is not increased and The '.'y
have the free use same, the report vas ulAa''
meusly adopted.
Upon request OF Mr.. g d. Fisher se' Fe,'-!
OF the Board of Health, Thirty SIX lo'-'.'
was unanimously appropriated for TIE ...'
chase of six Kuhn Fermaldehydc Ctent'' ,'..,
10 be used in such cases as may he dl'' .s' p!
the Heal h Officer.
Permission was granted Mr. Ihoma Ne.,-
to replace single roof on his honsc q. '-'
corner o: Queen and Alfred streets
The fol owing were refcrIel 10 lAe 'I'
miltee on Streets:
A resolution appropiiatng two iAi',-
do Jars to purchase oyster shells also t.,'
ton from J. D. II. Lunt, VI Rubcn * sl,
and B. Wheatley for rebate OF tie wv.
charged them for tapping the h ~ s"
sewer; also resolution app OPP aliH! ~.
hundred dollars for repaving Lee stree. re-
tween Duke and Prince; also ie'o ''
appropriat ng two hundred dollars 70 ~.
chase cast iron pipe; also a petition o' 'r
Robert Elliott for repairs to the sids"'.e
st. Asaph street, rear Wolfe also Al a
viding for Improvements Oh north i'-
ton street and appropriating ther j."
,housaad sni Gig hty eight dollars aud se'eD'''
six cents.
Mr.. 3. B. Smith presented 81 op.n.l1 =.
Gardner L. Boothe, Corporation Isl
recommending an amendment to ts ~.
section of the city charter, whicl N''
rcd to the joint committees on gcnef
and streets.
a resolution offered by Mr. Strder fe.s-
that the Committee on ~"
directed TO inquire into the sdSi'abi'! =.
the purchase by the city of an incanle5 ~.
electric lgh. plsnt was referred to tie w.
mittee on Light.
A Communication from Mr. E. : Ls.
beaten recommending the purchase oi sa 90,
di,ional steam fire engine was re'eiiel % 80
Committees on Public Property AMI t iaSL,.
The following was referred to the
mittee on Finance: A cOnDunic4tc
the Auditor informing Council that I.s
for fire plugs, public property ~.
repairing str. cts are exhausted 30 ~,
luton authorizing the Mayor aud Aui''.'
borrow money necessary 20 pay he eA
Of the general fund untd May "lst'
slso an ordinance to amend ard re eni''
lion 43 imposing and collecting IL. 81,
ish dealers; also sn application OF u l'
2. Afhey for reduction in the a=sess''F
against properly No. 524 Queen q
petition of Mr Charles Goodrich iot e.
IN payment Of tax bills. 4
The board then adjourned
Teste HUBERT SNOWDEN, Preside4. Il
D. 2. STAESBURY. Clerk