Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-06-14
COMMON COUNCIL.

At a regular meeting of the Common Cogn
| Gil Of Alexandria, Va, held June -. lss4
there Were present:
Hubert snowden, esq. President sni
Messrs. Trimyer Alton Moore, C. N. Moore
Strider, Birrell, Brill, Harrison, Greene
Smith and Uhler.
An ..act to appropriate part Of the cts
revenue for the fiscal year ending Msy 81.
1900, amounting to $lO3, $50, WAS reported
| iavorably by the Committee on Finance aud
read second and third times and passed
| Ayes, IL noes, none.
An ordinance for imposing aud collecting
licenses within the city OF Alexandra for the
year commencing on the 1st day OF June
1899, and ending on the 3lst day OF Nay,
; 1900, was reported lsvorsbly by the Com
mittee on Finance.
Mr.. Brill moved to amend article T. by
inserting $25 in place $50 which was siom.
ed. The ordinance as amended was read l1u
second and third times and passed Aye,
II ; noes, none.
A resolution from the Committee on Street;
approprating $500 TO grade snd grave.
2O-feet roadway on Fairfax street between
Franklin and Jefferson streets, WAS passed
Ayes, IL; noes, none.
A resolution from tho Committee on Streets
appropriatiug S32S to complete the PsiT.,s
street sewer, now under construction. Va,
passed, ayes II, noes none.
AR. Trimyer, chairman OF the Committee
OIL Poor, reported in favor OF the following
Be it ordained by the City Council OF Alex
andra Va, That the sum Of four hundred
and twenty-five dollars, or as much Thereof
rs may be necessary. be, and is hereby 81
propriated to have necessary repairs inside
on the Poor and Work House, the work TO te
done under the supervision of the Committee
on Poor-whch was adopted, ayes /, nocs
none.
Mr. Birrell presented the following
Resolved, That the Committee on Gcdes.
Laws be instructed TO consider the Feasibility
of changing section = of the city chatter %
that the residents and Taxpayers OF the Ihm
ward may be given proper representation 10
the City Council-whch WAS referred to ne
Committee on General Laws.
A petition from Mr.. George Z. Hill to gEsY'
el twenty-foot roadway Oh Columbus street
between Gibbon snd Franklin streets anl'
resolution. offered by Mr.. Smith, appTopN'
ing $3.50 for the purpose, were referred "
the Committee On Streets.
a petition from Messrs. j. D. II. Luni W.
Il. Hellmuth..& Bro. and Dr.. VIM. K. PlI''
for sewer to BIO laid on Columbus street 1e-
tween King and Prince streets, was re'eIie-
to the Committee on Streets.
A bill from DR.. Julian 7. Miller for atleHl
ance on smallpox cases from MRreA - ~
April II and April Is to May l. ~.
amounting to $500, was referred to the OoI'
mittee on Claims.
Mr.. Brill presented the following
Be it ordained by the City Council oil h'et
andria, Va, That on ana after AuslsI D.
1899, the salary OF the Chief Engineer OF TIE
Fire Department shall be $3.50 per Annui5-
which was referred to the Committee Oh ~
nance.
The President presented tina following
Be it ordained by the City Council OF Ale1.
andris. That tho salary OF the Audl'0t u
Public Accounts bs fixed at nine hHn'i'-
and sixty dollars $500 per annum to nSI
effect on July /, 1S99,-which WIS reie'''0
to the Committee on Finance.
The following permissions were grant
To Mr.. George Meade to improve property ",
south Patrick street, between Prince d.
Duke streets, by building a two-stoTy i ls
front; also to Mr.. John T. Nails 20 Ie'n,.ts
tho roof on back building at PIT south N''-
ngton street.
The board then adjourned.
HUBERT SNOWDEN, President
Teste: D. Z. STANSBURY. Clerk.