Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-03-29
COMMON COUNCIL.

At regular meeting of the Common Coun-
| Gil of Alexandria, Va, held March %, 1899,
there were present
Hubert Snowden, esq. President, and
Messrs Trimyer, Alton Moore, c. N. Moore,
stridor, Latham, Birrell, Brill Harrison,
Greene, Smith, Uhler ald Ficklin.
The following was iefcrrcd to the Com.
| mittcc on Finance:
Resolved, That the Mayor and Auditor be,
and arc hereby, authorized TO borrow the
sum of twelve thousand dollars (S12, 00O), or
! as much thereof as may be necessary and is
| sue the obligation Of the city therefor, for
the purpose Of paying necessary charges
against the corporation for balance Of fiscal
year ending May 81, 1899.
The following wero referred to the Com
| mittec on Claims: a bill of DR.. ]. w. Bech.
| tel for sos So also bill from Mr.. Isaac
Studs for $1575.
The following was referred to tho Com
mittee on Streets: q petition from property
owners requesting that sewer be laid on
south Royal street, to connect with sewer
| at Wilkes and Royal streets, and to continue
| up to the corner of King and Royal streets,
and that branch be built from the corner Of
| Royal and Duke streets and extend up Duke
to Pitt street also petition from Mr.. James
| MoCuen for Il now curb and gutter at the in-
tersccton Of Alfred and Gibbon streets also
| q petition from property owners requesting
that terra Gotta pipe sewer DO laid from tho
King street sewer ~ Alfred street ncrthward
| on Alfred street to Cameron street with a
branch sewer westward on the Peabody alley.
A resolution appropriating $50 to lay two
| fags,onc crossings at Payne and Queen streets
was called from the table by Mr.. Smith and
adopted Ayes, IS noes, none.
The following presented By Mr. Groene
| was unanimously adopted:
Be it ordained by the City Council of Alex
! andria. Va, That the City Auditor DO, and
Council statement containing each particu.
| lar item of expense incurred by the city in
! relation to smallpox.
A resolution appropriating $500 to gravel
| Commerce street FROM Prince TO Duke street
was reported favorsbly by the Committee on
| Streets with the recommendation that the
amount be taken from next years appropria
tons and was adopted Ayes, IL; noes.
mono.
| The report of the Committee on Claims re-
commencing the payment OF the bills of Drs.
Jones. Gibson, snowdcn, Mcclure, Howard
and Quackenbush, amounting to S54T go,
was received from the Board OF Aldermen
| and upon motion of Mr. Uhlcr the action Of
| the Board of Aldermen was non concurred in :.
Ayes, Messys. Trimycr, C. n. Moore, Latham,
Brill, Harrison, Uhler. Ficklin and Mr..
| President S Noes, Messrs Alton Moore
| Strider, Bill, Green and Smith IS.
| A report from the Committee on claims re-
commanding that a warrant be drawn in favor
| of DR. Miller or 1878. % was received frcm
| Inc Eoard OF Aldermen and motion 10 con.
cur in toe action Of tl.G Board Of Aldermen
was lost; yes, Messrs. D trider, Brill, Greene,
Alton Moore and Smith. -5. More, Messrs
Irimyer, c. n. Moore, Lath3m, Birrell, Har
gison, UhleT, Fiek.in and Mr. President.-8.
! The following were received from the
| Board Of Aldermen aud their action concur.
red in A petition from Mr.. B Fl. Lambert
10 roshingle roof Of residence 314 Duke
street also report from the Committee on
Claims rejecting the bills of Mr., Conway of
tho Braddock House also report from tho
! Committee on Claims rejecting the bills Of
J Rose Scott for destruction of goods and scr.
| vices as nurse.
| The boGrd then adjourned.
! HUBERT SNOWDEN, President.
! Teste: d. L. STANSBURY. Clerk.