Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-10-18
OFFICIAL.
BOARD or ALDERMEN.

At an adjourned meeting of the Board of
Aldermen of Alexandria, Va, held October
II, 1899, there were present:
Vim. H. -hfarbury, esq.,. President. and
Messrs Hill, Dobie, Eallenger, Clark and w.
II. Sweeney.
Mr. Dobie introduced the following:
Be- Owed, That the sum Of Fl ty dollars
$500, or as much thereof as may be neces.
sary, be appropriated for putting in new
log pump in the well at the southwest corner
of Patrick and Oror oco streets.
The resolution was passed. by the following
vote:
Ayes, Mcssrs. Fill, Dobic Balenger, Clark,
w. II. Sweeney and Mr.. Presidential. Noes,
none.
A petition from c. Msnkin for permission
to put a ehirg'e room on his house, No. 206
north Patrick street, was granted
Mr.. Clark introduced the following which
was referred 10 the Committee on Streets:
Resolved, That the sum of three hundred
dollars or as much thereof as may be nece,.
sary, be appropriated to lay twenty feet
gravel ,oadbed on Commerce street. between
West and Payne streets.
Resolved further, That the sum of four
hundred dollars or as much thereof as may
be Necessary, be appropriated to lay broken
stone rOadbed, to be dressed with g'avel top
ping from curb 30 curb on Commerce street
from Payne to its intersection with King and
Fayette streets
An ordinance t. amend SEXTON 40 of the
ordinance imposing snl collecting licenses,
&C.. (relsting TO telegraph companies) also q
petition of Edgar A. Hunter for a remission
of interest on unpaid tax bills; slso an opin
ion of g. L. BOothe on a resolution of inquiry
in regard to the period in which the Mayor
can withhold his signature from ordinances
resolutions, &C., Ia5sed by Council before the
s-me can become laws also bill Of DR. Julian
T. Miller for attending smallpox cases petit.
lion of sundry PERSONS for an electric light at
The interse cton of Fayette alley with the
strand resolution appropriating $35 for re-
pairing tho alley on the south side of Duke
street. between Royal and Fairfax streets
petition of l.. Genzberger for brick pave.
meat at the northwest corner of Royal and
Wolfe streets; an ordinance fixing the COM
pensation of tho Commissioner Of the Reve
nue. petition of sundry persons regarding
the imperfect drainage at Fairfax and Jeffer.
son streets; resolution providing for the sale
on Tuesday November 21, 1899, of all prop.
orty upon which taxes are due up to and in
Guiding the year 1898; resolution directing
the Auditor to place in the hands of the Cor
poration Attorney all bills. papers. Sc, re.
ferring to charges against property No. 2OS
Alfred street between Prince and Duke
streets, taxed TO John Leor ard and Charles
Solomon's estate in or6cr TO enfore tax
claims petition OF ]. D. a. Lunt for cuIbing
in front OF premises; bills of Charles B. Ball.
Arthur P. Davis and w. 81. P. Finke, $40
each, for services on board examining candi.
dates for the position of City Engineer petit
ton of Charles King & son for permission to
run drain pipe from the cellar of their waro.
house, corner Of Lee snd Queen streets, to
the sewer tap at the corner OF Queen and
Union streets; petition of John T. Nails for
permission TO renew shingle roof on build.
ing No. q 6 south Washington street; petit
tion OF ]. y. Il. Lunt for curb and gutter in
front OF premises on Columbus s.eeet, between
King and Prince streets, and resolution ap-
prop iting three hundred dollars to gravel a
twenty feet roadway on Henry street, be.
tween Gibton and Wilkes Streets were re.
ceivcd from the Common Council and their
action concurred in.
The bosri thon adjourned.
w. II. MARBURY, President.
Teste: LUTHER II. THOMPSON. Clerk.