Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-11-15
CITY COUNCIL.

Gt Clty Engineer, members of tn,
Board of Health and School Trustees
!, oocasioned q joint session, which CON
sumed some time. But few spectator
appeared outside of the bar.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
All she Aldermen were present, and
! contrary to the general custom, con
siderable business originated in tn,
board, although action was taker
speedily and without debate, what wa,
said being more in the nature of ex
PLANTATION of the measures introduced
Mr.. Marbury presented the report O
the board appointed to examine candi
dates for the position of City Engineer
The report stated that MIR. L. r. GRAY
bill was the only one of the three ap
pliosnts who passed satisfactory
before the examining board aud
those sigoing it recommended him for
the position. Mr.. Marbury also sub
mitted the bills of Messrs. Walter
Atlee, w. f. 81. Finke and Charles B
Ball, composing the board, for $40
each.
The bills were referred to the finance
committee.
Mr.. W. a. Sweeney Introduced q
resolution, which was refured to the
committee on general laws, providing
for the codiication of the city laws.
Mr.. j. L. Sweeney submitted a petit
ton of the trustees of Roberts Chapel
for tagging at the intersection o.
Washington and Gibbon streets, and
on his motion the petition was
granted and $40 appropriated for
the work. The action of the Aldermen
was non-concurred in by the Common
Council, that board making the sum to
be spent S25 instead of $40, aud the Al
dermen reconsidered their action and
coucurred it that of the lower board.
Mr.. Clark introduced resolutions in.
qui,ing into the exhibit of the com nit
tee on light concerning unpaid gas bills,
and also in reference to the amount Of
gas lost yearly by leakage, sc. He also
introduced resolution for pipe sewer
at the intersection of King and Payne
streets, which was referred to the com
mittee on streets.
Mr.. W. 81. Sweeney introduced 9
resolution, which was unanimously
adopted, providing for fagstone cross
log at the intersection of Columbus and
franklin streets
After granting the applications for q
renewal of shingle roofs in different
parts Of the city the Aldermen concur
red in the action of the Common Coun.
Gil on badge of papers which had been
sent in.
Subsequently Mr.. Appich, from tine
lower board, appeared in the chamber
aud invited the Aldermen to meet the
Common Council in joint session fol-
the purpose ofelecting City Engineer,
members Of the Board of Health and
School Trustees. The invitation wa:
accepted and the Aldermen repaired to
the chamber of the lower board.
Upon their return the board ad
journed.
COMMON COUNCIL.
This board was called to order soon
after 7:30 p. m.
A message was read from the Mayor
| urging that special inquiry be made
into the returns made to the
city for the privileges which the
| Washington; Alexandria and Mt.
Vernon Railway Company receiv
ed from the city. He also suggests tax
on all corporation charters granted by
the Corporation Court. The communi.
cation was received and referred to the
committees on finance, general laws
and streets.
The finance committee reported adj
versely upon Mr.. Dssmond's resolu
ton to reduce the salary of the City
Engineer from $500 to $1,000 per an
mum. The committee does not think
that $500 is too much for competent
engineer.
1t was ordered that a gas light bt
placed at Cameron and Payne streets
instead of an electric light, as asked
for by sundry residents of that neigh
borhood. The light committee does
not wish to further tax the capacity o
the electric light works.
The application J. G. Gill, steward o
offices, asking an addition of $500 tt
his salary (making it 5000, because II
addition to his regular duties he is re
quired to be plight Waterman, was re
terred.
AID application of the Thompson
Electric Company for tire right to fur
nish electric power for i've years to
motors aud ipcandescent lights was re
ferred to the committee on light.
The clerk of the School Board mott
fed Council that the terms of Schoo
Trustees Thompson, barley, Bryan
and Smith had expired, and asked tina
the vacancies on the board be filled
The communication was received.
An application of the trustees OF hon
erts Chapel for crossing on Washing
ton street at Gibbon street was agree
to Che Board OF Aldermen approprl
ated $40 to do the work, but Counci
reduced the appropriation to SOY ais
for a crossing at the south SIDE
Franklin street at its intersection wit
Columbus.
Messrs. Ball, Atlee and Finke, az
!, pointed to examine applicants for th
, position of City Engineer, presente
, , their report, which stated that OF tn
three applicants, Messrs. J. p Sickle'
LIP. Hauey and L. r. Grabill, til
last. named only passed the examlns
ton. Accompanying the reports wei
!, bills of the three examiners for S4O eac
for services. The report was receive
and the bills were referred to 10
finance committee.
. M Coowden presented an applies