Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-07-26
COMMON COUNCIL

At regular meeting of the Common Coun-
Gil of the city OF AexandIia, Va, held July
%, 500 there were present
John b. Strider, esq President, and Messrs
Trmyer Snowden, Moore, Latham, Bladder,
Desmond. Patf, Harrison, Appch Smith,
LAWYER. Fl cklin, Kelly and Evans.
The Committee on General Laws. to whom
vas referred a resolution o. July u, 1899,
that il Is not necessary that there shall be any
further examination for q City Engineer, re.
ported that the resolution was not in accord
snce with the law governing the election of a
City Engineer, and the report was unaui-
mously adopted.
Gardner l.. Boothe, esq, Corporation At.
torney, submitted an opinion on the questions
referred to him on June 27, 1899, relating
to the charter OF the Alexandria Water Com
pany, which was received and referred to the
Committee on General Laws.
A report OF the Committee on Streets re.
commencing the appropriation of $3.50 to
gravel twenty feet roadway on Pitt street.
between Duke and Wolfe streets, was adopt
ed. ayes 10, noes none.
A report from the same committee recon-
mending the appropriation CT 1915 to com.
plete the sewer Oh Pitt street, between King
and Duke streets, was adopted, ayes Is, noes
none.
A report from the same committee recon-.
mending the appropriation of $500 to gravel
a twenty feet roadway on Gbbon street from
Washington street to Pitt street, wss adopted
ayes 10, noes noLe.
4 report from the same committee recon-
mending the appropriation of 500 to lay a
terra Gotta pipe sewer from the Prince street
sewer northwaId into the alley opening into
Prince street, between Fairfax and ROYAL
streets, the petitioners agreeing to pay into
the city treasury ire amount required for
taps. was adopted, ayes 10, hoes none.
Permission was granted Mr. G. A Berry.
man to repair frame house No. 12O north
Patrick street.
resolution. offered by Mr.. Smith. appro.
priating Sl,O54 for bills of DR.. Julian T
Miller, Health Officer, together with the bills
OF DIS. Jones' Gibson, Snowden. McGnire.
Howard and Qdackenbrsh, was, ON motion of
Dir Snowden, referred to the Committee ON
Claims with the request that they report at
their earliest convenience.
The following HeIe referred to the Com
mittee on Streets r. resolution directing that
the fence on the south side of Gibbon street
from Patrick west to the corporation line be-
SET back to the building line also petition
from Dir Fred Mumford for a new curb and
gutter at $40 Commerce street also petit.
ton, dated June -. 1899, for a new sewer
on columbus street, between King and Prince
streets; also a resolution appropriating $500
to gravel twenty feet roadway on Henry
street from Gibbon to Wilkes streets also
communication from MI Vim. T. Emerson
complaining of a nuisance existing at the in.
tersection OF Duke and Payne streets.
The following were received from the Board
of Aldermen and their action concurred in
a resolution directing the Committee ON
Streets to submit plan for the paving of
Washington street also a resolution directing
the President of the Common Council to an.
point two members and the President of the
Board OF Aldermen one member as a com.
mittee to communicate with the bouiholders
of the city of Alexandria alGo resolution
providing that when Council adjourns il he
to meet on October 10 1899.
a resolution appropriating $50 for q pima
gutter at the intersection of King and West
s.reet8, referred to the Committee ON Streets
with power TO act By the Board of Aldermen
was received from that board, their action
nOn-concured in and 500 appropriated with
which to do the work.
The board then adjourned.
JOHN H. STRIDER, President.
Teste D. Z, STANSBURY. Clerk.