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


The members we're slow in assemb
ling, and it was twenty minutes past
eight o'clock when quorum appeared
in the chamber. The board was subse-
quently called to order.
The minutes having been read and
approved, the license law, as PASSED by
the Common Council, was received and
their action concurred in.
A resolution appropriating 1925 for
the purpose of completing the Patrick
street sewer, which had also come from
the Common Council, was passed.
Some other matters, from the other
board, were concurred in without dis
cussion, after which
The Aldermen adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
Council assembled slowly, bare
quorum being present at S:15 when
that board was called to order, but 9TH
ers subsequently came in. Several
members elect were present to watch
the proceedings.
The finance committee reported back
the appropriation bill and the license
ordinance with q recommendation that
they be adopted.
The appropriation bill which appro-
PIRATES S103, 250-being about the same
as last year-was unanimously adopted,
yeas 10, nays 0.
When the license bill came up, the
chairman Of the finance committee
stated that the bill was precisely the
same as that of last year.
MIR. Brill moved to amend section AZ
SO as TO make the tax on vendors OF
mineral waters S25 instead of $50.
This was agreed to and the bill was
passed, ayes IL. noes @.
MIR. Smith, from the committee on
streets, reported an appropriation of
$500 to construct a 20-feet roadway on
Fairfax street between Franklin and
Jefferson.
Mr.. Trimyer said he had introduced
this measure some time since.
The appropriation was agreed to.
MIR. Smith, from the same commit
tee, reported in favor of an additional
appropriation for the Grace Church
alley and Patrick street sewer. He said
5000 had been originally appropriated
hut the cost would be 1927 .68 greater
The committee had to carry on its pay
rolls young man injured by the cav
ing-in of the sewer ana now at the In
Urinary.
Mr.. Greene did not think that this
was proper method of using sewer
money. He was willing 10 vote for an
appropriation to aid the wounded man,
but the carrying on the pay rolls OF q
man when he was in the lntirmary was
not the proper way.
Mr.. Smith would be very glad if the
matter could be disposed of. A physi.
clan had told him that the young man
was sliil at the In6rmary in crippled
condition.
Mr.. Greene suggested that the subject
OF the injured man be referred to the
Corporation Attorney with view OF
arranging the matter. He had been
counsel in similar case against the
Southern Railway and obtained consid-
cradle damages.
No action was taken on the subject
OF the disabled man.
The appropriation was ordered.
Mr.. Trimyer reported from the COM
mittee on the poor an order appropriat-
ing $425 for repairs to the aims house
He said that all kinds of repairs Were
needed there as the building had NO
been thoroughly repaired for twenty
years.
Mr.. Strider said that no need OF re.
pairs had been reported to the commit.
tee on public property which had not
been at once attended to and he knew
OF several cases when repairs had been
made.
The appropriation was agreed to.
Mr.. Birrell introduced q resolution
requesting the committee on general
laws to ascertain what change in the
city charter is necessary in order
that the residents of the 3rd ward may
have proper and proportionate repre-
sentation in Council. He said the
Third was much the largest ward in
the city and had no more members in
Council than had the other wards.
Mr.. Greene said the subject was one
which belonged to the Legislature Of
Virginia.
Mr.. Brrell responded that the City
Council could suggest the change to be
made by the legislature.
Mr.. Strider-The charter gives the
City Council power to change the num-
Der of the wards, but the chair held |
that this was not the purport of Mr.. |
Birrell's resolution.
Mr.. Birrell thought that neither he |
nor Mr.. Greene would have objected at |
the last election to allowing the Third |
ward more representatives for then both |
might have been reelected.
Mr.. Greene responded that so far as |
he was concerned every man and wom-
an in the Third ward might have a !
seat in Council.
The subject was referred.
Mr.. Brill introduced an ordinance d. |
rectiDg that the bills of all the doctors |
in smallpox cases be referred to the |
Attorney.
The chair ruled that the bills were
not before the City Council, report
from the claims committee recommend |
ing their payment having been defeat
ed at the March meeting. No motion
having been made within the pre-
scribed time to reconsider the vote the
matter had been killed in Council and
could only be revived by representa-
ton of the bills. He held that the Or
dinsnce just presented being mandate
ry to report on bills not before Council
was, as matter of fact, out of order.
The records were then examined and
it was shown that the claims commit
tees report had been defeated on March