Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-12
COMMON COUNCIL.

| At regular meeting of the Common Coun
| Gil Of the city OF AlexandIis, Va, held De
cember 1 /, 1900. there were present:
| Hubert SnowdeD esq, President, an
| Messls Trimyer, Burke, Moore, Lathsm,
Desmond Bsader PAT, Hsrfi;on, Lawler,
| Eicklin, Evans and Kelly.
| ia compliance with resolution of the City
| Council, which was referred to the Commit
| tee on Light November ID, 1900 the Clerk
1 VI the Gas Works submitted report which
va accepted.
A resolution by Mr.. Evans, amending the
| JOINT rules, to increase the Commutee Cd
Streets to five members, was referred to the
| Committee on Streets.
resolution by Mr.. Desmond to remove q
dangerous building at SOB Cameron street,
was referred to JOINT committees on Streets
aud General Laws.
An ordinance authorizing the Warrington
| Southern hallway Company to construct,
| maintain and operate switch or side track
| in and upon st Asaph street, between Madi.
! son and Pendleton streets, aud connect each
end of said switch or side track with its main
track in sad street, and TO construct, main
tain end operate turnouts or spur tracks con-
Meeting its main line of railway Or said
switch or side track at any pint or points
between the streets aforesaid with the prop
er.y of the Robert Portner Brewing Company,
was read hree times aud PISSED. Ay es, Ii;
noes, none.
An ordinance slspendng for 40 days the
operation Of the ordinance adopted November
ID, 1900. regulating the speed of electric
treet cars. was passed. but was returned from
the Board OF Aldermen, n0n.concurred In.
Aessrs LAWYER and Trim ger were appointed
r committee of conference. The committee
returned and submitted an ordinance regu.
lating the eed of electric street cars and
electric trains in the city OF Alexandria and
providing penalties for the violation OF tho
act, to continue in force 40 days from daie.
It WAS read th rec times and passed. Ayes, -;
noes none. Mr.. Evans not voting
Mr.. Lawer presented the following, which
vas adopted
Resolved, That the President of the Com.
mon Council, President of the Board OF Alder.
men and the ommittee on Light be, and are
hereby, directed by the Citv Council to ap-
Joint "a bolid of examiners to examine can
difstes for the position of Superintendent of
Gas.
rhe Committee on Streets to whom wss
referred resolution on November ID, 1900, |
aprIOprlsting $500 to gravel Payne street,
between Cameron and Queen streets, recon.
mended thsi the woI k DO deferred until the |
square is CuTbed and guttered and the re.
port was adopted.
A reso utiOn referred 10 the Committee on /
Streets on November 10, 1900, for curling
81 sos King Street, WAS reported upon rec.
ding that % 20 DO appropriated for
ommsI ~ the work. and the report
the city's ,hAls
was adopted. Hittee on
patifion referred to the Conn.,.
.treets November 13, 1900, for paving tie
,lIey from Pitt street east, between King and
'amsron streets was reported upon recon-
ing property holders under the 33d section
If the City Charter, and the report was
adopted.
Inc bills of Messrs. Duncan, Moore and
Iawler, am uniting to ST. Tor services on the
,leetorrl board, which was recommi'ted 10
be Committee on Finance November ~, WIS
eprr ed upon fayorsbly and the bills ordered
o DO paid
etition OF z E. Lee Camp Of Coufedci-
to Veterans to nc ,imburse them for extra eI-
euse in aving sewer at the Confederate
ionument am ntiug to $i04 was -enorted
avoraDly by the joint Committee on Streets
nd Finance and the report as adopted
yes 13, noes o.
The Committee on Streets reported the fol-
0winl:
Be II resolved by tho City Council of Alex-
ndria that the sum OF fifty dollars lSoO)
% and the sane is hereby Appropriated for
he cutting of eurbiDg from anal lock stone,
,e il further resolved that this sum shall DO
.ept until the end of the fiscal year for this |
urpose snd whenever any money is received
or eurbiug the sum Of twenty five cents per