Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-05-22
COMMON COUNCIL.

OOMMON CUUNClL.
At a called meeting Of the Common Couu.
Gil of the city of Alexandris, Va, held Nav
u, 1900. there were present:
Hubert snowden, esq, President. snf
Messrs. Trimyer, Burke, Moore. Latham
Desmond, Bladder, Appich, SIN tn, Lswler.
| FickliD, Evans and Kelly.
An ordinance granting permission 70 tho
Washington, alexandria aud Mount Vernon
Railway Company TO furnish and supply cleo
trIcal power for the operation OF fans motors
and other machinery within the limits Of the
| city of Alexsndris with certain amendments.
WAS reported fsvorsbly by the Committee on
Finance, read End and 3rd times aud pas 3D.
Ayes, Messrs. Trmyer. Burke, Moore, Latham.
Desmond, Baader, Lswler Fick.iD, Evans,
Kelly and Mr.. Presidential Noe, Messrs.
Appich and Smith,.
An act sppropristing part of the city rev.
enue for tire fiscal year ending May 31,i.
1901, was read the first second and thiId
times and passed. Noes-0.
Bills from Messrs. w. F. H. Finke, J. 6.
Garland and z. C. smesd $40 each, for ser.
vices on Engineer Examining Boarj, were re.
ported favorsbly by the COMMITTEES on
Finance and ordered paid.
The Committee on Finance rep. rted sd.
versely on the petition of Mr.. W. ii. Brown
for reduction Oh taxes, and the report was
adopted.
Mr.. Snowden, from the Committee ca Pub.
lie Property, submitted the following which
was adopted. Ayes-13. Noss-0:
Ordered, Where's the Committee on Pub
lie Property have awarded the contract, u
w. F. Webster to pave the floor at the Cclum.
bis engine house; to Jos F. Rodgers to pIsce
a new ceiling in said Columbia engine housf
and to Knight & Bremen 10 make cer,sn
repairs to the Hydrsulion engine house &C.
cording to specifications drawn by f. C.
Dunn, former City Engineer, That ]. q.
Holcombe, City Engineer. be and ia hereby
directed to take charge of, and see that ssd
work Ia done according TO specifications snd
in workmaulike manner, certifying to the
correctness of bills for said work, which
when approved by the Committee on Putlc
Property, shall be paid by the City Auditor
out of the appropriations for fiscal year ending
May 81, 1901.
resolution sppropristing $50 for q box
trough through Curtin b Butts foundry yard
was adopted. Ayes-13. Noes-0
A resolution sppropristiDg $500 to repair
sewers at the lower end OF King stree and
extend to deep water, WAS adopted Ayes
ID. Noes-0.
A resolution presented by Mr.. Trmyer ap.
proprsting 500 to the volunteer fire depaT'-
ment Of the city for the purpose Of belplig
TO defrsy expenses to the Fremen's Conyen.
ZION in Baltimore, Md, was adopted. Ayes
ID. Noes-O.
The following were referred to the Com
mittee on Streets: A resolution directing tbs
Committee on Streets TO purchase watering
cart; also q resolution directing the Con mttte
on Streets to ascertain and report to IoUuc !
the cost of stone crusher; also a resolution
called from the table sppropriating $3.50 tor
repairs to cutters on King street.
The following was referred to the Commit
tee on Finance A petition from Mrs f. b.
Burson for reduction OF taxes; also petition
from Mr.. W. o. Tomlin for reduction Of taxes
on house and lot at 306 south Fairfax street
A resolution presented by Mr.. Tnmy,r r'
questing that ar ordinance be prepared pr.
hibitiDg the transportation of garbage in NJ
covered vessels, was referred to the Comm
tee on General Laws.
A resolution sppropristing $50 to put % q
new log pump at the corner Of Pitt and 81
bon streets, which passed the Board Of Ald'f-
men February 9th, 1900, was called irom
the table by Mr.. Kelly and passed. Aye
10. NOeS-O.
The license law for the year ending Nay
3ist, 1900. which passed the Common tol'-
Gil May BIB, 1900, was returned from Boud
OF Aldermen, amending section ~. BY h'
ducing the tax on bucket shops from 81 . 20
$1C0. The Council adhered 10 its formeT a.
ton aud appointed Messrs. Bssder and Las
Ter committee on conference. The conn.
tee reported in favor Of retaining the tax sI
$3.50, and the report wac sdoptee.
The Board Of Aldermen asked for sno'nF
conference and Messrs. Trimyer and Br ~
were appointed, who reported that they D
agreed to make the tax on bucket shops Sl'V
The license law as amended was received
from the Board Of Aldermen and conc re-
ID In.
The President retired from the Committee
on Public Property and Schoo 5, and mace
the following appointments TO I'll vscanle.
On schoo s-Sr Fred Psf
On Public Property-Mr. John Harrison
The President stated that In his opDln
here is vacancy in Council from the sfrona
ward, caused by the removal OF Mr.. j h.
,trider from the city.
Mr.. Evans called the attention of The Con-
nittee on Streets to resolution retired 10
hem for repairs on upper Duke street.
The following were received hCm the
Board of Aldermen and their act on en-
urred in: A resolution that when Coulc'
djOurus it be until the second Tuesday 80
une, 1900, also petition from q =. MAJ
ell to erect a frame building; also a solo
ion for pur hasiI x q street sweeping ms-
hine.
The board thon adjourned.
HUBERT SN0WDEN, President
Teste: ID MEL L. STANSBURF. CLERK