Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-03-28
COMMON COUNCIL.

At regular meeting Of the Common Coun.
Gil of the city OF Alexandris, Va, held March
| II, 1900, there were present:
Messis Burke, Snowden, Moore, Desmoud.
Bladder, Paff, Harrison, Appicb, Smith, Law
Ter, Ficklin and Evans.
In the absence of the President Hubert
Snowden, esq, was elected President pio
tenn.
The Finance Committee reported in fy.r
ola bill from g. l.. Boothe, Corporation At
lOrney, amounting to % and the report was
adopted. The same committee reported rec
ommending that the Auditor be an1 is hereby
authorized to draw his warrant for 5000 TO
outdoor poor and $3.50 for the fire depart
ment, and the report was Unanimously
| adopted.
resolution sppropristing the sum Of
$3.50 to repair Duke street from Columbus TO
Alfred streets was reported fsvorsbly bJ tic
Committee on Streets and adopted
resolution sppr0priating size to TAI
out cutters aud repair the intersection. OF
Prince and Pitt streets, Prince and Columbus,
and Prince and Patrick streets, wa, recon.
mended by the Committee on Streets aid
unanimously adopted.
A resolution approprating $50 TO i.y
pipe under Fairfax street at the intersection
Of Jefenon street, was recommended b. the
Committee on Streets and adopted.
Upon recommendation Of the Committee
on 'treets 1925 was appropriated to repir
Comeron street from Columbus to Alfred
street.
Mrs. Mary Muir was granted permission to
re.shinge rOf on house 40. S04, Queen
street, the adjacent property owners not o..
jecting
Mr.. Snowden presented the following which
was unsnim ,usly adopted:
Resolved, That the Mayor and Commit
on Public Property be authorized to otter 10
the Trigg shipbuidIng Company OF Iich.
mond such portion of the Old Aloxsncrs
canal property (nOw the property of this city
As may be suitable for the location ard opeIa
ton of q shipyard snd that the Mayor aud
said committee be requested to invite repn-
sentative OF the TriPg company to visit Alex
andIia and Inspect the property.
An ordinance for imposing and collecting
taxes for the year commencing on June /.
1900. was referred to the Committee OF
Finance.
A resolution that the Mayor and AudiiCs
be authorized to borrow the sum of $50. g
for the purpose of paying expenses for the
fiscal year ending on May 81, 1900 WAS re.
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
A report Was received from the City Eng
neer on the cost OF Q McAdsm aud gravel road
to be laid on upper Duke street, snd tn Pc.
port. together with resolution aud petit CO.,
which was laid on the table March j. 1900,
was 70 erred to the Committee on Streets
A proposition from the Virgini, Title Com
pany. offering for sale plat book OF the C
Of Alexandra for the sum Of 81, 500, VA.
ftrrej to the joint committee on sire 5.
Finance, and Geper Laws.
Mr. LAWYER presented the following, wh.i
was referred to the joint committee Oh
nance and General Laws
Wherea', The delinquent tax records ,y..
dence that large amount Of taxes are foe
the city by tax sales, and as the custom has
been Tor persons to allow their tsX bills To
accumulate aft,r each tax SALE
Resolved. That the Committee on Fla .o
and the Committee on General Laws con q
with the corporation Attorney with th b.
jsct of ssce raining what steps should be
adopted to enforce payment of such srresr'
taxes, and with the purpose to olesr tn
records Of such deliDquents ami thus do IN
tice to prompt taxpayer.
An ordinance amending the franchise oi ihe
Home Telephone Company was releroi 20
the Committee On General Lava.
A resolution approprlsting $3.50 to rPir
cutters on King street. was recommend
the Committee on Streets and laid on the
table.
resolution authorizing the COOPERATION
Attorney to prepare an ordinance to C. n ell
the Southern Railway Co. and the Wsshineton-
Southern Railway to place fsgmen H.
Of Wolfe and Payne street VIE,
upon IN ton, laid on the table.
Mr.. Evans called from the table an SGT u
pesIing an ordinance granting permi-s on to
tho Southern Railway Company to lay track
on Henry street, between Duke and " le
streets. The act was rejected. Ayes ] (Mr.
Evans; noes IL
Upon motion Of Mr. Evans the Committee
IN Streets WAS discharged from tho furt,eE
consideration OF the resolution, which vas
referred to them. to pave Henry ttreet, ie-
ween Duke and Wolfe streets.
An ordinance to amend and re-ensct par
,rspb 1, OF section 1, Of the ordinance for the
Inspection Of buildings and regulate their con-
truction with the city limits, was lee wed
rom the Board OF Aldermen, read the fist,
econd and third times and psssed. Ayes II;
loes O.
The board then adjourned
HUBERT sNOWDEN, President pro tenn.
Teste: d. 2. STANSBURY. Clerk.