Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-12-12
OFFICIAL.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

At a regular meeting of the Board of AL
dermen of the city OF Alexandria, Va, held
December II, 1900, there were present:
Theopblus Ballenger, esq, Pr, sident. and
Messrs. Hal, Dobe, Msrbuiy, Clalk, Curtin,
w. y. Sweeney and J. L Sweeney.
Mr. f, f. Mar ury. elected Aldermen from
the Second ward TO Gil the unexpired term of
the late William u. Msrbury, qualified by
taking the prescribed oah, administered By
the Pr si1ent OF the board who appointed
him on the committees on General Laws and
Public Property.
Mr. Iii introduced the following which
was adopted;
Resolved, That whom Council az journs 1t
be TO meet on the second TUESDAY IL Jsnus-
~, 1901.
Mr. Ink introduced the following which
Sss referred tn the Committee on streets:
Resolved, That in view OF the approaching
cold season snd the Christmas holiday, o
sea on when all are, more or less, endowed
with the spirit of doing for those less fortu-
ate and there being money appropriated
| and unexpended for cleaning TIE streets and
alleys of the city of Alexandra, that the
Committee on Streets and the City Engineer
; be instructed to employ a sufficient force for
said purpose, 10 be- paid out of said unex-
, pended appropriation.
An Ordnance suspending for q period Of
| forty days the operation of the provisions of
an ordinance passed November 13, 1900.
regulating the speed Of electric trains within
the cily's limits snd uing in force the
ordinance existing pr yious to that time was
| received from the Common Council, their &C.
| Ton non-cJDcurred in and Messrs. J. L.
sweeney and HUI appointed committee OF
! conference.
| subsequently an ordinance regulating the
4 speed OF electric street cars and electric aims
to eight miles al hour in the city of Alexsn.
dria, Virginia aud providing penalties for
he violation Of t1is act, to continue in force
| i0rty days, was received from the Common
.ounci, resd three times and passed by a
! unanimous vote.
| Tho following were received from the Com
mon Council and their action concurred in
Report of the Finance Committee on the
! bills OF w. J. b Duncan, Alton Moore and E.
| T.. LaWler, Tor services on electoral board.
Reso ution directing the City Engineer to
!e~ove the dangerous building No. 6O3
| cameron street.
Statement Of S J.. Monroe, Clerk OF Gas, in
compliance with resolution Of November
13, 1900.
An ordinance authorizing the Washington
| Southern Railway Company 10 construct a
side track upon st. Asaph street, between
| Madison and Pendleton.
Resolution providing for an additional
men Der of the Committee on Streets, the ex'
trs member to be appointed from the Com
mon Council,
esolution providing for the appointment
| oy the Presidert Is of both boards of Council
aud The Committee on Light of board OF
| examiners TO examine candidates for the po-
| si,ion OF super ntendent Of Gas
Report of the Committee on Streets on q
tesolution sppTopriatiDg $500 for the grsv.
| cling Of Payne street, between Cameron and
Queen.
Report of the Committee on Streets on the
petition Of B. B. Smith to set curbing in front
Of his property. No. sos King street.
Report of the Committee on Streets on the
petition o. suudry per,Ohs FIR the paving Of
the alley running from Pitt street esst. be-
tween King and Cameron streets.
i Report OF the Joint Committee on Streets
and Finance on petition of b. E. Lee Camp.
Confederate Veterans, concerning work at
Confederate Monument
Report OF ih9 Committee on Streets upon a
resoluton spproprist ng fifty dol airs for ~ %
ting rurbing from canal lock stone.
Report OF the joint Committee on Lish'
and General Laws on communication Of
George Simpson, Mayor, concerning the
introduction of eler trio power in this city.
Resolution instruct the Committee on
ire IS to confer with Lee camp Onfedprste
Veter ns IN regard to the WORK now being
rosecuted at t1e Confederate MoLumsnt.
Petni Of w H. Nay for extension Of
ever from Pitt street up Cameron to ST.
Assph.
ne boari then adjourned.
THEO. BALLENGER, President
Teste: LUTHER d. THO P5ON. Clerk