Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-09-25
CITY COUNCIL.

The City Council at its regular meet.
ing last night passed ordinances for
paving King street from Fairfax to
Union with vitrifsd brick, also for the
grading of the same and requiring the
electric railway company to lay modern
erooyed rails on said squares. The
other business transacted was OF
routine nature. But few spectators OF
the proceedings appeared behind the
bar OF either board.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
No new business was presented in
the Board of Aldermen and that which
came 10 from the Common Council oc-
casioned no debate.
The ordinances providing for the
paving of King sireet from Fairfax to
Union with vitrifed brick, also for
grading said squares and requiring the
electric railway company 10 lay i'm
proved grooved rails on the same, were
received from the Common Council,
that board having referred them to the
committee on streets, constitutional
quorum not being present to pass them.
action, but subsequently learning that
the lower board bad been reinforced by
the arrival OF other members reconsid-
cred their action, had the ordinances
read three times and passed them by
unanimous votes.
The other matters which came IN
from the lower board were coucurred
in without debate and by unanimous
votes.
The Aldermen upon invitation re-
paired to the chamber OF the Common
! Council to listen to descriptions OF
modern Jail buildings ss recited by
agents of manufactures and shortly
after their return adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
At s o'clock all the seats 10 the Com
| mon Council chamber we're vacant, but
at 8:15 when the president called the
board to order eleven members were
present.
Mr.. Bryan, from the finance commit.
tee, reported 10 favor OF paying 800 to
Mr.. g. l.. Boothe for services 10 the
matter of the sale of the old court
house, which was agreed to.
| The committee on streets reported 10
favor of paying 500 for repairs to gut
ter on st. Asaph street, near Princess,
| to abate nuisance.
Mr.. Burke inquired whether the
Board of Health could not require the
property holder to remove the nnis-
ance.
Engineer Dunn made an explanation,
but said he had not looked into the
matter in regard to whose duty it was
TO abste the nuisance.
A report of the Board of Health on
the subject was also read.
Mr.. Spinks did not think that the
health OF portion of the community
should be jeopardiz,d to save twenty
dollars.
Mr.. Lsadbeater would prefer that
the work should be done at the expense
OF the property holders, hut said moth
log had been done the long time the
nuisance had existed.
| Mr.. Snowden said that the letter o.
the Board of Health should have bsen
sent to the Mayor and not to Council
the Mayor was the official to enfoTct
the law.
The report was recommitted.
The subject OF a sewer 10 the alley
south Of Cameron street, on Pitt, was
recommitted on motion of Mr.. Nor
moyle.
An ordinance fixing the grade o.
King street, east of Fairfax, so as tC
elevate 10 o slight degree the east enc
OF the proposed new pavement was read
aud referred, az IL members Qhree
fourths) were not present.
An appropriation of $3.50 to cut curb
ing from the old canal locks was re-
tered.
Mr.. Bryan, from the committee on
finance, reported a resolution for toe
sale on November 20 OF real estate de-
liuquent for taxes; laid over.
A petition of property holders or
Fairfax street, from Kiog street
10 Printers alley, asking tor vitriied
brick pavement and offering to pay
two-thirds of the cost was referred.
The report of the Board OF Heal b 10
favor OF an additional garbage cart was
referred.
On the reception OF q communication
from the Board of Police suggesting
that il Council desired to reduces the
police force 1t should pass an ordinance
at once, and stating that the board would
hold no elections before October.
Mr.. Bryan stated that the matter
was now 10 the hands OF the Joint com
mittee on police and finance.
Mr.. Snowden hoped the committees
would act speedily on the subject which
bad been proposed by the Mayor. He
had been told by police authorities that
| with twelve good policemen better
police force could be maintained than at
present. The Mayor did not propose
| to cut of the head OF any of the pre- ent
policemen but reduction OF the force
by resignation &c., would save the city
wo thousand dollars yesr which could
we'll be spent 10 other ways.
Mr.. McCuen asked il none died and
none resigned should Council continue
10 expeDd $1,000 per snnum uselessly
| 10 order TO CONFORM to the Mayors ideas
concerning a reduction OF the force.
Mr.. Suowden said there we're already
proposals for designations and under the
proposed plan no men would be turned
off without cause.
The communication was referred to
the committees on finance and police.
An ordinance for the paving of Kiog
street below Union, with vitrifed brick
was referred.
An ordinance requiring the Washing
ton, Alexandria end Mt. Vernon Rail-
way Company 10 put down improved
rails, SO on King street between Fair.
fax and Union was read aud referred F.,
two-thirds OF the board not being
present.
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