Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-06-26
COMMON COUNCIL.

At regular meeting OF the Common Coun'
Gil Of the city Of Alexandris, Va, held
June 20, 1901, there were present:
Hubert snowdeni esq, President, ami
MessIs Trimyer, Burke. Moore, Latham,
Desmond. Bsader, Psff, smith, Lawler, Evans
and Kelly.
A resolution appropriatiDg $50 for the
purpose OF buying safe for the Tressurers
flee was reported fsvorsDly By the Com
mittee on Finance and adopted. Ayes IL
noes none.
An act 10 increase the salary OF the Clerk
of the Gas Works to 81 200 per aunum, WAS
recommended by the Committee on Finance,
read three times and passed. Ayes ~, noes
none.
The Auditors annual statement for fiscal
yoar end ng May 81, 1901, was submitted by
the Finance Committee and accepted.
The City Treasurer's annual report for the
year ending May 81, 1901, was submitted
by the same committee and accepted.
A resolution appropristiDg $67 40 for ex-
ira work on sewer and catch basin at the in
tersection Of King and Fairfax streets was
and adopted. Ayes N, noes mono.
The same committee recommended tho
placing Of curbing In front of row of hous's
on Pitt street, between Prince and Duke
streets, upon petition OF Justus Schneider,
Secretary Perpetual Building Fund Associs-
ton, and the recommendation was adopted.
The same committee recommended that
KiDg street be paved between Lee and Union
streets, with vitnfed brick. upon petition OF
the property holders under the 33Id section
Of toe ci,y's charter, and the report was
adopted
The same committee recommended the paw.
ing Of King street, between Lee sni Fairfax
streets, upon petition OF the property holders,
with either Began block or vitrified brick, to
DO determined by the City Engineer, and the
report Was adopted.
The following was received from the CON-
mittee on Streets and passed
Whereas, 1t may be Necessary to have the
services Of . civil engineer during the period
from June %, 1901, to August 1, 1901, for
. supervisor and to pass upon street work,
and whereas L. Il. 9rsbill, OF Washington,
ID. c.. is eligible under The laws Of the city to
fill the position of City Engineer,
Resolved, That should 1t become necessary
the Mayor Of the city be, and be is hereby
authorized to appoint said L. Z. Grabll, City
Engineer pro TEN, ut q compensation per hour
to be agreed upon between the Committee on
Streets and the Mayor, and that the sam OF
one hundred (10O) dollars or as much there.
of ss may DO necessary, is hereby appropri'
sted.
Resolved, That the Committee on Streets
be, and they are hereby authorized TO assume
control Of all matters pertaining 10 street
work and through their chsirmsn approve
pay rolls and employ such labor IS may be
necessary for cleaning stres is and alleys and
bitches In the city until and including July
1, 1901.
An ordinance fixing the salary OF the Mes-
.enger Of the Common Council and Steward
of Officer, and d. fining the duties of the
steward and jsnitor, was recommended by
the Joint Committee on Public Property and
General Laws, resd three times and passed.
Ayes 1 1, noes 1. (Mr. Smith
The annual report Of 8 L. Monroe, Clerk
Of the City Gss Work., for the fiscal yesr
ending May 81, 1901, was submitted by the
Committee on Light End secepted.
The following wss referred TO the Commit
tee on Finance. A ststement from Gardner l..
roothe, ESQ Corporation Attorney showing
the distribution OF the fund derived from the
talo OF the old court house property. together
with bill Of expenses; also a petition from
the Western Union Telegraph Co. for re-
duction Of taxes.
A communication from John z. Beach, esq
clerk OF the Corporation Court, inclosi1g re-
port Of the jail inspectors, was referred TO the
Committee on Public Property.
A petition from George ID. Hopkins, esq,
secretary and treasurer Of the Old Dominion
Glass Company. for the purchase Of vacant
ground owned by the city bounded by Fairfax,
Lee, Montgomery and Madison streets, was
referred TO the Joint Committee on Finance
and Public Property.
A resolution by Mr.. PAT to repair euro ana
gutter at the corner Of Princess sno Patrick
streets was referred TO the Committee on
Streets.
o,iying the Washington, Alexandria and
Mount Vernon Railway Company TO station
aagmsn ct the intersection Of King and Royal
streets was referred to the Committee on
Streets.
A resolution sppTopristing three dollars
800 20 the jsnitor Of the City Building for
services rendered the examining board for the
position Of superintendent OF Gas was received
from the Board Of Aldermen and their action
eoncurred In.
Mr.. Lavler presented the following, which
Was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That . vote OF thanks OF the
Common Conncil be, and IL hereby, rendered
to Hubert snowdep, esq, president OF this
board, for the courteous, impartial aud able
manner In which he has presided over it.
Tho board then adjourned without date.
HUBERT SNOWDEN, President.
Teste DANIEL z. STAssBURY. Clerk G. C.