Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-10-09
COMMON COUNCIL.

At regular meeting Of the Common Coun
| Gil of the city OF AlexsndYis, Va, hello
October 8, 1901, there were present:
f. J. Psf, esq President, and Messrs. Trim
yer, Burke, Snowden, Risheill, Fisher, Nor
moyle, Desmond, Basder, Brill, Bryan. John.
SOD, Uh or, McCuen, Lesdbester and Sphinx
An ordinance providing method whereby
property owners may pay their assessments
| for street Improvements in four snpusl install.
| meuts on certain conditions wss read three
times and passe i-aYes 10. noes o.
An ordinance to provide for the assessment
of portion OF the costs Of grading, paving
and curbing King street from the east cross
| ing of Royal street to the west crossing oil
Fairfax street against the property binding on
said street, and to provide for giving notice
Of said assessments 10 the property owners
was read three times and passed-syes 16
noes o.
An ordinance to provide for the grading
and paving of a twenty.seven foot roadway
on Alfred stree from the south side of the
north crossing of King street to the north side
OF tine south crossing Of Queen street, and for
the curling Of said street and for the assess-
ment of the costs thereof In accordance with
the 33d section Of the city chsrter was read
three times and pAs.ed-syes 49, noes o.
An ordinance to provide for the grading
paving ana curbing Of Fairfax street from the
south crossing OF King stree to the north line
of the first alley south OF King street and for
the assessment of the costs thereof In aecOr-
dance with the thirty-third section OF the
city chsrter was read three times and psstei-
ayes is, noes o.
An ordinance to provide for the paw
ing and curbing Of King street from
within two feet OF the east rail OF the tracks
OF the Southern Rsilway Company on Union
street to the east side sf the Strand, and for
the assessment OF the costs thereof In sccor-
dance with the thirty-third section of the city
charter was read three times and passed
ayes 10, noes o.
An ordinance directing the Washington,
Alexandria and Mount Vernon Railway Com.
psDy to take up its rails now laid on Fairfax
street from the south crossing Of King street
to the north line Of the first alley south OF
King street and to lay grooved rails, and to
grade and pave space between said rails and
two feet on each side thereof with vitrified
brick on six inch concrete base was read
three times and passed-syeI 10, noes o.
An ordinance directing the Southern Rail.
way Company to tsbe up their rails now laid
oD Union street from point ten feet north
on the norsh curb line OF King street TO
point ten feet south OF the south curb line OF
King street and TO lay rails to be approved By
the Committee on Streets and the City En-
gineer and to grade and pave the space be.
tween said rails and two feet on each side
thereof was read three times and passed
ayes 10. noes o..
An ordinance directing the Washington,
Alexandria and Mount Vernon Rail way Com
pany to take up its rails now laid on King
street from within two feet Of the west rail OF
the tracks OF the soutbeTn Railway Company |
on Union street 10 the east side of the Strand, |
and TO lay grooved rails, and to grade and |
nave the space between said rails and two feet |
on each side thereof with yitrifsd brick was |
read three times and psssed-syes Is, noes o. |
An ordinance directing the Washington, Al |
sxsndria and Mount Vernon Railway Com |
psny to take up its rails nov laid on Cameron |
street thirty feet east and west Of the center |
IF Alfred street and to lay grooved rails and |
10 grade and pave the space betwteo said |
rails and two feet on each side with vitrifed |
brick was read three times and passed-syes
l6. noes o.
The Finance Committee presented the TO-
owing, which was unanimously adopted:
al xsndris, Va, Sept. "a, 1901.
Rssolved, that the Collector Of Tsxos is
hereby directed to proceed to sell at public
auction all real estate in the city Of Alexsn-
iria on which taxes are due aud unpaid up
10 and including the year 1900. in conformity
with the city charter and laws relating to the
,ame, said sale to commence Wednesday, De-
,ember 4, 1901. at 10 o'clock 9. NJ. and con-
.inue from time TO time and frlm dsy TO day
1u'il all such real eitste Is cold.
The same Joint committee recommended
he spnropriation of three hnDdIei end fifty
dollars (S55O.) TO cut curbing from the canal
ocks, the amount received for the sale '