Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-06-12
COMMON COUNCIL.

COMMON COUNClL.
At regular meeting of the Common Coun.
ell Of the city Of AlexandTis, Va, held
Juhe IL, 1901, there were present:
Hubert snowden, eco. President, AMI
Messls Trimyer, Burke. Moore, Latham,
Desmond, Rssder, Paff, Harrison, Appicb,
Smith, Lawler. Ficklin, Evans and Kelly.
The favorable report Of the Finance Com
mittee on bills OF James F. McIlhenny, O. @.
Bayly and Robert L. Middleton, $50 each,
for services in examining candidates for the
position Of Superintendent of Gas, was
adopted.
An ordinance fixing the salary of the Chief
EngiDear Of the Fire Department and max
ing allowances for cad officer was read three
times and adopted by unanimous vote.
The Committee on General Laws was re-
lieved Of further consideration Of an ordi-
nance providing for separate cars for colored
people on the electric railway.
The report Of the Committee on Public
Property recommending an appropriation Of
81 ,O25 for the purchase OF lot on Royal
street, between Cameron and Queen, for the
erection off new house for the Relief Hook
and Ladder Company, was laid on the table.
Mr. Burke made inquiry concerning the
ordinance recently offered by him reducing
the police force force TO fifteen members
Mr.. LsWler, in behalf of the Joint commit
tees to whom the bill had been referred,
stated that those committees had not yet held
meeting, but would probably be ready to
report at the ne 1t meeting.
petition from parties interested in st.
Msry's Catholic Cemetery asking permission
to extend that cemetery was referred to tho
Committees ON Streets aud General Laws.
A petition from sundry persons residing on
st. Assph street, between Queen and Princess
streets, calling attention TO stagnant water in
the cutters on that square, and asking that
action be taken IN the matter, was referred to
the Committee on Streets.
An act to increase the salary of the clerk Of
the City Gas Works from 81 900 per snnum
| to 1900 per snnum was referred to the
Finance Committee.
| A petition from Mrs. G. L. Lesdbester ask
ing that Council place new curbing In front
OF her premises, on south Fairfax street, and
also place catch basin. and pave the gutter
with vitrihed brick, the petitioner to pay the
coat Of the material II abe council would do
the work free, Was referred to the Committee
on Streets,
Petitions Of property owners on King street,
between Fairfax and Lee and on King street,
between Lee and Union streets, asking that
those two squsres be paved with vitrifed
brick, similar to that which is under construo-
tion on King street, between Fairfax and
Royal streets. the work to be done under the
thirty-.hird section of the eity's laws, was re-
ferred to the Committee on Sir,ets.
A resolution spproprating S75, or rs much
thereof as may be necessary for the purchase
of safe TO be used in the City Tfess1rers
ofice; also resolution sppropristing $67. 40
for extra work already done on the sewer
and catch basin at the intersection of King
and Fairfax streets, were referred to the
finance Committee.
Mr.. Evans called attention TO the fact that
the fence on the property Of Charles Church
man, extending on she south side Of Gibbon
street. between Patrick and Henry streets,
which is alleged TO be on the city's property,
has not been moved back to the proper build
Ing line.
Mr.. Burke and City Engineer Holcombe
made explanations concerning the matter.
The board then adjourned
HUBERT SNOWDEN, President
Teste: JOHN ID. TRIMYER, Clerk q. q.