The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-14
CURRENT EVENTS
Tn ALEXANDRIA
Business of Importance
Transacted by City Council.
Ordinance for Paving King Street Re
ferred to Committee on Streets and
Finance-Other Matters.

present and President Frederick Paff pre-
siding. The session lasted an hour and
half, and during that time considerable
routine business was disposed Of.
The finance committee reported favor
ably on a bill of 500. due the estate of
the late George A Mushbaek, for services
rendered Their report was unanimously
adopted.
An ordinance was introduced providing
for the paving of King street, from the
east side of Royal street to the east side
of Fayette street with vitrified brick, q
distance of eight blocks. and that sum
not to exceed S24, GOO be appropriated for
the work, and the work TO be done under
the thirty-third section of the city char
ter. Under this section of the city char
ter the abutting property owners pay
two-thi-ds OF the cost aud the city one
third The matter was referred to the
/ Joint committee on streets and finance.
An ordinance directing the Washington,
Alexandria and Mount Vernon Electric
Railway Company to take dpi their tracks
on King Street, between Royal and Fay
cite Streets, and replace them with i'm
proved grooved rails within thirty days
notice from the city engineer was passed
The Chair was abo.t to refer this ordI-
nance 10 the street committee when AIr.
Burke asked tina. il be actei upon tonig; I.
He said that he did not think il would lie
2I-y greet hardship on the railway com
pany, and if the city waited it might
cause considerable delay Mr.. Leadbeater,
however, thought it would be wise to wait
until the city had definitely decided upon
the work. After some little debate, the
matter was passed unanimously.
An ordinance directing the Washington
Southern Railway Company to take up
+ their tracks on Henry Street from the
north to tde south side OF King Street, was
passed. They viii also be required 20
pave with vftTified brick the space be-
tween their tracks and two feet on each
side thereof
a petition Of the Washington. Aiexan-
dTia, and Mount Vernon Electric Railway
Company, which was brought up April g.
and referred to the committee on streets,
was brought up at this meeting, with an
ordinance prepared by the corporation at
torDey The ordinance grants them pow
er 10 construct a track on Prince Street
from Fairfax &c Royal Street, and run
Y shaped track on Royal Street or in
other words, to make the proposed .cCD
on the squares bounded by King. Prince
Royal, and Fairfax Streets, thereby doing
away with the Royal Street curve In con
fax Street from Printers Alley to Prince
I Street. and from Prince 70 Royal Streets,
with v-trihed brick, the work TO be done
under the supervision Of the city eugi-
neer. They are also granted permission
! to remove their tracks from Fairfax TO
( Franklin Street, and remove poles and
other appliances provided however they
place the street in good condition. They
are also granted the privilege OF taking of
their local car.
/ I: Is stipulated in the ordinance that
the work Of paving, etc, must commence
on or before January J. 1863. They NUT
also give bond in the sum of $4,000 for
/ the faithful performance of the work. and
+ the removal of the tracks OF taking OF
Of the city car cannot become operative
} until the required bond is furnished The
( ordinance was referred to the joint com
; mittee on streets and laws
The committee On streets reported adj
yeTseIy Cd the petition OF the Iaborers of
the city, asking that their working hours
be reduced from ten 10 nine hours per
! day. Mr.. Leadbeater, chairman of the
! committee. said he didn't think ii iustI-
! fed at this time to make a shorter day
1 Mr. Trimyer favored a shorter day Mr.
( Burke moved that the report of the COM
I ulittee be adopted. A recorded vote was
j taken, and the committees report was
/ adopted Messrs- Trin1yer, Desmond.
/ Bril-. Spinks, and McCuen opposed the
! adoption Of the report.
/ The street committee reported adverse
/ ly on the petition of Mr. William F. Penn
/ to construct bay window in front Of his
premises. 424 Queen Street Mr.. Des-
mCnd opposed The report of the commit
/ tee but the report was adopted.
! The joint committee on finance and pub
I lie property recommended that the sum
/ Of S1,2G0, instead of s., 500, which was
I originally asked for, be appropriated Tor
! making necessary repairs to the city ;aiI
/ and their report was unanimously adopt
! ed
An ordinance providing for the appro-
! pTiation of part Of the citys revenue for
/ the fiscal year ending May 81 1903, the
/ usual appropriation bill, was referred TO
/ the finance committee.
/ The ordinance providing for imposing OF
/ the annual licenses from June l. 1902, to
/ May 81 1903 was referred to the finance
| committee.
sir. Brill offered resolution that the
, Washington, Alexandria and Mount YER
non Electric Railway Company be granted
/ power, as is done every year, to furnish
/ current to run electric fans, motors. ard
/ machinery for a period Of one year. Tae
resolution was passed
Mr. Brill also offered a resolution that
/ the sum Of $50 be added to the appro-
| priation of $50 already made for putting
| IN modern sanitary plumbing at the sta
| tionhouse and market building The reso-
/ luton was passed.
bill of Policeman Samuel TIGER for
pay during his illness, which was caused
/ by falling on the ice last winter during
/ the performance of his duty, was granted
/ petition of the property owners on
| Columbus Street, between King and Cam
/ eron Streets. Il have that square paved
with Vitrihed brick, was referred to the
| committee on streets
petition from the property owners On
| Gibbon Street, between Washington and
/ Pitt StreetS asking that the council
| gravel that thoroughfare, was referred to
/ the committee on streets.
| Considerable other business of a minor
/ character was disposed Of
| fire at O'Clock last night was caused
| by the burning Of the icehouse of Mr. J.
/ W Hammond, situated east of Washing
! ton Street, between Wythe and Madison
| Streets. The ieehouse has for some years
/ pest not been in use. 1t was q two-story
/ frame AMIR and burned like finder
| strong northeast breeze famed the flames.
| The fremeB. however. succeeded in pre-
venting the flames from spreading to the
| adjoining property The stable and fenc-
| ing of the house Of Mr. w J. 3. Duncan
| was considerably damaged by the fire A
/ horse which was in the stable at the
| time, was gotten out The loss of both
| parties is covered by insurance The fire
| made a big blaze, and gave rise to the
report that the fire was at the Portner
! Brewing Company's plant. large crowd
| was attracted 70 the scene of the FIRE
| The origin of the fire is unknown, but Il
| is supposed that 1t was of incendiary