Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-04-15
COMMON COUNCIL.

At regular meeting Of the Common
Council of the city of Alexandria, Va, held
| April IL. 1903 there were present
Messrs. Burke, Snowden, Risheill, Nor
movie. Desmond, Bladder, Brill, Bryan, Uhler
McCuen, Leadbeater and Spinks.
The clerk called the board to order and IN
the absence of the president Mr.. Uhler wa
elected president pro tenn.
An act to amend and re-enact section | OF
an act approved May II, 1881, entitled an act
TO prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors
from twelve (12) o'clock on Saturday night
| of each and every week until twelve (l2)
o'clock on the succeeding Sunday night, was
recommended by the Joint Committee on
Finance and General Laws.
Mr. Snowden moved to lay on the table
which was lost. 1t was then read the third
time and passed-ayes, Messrs. Burke,
Risheill, Normoyle, Baader, Brill, Bryan,
Uhler, McCuen and Spinks (9) noes, Messrs.
Snowden. Desmond and Leadbeater (3).
Bill of III. w. Wildt, $3.50, for attention
to town clock was recommended by the Com
mttee on Finance and ordered paid--ayes IL,
noes 0.
An ordinance to provide for the assessment
of a portion of the costs Of grading, paving
and curbing King street from the east cross
ing of Royal street to within two feet Of the
east rail of the tracks Of the Washington
Southern Railway Company on Fayette street
against the property binding on said street,
and TO provide for giving notice of said as.
sessments to the property owners, was read
the first, second and third times ana passed
ayes ~, noes 0.
Upon recommendation Of the Committee on
Streets. SlTO. or as much thereof as may be
necessary, was appropriated TO- extend the
sewer on Alfred street from King street to
Friendship Alley-ayes H. noes 0.
A resolution appropriating $500 to purchase
$50 feet CT 20-inch and 200 feet Of l5-inch
yitrifed clay sewer pipe was passed-ayes II,
noes 0.
Permission was granted Charles w. Moore
to extend frame building at southeast corner
of Duke and Lee streets and TO Mrs. Annie
f. Bremen to reshingle house at 907 Franklin
street, providing the adjoining property
owners do not object.
A petition from Frederick p. Russell for
the privilege Of erecting an electric light
plant in the city was referred to the Joint
Committee on Light and Finance.
A resolution directing the Corporation At
tOrney to prepare bill amending the charter
of the Alexandria Water Company which
was referred to the Corporation Attorney,
was returned from the Board of Aldermen
non-concurred in, the matter being referred to
the Committee on General Laws and the Cor
poration Attorney. Council receded from It's
previous action and cOncurred in the action
Of the Board Of Aldermen.
A petition from the employees on city sewer
work asking for an increase ofpay and shorter
hours was referred to the Joint Committee OH
Finance and Streets.
An ordinance 10 amend and reordain sec
ton Of an ordinance approved January 30
1903, entitled IAN ordinance providing q
method whereby property owners may pay
their assessments for street improvements in
five instalments on certain conditions" was
referred to the Joint Committees on Finance
and Streets.
The following were referred TO the Commit
tee on Streets: A resolution appropriatIng
$40 to put in cobble cutters on both sides OF