Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-03-11
CITY COUNCIL.

we're kept reading ordinances, petiIohs,
communications, &C., with but snort
breathing spells. Mayor Simpson
message giving his reasons for not sign
ing the act amending the Sunday law
was referred to the committees on IL
nance and general laws. The message
will be found in full in the Official pro-
ceedings.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
There were but two papers introduced
in the Aldermen-a petition OF Y. ".
Moore for permission TO make frame
addition to his house, southeast corner
of Duke and Lee streets, and a resolu-
ton introduced by Mr.. Clark locking
TO the utilization of part OF the north
east portion OF the ground floor OF the
Market building for the storing OF GER
tain tools, &C., belonging to the gas
works. They we're appropriately re-
ferred.
Mr.. Marbury called up an ordinance,
laid over last September, providing for
the construction of sewers on portions OF
Alfred and Princess streets. He spoke
in favor of concurring with the Common
Council and passing the ordinance, urg-
ing several reasons, among them the
utility of the sewers and the fact that
the committee was now in a position to
prosecute the work which would cost
about So, 200.
President Sweeney was averse to ac-
ton at this time, and called attention to
the fact that twenty-five people living in
the neighhorhood had sent petition to
Council protesting against constructing
the sewers, alleging that il was an I'M
necessary expense. The speaker further
said that Council had ordered consider
able work during the last year which
had never been started, and he was OPP
posed to tying up $4,000 in these
sewers.
Mr.. Marbury said the reason much of
the work had not been done was caused
by the King street work which had oc-
cupied so much of the time of the City
Engineer. The work on Princess and
Alfred streets could be done now, and
and he further explained the purposed
location of the sewers.
Mr.. Burke said he did not know any
thing about present conditions in that
part of the city, but if the committee was
ready for the work it would be well to
let them proceed. There was urgent
need of sewerage in Alexandria, and the
fact that its was wanting in so many
places went against the city, as people
now demanded such conveniences.
Mr.. Sweeney gave his objections to
spending Sc, 200 in this sparsely settled
neighborhood, and said sewers already
in that locality could be extended to
take in the portions of streets contem'
plated. -,
Mr.. Ballenger thought Council could
wait awhile. The city engineer now
had about all he could well attend to.
Besides it was fact that the city was al
present Strengthened in finances.
Mr.. Hill could not see his way clear
to vote for the ordinance at present.
The city would derive no revenue from
the sewers. He did not believe five PEG.
pie would tap them.
1t was finally agreed to again lay over
the ordinance, and in the meantime the
city engineer would be asked to furnish
Council with a diagram of the squares
through which the proposed sewers are
to be run.
The board concurred in the action o
the lower board on all papers sent in.
When the Mayors message was read
giving his reasons for failing to sign thu
act amending the Sunday law in regarC
to the sale of liquor, President Sweeney
directed the clerk to lay it aside tempo
rarily, as he regarded the action of thu
Common Council in referring il to thu
committees on finance and general laws al
unheard-of procedure. He said he al
WAYS supposed the first thing to be dom
when a veto message was read i'll eithe
board was for the presiding officer to pu
the question. "Shall the act become
law Notwithstanding the Mayors objec
tions?"
After the other papers had been dis
posed of he announced that inasmuch a
} the lower board had disposed of the com
munication by referring it to these com
mittees instead of putting the question
he would simply take vote on the con
currence in the action of the Common
Council. This he did and their actor
was concurred in by unanimous vote
The board then adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
President Paff called the meeting t
order at $50; fifteen members wer
present.
A message from the Mayor vetoinl
the ordinance in relation to the sale o
liquor between II o'clock, midnight
Saturday night, and o'clock Monda.
morning, was read.
Mr.. Burke moved that the message b
, received.
Mr.. Snowden said the only question
was, "Shall the bill become law not
withstanding the veto of the Mayor
Mr.. McCuen said that the Mayor wa
right he had said the same thing at tn
last meeting.
Mr.. Burke urged that the veto of tn
Mayor be sustained.
Mr.. johnson inquired if the Mayor
view of the law was correct.
Mr.. Burke was informed that the Law
! was as stated by the Mayor.
Mr.. Snowden called attention to tn
fact that the Mayor showed that thi
ordinance was an amendment of a law
, which did not exist he, together will