Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-15
CITY COUNCIL.

An adjourned meeting of the City
Council was held last night A con
siderable amount of routine business
which is given in the official proceed
ings. was transacted. The resignation
of Mr. Ashby Miller as member OF
the Board of Police Commissioners from
the Fourth ward, was received and &C,
cepted and Mr.. E. G. Graham elected
by the unanimous votes of the members
of the Joint session as his successor.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Six Aldermen were present A petit
ton of Mrs. Anna NJ Appich for per-
mission to use incandescent electric
lights at her place of business on King
street, laid over at Tuesday nights
meeting, was taken up and the per-
mission granted.
, A petition of Thomas F. Kelly for a
like privilege at his place of business,
northwest corner of Wolfe and Alfred
} streets. was received from the Common
Council. tina. board having referred the
, same to the committee on light.
President Sweeney thought that mas,
much as Mrs. Appich's petition had
been granted. that of Mr.. Kelly should
receive like consideration. The other
members concurred in his views and
the action of the Common Council was
non-concurred in and the petition
granted.
Thelower board subsequently returned
the paper, adhering to their action ior
4 the reason that constitutional quorum
e was not present. 1t also returned Mrs.
Appich's petition, having referred IL to
t the committee on light for the same
: reason. The Aldermen then recede'
: from their action and adopted that o
fl the Common Council on both petitions
: with the understanding that the com
: mittee would take charge of the petition
. and make an immediate report Th,
IS members of the committee from the AL
:. dermen retired and having met thos
e from the Common Council they agrees
upon favorable reports on the petitions
which were presented to the lowe
board and adopted. The Aldermen
y when they received them did likewise.
e Mr.. Clark inquired the whereabou'
= of a resolution introduced some tim
!, ago TO increase the salary of the Over
u seer of Outdoor Poor. 1t had, he saic
y been referred to the finance committe
II which had failed to make report there
/; ON. He asked Mr.. Burke, of that CON
- mittee. if he knew anything about 1T.
Al Mr.. Burke said he had no recollectio
l l of it having been before the committee
y but he would make inquiries and call
- up at the next meeting.
The board repaired to the chamber
the Common Council for the purpose
/; participating in the election of Polio
= Commissioner from the Fourth ward an
n shortly after their return concurred
of the action of the lower board on sundr
ms matters and adjourned.
or COMMON COUNCIL.
10 President Paf' called the board
he order at 1856 o'clock.
ID The finance committee reported ]
he favor of an appropriation of sl4,s !.
nf extra services of janitor Geo. Schai'
Al and the appropriation was made.
no A communication was read tro
~ Messrs. Cuvillier & Co., the contracto
for the repaying of King street, calliI
!, attention TO the unavoidable delay
fully completing that work and asklr
that as only small portion of the VOL
remains unfinished, that only 3 p
l. cent. of the contract price be withhe
. tio until the street is completed instead
10 80 20 per cent. as provided for in the co
=. " tract. The matter was referred to t
~ committee on streets.
'n' An order for assessing on the abb
- ting property the cost, of paving t
1r first alley on Henry street north
'ho King (Hammerdinger's alley was
for ferred :,
i y. A proposition was read from Mr..
III Colyin, superintendent of the Washir
o.o ton. Alexandria, and Mount Vern
- Railway. He proposed that II the G.
oss would allow the present curve at the
10 tersection of King and Royal streets
~ w. remain his company would pay into
~. CITY treasury the cost of a new cur
n La amounting to about 5000. The prese
III 'aie curve is not in accordance with the
'@'' ouirements of the city, and the railw
.a company has been delayed in gettl
va; 3" a new one. The paper was referred
~ tie committee on streets.
~ ~ John T. Harrison's petition tor
Ia1 extension of sewer pipe was referred.
''O T. F. Kelly asked the privilege
AZ using incandescent electric lights at
.ne place on Alfred and Wolfe streets, VIII
, n was also referred.
'J 10, The bill OIL. W. Wildt OF $l7, 90
~ Ly attending to the town clock was refer
'ad to the committee on finance.
"e A resolution was then introduced
.n NJ. Brill employing Mr.. II. W. WI
40" to attend the town clock at $3.50
L. month. 1t was referred.
nc An amendment to the ordinance
~ thorizing the Southern Railway Ca
i sI pany to extend a side track on Faye
s,o street for the plant of the Bell-Pre B
,, tie Company was referred.
:, -od The resignation of Mr.. Ashby Mil
81: ;ep as Police Commissioner was accepted.
a'' The action of the Aldermen grant
@ nrs Mrs. Anna Appich the right to
"'e electric lights for ornamental purpo
Inc at her hotel on King street coming in
ins Mr.. Snowden said that all these ca
''ei should be treated alike. He would
han glad to give Mrs. Appich the prlvil
hen asked for esneciallY as il was well knO