Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-06-10
CITY COUNCIL.

CITY COUNCIL.
There was a short session of the City
Councillast night An average volume
of business was transacted, however
which will be found in the official pro-
ceedings.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Six Aldermen were present. In the
absence of the President Mr. Curtin was
called to the chair.
Mr.. Marbury introduced an ordinance
regulating the opening of streets and
alleys, which work must in future be
done under the supervision of the City
Engineer. Certain penalties are pre-
scribed in cases where any provisions of
the ordinance are violated. 1t is the
outcome of resolution adopted recently
calling upon the Corporation Attorney
for an opinion concerning provision in
the charter of the Alexandria Water
Company which allows that corporation
to open streets for the purpose of laying
pipes. The ordinance was read three
times and passed.
A petition of G. H. McKenney for
permission to repair his frame dwelling
on south Fairfax street and make an
addition thereto was granted.
The Aldermen concurred in the action
of the Common Council on all papers
sent in save that on the proposition OF
Mr.. NJ. b. Harlow to purchase three
acres of land east of the aims house. 1t
had been referred to the committees on
finance and public property. The
Aldermen added the committee on poor
to the reference.
COMMON COUNCIL.
Soon after the stroke of eight on the
town clock the gavel of President Paff
called the board to order.
Mr.. Leadbeater, from the committee
on streets, reported in favor of appropri-
ating $500 for the guttering of Gibbon
street from Patrick to Washington, and
the report was agreed to-
Mr.. Johnson presented, on behalf Of
Mr. Normoyle, who was absent, pro-
posal by Chas. F. Thompson, to relieve
the city of the business of lighting by
electricity. He offers to erect a suitable
plant for arc and incandescents light; to
furnish the city with arc lights at sos
per annum ; to purchase the city plant
and to pay to the city per cent. of the
gross receipts from all electricity sold in
Alexandria. The subject was referred
to the committee on light and finance.
A communication was received from
dealers in the city market setting out
that they would like to see the market
house the business place it was some
years ago; but that the country producers
instead of comingto market now hawked
their produce on the streets.
The chair asked Market Master Lyles
who was outside the bar to explain the
situation.
Mr.. Lyles explained that he had
taken no part in the agitation Of this
subject, but knew that the market had
fallen off because the country people did
not bring their produce there as
formerly. He would be glad to see an
increase in the business of the market
and was convinced that if the country
people found it best to come to market
they would come. He saw no reason
for haste and felt sure that Council be-
fore it passed any measure on the sub
lect would take full time and look at the
matter in all its light.
Mr.. SnOwdeD said be would be more
than pleased to see the market restored
to its former importance, as the city
treasury and the community would there
by be benefited however, from what he
had been told by many citizens, he fell
that the petitioners in a measure could
make the market what they desired il
they pursued the right course. He had
been told that some of the regular stall
dealers fixed the price at which produce
should be bought and sold and that there
had been for some time a series oil
forestaling in the market contrary ia
law, all of which tended to keep peo-
tple from the market. Many commu-
nications to his paper, he said, had been
so violent in invective ON the subject
that he had declined to publish them,
though, in some instances. he believed
them to be just. He, however, woull be
glad to have the market crowded as in
former times.
The subject was referred to the COM
missioners of the sinking fund and the
committee on general laws.
Lee Camp, Confederate Veterans, by
a communication asked to be allowed to
tap without cost a sewer in the rear Of
the Confederate Mansion on Prince
street.
Mr.. Desmond moved that the applica-
ton be granted, saying that the sewer il
the rear of that building was private
sewer and had not cost the city cent
The chair stated that the number
present would not be able to grant the
petition on the nj yht of its introduction
and the subject was laid over.
Mr.. John Dwyer made application fol
an extension of the Duke street sewer Al
feet west toward st. Asaph street, as sew
eral property holders desired to tap it
and Col. f. L. Smith made application
to construct sewer at his own cost or
st. Asaph street to the terminous of the
lanyard drain. Both petitions were re-
ferred.