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

The regular semi-monthly meeting of
the City Council was held last night.
The session of the Common Council was
comparatively short, but the Board Of
Alderman which failed to meet on the
night of the fourth Tuesday in October,
had large volume Of business to trans
act, all the papers which had been act
ed upon by the lower board at that time
coming before the Aldermen last night.
They concurred in the action of the Com
mon council upon the bulk of them but
non-concurred in some.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
An ordinance directing the auditor to
draw his warrant for $3.50 in favor Of
James f. Webster when the latter shall
have resigned the position of chief of the
police force, was introduced by Mr.. Mar
bury. 1t is understood that Chief Web
ster wishes to resign and asks for one
years salary, basing his request upon
the fact that be has spent the greater
part of long life in the city's service
and that during most of the time he has
not taken the vacation which had been
allowed him.
The report of the committees on fin
ance and streets recommending the ex-
penditure of 81, 900 for matchmaking
Cameron street from Washington to Pitt,
was recommitted macadaming
President Sweeney was ayerse to macad-
amizing the two squares, and spoke In
opposition to the report of thecommittees.
Mr. Marbury favored adopting the re-
port, as did also Mr.. Burke. These
gentlemen called attention to the fact
| that most of the residents of the streets
did not want any more cobblestones and
the city was unable to put down yitrified
brick it was therefore advisable to con-
struct good macadam roadway.
Mr.. Ballenger was not certain that a
macadam roadway would be acceptable
to most people living on those squares.
He thought it would be better to recon-
nit the resolution.
Mr.. w. H. Sweeney thought that in
Difference to Mr.. Ballenger the resolution
should be recommitted
1t was so ordered.
The ordinance granting Julian Y.
Williams and Robert f. Downham per-
mission to erect advertising boxes on
streets of the city, to be used as recepta-
Giles for trash, banana Feelings, &c, was
received from the Common Council.
President Sweeney called attention to
a law of the city which prohibited any
persons from placing posts or other OBJ
stacles on King street, and he could not
see how a law could be passed granting
a privilege to some persons and denying
the same to others.
Mr. Marbury said the matter had
been considered by the committee on
streets and the ordinance granting the
privilege had been prepared by the
Corporation Attorney, who said he did
not see how it would conflict with any
existing law.
Mr. w. II. Sweeney thought it might
produce a conflict and believed it would
be safer to recommit the ordinance with
the understanding that the committee
report at the next meeting and after
consultation with the Corporation At
toiney.
The action of the lower board was
non-concurred in and the ordinance re-
committed.
Some papers which had been referred
to committees were received from the
Common Council, their action non-con
cured in and other committees added.
About half-past nine o clock the board
adjourned.