Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-05-27
CITY COUNCIL.

ending May 81, lJO4, was Passeu ny TIC
Common Council, but laid over by the |
Board of Aldermen, as under the new |
constitution the two boards cannot pass
resolutions or bills appropriating more
than one thousand dollars on the same |
night. The resolution appropriating
80, OOO for improvements at the gas
works was laid over by the Aldermen
for the same reason. The ordinance al
lowing the electric railway company to
construct loop around the block bound |
ed by King, Fairfax, Prince and ROYAL
streets, was amended so that the com pany
will be allowed to use the wooden poles
on the east side of Fairfax street.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Six Aldermen were present. In the
absence of President Sweeney, Mr.. Cur
tin was elected President pro tenn.
Mr.. Curtin presented petition of Mr..
T. A. Groves for permission to erect
frame kitchen to his residence on north
Patrick street. The request was granted.
The Alderman by unanimous votes
concurred in the action of the Common
Council on all the papers sent in.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The clerk, Mr. Stansbury, called the
board to order at sos, a quorum being
present. In the absence of the presi-
dent, Mr.. Uhler was called to the chair.
Mr.. Spinks rising to correct the min
utes which read that fhe chairman of the
last joint convention cast the unanimous
vote of the convention for Mr.. +. @.
Dunn as City Engineer, said he had
voted against Mr.. Dunn. The chairman
said the word Unanimous" would be
stricken out, as the chair had cast the
vote of the convention for Mr.. Dunn.
Appropriations of $500 fer the fire
department deficit, and 800 to assist in
defraying the expenses of the Columbia
Fire Company on its visit to Frederick,
Nd, next June, were made.
An appropriation of So, for the
Alexandria Gas Works, to build a new
coal house and make other improve
ments, was reported fayorably by the
finance committee and the appropriation
was made.
The annual appropriation bill for $ll7,-
200 was reported by the finance COM
mittee. This included interest on debt
$39, O6O; schools, $lS, 800; streets and
sewers, $l4, 800 police, 81, 900; clean
ing streets, So, 500; poor, 81, 800; fire
department. So, 800; electric lights,
Sc, 800; gas works, SO, 200; bond re-
demption, 81, 44O; elections, $3.50
chain gang, 800, with other lesser items.
Capt. Bryan explained that the appro-
priation for the poor had been cut down
Il, 600 as the committee thought that
much had been expended last year on the
outdoor poor.
Mr.. Uhler noticing that the appropri-
alton for elections in the new appropria-
ton bill was increased from $500 to $3.50
asked the reason.
Capt. Bryan said the increase was de-
signed to cover probable re-registra-
ton consequent upon change in the
boundaries OF the wards.
Capt Bryan said that the committee
estimated that the receipts of next year
would be S120, 900. This included $780,
900 for taxes, $12, 800 from the gas
works, and "a, 900 from sewer fees, &c.
The bill was read the third time and
passed. Yeas, II nays, 0.
The street committee reported in IA
vor of allowing Rammel & Son to lay
a sewer from the rear of their hotel on
Royal street to the Pitt street sewer and
the report was cOncurred in by the board.
The sum of $35 was appropriated to
repair the pump at Gibbon and Alfred
streets.
The street committee reported an
amendment to the ordinance providing
for the electric railway loop on Fairfax
and Prince streets.
Mr.. Leadbeater said that the object of
the amendment was to prevent the using
of two poles on the east side of Fairfax
street where one pole would serve. The
ordinance had been drafted by the Cor
poration Attorney at the request of the
telephone company but was acceptable
to the Mount Vernon Railway Company.
1t was suggested that iron poles on
one side of the street and wooden ones
on the other would be unsymetrical.
Mr.. Snowden asked if an ordinance |
all such poles on streets |
to be of iron had not been adopted some |
time since.
Mr.. johnson: Such an ordinance re-
quires a change to be made in eight |
years.
Mr.. Burke suggested that many of
these poles on streets we're used by the |
city for electric lights, so that such an
ordinance could not we'll be enforced.
After search to ascertain how far
the amendment changed the original law,
Mr.. Trimyer moved that the subject
be recommitted in order to give time to
exam ine into the matter.
Mr.. Leadbeater urged that the work
was now in progress and it seemed USE
less to delay it.
Mr. Trimyer said that the progress of
the Electric Railway Company hereto
fore had not been so swift as to press
council to railroad this matter through
in one night.
Mr.. Snowden was convinced that this
work was in the interest of the citizens
residing on the east side of Fairfax
street and not the railroad company.
Mr.. Trimyer's motion was lost. The
amended ordinance was agreed tO-yeas
II nays 0.
Mr.. McCuen introduced an apprO-
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