Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-06-24

The AUDITOR anu OlIJ treasurer re- |
ports of receipts sand disbursements for
the fiscal year were submitted, together
with the report of the Clerk OF Gas. An
ordinance to reordain an ordinance gov
erning the tapping of sewers was intro
duced and the report of the joint COM
mittees on finance, public property and
poor recommending the disposal OF three
acres of land east of the Poor House
property at 81, cooper acre was adopted;
The official proceedings will be iound
elsewhere.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Six Alderman were present, and in
the absence of President Sweeney Mr..
Curtin presided.
Mr.. w. H. Sweeney submitted petl-
ton from D. E. Webster for permission
to repair a frame house on Alfred street,
between Prince and Duke, and the request
was granted.
There was no discussion during the
session and the action of the Common
Council on the papers sent in was con-
Cured in by unanimous votes.
COMMON COUNCIL.
Mr.. i. E. Uhler was, in the absence
of President Paff, called to the chair.
Capt. Bryan from the finance commit
tee reported the Auditors annual state
ment and the other accounts showing a
balance due the treasurer OF 81, 27S.
Capt. Bryan then read summary OF
the work of the city during the year.
Mr.. Snowden expressed the apprecia-
ton of the members to the chairman OF
the finance committee for the clearness
of his succinct and interesting report.
Mr.. Brill moved that the reports
and Capt. Bryan's address be published
in both the city papers.
Mr.. Snowden said that the publication
as an advertisement of the annual state
ment of the chairman of the finance
committee was unprecedented. The adj
dress was regarded as news and if pub
lished should be published as news.
MIR. Brill's motion was lost.
An appropriation of 81, 900 was made
to gravel st. Asaph street from Cameron
to PendletOn street.
A resolution directing the use of the
old cobbe stones taken from King street
in filling sunken places was laid over.
The gas light committees annual re-
port was submitted by Mr. johnson o.
the committee. The report shows tota
receipts of $50, 745. 30; expenditures o.
500 449. 50; amount turned into the
general fund, 1000, and balance in tho
treasury, S295.7S.
The committees to whom mad been re
ferred the application of Fir. Nj. b
Harlow to purchase three acres of thu
land at the poor house reported in fayo
of selling the land at 81, $50 per acre.
Messrs. Bryan and Brill approved o
the sale.
Mr.. Snowden said he had made in
ouiries and ascertained that the city dlt
not need the land which it had been sug
gested at the last meeting of COuncl
might be exchanged for the three acre
in question, and the report of the com
mittee was adopted.
An appropriation of $500 TO gravel st
Asaph street from Duke to Wolfe wa
referred.
An ordinance to amend the sewer la'
so as to make the sewer permit one dol
lar per front foot and $40 in addition TO
laying the sewer pipe to the curb lin
was read.
Mr.. Leadbeater explained that ther
were now two methods of fixing th
sewer tax and this ordinance reduce
them to one.
Mr.. Spinks did not favor the pre-
= posed mode of taxing for sewers.
The subject was referred to the con
mittee on streets and general laws.
The Washington, Alexandria an
Mount Vernon Railway Company mad
application for an extension of time {
, completion of the work on Fairfax an
Prince streets 80 days, so that the wor
, be completed August LIST, and the al
plication was granted.
Mrs. James Roche made applicatio
for leave to erect frame kitchen at 81
north Columbus street, provided the &C
Joining property holders do not objec
The application was granted.
An appropriation of $500 to grave
and gutter West street south, from Kin
TO Prince street, was agreed to.
J An appropriation of $500 to quit
I and gravel Gibbon street from Fairfa
j to ROYAL was referred to the committ'
: on streets.
5 On a proposal for an extension of Il
: ROYAL street sewer on Duke street fro
ROYAL street to St. Mary's church ale,
e Mr.. Burke said that the alley was
, very bad condition.
=, The subject was referred.
d Mr.. Snowden requested the street con
5 mittee to make provision for draining Il
d west side of Fairfax street betwee
c Wilkes and Gibbon.
Mr.. Snowden introduced a resolutiC
e appointing the Mayor and the Presiden
C of the Aldermen and Common CounC
J. a commission toadvise with the Corpor
c ton Attorney in the preparation OF
i ordinance making uniform, according
: population, the representation Of Il
y wards of the city in the Aldermen az
J, Common Council in accordance with Il
7. new constitution of the State and Il
!, resolution was adopted
!, There being no further business,
If Mr.. Trimyer rose to explain that
G his animadversions which closed the Ia
meeting of Council he referred to Il
e Bell Telephone Company and not to Il
! Washington, Alexandria and Mt. Verne
n Railway Company whose manager hi