Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-01-27
Nv III II T NEN"IFT
Teste: LUTHER II. THOMPSON,
COMMON COUNCIL.

COMMON COUNCIL.
At a regular meeting of the Common Coun-
ell of the city of Alexandria, Va, held Jan
uary rs, 1904, there were present:
+. j. Paff, esq, President, and Messr.
Trimyer, Burke, Snowden, Risheill. Nor
moyle, Desmond, Bladder, Brill, Bryan, John
son, Uhler, McCuen, Ieadbeater and Spinks.
IAN ordinance authorizing the Mayor of
the city of Alexandria to execute a special
warranty deed to ALICE p. Lockwood for the
property in the city of Alexandria. Virginia.
known as 1922 Wythe street, on payment to
the Corporation Attorney the sum of twenty
eight (2S) dollars" was recommended by the
Committee on Finance and read the first, sec
ond and third times and passed. Ayes 10,
noes 0.
The Finance Committee recommended that
commencing January l., 1904, the pay Of the
engineer ofthe Columbia Fire Company and
the engineer Of the Reliance Fire Company
shall be sixty-fve (65) dollars per month,
which was adopted. Ayes Is, noes o..
The Finance Committee recommended the
payment of bills submitted by the COopera-
tive Charities Association, incurred during
December, 1908, and January, 1904, for feed
ing and fueling persons suffering from small
pox, amounting to one hundred and ninety
six dollars and ffty-nine cents, which was
adopted.
"An ordinance to provide for the granting
by the city Of Alexandria to the person or cor
p~oration hereafter to be ascertained in the
mode prescribed by law, permission to erect
poles and run wires on the streets and alleys
of the city of Alexandria for the purpose of
furnishing light and power by electricity"
was recommended by the Committee ON FL
nance and referred TO the Joint Committee on
Light and Finance.
An ordinance increasing the salaries of the
officers and p~rivates Of the police force was
referred TO the Committee on Finance.
A resolution by Mr.. Trimyer increasing the
salary Of the driver of the Relief truck $3.50
per month was referred TO the Committee on
Finance.
A resolution by Mr.. Brill appropriating $50
to decorate the City Hall building, February
22d, 1904, was referred to the Committee on
Finance.
A communication from the Washington
Birthday Association requesting an appropri-
alton Of $3.50 was referred to the Committee on
Finance.
The joint Committee on Streets and General
laws recommended that a Waterman be
placed at the Washington Southern Railway
crossing at the corner of Duke and Fayette
streets. The matter was recommitted to the
same joint committee with Instructions TO sub
NIT an ordinance.
An ordinance making it unlawful for any
person, firm or corporation to allow house or
bath water or any either drainage except rain
water, to run or to be drained on either any
street or alley where a public sewer has been
constructed or may hereafter be constructed,
either on the street or in the alley, &c, was
recommended by the joint Committee on
Streets and General Laws and read the second
and third times and passed. Ayes IA, noes o.
A resolution by Mr.. Snowden directing the
City Engineer to prepare plans and cost for a
sewer at the intersection Of Washington and
Pendleton streets was referred to the Commit
tee on Streets.
A petition from property-owners for a sewer
on Oronoco street westward to Alfred street,
with ~laterals on st. Asaph, Washington,
Columbus and Alfred streets, was received
from the Board of Aldermen and their action
was cencurred in.
The board then adjourned.
Il pAFE President