Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-23
City Council.
The session of the City Council last
night was brief, but an average volume
of routine business was transacted.
BoARD or ALpERMRN.

Seven Aldermen were present. The
action of the Common Council on all
the papers sent in was concurred in by
unanimous votes.
When the favorable report of the
finance committee OIL bill of w. II.
Peck for supplies furnished in connec-
ton with the work of the Board of
Health was read, Mr.. Burke made a
succinct and satisfactory statement con-
corning the manner in which the ex-
penditure had been incurred, and said
the items in the bill had been duly
examined by DIR. German, the Health
Officer. The action of the Common
Council in adopting the repnrt of the
committee was concurred in.
Mr.. Burke, from the finance CON-
mittee, presented the report of that CON-
mittee upon communication of Audi
tor Price announcing the exhaustion OF
certain appropriations. He recommend
ed the following additional appropria-
tons: Street cleaning, 81, 900; salaries,
$24O; chain gang, $3.50; poorhouse,
5000; outdoor poor, $3.50; fire depart
ment, 81, 900 fire plugs, 800 electric
lights, $500; courts and Jail, $500
Iunacy commissions, $50, and coroner s
inquests, $50, total S., $40.
Mr.. Burke said in substance
There was appropriated for cleaning
streets So, 500, a sum $500 less than has
been expended each year for years Last.
The additional appropriation of 81, 900
will allow about 1920 for each week for
balance of year for cleaning alleys,
streets and moving ashes. The cost of
moving snow, cleaning cutters OF ice,
&C., has been paid out of the appropria-
ton for cleaning streets. The extra APP
preparation for salaries is to pay salary
of Police Justice for February, March,
April and May, 1904. The payments
for board of prisoners confined in city
jail committed under city ordinances are
made on orders from the Corporation
Court and from appropriation for chain
gang. The appropriation for the fire
department of Sc, 300 was supposed to be
an amount sufficient for ordinary ex-
penses. The purchase of 1000 feet OF
hose at 90c, the rebuilding and painting
of the hook and ladder truck at a cost
of $3.50, new ladders for the hose
wagons, a set of new wheels for
the Columbia engine, and many
other purchases for the fire department
we're not contemplated year ago. Next
year, of course, will not require near the
amount expended this year. The APP
preparation of SO, 800 for courts and Jail
was an amount sufficient for that pur-
pose for the general average expenses,
but in order to conform to the law an
amount sufficient to cover the difference
between 81, 400 and $4,000 salary Of
the Judge of the Corporation court for
February, March, April and May, and
SlS9. % OF the city's proportion of the
salary of the Judge of the Circuit Court
is necessary.
The appropriation of Sc, 500 for cleo
trio lights was supposed to be ample
for operating that plant, and is sum
far in excess Of what was said to be
necessary $4,000 when the plant was
purchased. Recently the pump which
supplied water from the Potomac river
for the boiler was abandoned, and now
water "a meter being used) is supplied
by the Alexandria Water Company.
Several years ago the city supplied
six lights for the yards of the Southern
Railway Co. for which 5000 was paid I;
these being discontinued the loss is just
5000, as it is stated that we use as much
coal and as many cal bons and require the
same number OF employees. This, and
the condition of the plant would sug-
gest no further delay in inviting bids
for electric lighting.
The additional appropriation for poor
and work house does not indicate ex-
penses beyond the average for past
years.
Should all the extra appropriation for
out door poor of $3.50 be used it will
still be less by $500 than the average
yearly expenditures during the four
preceding years, and about $500
less than last year. The medicines,
vaccine and wood alcohol used in small
pox cases were paid out of appropriation
for out door poor Considering the
severe winter this is very good show
ing for the new system of dis bursting
the city's charities.
COMMON COUNCIL.
President Paf called the board 10 or