Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-04-13
Official.
ROARD OF ALnERMEN

At regular meeting of the Board of AL
dermen Of the city Of Alexandria, Va, held
| April, ~, 1904, there were present:
John Il. Sweeney, esq, President, and
hessrs. Hill Burke, Marbury, Clark, Cur
| tin and w. III. Sweeney.
A report Of the special committee, consist
ing of George l.. Simpson, Mayor; j. T,
Sweeney, President of the Board ofAldermen;
+. j. Pah, President Of the Common Council,
and G.. l.. Boothe, Corporation Attorney, APP
pointed to report plan for rearranging the
wards ofthe city, submitted the following re-
port.
Alexandria, Virginia, April II, 1904.
The Honorable, The City Council of Alexan-
dria, Virginia.
Gentlemen Your special committee to
consider the matter Of readjusting ward lines
and reappOrtionng ward representation begs
leave to report, that, after inquiry inability
to arrive at a satisfactorily accurate cOnclu-
sion prevents the recommendation Of any
particular plan.
There were two propositions suggested to
your committee, both ofwhioh approximately
equalize ward population.
One of these extends the lines of the lower
wards from Pitt street to Washington street;
the Prince street division remaining as at
present, with King street the division be-
tween the Third and Fourth wards. The other
plan proposes the conversion Of the Friend
ship precinct into new ward
A thoroughly accurate result can be gained
by new municipal census. but there is a
very decided aversion on the part ofyour COM
mittee to suggest the imposition OF this burden
upon the city tax payers, and your committee
submits without recommendation and without
criticism the facts herein before mentioned.
Respectfully submitted,
GEO. L. SIMPSON, Mayor.
j. 7. SWEENEY, President Aldermen.
FRED ]. PAFF, President Council.
G. l.. BOOTHE, Corporation Attorney.
The report was referred to the Committee
ON General Laws.
Mr.. Marbury introduced an ordinance to
provide fer the proper protection Of oil tanks
within the corporate limits Of the city of
Alexandria, which was read three times and
passed by unanimous vote.
Mr. Marbury introduced an ordinance 10
amend and reOrdain an ordinance entitled
an ordinance TO secure the repair Of streets
and alleys. The ordinance was passed by a
unanimous vote.
Mr.. Burke submitted petition of sundry
merchants protesting against the use of trade
stamps, and suggestinga license tax of $500
on stamp merchants and $50 upon merchants
who distribute them.
An ordinance to provide for the granting
by the city Of Alexandria to the persons or
corporation hereafter to be ascertainod, with
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
received from the Common Council, read the
second and third times and their action con-
Cured in by the following vote:
Ayes, Messrs Hill, Burke. Marbury, Cur
tin, w. III. Sweeney and Mr.. President-6.
No, Mr.. Clark.
The following were received from the Com
mon Council and their action eoncurred in by
unanimous votes:
Law imposing taxes ON persons, &C., for
the year commencing June /, 1904, and end
ing May 81, 1905.
Resolution appropriating $50 to build a
catch basin in the alley opening into Duke
street on the south side between Royal and
Pitt.
Resolution fixing the pay of vorkmen on
city sewers az fifteen cents per hour from
April -, 1904, to October 81, 1904.
Resolution appropriating 1925 to repave the
intersection Of Royal and Duke streets.
Resolution appropriating $50 to repave the
intersection Of Duke and Alfred streets.
Resolution appropriating $125 to repave the
intersection of Queen and St. Asaph streets
and to take out the cutters at said place.
A communication from the Superior Of st.
Marys Academy stating that 1t had been
found necessary TO construct private sewer
to drain the academy premises, and asking
that the cost, Sill 90, be refunded, and that the
city take possession of the sewer.
A bill of $3.50, contracted By the health
department for disinfecting houses.
A communication from the City School
Board asking fer an additional appropriation
Of 1902 for certain Improvements at Peabody
building.
A recommendation of the Committee on
Public Property for an additional appropria-
ton Of $500 to meet the bid for the erection of
an addition to the Columbia engine house.
A communication from the Retail Mer-
cuants Protective Association asking that a
lax Of $500 be placed OH every trading stamp
company doing business In the city, and an
extra tax of 500 be placed on every merchant
using trading stamps.
Communication from J. r. Watkins for
permission to erect frame kitchen to the
rear of his residence.
Petition of Samuel TIGER for thirty DAYS
compensation as policeman, he having been
ineapacitated for duty by illness.
A bill of the Fire Wardens, S25Q fora horse
for the Columbia Fire Company.
A bill, approved by the Health Officer, of
$50 for nurse and cook at smallpox hospital;
also bill of $3.50 for disinfecting.
Resolution providing for advertising for
bids for rebuilding the electric light works.
Resolution providing fer the repair Of pave
ments in front of water plugs.
A resolution to ascertain the cost Of gravel
ing Washington street, between Queen and
Wythe.
Resolution to ascertain the cost of crawling |
Pitt street, between Queen and OronOco.
Recommendation of the Health Officer con-
corning the disposition of houses used in |
caring for smallpox patients.
The board then adjourned.
j. T. SWEENEY, President.
Teste: LUTHER III. THOMPSON. Clerk. |