Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-03-09
City Council.


A brief session of the City Council
was held last night. The license and
tax laws for the year commencing June
l, 1904, and ending May 81, 1905, were
introduced and referred to the finance
committee. The volume of business
transacted was not large, and most Of it
was of routine nature.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Seven Aldermen were present. The
business was disposed of without dis
cussion.
Mr.. Clark presented a petition of W.
H. Cox for permission to make certain
improvements to his property on the
southeast corner of Cameron and Fay
cite streets also a petition of the NJ.
Schiller Beef Company for permission
to erect two frame houses on the east
side of Fayette street, near Cameron.
Mr.. Clark said he hoped the prayers OF
the petitioners would be granted, as any
one who had the nerve to build houses
on Fayette street under existing condi-
tons should be encouraged. The prayers
of the petitioners were granted.
The Common Council subsequently
returned the petitions, that board having
refused to concur in the action of the
Aldermen and referring the petitions to
the committee on streets. Mr.. johnson,
of the lower board, having entered the
chamber to notify the board that the
Common Council was ready to adjourn,
said the action of the Aldermen had not
been concurred in from the fact that
constitutional quorum for the transaction
of such business was not present in the
lower board. The Aldermen then re-
coded from their action and concurred in
| that of the Common Council.
The action of the lower board on all
the papers sent in was concurred in.
COMMON COUNCIL.
1t was some time after s o'clock before
President Paff called the Council to order,
a bare quorum being present.
No committees reported.
Mr.. Bryan presented bill of $49S for
sanitary supplies.
Also the annual tax bill and license
law for the next fiscal year.
The three measures were referred to
the committee on finance.
The Auditor reported that the annual
appropriation for salaries, cleaning streets
and many others departments had been
exhausted.
The Auditor also reported that several
other departments had been supplied by
special appropriation or out of the contin-
gent fund.
Mr. Snowden said it appears that
all the appropriations have been ex-
hausted.
Mr.. Bryant seems so.
Mr.. Snowden asked if the finance
committee could state about the amount
needed to meet these deficiencies.
Mr. Bryan was not able to say at
present.
A communication from the Alexan-
dria Light Infantry asking an appro-
priation of $500 in aid of the company,
showing that all the cities of the State
made such appropriations, was referred.
The clerk read a communication from
the Secretary of the Corporation Com
mission informing the council that its
resolution as to the need of additional
accommodations on the Alexandria,
Washington and Mount Vernon Electric
Railway line had been considered and
relief ordered. The letter stated that
after careful investigation, it had beerl
found that the service of the electric
railway between this city and Wishing.
ton is totally inadequate, and Eat during
certain hours Of the day thc number Of
trains of insufficient. According to the
copy of notice attached, the railway COM
pany is given until March IL to put on
at least four extra trains from Alex
andria to Washington between 6:15 and
$3.50 a. m. and a similar number of ex-
ira trains from Washington to Alexan-
dria between 1870 and $50 p. m. The
clerk was directed to acknowledge receipt
of the letter.
A communication of A. w. Early
proposing index signs at street corners
was received and referred.
Jas. r. Taylors petition for leave to
erect frame improvements on the south
side of Queen street between Alfred and
Patrick was referred.
Mrs. NJ. ]. Rotchford was allowed to
place a shingle roof on her dwelling
within the fire limits.
Mr.. Brill introduced an appropriation
of $50 to make repairs at wharf and road
way at the fishwharf and it was agreed
to by unanimous consent.
Mr.. Bryan announced that the Cor
poration Attorney had ascertained that
the General Assembly had repealed tb e
law authorizing cities and towns to gr ant
franchises to companies &C., for orks
in cities, and that until further inf orma.
ton Is obtained action on the p ono.aIs
for the new electric plant, &c. must
be suspended.
Mr.. johnson asked if it ', as not about
time measures for redistr' citing the city
into wards should be cor .sidered
1t was said that the subject had been
referred to the Mayo, r and a commission.
and that no meetU q had been called.
F. and w. j. Schiller petitioned for
leave to put up frame houses on north
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