Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-01-11
j. i. SN EENt1, President.
Teste: LUTHER II. THOMPSON. CLERK
C0MMON CnuNCII


| At a regular meeting of the Common Coun
ell Of the city of Alexandria. Va, held Jan
uary 10. 1905. there were present: Huber
! SnOwden, esq. President, and Messrs. Lead
beaten Burke, Risheill Strauss, Williams
Bladder, Brill, Cochran, IIellmuth, Harri
son. UhIer and Spinks.
communication from the Mayor enclos
! ing an answer TO 4 resolution passed by the
City Council December 10, 1874, from tn,
State Corporation Commission relating to tn,
inadequate service on the electric railway be-
tween Alexandria and Washington was re
ceived,
A communication from the Mayor request
| ing that a committee be appointed to confer
| with the County Supervisors and the w. s
| Il. X. Co. regarding a bridge which is to be
built by said yalroad company between Alex
andria and Washington was received and re.
ferred to the joint Committee on Streets and
| General Laws.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Uhler. chair
man Of The Committee on Light, appropriat.
| ing 5000 or as mnch thereof as may be neces.
sary to construct Two benches and make other
improvements at City Gas Works was passed
| =-ayes IL, noes 0.
A report Of the Committee on Light recon-.
/ mending the changing of the head,of all gas
| bills TO read 10 the City Council Of Alexan.
dria, Va )" was adopted-ayes 10, nOes 0.
A communication from the City Auditor
informing Council that the appropriation for
fire plugs is exhausted was received and re-
ferred to the Committee on Finance
A communication from NJ. d. n Rust on
behalf oflhe Supervisors Of Alexandria county
requesting q committee 10 confer with the
Supervisors 10 devise plan for the drainage
of King street extended was received and a
resolution authorizing the Committee on
Streets to confer with the Supervisors Of AL
exandria county was adopted.
The following communication from the
Clerk of the City School Board was received
and referred TO the joint Committee ON FL.
nance and Schools:
Alexandria, Va, Jan. 6, 1905.
To the Honorable, The City Council:
Genllemen;--I am directed by the City
School Board to report in reference TO the
resolution of the City Council asking TO be
informed as 10 the additional amount of
money that would be required to enable the
schools to continne for ten months, that about
81 900 would be necessary, but az the schools
did not open till the middle Of September, a
ten months session would run them till The
middle Of July, which would be inexpedient
The board states, however tina. any addition,
ri appropriation BY Council could be used 10
extend the session ill the last Of June and in
making repairs 10 the school buildings,
A communication from The CLERK Of the
City School Board announcing vacancy on
the board caused by the resignation of Mr.. #.
J. Fannon, Of the Fourth ward, was received
and the election to fill the vacancy !aid over
until the next meeting.
A motion Of Mr.. Williams to take from the
table the electric light franchise was lost
ayes a. noes 6,
A resolution appointing special commit.
tee to investigate the dangerous and imper-
feet service Of the w, A. & Vt. V. Railway
was received from the Beard of Aldermen,
their action concurred in, aud Messrs. Lead
heater, Risheil and Harrison were appointed
a committee on the part Of the Common
Council.
The board then adjourned.
HUBERT SNOWDEN. President.
Teste: DANIEL K. SALISBURY, Clerk c. c.