Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-03-29

BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

At regular meeting of the Board of Alder
men Of the city Of Alexandria, Va, bald
March, 20, 1905, there were present:
J. T. Sweeney, esq, President, and Messrs.
Msrbury. Ballenger, Fisher. Curtin and
w. II. Sweeney.
Al ordinance for imposing and collecting
taxes on persons, ETC., for the fiscal year com
mencing June l. 1906, and ending May 81,
1906 was received FROM the Common Council
and laid over.
A resolution appropristing S. 800 for the
construction Of trunk sewer for the drainage
of the western part of the city, together With
a resolstion providing that before the work
of constructing the sewer shall have been
commenced that the Corporation Attorney
be instructed to. acquire for the sewer the
right OF way under the Southern Railway
tracks, provided the cost shall not exceed
$lO0, was received from the Common Council
and laid over.
The following we're received from the Com
mon Council and their action concurred In by
unanimous votes:
Petition from Kaufman Bros. for permits
SIGN TO erect show windows on the building.
No. 405 King street.
Petition Of s. t. Hickman and Julius
Graham for the acquisition OF certain prop
erty belonging TO the corporation in the north.
roetcfu crCtiou VI tue city
An ordnance imposing and collecting
licenses for the year commencing June 1906,
and ending May 81, 1906.
Resolution directing the Committee on
Streets and the City Engineer to ascertain the
cost Of street sweeping
Resolution instructing the Corporation At
torney to draw up ordinances for paving
Royal street from King TO Cameron and from
King to Prince street.
Report Of the same committee on q res0lu.
ton providing for a sewer in Friendship
alley.
Preamble and resolution asking informa.
ton from the City School Board regarding
the amount necessary to continue the school
term until the latter days in June, as hereto
fore.
Petition of Mrs. l.. NJ. Marders for permits
sion 10 erect a frame kitchen to her house, 100
south Fairfax street.
Ordinance authorizing the Mayor to execute
q deed Of warranty to Harrison Kirk, jr., for
lot of ground on the east side Of Union
street, between King and Prince, on the pay.
ment of $3.50
Petition of VIM. A. Lyons for compensation
forinjuries received by being kicked by
horse Of the Reliance Fire Company.
Report Of the Committee on Streets on
resolution providing for placinga granolithic
sidewalk in front Of Peabody school buiding
Report Of the same committee on petition
of NJ. 5 Fairfax for the construction of a
sewer on st. Asaph street, between Cameron
and Queen.
Report of the Committee on Streets on
resolution appropriating S4i to construct
catch basin in the alley on the east side Of
Washington street, between King and Prince.
Petition of NJ. T Dryer for an extension
of the Washington street sewer to Gibbon
street and thence to point opposite his prop
erty
reference to the proposed purchase Of the
electric lighting and power franchise; also an
ordinance providing for the same.
Resolution requesting the Mayor TO use
prisoners confined In Jail in cleaning streets.
The board then adjourned.
]. T. SWEENEY, President.
Teste: LUTHER IL. THOMPSON, Clerk.