Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-02-15
COMMON COUNCIL.


At regular meeting of the Common coun-
ell Of the city of Alexandria. Va, held Feb
rusry IA, 1905, there were present Hubert
Snowden, esq. President, and Messrs. Lead
beater, Burke, Risheill. Strauss, Williams.
Bladder, Brill, Cochran, Hellmuth. Harrison.
Uhler, Spinks and Bryan.
The Joint Committee on Streets aud Cen
eral Laws recommended that the sum of
1886 SO be accepted in payment Of the claims
against the W.. A. & Mt. V. Railway for ia
spection of the King street work and furnish
ing centre lines AMI grades on Fairfax
and Prince streets, and the report was adopt
ed-ayes II, noes 0
The joint Committee on Public Property.
Finance and General Laws reported recon-
mending an appropriation Of 81 900 to dredge
the river at the fish wharf and repair wharf
under the supervision Of the Committee OF,
Public Property and the City Engineer, and
the report was adopted-ayes u, noes 0.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Williams call
ing the attention Of the Mayor and the City
Engineer TO the condition of King street,
caused by the electric railway throwing snow
to side of track and ohstruoting street, was
passed.
An ordinance to provide for the collection
Of certain delinquent taxes in the city of Al
exandria was read three times and passed
ayes Is. noes 0.
A petition from the Alexandria Free Kin
dergarten asking for an appropriation Of 500
was referred 10 the Committee on Finance.
A communication from the City School
Board recommending that the white teachers
Of the public schools be paid for the full term
Of ten months, as heretofore, was referred 10
the joint Committee ON Schools and Finance.
An ordinance, in the interest Of the Citi-
zens' Telephone Company was offered by Mr..
Strauss by request and referred TO the joint
Committee on Streets and General Lava.
Permission was granted Mr.. Peter Aitche.
son to place mansard roofs on two houses 20
be erected on Duke street, between Pitt and
Royal streets, providing the adjoining prop
erty owners do not object
The petition to run sewer on Duke street.
between Pitt and Royal streets, was referred
10 the Committee on Streets.
The ordinance for the sale Of the electric
light franchise was called from the table, read
the third time and lost--ayes, Messrs. Lead
beater. Burke, Risheiil. Bladder, Brill, Cocb-
ran, Hellmuth, Uhler and Mr. President (9)
noes, Messrs. Strauss, Williams, Harrison.
Spinks and Bryan (5).
Mr.. Bryan moved a reconsideration Of the
vote taken, which was adopted-ayes, Messr-.
Leadbeater, Burke, Risheill, Bladder, Brill.
Cochran, Hellmuth, Uhler, Bryan and MI
President (10): noes, Messrs. Strauss, Viii
liams, Harrison and SpiEks az.
Upon motion Of Mr.. Snowden the ordinance
was laid on the table by the same recorded
vote-ayes TO- noes 0.
The following was received from the Board
of Aldermen and their action cOncurred in:
A report Of the joint Committee on General
Laws and Finance, returning without their
approval resolution 10 make the members
Of the Board Of Health sslaried officers.
Also resolution appropristing $25350 for
expenses Of the Corporation Attorney and the
special committee in the recent investigation
before the Corporation Commission.
The board then adjourned.
HUBERT SNOWDEN. President.
Teste DANIEL r. SrASsBURY. Clerk c. {.