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

At q regular meeting of the Common Coun.
Gil of Alexandria. Va. held March 90, 1906,
there were present Hubert Snowden, esq.,.
President, and Messrs. Lsadbester, Burke.
Risheill. Strauss, Williams, Bladder, Brill.
Hellmuth, Harrison, Uhler. Marshall, Spinks
and Bryan.
An ordinance for imposing and collecting
taxes on persons, property. incomes, DC.
within the city of Alexandra, Va, for the
year commencing on the list Of June, 1905.
and ending on the 3lst Of May, 1906. was rec
commended by the Committee on Finance and
read the second and third times and passed
ayes IL, noes 0.
The license law for the gear commencing
on June LIST, 1865, and ending on May 81.
1906, was referred TO the Committee on FL
nance
report Of the Committee on Streets rec
ommending the appropriation of IS, 800 TO be
spent in 1906 on a trunk sewer from Hooh's
run bridge at Duke and Peyton streets up
Peyton TO King street and eastward on King
to West street, under the supervision of the
Committee on Streets and the City Engineer.
was called from the table and amended so
that before the sewer is commenced the Cor
pOration Attorney be authorized TO obtain the
right of way from the termination Of the
trunk sewer to the railroad culyert at cost
not to exceed 500. The report of the com-
mittee as amended was adopted-Ayes.
Messrs Leadbeater, Burke, Risheill, Stranss,
Williams, Baader, Brill. Marshall Spinks
and Bryan, (l0); noes, Messrs. Hellmuth,
Harrison, Uhler and Mr. President az.
A communication from Mr.. c. F. Thomp-
son relating 10 the purchase Of the electric
lighting and power franchise was received
and referred TO the joint Committee on Light
and Finance.
An ordinance granting exclusive permis-.
sion to Chss. F. Thompson and bis associates
for furnishing light and power by electricity
was called from the table and recommitted
TO the Committee on Finance and Light
The following was unanimously adopted
Whereas, There was received BY the City
Council at its meeting on Tuesday, Feb.
ruary Ia, 1905, communication from the
School Board Of this city endorsing an appli'
cation from the teachers of the white schools,
TO be paid 49, dollars, and in order that the
Committee on Schools and the Committee on
Finance, to whom this communication OF the
School Board was referred, may have data
upon which 10 formulate a report
Resolved, That the City School Board be
requested TO furnish the Committee on Schools
and the Committee on Finance as soon AS
passible, the petition of the white teachers or
a copy Of the same, and also what amount was
credited TO school fund through State app0r-
tionment, In addition TO the apportionment of
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IN The eiIey on tie east s;5s of WasL,a~,a,
street hetween Kine and prince 9, ,ss,s"svs s
10 noes q.
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1895 was appronriafed ~ construet sewer
from the south side az KIM street 10 tbe
Friendshin allev and thence wsstwarJ in ala
alley 10 the middle NJ the souare-avos 10
noesO.
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co.'s was anTronr;stad NJ const,,ct a nine,
se,~sv f-or ap gnap, s,raa. - so.,sbwsrI
An ordinance authorizing the Mayor of the
city of Alexandria TO execute special war
ranty deed 10 Harrison Kirk fay a los az
oronnd on the west side of ITnlon ssraet was
refarred h Inc Committee an Finance