Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-11-28
City Council.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.


No business originated in the board
at the meeting lsst night, and the action
OF the Common Council on the papers
sent in was concurred In by unanimous
votes and without debate.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The first business OF the evening was
the election Of member OF Council from
the Third ward to ell the vacancy caused
by the resignation OF Mr.. Gardner l..
Boothe who had removed from that ward.
Mr. L. J. Pollard, who was a member
of the last Council, was nominated, as was
Mr. Robt. l.. Monroe.
The Chair stated that he had been ad-
vised by counsel that under the consti-
tuition 20 citizen ia eligible to Office in
the gift Of Council within year after
having been member OF Council, and
that Mr.. Pollard was barred under this
ruling; be, however, left. the question
open to the members.
Mr.. Burke requested that the law on
the subject be read, which was done.
Mr.. Uhler doubted the construction
placed upon the law. lie believed that
AIr. Pollard wss eligible, aud that q
councilman was not 10 general sense
an officer
Mr.. Marshall and Others said they
would have voted for Mr.. Pollard had
bis eligibility been beyond question.
Dir. Hellmuth then withdrew the
name OF Mr. Pollard.
On a ballot being taken Mr.. Robert
L. Monroe, in whose support Mr.. Birrell
delivered short speech, was unanimous.
ly elected.
On the favorable report Of the street
committee S275 was appropriated to re-
surface Patrick street between Princess
and Orinoco.
An order for gas lamp at the north
east corner Of Duke and st. Asaph
streets, was agreed to.
An ordinance was introduced by Cour-
Gilman SpiDks providing that d slers 10
secondhand goods be reQG'red to keep
strict record of the circumstances of the
purchase of any secondhand articles
from persons other than licensed mer-
chants; that copies of such records be
furnished to the police before l l o'clock
each day. and that the books be open
for inspection by the police at any time.
A fine OF not less than $50 nor mora
than 800 is the penalty provided for
the viola ion of the ordinance II wss
referred to the committee on general
| laws.
An application for leave for the
erection Of frame building on tte
Mutual Ice Coupany's properly at the
foot of Cameron street was made and the
application WAS granted.
An application for an electric light .
Princess and Fsyettestreets was referred.
A communication from the drivers Of
the FIRE department, calling attention to
''the alarming increase in the cost OF
living" and asking for au increase ia
their salaries, was referred to the COM
mittee on fnance. To support the az
peal the petitioners referred to the salary
they are now receiving, ranging from
s45 to $47.60. The petition bore the
endorsement of the board Of fire wsrdens.
JOINT MEETING.
Tho Board beng assembled 10 joint
convention President Sweeney announced
the object to be the choice Of four mem
bers OF the School Board to fill the We
cancies occssioned by the expiration OF
the terms of MessEs. Z. Il. Yates, OF the
lat ward, G.. Wm. Ramsay, .! the second
ward, VIM. /. Carne Of the third ward
and W. B. Smoot, of the fourth ward,
aud ballot being taken these gentlemen
we're unanimously reelected.
| Connril then adiOurped