Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-10-24
COMMON COUNCIL.


At q regular meeting of the Commo!
Council of the city of Alexandria, va.,: helt
| October %, 1906, there were present. Huber
SnOwden, esq, President, aud Messrs. Lead
heater, Risheill, Strauss. Williams, Brill
Paader, Birrell. Hellmuth, Harrison, Uhler
Marshall, Spink and Evans.
A communication from the Mayor, recon
men1ing that a reward be offered Cor the ap-
prehension of the murderer Of Charles +
Smith, and that an appropriation be made
for the relief of Mr. Smiths family, was re
ceiyed aad referred to the Committee on FL
nance.
An ordinance to fix the grades and line Of
the curbs on Patrick street from Duke Ia
Prince streets was recommended by the Com.
mittee on Streets and read the first second
and third time, and "a ,sed ayes a, noes 0.
The Committe on Streets sec mmended the
appropriation " 81 200, or so much thereof as
many be necessary 10 make 81 foot road
way, res cur and put in cutters on Alfred
street from Queen t. Princess street, and at
the Intersection of Princess street and the re-
port was adOpted-ayes 14Snoes o,
The Committee on Streets recommended
the appropriation Of twelve hundred dollars
Isl, POO, or 50 "aeh thereof as many be
eCessary to grade, reset curb, aud macdam-
ICED Patrick street from Prince to Duke
street. money to be available when property
owners voluntarily deposit 40 cents per front
foot Of property into the City Treasury, and
the report was adOpted-ayes IA, noes 0,
The Committee on Streets recommended an
app op iation of nips hundred and ninety
delays $500, 70: the improvement Of Came
ron street from Lee TO Union street; also
Queen street from It. Asaph to Pitt street.
aud the report was sdopted-ayes IA, noes o.
The Committee on Streets recommended an
appropriation of five hundred and City dol.
lars (S550) or so much thereof as may be
Necessary to reset curb and gutter and paved
with oobble stones on Prince street from
UpiOn street to the east side OF the Strand
and the report was sdopted-syes "a, noes 0.
The Committee on Streets recommended
that the laborers employed on the street force
be paid 10 cents for each hour 20 employed,
aud the report was adopted-aYes Ia, noes O.
A communication from the City Engineer
requesting that an ordinance be passed max.
in il the duty ofthe City Engineer and Com.
IGittae ON Streets 10 mike ne essary repairs
on failure Of railroad companies 80 to do on
streets occupied by them after due notice etc,
and providing for the collection Of the costs
by the Corporation Attorney was referred TO
the COMMITTEES on General Laws.
The following reso ution offered By Mr..
Leadbeater was referred to the Committee on
OtuCidi Laws win iHbduCtlOU5 70 confer
with the Corporation Attorney:
Whereas, the freight and passenger depot
Of the Washington Southern Railway has
been removed outside the corporation limits
Of the city Of Alexandria, thereby causing
great inconvenience, loss Of time and expense |
10 the merchants of this city, who have freight |
to be hauled and others who have occasion TO |
travel on the cars of the said road, therefore |
be IL
Resolved, by the City Council of Alexan.
IRIS, that the Committee on General Laws |
and Corporation Attorney report to the City |
Council at the first opportunity al 20 .he adj |
Of presenting this matter to the |
state Corporation Commission that Il may
iecide whether the charter Of the railroad |
company will permit it to abandon the city /
Is mentioned above.
An ordinance to fix the grades and line Of !
he surbs On Columbus street from Wolfe
treet to Wilkes street was read the frst time
nd referred 10 the Committee on Streets.
A majority Of the Committee on Streets re.
'orted adversary on the petition Of J. F.