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


The Chair said that unless there was OBJ
lection the message would be referred.
Mr.. Evans thought that reward
should be offered at once and he moved
that reward OF $500 be offered for
the apprehension aud conviction of the
murderer of Mr.. Smith.
The resolution of Mr.. Evans was
temporarily laid aside, while reports
from committees were being received.
Later resolution from the aldermen
appropristing $3.50 came in, but it was
LAID over, and Mr.. Evans resolution WAS
adopted.
Mr.. Birrell offered resolutions that
$3.50 be appropriated for the relief OF
the family of @. I. Smith.
The Chair thought that such resolu-
ton as that of Mr.. Birrell should go to
a committee.
Mr.. Birrell wanted immediate action.
Mr.. Smiths family had been left 10 re-
duced circumstances and the unfOr-
tunate man had lost his life while per-
forming bis duty for the city. He held
that such an appropriation was as con-
stitulional as the Offering of reward for
the capture of the murderer. Messrs.
Leadbeater aud the Harrison and the
Chair deplored the death of Mr. Smith
and expressed sympathy for his family
but thought the resolution shOu Id go to
committee. The matter was referred
A communication from City Engineer
Dunn was received asking for the pas
sage of an ordinance granting the city
engineer and the committee on streets
authority to proceed with repair work
of sections OF streets occupied by railroad
tracks, the expense to be paid by the
companies upon due notice. 1t was re-
ferred to the committee on streets and
general laws.
A resolution by Mr.. Leadbeater direct
ing the committee on general laws and
the corporation counsel to report to
council as to the ACCESSIBILITY of calling
upon the state corporation commission
to inquire into the right of the railroad
lines entering Alexandria to remove the
freight and passenger station to point
a considerable distance outside the city
limits. Mr. Leadbeater stated the belief
that the companies could not, under
their charter, "thus abandon city OF
20, 900 people and place the merchants
and other citizens at great disadvantage
concerning transportation facilities.
The communication was referred to the
committee on general laws.
Mrs. S. A. Smith was authorized to
erect a small frame addition to kitchen
at No. l Is south Alfred street.
A resolution to advance the wages of
the lsborers on the street force from l24c
to l5c per hour was agreed to.
The committee on light and streets
reported against the erection of more
electric lights at the present time and
the report was agreed to.
An ordinance fixing the grade of
Patrick street, between Prince and Duke,
was presented by the committee on
streets and passed.
Mr. Uher called attention to the fact
that it made the sidewalks there wider
than those of the blocks north aud south.
An ordinance for macsdamiziDg this
square was reported and agreed to though
it was admitted that the cost to the prop
erty. owners on that street would not be
as much as for work done on some other
streets.
The sum of $3.50 was appropriated al
so to pave Prince street from Union to
the river.
Council agreed with the Aldermen as
to the paving of Cameron street from
Lee to Union and Queen street from st. |
Assph to Pitt street.
The sum of 81, 200 was appropriated !
for paving on A Alfred between Queen and |
Princess streets
Considerable discussion was occasioned |
by the divided report of the street COM
nittee on the petition of J. f. Rodgers
for permission to rebuild the bay win
dows at No. Gil King street. The ma
jority report was adverse to the petition,
but minority report was in its favor.
1t was explained that the application
was for the construction Of a window
which would reach beyond the building
line of the street
Mr.. Brill moved that the report be re-
jected and the petition for an extension
be granted. He said that the new win
dows would not extend quite as far as
the present windows.
Mr.. Harrison, Mr.. Leadbeater and the
Chair thought that the building line as
established should be adhered to-
, Mr.. BrilPs motion WAS lost by vote
of I to 7 and the report of the commit.
lee met similar fate as did also a mo-
ton to recommit The matter was then
dropped.
Later the subject Of offering reward
tor the apprehension and conviction of
The murderer of G. 7. Smith again came
up and while waiting for the action of
he board of aldermen in the matter,
Mr.. Evans took occasion to arraign the
police force of the city.
at seems" he said, 'that it is per-
Fec.ly useless 20 expect anything from
he Alexandra police force. The grand
ury condemned the entire organization, /
laying that it WAS utterly useless and
night as well be abandoned. Continuing
he said; 1--WE have had three BRUTAL :
murders in Alexandra in the past few
months, and The only man that has been a
brought TO justice is the one who walked
nto police headquarters and gave himself i
Up This is black eye, not only for the 4
'olice, but for the entire city. The
'oard Of police commissioners held an =
Investigation behind closed doors, lasting
eversl weeks. I
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