Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-07-11
COMMON COUNCIL.

At a regular meeting Of the Common Cous
ell of the city Of Alexandria, Va. held July
20. 1906, there were present: Hubert SNOW
den, esq, President. and Messrs. Leadbeater,
Burke, Risheill, strauss. Williams, BaadeF.
Brill, BOOthe, Hellmuth, Harrison, UhleF.
Marshall. Spinks and Bryan.
The Joint committee on Finance and
SchO' Is recommended an appropriation OF
800 to the City School Board 10 enable them
to pay teachers additional salary and the re-
port was adopted, Ayes Is, Noes
The finance committee recommended an aP-
preparation Of 500 to the Columbia Steam
Fire Engine Company TO help pay expenses
of the company to Richmond, Va, in August
and the report wss adopted. Ayes 10, Noes D.
The same committee recommended an az
preparation Of Sl0) to the Relief Hook ana
l. oder Company. also 500 t. Ehe Reliance
steam Fire Engine Company for the purpose
of defraying expenses 10 Richmond, Va, ql
August, and the reports were reported. Ayes
10, Noes 0.
The Board Of Aldermen convened in joint
session for the purpose Of hearing the BIDS
read for the electric light franchise. Pro
pOsals were opened and read from Charles IL.
b. Chaplin, Ii7Q Broadway, N. Y; Weller i
Cockrell, Washington. d. c.; h. +. sllu-
deyille Philadelphia, Pa; d. J. Howell sslf
L. f. Sinclair, Alexandria, Va and p Is.
Bryant, Boston, Mass. The joint session d.
solved and all the propositions we're refeued
to the joint Committee ON Light Finance
and General Laws.
The following resolution was adopted 8 ,
il resO we'd By the City Council Of Alexandres
that the Committee on Finance, Light any
General Laws be, and they hereby empowered,
should they deem IL proper or ne ,essary, D.
employ an electrical expert. to confer With
them and to advise them in reference to fia'
bids for the electric fran hise, ani the sun
Of three hundred oars, or as much theref
as may be necessary, is hereby appropriateE
for the purpose Of employing su h eEpertY
The Joint G. mmittee ON streets and Genera
Laws recommended that the Corporation At
tOrney be instructed to make motion to dis
solve the injunction and take sHch othei
steps as may be neeOS airy to defend the bill n
chaneery in the Circuit Court OF the Washi =.
Ton Southern Railway Company N regard y
the Henry street track. A motion by Mr..
Williams 10 rtcommit the matter was ltf.
A motion by Mr.. Marshall to adopt the report
was passed. Ayes 9, Noes
An ordinance 20 provide for the granting
by The ity Council Of Alexsndria 10 the pers
sou or corporation hereafter % be ascertsiaedl
Ia the manner prescribed by law OF the rigBt
Of franchise 10 lay and maintain single
track Railway on Cameron street from taD
East side Of Payne street west TO the oSrpb,
rate line &c., was recommended by tbe JOifi
Committee on Streets and General Laws and
read the second aud third time. and passed
4 yes 10. Noes
An ordinance TO grade, pave ana ~ 10
Fairfax street. King % Cameron streetJwit
Yitrifed brick and granite curb WAS fec0m-
mended by the committee on streets. read the
rst time and recommitted TO the same com
mittee.
An ordnance to & q le, curb and pave CAM
eron street, Royal 10 Fairfax street. with
vitriied brick and granite curb was recon-
mendfd by the Ommttee on Streets, read
the first time and gecommitteed 10 the same
COMMITTEES,
An ordin ate to grade, pave and curb King
street from the east crossing Of fayetto
street west 20 the east crossing Of ieytoia
street was called from the liable by NJ.
Strauss and read the second and ia I'd times
and passed Ayes. Mes.rs. Leadbeaie,,
Burke, R,sheill, Strauss Williams, Bladder,
Brill, BOoths, Heimuth, Harrison. Marshall,
Spinks ~. Noes, Messrs. Uhier, Bryan and
Ar. President, t3).
An ordinance requiring the Washington
Alexandra 4 Mt. Vernon Railway Company
TO lay grooved rails and pave with yitrhe5
brick on King street from Fayette street west
20 Peyton sire. g. was called frOnl She table By
Mr.. Strauss and read the second aud third
times and passed. Ayes IA, Noes ], (Mp
Ih.er).
A resolution appropriating 800 10 subscribe
for 30 copies Of the Municipal Journal and
Engineer was passed. Ayes 10, Noes l OR.
Burke). The President not voting The
matter was returned from the Board Of Alder
men nOn.cOncurred ia and referring same TO
Committee On Finance. Council receded
from its previous action aud concufr'd H.
The action Of the Board Of Aldermen
The Committee on Streets recOmmei "a au
appropriation Of $50 10 build sew irons
ROYAL street west on Prince street, the amount
% be available when SIP has been DEL 0sited
Tor tapping same. and the report was adopt,
d-ayes 10, noes 0.
Permission was granted Miss Jennie Ror-
bury 70 erect frame addition al 1917 Prince
treet providing there is no objection from
adjoining property owners
petition from James Smith. Lieutenant
# Police, requesting an allowance Of salary
Vh'le sick. amounting to 1881, was referred
0 the Committee on Finance.
a petition from W. ). Jones' executor Of
frances r. Sm0Ot, deceased. 10 caucel bill Of
axes on furniture at Gil Prince street, wsss
eferred to the Committee on F'nanee
communication from the Judge Of The
orporatlon Court aud copy Of the pr0ceed-
1gs OF a meeting Of the bar Of this city IN re
ard 70 improvements at the corporation
curt room was received aud referred 10 the
)iDt Committee on Public Property ana
nance.
The board then adjourned
HUBERT SNOWDEN, President.
Tezte DANIEL K. SALISBURY. Clerk L. Z.
II is always we'll 10 have box Of saaiye N