Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-01-24
Official.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

At a regular meeting of the board Of Al
derman Of the cits Of Alexandra, Va held
.Iinuary %. 1905, there were present
j. T.. Sweeney, esq. President, snd Messrs
nh, Burke, Maroury, Balenger. Curtin
aad W. II. Sweeney.
Nr. Cnitin presented q petition of ". H..
May. Samuel ~. Lunt aud Others praying f'r
the ahatemel II of nuisance on the south side
Of Cameron street and tn west side Of ST.
Asaph street, caus ii hya nding wate- The
p-ttion WIS rf rn.d 10 til committee on
Streets.
Mr.. Curtin moved that the ioa Il proceed
to the election of an Alderman from he third
ward 10 Gil the vacancy 0ccaSi0iet bg tie
resignation o. Mr. s p. Fisher.
Mr. W. II Sweeney ='ronde the M ton,
when Mr. Curtin n1Llinat Il Mr.. George v.
Simpson.
Nj. Hill sec ,nded The nomination, and the
bal ot resulted as f0,lQwS For Mr., Simpson,
Messrs. Hill, Rurke, Marbury, Curtin, w.
II, Sweeney aud Mr.. Prcsdent-6 Not yOt-
ing Mr.. Ballenger-i.
Mr. W. II Sween offered the following,
which was adopted:
resolved. That the sum Of $40 BE- aud IS
hereby offered AZ reward for the appTehen-
sion and conviction ofth person or penons
who murdered Georg, X. Curtin in this city
during the month Of ID cemDer. 1896
The following were received from the Com
mon Council and their action co1cu red III
By unanimous vote:
Communioa ion from the Alrxlndria Fer
tilizer aud Chemical ompany. asking that
Union street from Princess 10 Oronoco street.
aud Princess street. from Lee - Inion street,
be paved with some material thar will stand
the he IVY trf'c To which those squares are
subjected
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and other Improvements 1t The Columbia ire
engine house
Resolution directing the Cly Engineer to
ascertain ard report the bet method and es-
timaied cost of improving the roadway on
Henry street, le woen Wolfe and Wilkes
streets.
Resolution requesting the Corporation At
torney TO prep.re ordinances providing TOR
the paving Of King street. from Fayette STREET
TO the corporation line, nj Lee street, from
King to Prince street with viir.ffd brick
ReSo ution directing the City Engineer tn
report the estimated 'ost of g'ading, enrblng
and constructing cutters IN sir. cts running
north and south, te'w-en i. udleton street
aud the corporation line, on the north, and
streets running east and west. from Washing
ton street to the corporation line. on the vast.
Communication from the Bolrl Of Fire
Wardens complaining Of unsatisf ,ct1ry tele.
phone service and rtqnes ing the Southern
Bell Telephone Company 10 keep the tele-
phones in the engine houses in perfect work
ing coalition.
Commun cation from Messrs. Machen &
Moncure. attorneys for Stewart Simpson,
claiming that their clients residence on south
A fired ,ir,et had been seriously dam ,ged by
the bursting Of a sewer pipe, December u,
1905, and a.king that he he reimbursed in the
sum Of $500.
Report of the Finance Committee on reso-
luton approprating $500 toward defraying eI-
penses incident to the celebration Of Washing
toms birthday with the underst 'nfing that the
celebration association will pay for the deco
ration of the City Hall for thst occ'son.
Resolution apDropriating 500 to aid the
Mayor and Commnnwe alth's Attorney in
their endeavors to apprehend AMI convict the
murderer or mar 'erers Of George 4. Curtin
A resolution appropriating 81 200 10 build a
sewer on south olumbus street, from Wilkes
to Duke street, was referred TO the Commit
tee on Streets.
The board then adjourned
! T. SWEENEY. President.
Toeta. UTHEp III THOMPSON Clerk