Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-06-12
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.


All the Aldermen save Mr.. Sweeney
were present.
The resolution making an additional
appropriation of $4,000 for the use of
the public schools, received from the
lower board at the last meeting, Was
passed.
Mr.. Hill introduced an ordinance,
which was referred 10 the committee on
public property, granting the right OF way
to the NJ. Schiller Beet Company 20 the
alley to the north OF lot OF ground
owned by the city on the east side of
Patrick street, between King aud Came
ron.
The board coLcuued in the action of
the Common Council on all the papers
sept in.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The board was called to order at $40
O'Clock.
An act to appropriate q part OF the
city revenue tor the fiscal year epdiDg
May 81, 1908, received from the Board
Of Aldermen at the last meeting aud laid
over under the rules, was read and pass
ed by unanimous vote. The bill
carries an increase of Sc, 900 for the i'm.
provement of the court house and clerks
Office.
Toe committee on light reported an
ordinance to regulate the placing of tells
graph, telephone, electric light and
power poles and the striuging OF all
wires carrying electricity. The ordinance
places the work under the supervision Of
the city engineer and the committee on
light. The object of the ordinance is the
reduction of the number of poles on the
streets, to prevent The placing of poles
aud wires in positions that might inter-
fere with the operation of the fire depart
ment, and TO minimize the danger of fire
from electric wires. The ordinance also
provides that the city engineer shall be
kept informed about all poles and wires
by the companies doing business in the
city and shall reserve for the city, free
of cost, cross.arm at the top OF each
pole for a FIRE alarm system, should such
be installed. A penalty Of from S. 10
$50 is provided for each violation Of the
ordinance. The ordinance was referred
10 the finance committee.
A petition from the Columbia Fire
Company requesting an appropriation
of 500 for expenses to the Firemen's
Convention at Newport News next Au-
gust was referred to the committee on
finance.
Several permissiOus were granted to
property owners to improve their prop
erty
A resolution IVES offered and passed
requesting the Commissioner of Revenue
to communicate with the State Corpor-
a,ion Commission for information in re-
gard to several corporations located in
this city and subject to taxation.
Mr.. Birrell offered q bill to amend
section GO OF an ordinance for the COL
lection OF licenses, amending tAe section
so as to require the payment OF license
tex by any one selling any article upon
the slreets.
Mr.. Birrell said that on last Saturday
a man on the corner of Royal and
King streets had sold in the neigh
borhood of 800 worth of rszors and
soaps which no doubt we're inferior to
the goods sold by merchants of the city.
The merchants we're suffering from this
competition. He did not think the
tax too high. The matter was referred
to the finance committee.
Mr.. Evans tltsred q resolution appro-
priatiDg $25 for the purpose OF cleaning
up Penny Hill burying ground. The
resolution was adopted after statement
by Mr.. Evans that the burying ground
neeJtd a cleaning out.
The resolution requesting the W., A.
* Mt. V. Ry. Co. TO station a special
officer at the intersection OF Prince and
Royal streets, which was passed at the
last meeting, was returned from the
Board of Aldermen ron concurTed iu,
that board having referred the resolution
20 the committees on general laws and
police with request that they prepare
an ordinance compelling the company to
place such officer at That intersection.
The action of the Board of Aldermen
was cOncurred in.
A resolution appropristing 800 for
the expenses of the City Engineer and
the committee on light to further pros
ecute their investigation into the light
ing system of the city was offered by
Mr.. Uhler.
Mr. Uhler said the committee had al
ready expended 5000 in their prosecu-
lion of the investigation and would need
a part at least of the 500 now asked for.
The resolution was passed.
Mr.. Blrrell asked what had become Of
the resolution offered by himself at
previous meeting and referred to the
committee on general laws for the codi-
fcation of the city laws. Hestated that
Council was passing laws and was in ig-
norsnce as to whether the same laws
had been passed or not. He also asked
permission to appear before the commit
tee.
Mr.. Burke said he would see the
chairman of the committees and arrange
the matter
The board then adjourned.