Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-04-10

Royal 10 Fairfax. aud recommending tia
an appropriation ofS3, 500 be made for tn
work, providing the property owners pc,
their pro rata of the cost. The repor
was unanimously adopted.
The committee on streets also report
ed fsvoratly on resolution 10 appro
pirate 1926 to recobble the roadway snt
reset the curb on Prince street between
Lee and Union. The report Yves adopt
ed.
A communication was received from
Adolph Luria. president Of the Ides
Hospital Bed Company, of Chicago, en-
closing hid for the grant ofcertain Ian,
near the old canal to that company. Th
bid provides for an annual rental of $26
the company reserying the right to pur
chase the land within fifteen years 70
the sum OF 81, 500. The company ia Il
erect factory to coat not less that $50,
900 and to employ so people. Toe BIZ
was referred to the committees on publi
property and finance.
Mr. Williams offered a resolution
which was referred to the committee or
light, providing for an investigation o
the charge that the Alexandria Electri
Light Company is furnishing eltctrIci',
to consumers at the minimum Cost OF s.
per month 10 violation Of the irauchis'
granted it.
a petition from II. Kirk, u, piovid,
ing for the extension of a frame open
wagon shed at the corner Of Fsyette alley
and Lee streets, was granted.
A resolution appropriating 500 FOR u
new sidewalk adjoining of the Relief
Hook and Ladder Compsny's house wa:
referred to the committee on public prop
erty.
A resolution appropriating $50 for .
crossing at Duke aud West streets wa
referred to the committee on streets.
The committee on finance reported
unfavorsbly on q proposition from A. J
Wedderburn to place on sale at the
jamestown Exposition, in lieu Of al
exhibit from this city, book settidg
forth the advantages of Alexandria, pro
Vlded the City Council would guarantee
HIM from financial loss TO the extent Of
1915. The committees report VA
adopted.
The chair said that Mr.. Wedderburu
had informed him that no would get oul
the book If the city would pay HIN
$500 for 5000 copies for distribution at
the exposition. Mr.. Leadbeater ex.
pressed the opinion that it would b
$500 we'll expended.
The annual appropriation bill for the
year commencing June l, 1907, and end
Ing May |, 1908, was read and referred
to the COMMITTEES on finance, as war
also the license Law for the same year.
But few changes are made 10 those bill.
The application of Miss Rvxbury tc
reshingle house No 1907 Prince street,
was granted, providing the adjoining
property owners did not object.
Dir. @. o. Pullman asked permission
to build a shed in the rear of house No.
900 Duke street which was granted, bu
his application to erect two frame house
10 the court bounded by Duke, Oolum.
bus, Prince and Alfred streets was re-
fused.
A resolution appropriating 5000 to
gravel franklin street from Washington
to Alfred street was referred to the com
mit.ee on streets.
Mr.. Spinks offered resolution appro-
priating $500 to purchase 5000 copies
of A. j. Wedderburn's "History o.
Alexandria" the appropriation to meet
with the approval of the committee on
huance. The resolution was adopted.
A resolution to appropriate 800 tC
lay pipe sewer on south Pitt street iOi
100 feet north of Wolfe was adopted
An ordinance appropriating 81, $50 Ic
grade, curb and pave with granite block'
Princess street from Lee TO Union stree
was referred to the committees on streets
and fioance.
An ordinance appropriatiug $4,000
to grade, curb and pave Washingtr
street from Queen to Wythe street va
read. The ordinance provides for the
paving of six feet on each side of Wash.
iogton street with vitrfed brick, tb'
center of the roadway TO be of broken
stone. The ordinance was referred to the
committees on streets and finance.
The ordinance TO rspave King street
from Peyton street to the corporation
line, reported !syorably by the commit
tees on streets and finance, was referr-d.
An ordinance directing the Washing
ton, Alexandria and Mount Vernon
Railway Company to lag groovcd rails
on King street from Peyton to the corpo.
ration line and to pave between the
tracks and two feet on each side with
vltrifed brick was referred to the com
mittees on streets and general laws.
Council then adjourned.