The Washington herald., 1907-03-13
City Council Holds Regular
Semi-m0nthly Meeting.
IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MADE
Resolution Adopted ApBrOprIatinE
$500 for Repairs to Corporation
Other Auxiliary ApaTtments-COm-
mittee FasOrs Track Extension.
WASHINGTON HERALD BUREAU.
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Corner Of Prince and Royal Streets

Alexandria, Va, March 12.-At the semi
monthly meeting OF the city council this
evening resolution was adopted appro-
priatng S4SOJ for repairing the corpora
tion courtroom. the clerks office, and
other auxiliary apartments. and providing
for nrepr0of conditions in the record
room. According 10 the plans approved,
the clerks office AMI the record room,
now stationed on the second story. are to
be located on the ground floor
Following q lengthy discussion, the
council passed an ordinance to provide
for the leasing, with the priviles of pur-
Chase. OF several acres Of ground belong
ing to the city al the old canal basin 20
"a Chicago manufacturing company. which
proposes TO erect thereon factory at a
cost Of not less than S25.ooo, employing not
less than ffty persons.
Common e0Gucil also adopted the favor
able report of tile committee on streets
and general Jaws on the petition OF the
Washington AlaNIudria and Mount Yer
non Railway Company for permission TO
lay tracks ON Cameron street west Of
Payne street. TO connect with the King
street track, thereby extending the
double-uayk system Of the line. The
measure cIub0aies number of conces-
sions and provides for the maintenance
of street cer service from the ferry
wharf 70 The approaches of the new union
passenger station.
want More Light.
Resolutions for the placing of electric
arc lamps az the intersection Of Wash
uston and Cameron streets. of Princess
and Fayette streets. Of Duke and Fayette
streets. and of Franklin and St. As2ph
streets were returned without report by
the committee on lighting. The resolutions
were rsc.mm.tted To The committee on
lighting with instructions 20 make repor,
in each instance.
& communication was received from
M8vor Paff i1 reference 90 the statements
recently submitted 10 council containing
accounts of expenses for the employment
OF detectives in connection with the Cur
tin murder. more than a year ago. II
was explained that the matter had been
placed in the hands of a committea-
Appropriation for Flag stones.
A resolution appropr.atins 800 90 lay
flag stones at the intersection Of Fairfax
and Franklin streets and the intersection
of Washington and Franklin streets was
referred
A bin from Tho Alexandria Electric
Company for gig2I2 for eighty-dve lights
from February IS TO March ! was referred
To the committee on streets and lights
A petition for "a FUN months pay for
February was received from the former
force of the old electric light plant and
referred 20 the committee ON lights
A petition from the Alexandria Free
Kind r5arten for aH appropriation Of 500
20 assist iu the wo~k Of the association
was placed in The hands of the finance
committee
A petition sisned by n. r., Dwyer aud
other citizens for the construction OF
a sewer on South Washington street. be-
tween Wilkes and Franklin streets. was
referred 10 the committee on streets.
Tn the board Of aldermen Jacob Brill
was elected as member from the First
ward 20 MI the position made vacant by
The death of y. r. q. Burke.