Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-15

| upon their return the following were received
| from the Common Council and their action
concurred in by unanimous votes:
Resolution for the closing Of First street.
Report OF the Committee on Streets on G
petition of +. E. Murray for permission TO
| erect four frame houses on Peyton street, be-
tween Prince and Duke.
Resignation Of c. j. w. Summers as Fire
Warden from the Fourth ward.
Estimate Of cost Of a vitrifed brick pave
ment aud eurbing on Columbus street from
King to Cameron.
Resolution appropriating $3.50 to construct
pipe sewer from the river TO the intersection
of Cameron and Queen streets.
Petitions of George T. Klipstein for per-
mission 10 construct an addition TO frame
building No. 11s south Fayette street also
for permission TO build frame section TO
brick store and dwelling in the lot adjoining
the southwest corner Of King and st. Assph
streets: also to erect two frame houses On
| north Pendieton street.
Resolution extending the time for the COM
structiou of spur track by the Washington.
Alexandria and Mount Vernon Railway Com
pany from Hoof s run to the eastern EN-
bankment Of the Washington-Southern Rail.
way to September 10, 1907.
The board then adjourned.
J.R.N. CURTIN, President.
Teste: LUTHER II. THOMPSON, Clerk.
COMMON COUNCIL.
At regular meeting of the Common
Council of the city of Alexandria, Va, held
May Il, 1907. there were present: Hubert
Snowden, esq.,, President, and Messrs. Lead
heater, Burke. Risheill, Williams, Brill,
Bladder, Birrell, Monroe, Hellmuth. Harris
son, Uhlei, Marshall. Spinks and Evans.
An ordinance to provide for the grading,
paving and curbing of Washington street,
from the north curb lima of Queen street to
the south curb line of Wythe street under
certain conditions was called from the table
and read the third time and passed-ayes Is,
noes o.
The resignation of c. J. w. Summers, q
member Of the Board of Fire Wardens, was
received and accepted.
A resolution sppropria. ing $3.50 to build o
pipe sewer from the river to the intersection
of Cameron and Union streets, was offered by
Mr.. Leadbeater and adopted-ayes 10, noes 0.
The Committee on Streets recommended
that the sum OF twelve hundred dollars,
(e1 ,200) or a. much thereof as may be neces.
sary, be, and is hereby, appropriated TO set
cement curb, lay vitrifiSd brick and cobble
gutter and broken stone roadway twenty
seven feet between curbs on Royal street, from
Queen street to Princess street.
The appropriation TO be available when @
three-iourths Of the property binding on said
square has been voluntarily deposited in the
city treasury by the property owners 10 part
payment of the cost of the work, and that no
curb be set in front of any property for which
such contribution is not made.
The work to be done under the supervision
of the Committee on Streets and City Engi-
neer, and the report was adopted-ayes 10,
noes 0.
Upon petition from the W., A. & Mt. v.
Railway Company the following resolution
was adopted BE it resolved by the Common
Council of Alexandria, the Board Of Alder
men concurring, that the provisions Of Sub
Section ID Of Section 5 of an ordinance en-
titled IAN ordinance 10 grant TO the Washing
ton, Alexandria and Mt. Vernon Railway
Company, its successors and assigns the right
or franchise to lay and maintain single track
railway on Cameron street. from TIE east side
of Payne street, west to the corporate limit"
etc., etc., in 50 far as the same requires said
company within ninety days after the appro-
val of said ordinance by the Mayor to con-
st.uct a spur track at the head Of King street,
near Hoofi's Run TO the eastern embankment
of the Washington Southern Railway, and to
inaugurate and maintain local car service
between the ferry wharf and the eastern em~
bankms mt of the Washington Southern Rail-
way Company at the head Of King street ex-
leuueu, bt anu the SAME ID ntfeOf cAltuutQ
50 as TO provide that said work shall be
completed and caruseryice inaugurated on or
before September Is, l907-ayes 10, noes O.
An ordinance to close and vacate certain
part of First street and an ordinance 10 open
a street from the east building line Of First
street, east 10 the Potom3c river and liza feet
north Of Montgomery street to be name First
street. was received from the Committee ON
Streets and recommitted to the Committee on
| Streets.
The Committee on Streets and General
Laws recommended that 4. E. Murray be
granted permission TO erect four frame housea
on PeytOn street, between Prince and Duke
streets, provided the middle portion be made
hre-proOf by timing or other manner accept
| able 10 the Committee on Streeta and City
Engineer, and providing the buildings are
otherwise erected in accordance with tho
building laws, and the report was adopted
| ayes Is. noes 0.
A proposition for a rev roadway and i'm
proyements on Columbus street, from King
to Queen street, was referred TO the Commit.
tee on Streets.
The following petitions from Or. Geo. r.
Klipsteiu, were referred to the Committee on
Streets:
To erect two frame houses on the north side
of Pendleton street.
Also to erect frame section rear Of build
ing to be built on King street, near coraer OF
st. Asaph street.
Also to build half story and weather board
dwelling ON south Eayette street.
The Board of Aldermen convened In joint
session for the election of City Engineer ana
to Gil vacancy on Board of Fire Wardens.
Mr.. f. c. Dunn was nominated for City En-
gineer and was unanimously elected.
For Fire Warden Courtney Acton and
Thomas Chauncey were placed in nomination
aud the vote resulted as follows: For Mr.
Acton, Messrs. Snowden. Risheill, Williams.
L. Brill, Bladder, Birrell Monroe, Hellmutb,
Harrison, Uhler Marshall, Hill, Marbury, j.
Brill, Curtin (l5l. Fer Mr.. Chauncy. Nessrs.
Leadbeater. Burke. Spinks. Evans. Field,
Sweeney and Summers az. Mr.. Acton was
declared elected aud the joint session dis
solved.
report of the Finance Committee sppro-
priating $500 for the use Of the Alexandria
Light Infantry, was received from the Board
Of Aldermen and sdopted--ayes IS, noes 0.
A report of the joint Committee on Finance
and Police recommending an increase in the
salaries of the police force Of the city. was
received from the Board Of Aldermen and laid
over under the rules,
A petition from f. p. Reid for permission
to resbiDgle r0ef Of house corner Prince and
Boyal streets, was received from the Board Of
Aldermen and their action cOncurred in.
An ordinances for imposing end collecting
licenses within the city of Alexandria for the
year commencing June 1st 1861, and ending
May 3lst, 1908. was received from ths Board
Of Aldermen and read the second time and laid
over under the rules
The board then adjourned.
HUBERT SNOWDEN. President.
Teste; DANIEL r. STAssBURY, Clerk c. G.
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