Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-10-23
COMMON COUNCIL.


At a regular meeting of the Common
Council of the city of Alexandria, Va, held
October %, 1907, there were present: Hubert
Snowden, esq President, and Messrs. Lead
heater. burke, Risheill, Strauss, Williams,
Brill, Baader, Birrell, Monroe, Hellmuth,
Harrison, UhleI, Spinks and Evans.
The m nutes of the last meeting we're read
and approved. Mr.. Brill had the rules of
council read and called attention 10 q section
of the minutes that was omitted in the official
proceedings as published in the Alexandris
| Gazette OF October 9. Upon motion OF Mr..
Spinks the Clerk was instructed to publish
the part of the proceedings that was ommittsd
at the last meeting.
The Committee on Streets recommended
| that the Alexandria Light Infantry be al
wed 70 tap the Roysl street sewer at the
curb line with their armory, and the report
was adopted-ayes IA, noes 0.
A resolution approprlatlng $3.50 to repair
and imp owe the Ccuucil Chamber, was re-
ferred TO the Committee Oh Public Property
and Finance.
resolution imp0sit z tax of 1900 on each
person Getting as guide 10 strangers in the
city. was referIe 4 to the JOINT Committee en-
| General Laws and Finance,
A petition from the Fairfax Apartmenf
| House Company to I'll zee Il roof on thA
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referred to the City Engineer TO report at the
next meeting. Upon motion of Mr.. Will
/ liams the action OF tie Counc was lec0Dsid-
cred and the permission wa, granted, pr0yid-
/ ING the work IS done under The supervision
o. the City Engineer and to his hisfactiOn.
A communication from the Relief Hook
end LadJer Company, returning check OF
So, which was appropriated for them at the
| last meeting Of Council, was received and re-
| frrred to the Committee on Finance.
| The Committee on Public Property 10 whom
was referred The petition 0fMr. Atkinson for
repairs TO City Hall sIeeI lie reported the re-
pairs unnecessary, and tn, report was
adopted.
Permission was grant i Ches. d, Newton
| to erect One-story frame shop at No. l09
! north Henry street.
Also 10 j. K. NJ. Norton to resbiDgle stable
roof in alley running from ST Asaph TO Wash
| ington street, providing there is no objection
irom adjoining property owners.
An ordinance 10 provide for the lease with
the privilege of purchase of certain land
situated ia the city of Alexandria, upon
terms. conditions and provisions 10 the person
| or corporation hereafter to be ascertained in
the manner prescribed by law. was received
! from the Board Of 4 Alderman, re d three
times aud pa sed-ayes. 10, noes, o.
An ordi auce to declare ths lease to the
Ideal Hospital Bed Company, inco pora.ed.
of .rtain lind n the city VI Alexandria, null,
| void and of no effect, was received from the
Board of Alderman, read three times aud
passed-ayeS Is, noes, 0.
A report OF the committee on General Laws
ON a resolution referred t. them at the last
meeting relating to the legality Of the position
of Police Justice, was received from the
Board of Aldermen and upon motion aid
over until next meeting.
The follogibg was received from the BoIrd
of Aldermen aud their action concurred In:
A resolution IMPOSING a tax Of $3.50 per
week on moving picture exhibitions where
the charge made is not 0y'r 10 cents,
Also a petition from the Old Dominion
Gls Company TO purchase certain property
from the city of Alsxansr ria.
Al,o resolution fixing the salary OF Sup
erintendent OF Gas ate January /, 1868, at
5000 per aunum.
Also a report Of the joint Committee on
G,nersl Laws and Street,. ca The petition Of
VIM. II. May and 0 hers t. prevent the cree
ton OF q stapls on st. Asaph street, between
King and C5meron stree s.
Upon motion the Boare of Aldermen con,
,ened in joint session TO ill vacancy ON the
Board OF Police Commissioners from the
Fourth ward Capt Albert b. yam was
nominated and the vote resulted as follows
For Mr.. Bryan, Messrs. Lesdbestsr, Burke,
Snoyden, RisheII, strauss, Will ans, L. Brill,
Basdet. B.riel, sonroe, He1lmuth, Barn.
son. Uhler, Spnks Evans. HILL, Marbury,
Ballenger, Jacob Brill, Curtin, Field, sweeney
add Summers Mr.. Bryan was declared
elected and the ont session thea dissolved
and The board adjourned.
HUBERT SN0WDEN, President.
Teste: DANIEL r. SrASsBOaY, Clerk. G. c