Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-27
COMMON COUNCIL.

AOmolON tONNtibs
At O regular meeting of the Common
Council of the city Of Alexandria, Va, held
| March &c, 1907, there we're present: Hubert
Snowden, esq.,, President and Messrs. Lead
| bester, Burke, Risheill, Strauss, Williams,
Baader, Brill, Birrell. Monroe Hellmuth,
Harrison, Uhler and Spinks.
An ordinance TO authorize the Southern
Railway Company TO construct, maintain and
operate spur track On the east side Of Union
street, between Cameron and Qseen streets
and connect with the tracks Of the Southern
| Railway Company on Union street, was
recommended by the Committee on Streets on
| the petition Of the Mutual Ice Company and
was read the first, second and third times and
| passed-ay IA, noes 0.
A petition from property owners on Payne
| street from Cameron 10 Princess, Offering
voluntary contributions for part payment OF
| expense for grading and broken stone road
| way, wss received end referred to the Joint
| Committee on Streets and Finance.
Petitions from property owners on Wash.
ington street, between Queen and Wythe
streets, requesting that the street be graded.
curbed with granite, paved Q feet from tue
curb with yitri6sd brick on DO sides Of the
street and the center Of street to be maoada.
mized, they agreeing TO pay into the city
| treasury before work Is commenced the
sum of 500 for each lineal foot front, the
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| ferred to the joint Committee on Streets sud
| Finance.
A resolution providing for the paving of
| King street, FROM the east crossing Of Peyton
street TO the corporation line, was referred
| to the Joint Committee on Street aud Finance.
| A resolution appropriating s625 to re-cob'
BILE and reset the curbs to 10 foot roadway
on Prince street from Lee TO Union street. was
| referred 10 the Committee on Streets.
| A DronoaifiOn from Mr. A la i Weddar-
| burn, requesting an appropriation for the
publication of q book setting forth the advan-
| tages Of Alexandria, to be used at the Ter
Centennial Celebration" st jamestown, was
| received and Iefernd to the Committee on
France.
The Committee on Light reported favorfb'y
on the petition for an electric light at the
corner Of Princes and Fsyette sheets and
recommended that the lamp now located az
| the barge wharf, foot of Wilkes street. be
taken down and erected at this corner
motion to recommit to the Committee on
Light was lost.
x motion to strike out that portion of the
report for the removal Of the light at the
barge wharf was adopted and the report OF
the committee as amended was adopted.
The Committee on Light reported sdvtr.
sely on the resolution for an arc light at the
corner of Washington and Cameron streets.
A motion to postpone consideration until
| the next meeting was lost--ayes 2. noes Z.
A motion 10 adopt the report Of the commit.
/ tee was los. ayes Messrs. Isadbeater Burke
| Risheill Hellmuth. Harrison, Uhier ant.
| Mr.. President, az; noes Messrs. Sususs. Wa
lisms. Brill, Bladder, Birrell, Monroe aud
a motion to Adopt the resolution providing
| the gss lights are cut out at this intersection
was lost-syes Messrs. Strauss, Williams,
Brill, Bsader, Birrell, Monroe, Harrison.
Spinks (6); noes Messrs. Leadheater, Burke.
Risheill. Hellmuth, Ubler and Mr. Presi'
dent 10y.
Upon motion the matter was recomnitted
| TO the Committee on Light.
The Committee on Light reported adverse.
| Duke and Fayette streets aud the report vas
adopted
The Committee on light reported adverse
IL on the petition for aa elestrlc light at
| the corner Of Franklin and St. Assph streets
and the report was adopted.
The Committee on Light reported that In
view OF the faithfulness Of the employees OF
| the old Electric Light Plant that the Auditor
be directed tn pay them for the full month
Of February. and the report was adopted
ayes IL, noes 0.
The Joint Committee on Light and Finance
reported favorably on bill from the Alei
andria Electric Company for $lS2.l3 and ths
bin was ordered to be Pald-ayes "a, noeso.
The Committee on Streets. recommended
an appropriation Of 500 to place crossing
on the east side Of Fairf,x street at the In.
tersection of franklin and on the east side OF
Washington street at the intersection OF
Franklin street. aud the report was adopted
ayes ii mes 0.
The Committee on Streets recommended
that the roadway on Cameron street from Lee
10 Union street be made q feet between
curbs on the condition that granite curb set
| Ia concrete. and foot cement sidewalk be