Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-10-23
Fourth ward, aud upon their re.urn ad'

the President presiding.
After the Clerk had flushed the read
ing of the minutes, Mr.. Brill stated that
be wished to call attention to the TACT
that the Clerk hsd been derelict 10 his
duties in not publishing 10 the oticial
proee, dings the aye aud nay vo.e On the
appropriation passed at the last meeting
OF Council for the Relief Hook and
Ladder Company. He asked the CLERK
TO read rules 5. II aud II.
MIR. Spinks moved that the correct
proceedings of Council at its meeting on
October be published in the next issue
of the Gazette.
Mr.. Evans said as mistake had been
made by the Clerk, In this matter the
correct ed proceedings could be published
without censuring the Clerk. The fall
ure to record the vote had merely been
an oversight on the Clerks part.
Toe motion to publish the corrected
section of the minutes wss carried.
The Chair stated that every presiding
officer of body Was given certain rights
and privileges. He had never held the
members down to the strict letter OF the
rules since he had been president. The
rules did rot require a recorded vote 10
every case and only when doubt arose
need an aye and nay vote be called on
unim portant questions. He had not
noticed the mistake in question until
the next day, but be would say that he
believed every member vas willing to go
on record as to his vote. The right OF
an aye and nay vote on every measure
was not required by the constitution,
and was not done in the legislature. The
President had right to decide as to q
doubt Sconcerning the passage OF the
failure of measure and then any mem
Der could appeal from the Chairs de-
! cision.
Mr. Birrel said the chair was mis-
taken in regard TO the Legislature; in
that body a roll call was required by
the constitution. The legislature had a
roll call on every measure.
Mr.. Williams, after reading section
-, said he has been in Council four
years and had never been denied the
| right of a roll call until at the last meet
ing.
| Mr.. Snowden said that while he had
never denied The right, yet the chair
could do so under certain conditions.
Mr.. Brill said be bad been member
for several years and that during that
time the chair had never before the last
meeting refused 10 grant recorded
vote. The president was not in the
chair at the last meeting wheG the vote
on the Relief Company appropriation
bill was taken, and as matter OF fact an
aye and nay vote YVES not denied by
acting chairman Uhler who, when the
demand was made. simply said such
vote was unnecessary.
The COMMITTEES on public properly re-
ported adversely on the petition oil
| Thomas Atkinson to repair the weather
vane on the City Hall, aud their report
was adopted. 1t was PECULIARLY suggested
that a member might climb the s,epl'
and turn the vain around.
| A resolution imposing a tax OF 80 on
persons who guide visitors through tn,
various historic places Of the city, Of
| fered by Mr.. Hellmuib, was referred Il
the committee On general laws acc
fiuance.
A communication was received from
the Relief Hook and Ladder CoppsD,
returning the check for the $50 appro
priated for their use at the last meeting
The company claims il was Discriminate
against.
Mr.. Brill moved that the commuDi
cation be received and referred to tn,
finance committee, which action wa
taken.
A petition was read from the Fsirfsl
Apartment House Company asking per
mission to put Stag roof on their build
ing at the cornec of King and Colurbu
streets, aud also 10 erect wooden llgh
and sirshaft, 10 that building.
Mr.. HelImuth said the work bat
already been finished before permission
of Council had been asked; the neigh
bors had not been asked. The Stag roo
bad been on three days.
Mr. Strauss said he wished to throV
no jmpediment in the way of those VIII
we're erecting the apartment house, bu
, that permission should have been asket
sooner.
The Chair said he would not throw
Obstacles 10 the way of thoss erecting
the house, but that it cine under thu
same law that g ,verned hotels, &c. 81
! did not Ike the idea of wooden air
shaft, as fire would necessarily follow II
such shat, was most dangerous in cas-
of t-e.
Mr. Harrison said Stag roof was fir
proof. a. WAS also wooden airshsft |
covered with metal, and was not berea
the roof.
Mr.. Leadbeater said the airshsit wa
simply intended to be skylight lik
many stores in the city had.
Mr.. Spinks said the city had an Office
TO look after such things Che City Engi
Deer) and that he should attend u tn
mater.
Mr.. Uhler moved that the matter b.
laid over until the next meeting ant
, that the City Engineer be instructed Il
! examine the premises and report Il
Council. The motion was carried.
Mr.. Hellmuth-"Are not FIRE escape
, required to be placed on the building
,, The chair stated that on all public
bulldogs over two storie, FIRE escape
, we're required.
Mr. Monroe said the City Euginee
had been in doubt and had turned thu
r matter dcgn and returned it to council