Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-11-27

Streets to revise aud print building regula.
TONS
Resolution requesting the Washington
Sor thern Railway Company to grade tras Ks
and repair Fayei,e street from Duke to Orc
noco.
The Aide men proceeded to The chamber OF
the Common { ouacil for the purpose Of par
ticipating in the election Of School Trustees,
an upon their return q resolution was re-
ceiyed from the ConmOn Council requesting
the Corp 1raton Attorney IN prepare lea,e
to the Old Dominion Glass Company for GER
tain land belonging to the city on the east
side Of Fairfax street, north of Montgomery
street. The resolution was laid over until
next meeti1g
The board then adjourned.
J.R.N N. CURTIN, President.
Teste: LUTHER ii. THOMPSON. Clerk.
COMMON COUNCIL.
At regulir meeting of the Common
Council Of the city of Alexaudris. Va, held
November rs, 1907, there were present. Hubert
SnOWden, esq President, and Messrs. Lead
he iter, Burke. Risheill, Strauss, Williams,
Brill, Blader, Biuell. Monroe, Hellmath.
Uhlel Marsh, II and Spinks.
Upon motion the Board Of Aldermen was
requested to return the pers which were Te-
ferred to them at the last meeting appropria-
ting s. 900 10 the City School Board. Mr.
llhler rttIraed with the paper and offered
the following: Resolved, That the sum of
81 500 be and is hereby appropriated as re-
quested by the Board Of Trustees of the pub
lie schco's to enable hem TO carry out their
plans, was laid over under the rul's.
Mr.. Msrshell offered the following. which
was refer ed TO the com nittee on general laws:
Whereas, the pisssn g.r station of the
Washiugto Railway Company aud
the $ ut1ern Railway Company is nov To-
eat n Fsiiflx county, and
Nh'ress, there Is cause now pending in
the ir ut Court for the CITY Of Alexandra.
cOncernilg smorg other things, the right Of
the City Council Of Aexardria to require the
said Washiugt ,n.SouLhern Rl'lwsy Company
to remove its tracks now laid in Henry street
in sid city, pow therefore be it
r. solved, That the Corporation Attorney
is hereby authorized 20 associate W ia hin,
some p-scti' ing attorney or attorneys Of the
Alexandr city bar in defending said suit
snd in protecting The rights of the c ty Com
Gil of Alexar dria inv lived in said cause.
res ,lLton WIS offered by Mr.. Mar
shall requesting the committee on gen.
erl laws to take ecion against the
Washington Southern Railway Company
as to this rg1t Of the use OF Faystie
street for IFS tracks. The matter was un
der considers ton when MIR, VIII ans offered
the following substitute Resolved, That
the Cooperation At.crOey be instructed to
infer with the City Engineer and after as
certairing the condition Of henry and Fay
EFT streets proceed against the railroads for
the purpose Of securing bsitermen. in con-
diiioDs on said STREET, After considerable de-
bate, upon motion Of Mr.. Brill, the matter
WIS laid on the table.
An ordinance to sell ce'tiin lands in the
city of Alexandria TO the Old Dominion
Glass Company and authorizing the drawing
and execution of q reed conveying the same
was recs lived from the Board Of Aldermen.
and read the first and second times and laid
on the ia lie. The following resolution oher-
ed by Mr.. Williams was OPP ed. Ayes IL.
nos0:
Resolved, That the Corporation Attorney
prepare lease to the Old noainion Glass
Company for that part OF Ian beginning az a
point on the east side Of Fairfax street ia
feet north of the north builling line Of Mont
gonery street and running thence north along
the line Of Fei fax street 40 feet; thence east
parallel with the line of Montgomery street
246 feet 10 inches 10 the west building line OF
Lee street; thence south along the line Of Lee
street 40 feet and thence west parallel with
Montgomery street 246 feet 10 inches to the
place Of beginning, for term Of years con-
slstent with present lease granted the said
Old Dominion Glass Company.
n RESOLUTION authorizing IL. II. thompson
as agent for the city of Alexandria to give
Aaron Oiell, tenant Of the City Council, the
proper legal notice ID vacs te and deliver TO
the city the space in the Market Building at
the soutbw west corner Of Cameron and air
fax streets, by authority Of an ordinance OF
the City Council approved June 25th, 1896.
was passed. Ayes, II. noes o.
A resolution Wai offered by Mr. Burke
that q committee Ct two memters from
g h. h.
pointed to confer with the officials OF
the Southern Rsilway Company to determine
the feasibility Of putting 10 a railway
swi oh On the city's property at or near the
former outlet of the old canal. The rtsolu-
iiDn was adopted and Messrs. Burke end
w. lliams were appointed on the committee.
A resoluti by Mr.. Birrell requesting the
COMMITTEES Oh streets TO revise and print build
ing regulations. was referred to the committee
on stresis
ArsJluti' n by Mr.. Monroe sppropriating
$3.50 to repair Cameron street from Royal to
Pitt streets was referred TO the committee on
streets.
A resolution by Mr.. Birrell requesting the
proper com m:G.fe to ascertain the cost Of
iie alarm system was referred to the commit
tes on fiaance
A resolution By Mr.. Birrell requesting the
proper committee to ascertain the col OF an
expense per annum for the operation Of no
lice patrol wagon and ambulance, was Hfsr-
red 10 the committee on finance.
solution by Mr. Spinks req nesting the
Wa hngtoD- Southern Railway Company TO
grade tracks and repair FayCtle streft from
ID Ike to Crooo,o street was ref rred % the
Joint committee on streets and gen .ral laws.
petition from +. j. Evans to1shingle roof
of shed at No. 322 south ct. Asaph street WIS
referred to the committee on streets.
A petitiOa from I. NJ. Jones aud others 10
repair gas lsmp at the southeast corner Of
Prince and Payne streets was referred TO the
commit e on light.
Permission was granted G. c. Erwin II
erect two story frame addition at 100 sou h
Henry street, prOvi ling there is no objection
from adjoining property owners.
Permission was granted Mr.. p. T. Harring-
ton TO place Oh the livery stable to be erected
by him a lag roof in accordance with the re-
quirements Of the underwriters.
yened in joint session TO fill vacancies on the
City 5 hOol Board, The following nomina-
tiOns were made Laurence Stibl.r. First
warj; A. II. Thomson, Second ward; VIM. j.
Bcothe, Third wari; d.. VIM. NJ. Smith.
Fourth ward, and TIA were all e'ectei by
the following vCts: Mes5rs. Leadbsater.
Burke, SnOwGen. Risheill, Stranss, Williams.
Brill, Balder, Birrell, Monroe, Hellmnth.
Uhler, Marshall Spinks. Hill, Marbury, Bal
lenger, j. Brill, Caitin, Fields and Summers.
The joint session then dissolved and the
board adjourned.
HUBERT SNOWDEN. President.
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