Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-03-27
Official.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.


At regular meeting Of the Board Of AL
derruen Of the city Of Alexandria, Va, held
March 26. 1907, there were present:
Messrs. Hill, Brill, Msrbury, Ballenger,
Simpson, Curtin and W, II. Sweeney.
In the absence Of the President Vice Pres.
ident Curtin presided.
Mr.. Marbury called up an ordinance
to provide for the grading, paving and curb
ing Of King street from the east crossing of
Peyton street, under certain conditions, pass
ed by the Common Council July 10, iSO6.
end laid over by the Board of Aldermen
July l0and July "a, 1906, which was read the
second and third times and parsed by q
unanimous vote.
The report of the Committees on Public
Property and Finance recommending an ap-
preparation Of 1880 for certain improve.
ments and alterations 10 the Corporation
Court rooms, received from the Common
Council March y, 1907, was CONQUERED in.
The Vice President announced that he had
transferred Mr.. Simpson from the Committee
on Public Property to the Committee on
Finance, and that he had placed Mr.. Brill
on the Committees on Public Property. Police
aud Claims
Mr. W. H. Sweeney, of the Finance Com.
mittee, reported favorably on a resolution
appropriating $3.50 for the use Of the Co ope.
raiiye Charities Association; also favsrably
on a petition Of the Alexandria Athletic As.
ISOLATION asking relief from the license tax
Of company proposing TO give performances
for the benefit Of the association. The reports
we're adopted,
Mr. Ballenger introduced resolution pro.
yiding for the resuracing Of 0ronOco street,
between Pitt and 81. Assph streets, which
was referred TO the Committee on Streets
The following were received from the Com
mon Council and their seton concurred in;
Petition OF sundry citizens for the i'm
provemeDt Of Payne street from Cameron to
Prince.
Petitions Of sundry citizens looking 70 the
improvement of Washington street from
Queen to Wythe streets.
Resolution for paving King street from
Peyton street west to the corporation line
with vitrifed brick and granite curbing.
Resolution appropriating 1925 10 recobhle
and reset curbs on Prince street from Lee to
Union.
Proposition of A. J.. Wedderburn for aid
toward the publication Of q history Of Alex
andria In connection with the Jamestown
Exposition.
Reports Of the Committee on Light on pc.
titions for electric lights at Princess and
Fayette, Cameron and Washington, Duke
and Fayette and Franklin and st. Asaph
streets.
Report of the Committee on Light on pc.
tition OF the former employees Of the electric
light works for pay during the month Of
February, 1907.
Report of the Committee on Lisht on
bill Of 1921 Of the Alexandra Electric
Company.
Report Of the Committee on Streets Oh
resolution providing for crossings al Fairfax
and Franklin and Washington and Franklin
streets.
Report of the Committee on Streets on
proposition Of Smost & Co. in reference 10
the improvement of Cameron street.
An ordinance authorizing the Southern
Railway Company to lay spur track on the
east side Of Union street, between Cameron
aud Queen, under certain conditions.
The board then adjourned.
J. r. N. CURTIN, Vice President.
Teste LUTHER II. THOMPSON, Clerk.