Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-02-13
COMMON COUNCIL.


At n regular meeting of the Common
Council # the city Of Alexandra, Va, held
ebruary ~, 1877, there wer, pr, sent Hubert
SnOwden, ESQ President, aud MesSrs. Lead.
bester, Risheill Strauss. Brill, Beadrr, Bir-
rell, Monroe, Hellmuth, Harrison, Uhler
and Evans.
An invitation from the Daughters Of tIo 4.
American Revolution to attend memorial
services at hrist Church on te,ruary 22nd.
was received and accepted.
PERMISSION was grantsd Mr.. Thos. Waddey 10
erect N add ton In regr Of his business prop
erty on north Pitt street, providing there is
no jec ion from adjoining properly owners.
Permission was granted Mr. Il. !. Myers
10 erect frame sped rear Of Tot NO. 10 North
! Pitt street. providing there is no objection
| from adjoining property owners.
4 p.titition from +. 4 Murray for permits
| sion 10 erect four frame houses o c. on
street, between p luce aud Duke streets, WAS
| referred 10 the Joint Comml,tes on sire -
| and Gener Laws.
A communication from the City School
| 30 I'd requesting an appropriation Of 500.
| TO defray exper>0 Of making a cr0uiiable K
hiblt ofthe public -chools at the mestosn
| f. DO itiOn, was rece We and upon motion
| 800 WIS appropriat,d-ayes ~, noes g.
= resolution Ly Hr Birr II rpqutsIi gare.
port un the co t,f heating he Cit ball Court
House an POlicr statlon with an improved
heatet. was referred to the Joint COIum. ttee
on ublLc tropert, aud Finance
a resolution sppr0pr atiBg ST., 90 TO,
broken stone roadway. aide quit r. aOJ flag
sione CROSSING on oval street, FROM Qurrn to
Princess street. was reierrsd TO the Commit
tee on -trrets.
A report Of the Joint Committee on FL
nance and Pubic Proper, recommend ng
that ewo half squares north Of the Old Do.
minion q ass Work aud two squares VI
ground west of the said works he leas-i 70
DIR. A. Luris froEa the sum Of s2j per annum
With the privil &c Of purchasing within
fifteen years for hft Gu hundred dol ars
81 5O0), the petitioner agreeing 10 81 ri "a
factory employing not less than fifty men
within twelve months Of ef executi, SAID
leas., dc an ordinance 10 be submit later,
was received from the Board Of Aldermen
and thrie action con urre In.
An ordinance TO qure dealers ia second
hand goods 20 KeeD a book wherein sid pur-
chases shall be recOrds and 20 rep n the
same to the Chi { Of Pslic. DC, VAS ,eeived
from the Board Of aldermen anu laid on the
table.
A report Of the 'oint committee on finance
and General Laws on the bi Is frOm the
Mayor tor detective services in the Curtin
murder case was received from the 10 I'd Of
Aldermen and laid on tue tsbl-.
Mr. Snowden called Mr Uhler to the Chair
and in T. " feeling m ,rks aunoUuc the
death of Mr.. N p. Burke Of The HOaf1 q
Aid. rmen and introduced the following f'so-
luton, wbi..hpas unshiznoesiy, doPted oyn
rising vote,
Resolved, That their board has heard with
deep .orrow aLd regret Of the death VI n. L
I. Burke, for many yesrsa talthfu IN efficient
representative of the First Wa d, in the high
or branch of the City Council--A man VII ss
high sense Of honor and hdelts 10 Guty Won
for him the confidence and esteem Of al With
whom he was -ssociated.
Resolved, That the members Of this board
attend his funeyal in b dy and Oh I as q
futher mark Of respect - his memory, this
board do now adj uin
The board then adjourned
III BERT SNOWDEN. President.
Teste: DANIEL r. sTANsBuRY. Clerk c. G.