Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-12-09

recommended the payment OF Dillo iOi
groceries, fumigstion aud guard duty.
Tie report was adopted, and on
motion OF Mr. Msroury Sl49 Al was ap'
propria ed for the payment of the bill.
No report was male relative to the bill
of Hea tn Officer Gornan for service.
Mr.. Sweeney introduced resolution
which val adopted. providing tbal when
Council adjourned 1t be to meet again on
the second Tuesday 10 January, 1909
A petition of Miss Mary r. Lunt for
permission to repair the roof Of her
house, No. 105 Priuce street, was granted.
The Aldermen conourTed Ia the action
Of the Common Council on all the papers
sent 10.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The lower body of the city government
was called to order at 7:45 sud Is men,
bers answered to their names when the
occasion to vote arose.
Committee reports being called fer
Mr.. Brrell, from the joint committee on
ooor and public property, submitted q
report on q resolution referred to them 10
reference to making provision for rooms
10 the market building for the Associated
Cha titles. 1t recommended tia; the
old Jury room be set apsr. for the use Of
the ladies.
SJme of the members thought this
would not be sufficient accommodation
for the ladies of the Board of Charities
and did not waot them removed from the
TWO rooms they ta1 occupied in the
market building for some years,
After q long debate Mr.. Marshall
stated that after consultation with the
members of the Board OF Aldermen on
the committee, they we're willing t.
amend the report and give to the ladies
the use OF the two rooms on the west
de OF the corridor in the Fairfax street
wing of the bulldog.
This was agreed to aud the amended
report WAS unanimously adopted. Dur
ng the debate Mr.. MARSHALL stated that
be appropriation for improving the court
room add new clerks Office Was 81, 300
and that the cost would come withio
this amount.
A petition from the Columbia Steam
Fire Engine Company for repairs to the
meeting room Of said company, which
had been referred to the committee on
public property, was reported on With
the recommendation that 800 he ap-
propriated for the purpose sof rerainting
ADD otherwise improving the me'tiog
rooms of the Columbia and Reliance en-
CINE houses.
10 this connection Mr.. Marshall said
that hisr6ason for Including the Reliance
10 the report was the fact thst he had rt-
ceiyed g communication from the mem
bers Of that company asking for improve
ments at that engine house.
The chair stated that he had received
a similar communication and had it rsad
bearing on the same subject.
The report Of the committee was
adopted.
The resolution appropriating $500 for
the use of the Washington Monument
Association which had been referred to
he insnce commiltse at the last meet
lng, was reported on with recommen-
datiOn that same be made.
Mr.. Hellmpih asked if the money vas
to be used right away.
Mr.. Burke said The money would not
be used for some time. He taid the az
ISOLATION wanted ID get recognition from
The city 10 order ID establish its position
when appealing to other sources. He
cOntended that the park would be for
the use Of all the people OF this city, and
would be grfa! benent to every body
who lived here.
A motion to lay the report OF the COM
mit'ee on the table was lost.
Mr.. Spinks stated that the reason he
voted for the report was the fact that If
the city gave the movement a black eye
little could be expected from outside
sources. He said be vas confident that
the association would appeal to Congress
at this session and he did not Walt it to
appear tina the city was against such a
project.
Mr.. Monroe was 10 favor Of delaying
the matter till the next meeting, that
the members could more deliberately
consider it
NJ. Lesdbester reminded the body
that If it did not act at once, 1t would BE-
impossible to receive consideration til
the month of Janusry. He said that
lbe talk of constitutional objection was
hardly worthy Of cors Iteration, ss the
BODY he'd appropriated money many
times for music for Ere companies &C.,
and not a word Of complaint came forth.
The chair s;atsd that he favored
Z posiponement of The matter for the
purpose Of looking into the question
which many members thought deserved
consideration
Mr.. Evans said be did not want TO Op-
pose TIE appropriation but be contsnded
tina. it was q violation Of the constitution
As reference had been made to the body
spproprsling money for tae Galveston
sufferers he wanted TO remind the mem
bers that since ,hst time 8 uew--fam-
GUS constitution al convention had been
held and he would advise council to pro-
coed with care.
Mr.. Lssdbeater said thst the aIsoc'a'
tion expected to expend this money in
advance, bat it would like to know that
it would be refunded.
Mr.. Evans said be hoped the memb'rs
would reconsider their action, de, asa