Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-10-28
Official.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

At a regular meeting Of the Board OF
Aldermen of the city of Alexandria, Va, held
October q, 1908, there were present:
Messrs. Brill, Marbury, Ballenger, Field,
Swee 4ey and Summers.
in the absence Of the President and Vice
President Mr.. Ballenger was elected Presl'
dent pro tempOre
Mr.. Sweeney, from the Finance Commit
tee, made favorable report on resolution
providing for the sale at public auction on
Wednesday, December 2, 1908, Of all city
property upon which taxes were due and
unpaid on June ], 1908. The report was
adopted by unanimous vote.
Mr.. Sweeney also submitted the following
report on bills incurred by the health de-
! partment, which was adopted by unanimous
vote:
Your committee recommends that the fol.
| lowing bills be paid: NJ. J. Mcfarland, gro
ceries, 1925; F. NJ. Adams, groceries, $S4 So
w. NJ Priest, groceries, $l2.68; N. j. McFar-
land. fumigation. $3.50; total, $225.SS. In
regard to the health officers bill your COM
mittee recommends that it be not paid, for
| the reason that the health officer is a regular
emp, oyee Of the city and receives salary for
his services, II il trus the health officer here
| tOfore has been allowed an additional COM
pensatiOn for attending smallpox cases. The
| idea or reason for allowing the said health
officer additional compensation was because
smsllpox at that time wss Dreaded disease
| and the physician who attended smallpox
eases would naturally lose greater part OF his
regular practice. This we submit to be good
reason for former allowances. But smallpox
such as has been in our midst not being CON
sidered the dangerous, lcathsOme disease il
1 formerly vas, this reason for eI ira cOmpensa'
| ton no longer exists. To substantjate his view
| your committee calls attention to the report
| Of the Marine Hospital Ssrvice Of last year,
/ which states that smallpox of today was no
longer the dreaded disease OF former years.
Mr. Sweeney also submitted the following
report Oh bills incur ed by the health DEPART
( ment subsequent 10 July IA, 1908, which was
adopted by unanimous vote:
Your committee respectfully calls attention
to the following resolution:
"Ordered, That this Council being Of the
opinion thst no case Of smallpox exists or has
4 existed in this city during the past few
months, that no money be paid out Of the city
| treasury on this account from tonight"
| This resolution was passed July IA, 1908
| All bills enclosed were l Cured since july
| IA, 1873. Therefore, your committee is o. thu
| opinion that we have no authority to recon-
mend the payment Of the enclosed bills unit
| Council rescinds its former action.
| The following were received from the Com
| mon Council and their action concurred ii
by unanimous votes:
A petition of Jonathan Matthews for per
mission to build two FRI me houses in the allie,
bounded by Henry, Fayette, Cameron AM
Que,n streets.
Resolution appropriating $3.50 to grave
ard gutter Alfred street from Prince to tn
south side Of Wilkes street.
Ordinances to establish the grades Of Queer
street from Fayette to Payne, and the south
side of Wolfe street from Royal to Fairfax.
Resolution appropriatng S765 to construct
q pipe sewer on Wolfe street from Royal t
| Fairfax.
Resolution appropriating $265 for the pur
chase Of street sweeper.
| Communication from G. II. Denny, chair
man of tue State Board of Charities and Cor
| rection.
Petition Of j. F. Hibbs for permission Il
use Genasco rubber roofing on house No. 1928
south st Asaph street.
Petition Of &. I. Goods, Chief of Police, ask.
/ ing Council to pay S4a, expenses incurred by
| him in attending the convention OF police
| chiefs in the city Of Detroit.
Resolution requesting the Committee on
Public Property to provide quarters for the
Associated Charitils on the second floor Of the
east wing of the Market building.
Ordinance empowering the Southern Rail
way Company to construct switch or side
track on Lee street, betSe the northern city
limits and the railroad abutment between
First and Montgomery streets.
The board then adjourned.
W. w. BALLENGER,
President pro tempore.
Teste: LUTHER II. THOMPSON, Clerk.