Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-25
COMMON COUNCIL.

Alta regular meeti -g of the Common Coan.
Gil of the city of Alexandria, Va, held
Mach oath, 1858, there were present Hubert
Snowden, esq, President, and Messrs. Lead
heater, Burke, Risheill, Williams, Brill,
Bladder, Monroe, Hellmuth, Harrison. Uhler,
Marshall, Spinks and Evans.
The Committee On Streets reported recon
meudipg aud appropriation Of $3.50 TO repair
Fairfax street. between Princess aud Pendle-
ton streets providing that material for The
work be furnished by the Old Dominion
Glass Co. and the report was adopted-ayes,
~; n~e'. 0.
In, Committee on Streets submitte the
foil wing report, which was lsid over under
the rules.
Your committee reports that the Washing
ton Southern Railway Co. agree to furnish
all the gravel necessary to construct gravel
road fiOm gutter to gutter on Fayette street.
from Duke street 10 Princess street, and to
furnish gravel for cobble stone cutters pro-
vided the Ci Council grade the street out
side the ties ready for the gravel and Goa
struct the cutters.
Your committee therefore recommend that
an appropriation Of 20 0 or as much there.
Of as ray be necess Try be and is hereby sp-
proprated to grade the roadway outside the
ties and to lay cobble cutters with vitrii.d
brick centers, aud 10 spread aud roll the
gravel to he delivered By the Washington
Southern Railway Company, on Faye To
street, between Duke street and Primo 50
street with the exception Of the east side OF
Fayette street, between Cameron and Queen
| street and that the work be done under the
supervision Of the Committee on Streets and
tn, City Engineer Z. 5 LEADBEA TER.
Chairman Committee on Streets.
A communication from Newell ). Greena-
| way, Clerk Of the Corporation Court, enclos-
| ing a report of the special grand jury on the
condition of public buildings in the city was
received, and upon motion of Mr.. Williams
was referred TO the Committee on Streets and
the CITY Engineer.
A resolution appropriating $3.50 reconstruct
terra Gotta sewer eastward from Cameron
aud Royal streets, 10 feet on Cameron street,
with house connections TO curb llne, was
adopted-ayes, IA; noes,
A resolution appropriating IS, % to purchase
road gravel, and TO repair gravel streets, was
offered by Mr.. Lea lbester and plessd-ayes,
IA; noes. o.
A resolui ion instructng the Committee on
Public Property TO inquire into cost of va err
heaters, 10 lien of pas heaters, under the
en9ia's If the city fire department. was offered
by Mr.. Spinks aud referred to the COMMITTEES
on Public Property.
A resolution appropristing 5000 to i'm
diton Of Pea ody School Building, was offer
ed BY Mr.. Spinks aud referred 10 the Joint
Committee on Schools and FInan~e.
An ordinance for imposing aud colltctiI Z
taxes on persons ty, incomes, &C., Tor
the wear commencing June l, 1913. and end.
ing May 81, 1909, wa1 received from the Board
Of A ldermen and their action concur H.
An ordinance to prohibit the promoting,
managing or drawing OF lottery or fhs, or
buying. selling or exchanging ora chance or
ticket in the same, was received from the
Bperi Of Aldermen, read the second and
third time, and passed--ayes, IA, noes. O.
An ordinance authorizing and directing the
conveyance of certa al estate to the Old
Dominion Glass Company, was received from
the Board Of Aldermen and their action con-
cured in.
An ordnance authorizing AMI directing
the conveyance Of eertsin real estate 10 Geo.
ID. Hopkins, was received from the Board OF
Aldermen and their action cOncurred 10
The following was Teeeiv ID from the Board
OF Aldermen and their action concurred in:
A resolut IN directing the Comm tee on
Publ c Property TO advertise for bids for the
property known as the old Hydraulin engine
house on north Royal street. and the recon-
mendalion Of the joint Committees on Public
Properly, Finance emo General Laws.
Also report Of the joint Committee on FL
nance and Public Property appropristing
500 to repair the & h whaf-syes, IA, noes,O.
A report OF the joint Committees on Finance
aud Public Property, appropriatiDg $3.50 to
wire the police station. Reliance ana the 20,
iumbia engine houses. and the Hook ana
Ladder house for the use of e'ecricity-ayes
l {; noes, 0.
The board then adjourned.
HUBERT SNOWDEN. President.
Teste: DANIEL r. STASsBURY, Clerk, Z. 1.