Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-25
Official.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

At regular meeting Of the Board Of AL.
dermen Of the city Of Alexsnd ria, Va, held
| March "a, 1908, there were present:
j. X. N. Curtin, esq, President, and Messrs.
Brill, Marbury, Ballenger, Field, Sweeney
Hill and Summers.
Mr.. Field, from III Committee on General
Laws, reported an ordinance TO prohibit the
| promoting. management or drawing Of q lot
| terry or rattle, or buying, selling or exchaug.
ordinance was adopt d by the following
vote: Ayts-Messrs. Hill, Brill, Marbury.
Rallenger, Field. Sweeney, Summers and Mr..
PresideDt-S. Noes, none.
| Mr.. Field presented an ordnance directing
| the conveyance to the Old Dominion Glass
Works of certain real estate; also an ordi-
nance directing the conveyance to George D.
Hopkins of certain real estate. Tho ordi-
nsnces were referred 10 the Committees on
| Finance, General Laws and Puzzle Property.
Mr.. Sweeney introduced an ordinance i'm
pcsins taxes on Persons and property IN the
city Of Ale xaDdria for the year c0mmensiog
June /, 1908, and ending May 81, 1909, which
was referred TO the Finance Committee.
A resolution inviting bids for the purchase
of the Old Hydraullon engine house on north
| Royal street Wa adopted.
The Committees on Public Property and
| Finance recommended an appropriation OF
500 for repairs at the kish Whsrf. which
was adopted by the following vote: Ayes
Nessrs. Hill, Brill. Marbury, Bsllenger,
Field Sweeney, Summers and Mr. President
s. Noes, none.
The Committees Oh Finance and Public
Property recommended an appropriation Of
s2s) for the purpose of wiring the Columbia
and Reliance engine houses, the Relief Hook
and Ladder house and police station. The
report was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes Messrs. Hill. Brill, Marbury. Ballen-
ger, Field, Sweeney, Summers and Mr.. Presi-
dents. Noes, none.
A resolution appropriating $3.50 for repairs
on Fairfax street between Princess and PEN
dletOn, was leceiycd from the Common Coun-
ell and their action concurred in by the fol-
| lowing vote: Ayes-Messis. Hill. Brill, Mar.
bury, Ballenger, Field, sweeney, Summers
| and Mr. Presidents. Noes, none.
| A resolution spp'opriating $50 for the
purchase of road gravel and for the repair of
gravel streets was received from the Common
Council and passed by the following vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Hill. Brill. Marbuy, Ballen-
ger, Field, Sweeney, Summers aud Mr.. Presi-
dents. Noes, none.
A resolut On appropriatiDg $50 to Construct
terra CT tia sewor eastward from Caint ron
aud Royal streets IL fe, on Cameron stree
with house connection from curb to curb. was
recei ged from the Common Council sni
passsd by the following vote: Ayes Mesrs.
Hill, Brill. Marbury, Ballengsr, Field.
sw eney, Summers and Mr.. Presidsnt--S.
| Noe none.
The following were received from the Con.
moA Council and their action c0ncurred in
/ by unanimous votes:
| Communication from n S G,eeuaway,
| Clerk of the Corporation Court. enclosing 4
a report of the grand jury on the condition
Of school and public buildings in this city.
Resolution directing the Committee on
Public Property 10 inquire into the cost CT
installing water heaters in place Of gas
heaters now used under st sm IRE engines
| in this city.
Resolution appropriating $3.50 TO widen
| Ere escapes on Peabody School Bulldog
ADD improving sanitary condit ons therein.
The board then adjourned
| J. R. n. CURTIN, President.
Teste: LUTHER Ii. THOMPSON, Clerk.