Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-02-26
Official.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
At a regular meeting Of the Board Of Al
dermen Of The city Of Alexaud ria, Va, held
| February 20, 1908, there were present:
j. r. N. Curtin, esq.,, President, and Messrs.
Merbury. Field. sweeney and Summers.
| a report OF the Committees on Finance and
Schools recommending an appropriation Of
! 81 500 as requested by the Board OF School
Trustees, to be applied to the pigment of last
years deficit and TO increase the salaries Of
certain public school teachers and to make
L cessary repairs to school buildings, re-
ceived from the Common Council February
| II, 1873 was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes, Messrs. Marbury, Field, Sweeney,
Summers and Mr.. Prssiieat-', noes. none.
| The President presented petition ofGeo.R.
/ 81 ith for permits, ion TO change the cpnltruc-
| ton of frame building Nor l2l south Henry
street; also to erect two-stOry frame kitchen.
which was granted, providing there il no
objection from adjoining property owners.
| Mr. Sweeney, from the Finance Commit
tee, presented resolution appropriating 500
| for the use Of the Alexandria kindergarten.
which was passed by the following vote:
| Ayes, Messrs. Marbury, Field, Sweeney,
| Summers and Mr.. President-5 5. Noes. none.
| NJ. Sweeney also presented report Of the
same committee recommending sn appropri-
alton Of 800 for repairing streets, $500 for
streets and sewers, $3.50 for chain gang, 81, 200
for fire department, $3.50 for FIRE plugs and
$3.50 for election expenses, which was laid
over under the rules.
The joint Committees on Public Property
aud Finance presented the following report
| which was adopted by the following VOTE:
Ayes, Messrs. Msrbury, Field. Sweeney.
Summers and Mr.. Presidents. Noes, none.
Your committee is rep,rting upon the pay
ment of the within bill, desire to call atten
ton of the Council to the manner in which
this bill has been created. Ii seems the
Board of Fire Wardens sumed TO contract
q bill and did contract a bill for the SUN o.
one thousand dollars, without the authority
or knowledge of Couaci, and upon the ts-
sumption they hsd the right to draw any
amount Of money that might be to the credit
of the Fire Department. We call your at
tention to the fact thbt the appropriation
made by City Council for the Fire Depart
ment is for the current expenses Of the said
department. and not for extraordinary ex-
penses, and this is certainly an ex traordinary
expense; therefore we are firmly of the opin-
ion thst Council should have been consulted
aud should have made the necessary appr0-
| Driation before any contract had been made.
We all know that Council itself cannot make
q similar appropriation in the hurried man
ner it appears this appropriation has been
m@le aud We claim that no committee of
Couniil should have the authority TO 90 that
from dOing. 1t is clear it would be impossi-
BILE for those who are in;rusted with the care
of the peoples mo ley, % handle the busit ess
| of the II and do their duty int lligently IL
any committee shOol have the legal au hori-
ty TO draw o Of the city's treasury any sum
that it might deem necessary for its wants
without first knowing whether the city de-
sired to mate such appropriation, and had
the necessary money TO appropriate. We
| tvoulI raanaQffuilv GuOopet that laws O0varn-
ing the Fire Department be investigated by
the Committee on General Laws, and that it
report such changes ia the said laws as il
may deem necessary In conclusion, we rec.
ommend that the sum of one thousand dol
lars be, and is hereby, appropriated to pay
the enol0 ed bill.
The TO- lowing were received from the Com
mon Council end their action cOncurred ia
by unanimous votes:
Communication from Zorro Hill, secretary
Of tbs Board of Police Commissioners, sug-
costing the use Of electricity at the station
house instead of gus.
Resolution directing the Committee on
Streets to confer with representatives, Of the
Wssh ngtOn. Southern Railway Company in
reference TO the condition of Fayette street;
also asking the Corporation Attorney for an
opinion relative to the rights Of said railway
company.
A communication from f. i. PAT, Mayor,
in response to q resolution passed by Council!
IN reference to the schedule ,of the street car
of the W A. d Mt. " BY, was recei yed
from the Common Council AMI laid over.
The board then adjourned.
J. R. n. CURTIN, President.
| Teste: LsTHER II. THOMPSON. Clerk.
COMMON COUNCIL.
At a regular meeting OF the Common coqu-
ell Of the citg Of Alexandria, Va, held Feb
ruary 18Th, 1908, there were present Hubert
! Sn0wden, esq, President, aud Mssss Lead
helter Burke, Risheill, >trau.s. Williams,
Brill Monroe, Bladder, H-llmuth, la ,ris a,
Uhler, Marshall, and Spiuks.
A Communication from the Mayor referring
to a resolution adOp. d on j nuary ths l4,h,
1903, relating TO the schedu o. tia SIR ct car
ofths W., A. & NJ. Vernon Railway. was re-
csived and ugo m0iiOl Of Mr.. Williams 1t
was oid'rel tnat committee OF two be APP
| poi from each board u cllf.r with the
| Ms, o. and railroad authorii's 10 arrange \
siti factory schedule Mr.. Williams and Mr..
lie doe ter were appointed q committee on
the part Of this board.
| 90 omunication from the polire bOud re-
| que ting an appropriation to wire police head
ausr.eis 50 that ell ctrciy may he used for
| lighting pufp ses. was referred 10 the Com
mittee on Public Property.
The folloVing resolution offered by Mr..
| Will ms was adopted:
Re Owed. That the Comm ttee On Streets
| be and are hereby instructed TO confer with
the repre- entatives of the w. S. Railway
relative 10 the almost impossible condition
| If Fayeile street and try TO secure betterment
| Of conditions on that street aud that the cor
Doration Attorney be asked for an opinion
| relative to the rights Of said railroad
A report OF the joint Committee on Public
Property and Finance on the bill from the
Eureka Fire Hose Co for 81, 900 for hose or
dered and purchased by the Fire Wa rdens,
YVES ceiyed from the Board Of Aldermen
aud laid on the table under the rules.
A resolution appropriating 500 for the use
of the Alexandra Kindegarten, was received
from the Board Of Aldermen and their action
cOncurred in.
A petition from George x. Smith to change
the cOpstru ton Of frame building No. 1911
south Henry street, WIS received ffon the
b )ari Of Alderman and their action concur
red in.
Tie hoard then adjourned.
HUBERT SNOWDEN. President.
Test: DANIEL 4. STANsBURY, Clerk, G. 4.
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DIED.
Fell asleep in Jesus, at the re ideucs Of Ter
frieud, Miss Gertrude Ashby, Washington.