Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-06-24
COMMON COUN GIL.


At a regular meeting VI the Common
Council, of the city OF Alexandria, Va, held
June 2ard, 1908, there were present !;
Hubert Snowden. esq, President, and Messrs
Leadbeater, Burke, Brill, Bladder, Birrell,
Monroe, Hellmuth, Harrison, Uhler, Spinks
and Evans
A report of the Clerk OF Gas, superintsn-
dent of Gas, and City Treasurer, showing re.
ceipts ard disbursements, and operations of
the city gas works for the fiscal year ending
May 81, 1903, was received and adopted.
The Auditors annual statement showing
receipts and disbursements of the city gov
eminent for the fiscal year ending May 3lst.
1908, and the City Treasurel's report for
eeived and adopted.
An ordinance to grade, pave and curb
Payne street, between Cameron and Queen
street. under certain conditions, was recon-
mended by the joint Committee on Streets
and Finance and read the first and second
time and laid over under the rules.
An ordinance to grade. pave and curb Co
lumbus street from King b Cameron streets,
under certain conditions. was recommends
by the j int Commit on Streets and FL
nance ard read the first al d second times and
laid over under the rules.
An ordinance requiring the w., A. & Mt,
Vernon Railway Company TO take up its rails
now laid on Columbus street, from the north
crossing Of King street north to the west
GRO sing Of Columbus street, at Cameron, aud
70 lay grcOyed rails aud 10 grade and pave
space between said rails, aud two feet on each
de theret with VItrihed brick on a six-inch
concrete base, was recomme nded By the Com.
mittee on streets, read three times and passed
aye, u; noes, o.
In compliance with n ordinance passed
May 18th, 1908. and in anGweF 10 the adyer-
tisement duly published the following bid
was received, which was accepted and refer.
Jed TO the JOINT Committee on Finance and
Public Properly to prepare the necessary
ordinance for the lease Of the property:
Alexandra, Va, June %, 1868.
To the City Council of Alexandria, Va;
make the following der for the property
rights and iranchie5 advertised as attached
hereto:
1, will leae the said property rights
and frsnchifes for the term Of ten years at
an annual rental Of twenty-five dollars. with
the option and privilege Of buying the said
property right and franchiies at any time
within said ten years for the sum of seven
hundred and fifty dollars.
Z. Will erect on said property building
and manufacturing plant TO cost about five
thousand dollars, TO begin with, which pre-
800 w NNANNNb oAh OptfdOr fOuutHLlOu
with my agricultural and fertilizer business,
My Intention IS to increase the size and ca
pacity Of the plant from time to time.
present with this, my bid, o certified
check for one hundred dollars, payable 10 the
0 der of d e Clay Cornell OF Alexandr a.
which eert tied check will | e returned 10 me
should my bid be rejected In csse my bid |
Is accepted the said check will be returned to |
me upon the payment u the City Council Of |
Alexandria Of the costs Of this advertisement.
My check for one hundred dollars heretofore
deposited by me with my original offer is TO |
be returned TO me.
Respectfully,
ARTHUR III. BRYANT.
The Com nittee on Streets recommended an /
appropriation Of 800 to lay sewer ia alley |
bounded by Washington, Columbus, Oronoco
and Pendleton streets to be available when
four taps have been paid for aud the report /
was adOpted-ayes II; noes, 0.
The Committee OD Streets recommended an /
appropriation Of S400 TO widen and complete
the cutters and to gravel the roadway on
Or0noc0 street, from st. Asaph to Pitt street.
The matter was recOmitted TO the Committee
d Streets. The Board Of Aldermen non con-
CARED and requested Committee Of Confer
ence and Hessrs. Evans and Burke were ap-
pointed. The committee reported that II ey
were unable TO agree. The paper was retusn.
a later by the Board Of Aldermen, that board |
having adopted the report Of She committee
md appropriated 800 for the work. A mo-