Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-04-29
Official.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN

At regular meeting Of the Board o.
| Aldermen of the city Of Alexand ria, Va. held
| April rs, 1908. there were present:
J. r. N. Curtin, esq, President, and Messrs
Hill, Brill, Marbury, Ballenger, Field
Sweeney and Summers.
Mr. Summers offered the following, which
was iopted, aye s, moss, none:
Be it resolved by the City Council, that the
sum of 5 rs, or as much thereof as necessary
be appropriated for repairs to the Relief
Hook and Ladder house.
A petition Of Geo. T. Klipstein for permits
sion TO Use cedar posts az foundation for six
frame dwellings IN PeOdleton street, between
Royal and Pitt, was referred to the Commit.
tee on Streets.
The Finance Committee reported in favor
ofpaying bill Of John w. Sutton, $3.50
fer services rs Waterman OF Qusrsntined
house, and the report was adopted
The following were received from the Com.
mon Council and their action cOncurred in
by unanimous votes:
Resolution appropriating 500 for repairs
TO the Columbia and Reliance engine houses
and the city Jail.
Resolution requiring trains of the Wash.
ington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon Rail-
way Company TO stop 70 take on or let Of
passengers at King aud PIT streets.
Resolution empowering the C,mmittee on
Public Property to have the hous removed
on the lot belonging 10 the city on the north
west corner Of Princess apd Pitt streets.
Resolution Apr prisFing $1,000 for the
construction Of a sewer from Wilkes street
to Gibbon.
Resolution appropriating $3.50 to lay gut
tiers on the west side and grade the roadway
on Pitt street 100 feet south Of Duke to
Wolfe street.
Resolution providing for the recording Of
births in the city Of Alexandria.
Report Of the Committee on Streets recon.
mendiDg an appropriation OF 800 for the
construction of guitar on Oronoco street,
between Henry and Patrick.
Communication from the Board Of Fire
Wsrdens requesting the passage of An ordi.
nance requiring the trains Of The Washing.
ton, Alexandra and Mount Vernon Railway
Company to stop at King and st. Asaph,
King aud Patrick, and Cameron and Patrick
streets.
Communication from F. j. PAT, Mayor.
announcing that in future all trains o. tae
Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon
RAILWAY Company will stop at King and ST.
Asaph, King and Patrick, and Came on and
Patrick streets, this action being the result
OF conference between the Mayor and the
railway officials.
Streets to confer with the Board Of Superyis.
ors Of Alexandra county relative TO the i'm
prOvements on west King street.
Resolution empowering the Committee on
Streets TO have the tagging at the intersection
of Prince and Pitt streets repaired.
Resolution appropriating $50 10 raise
the sidewalk Of the Washington ttres /
10 the alley bounded by King,
Cameron, Washington and Columbus streets.
The Common COuocil returned a petition
Of Rev. Dt. w. +. Fisher for permission to
place tablet to the memory OF Rev. Jere-
msh Moore in the front wall Of the stat o /
house. granted by the Board Of Aldermen
April A. 1908. The Common Council had
referred the petition 10 the Committees on
General Laws and Public Property, and the
Board Of Aldermen reeedsd from their action
and concurred in that Of the Common Coun- !
Gil.
An ordinance to provide for the appoint !
ment snd licensing Of city guides and TO pre- |
vent the wilsul misrepresentation Of hist n. |
zeal places and things within the city limits |
by any person or persons, and 10 fix q penalty |
therefor, was received from the Common |
Council.
Mr.. Brill moved that the words "auA
steamboat companies" De inserted after the |
words forOlddlng trespassing upon trains.
The motiol was adopted, and after the ord. |
nance had been read three times Il WAC passed |
~ the following vote: Ayes. Messrs. Hill,
Brill, Marbury. Ballrnger, Field, SwesneJ, |
and Mr.. Ptesident. Noes, none.
The board hen adjourned.
J. K. N. CURTIN, President.
teste LVTAEk ID. TRoNPsos, Clerk.