Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-10-13
COMMON COUNCIL.

At a regular meeting Of the Common Coun.
Gil Of the city of Alexandria, Va, held October
70, 1909, there were present:
Hubert Snowden, esq president, and bessrs
| eadbeater. Burke. Bisheill, Smith, Brill
Bladder, Birrell, Monroe, Hellmuth, Uhler
Marshall, Spinks, Harrison and Evans.
The Committee on Finance recommended
the payment Of $63.28 to Mrs. T. L. Cornwell
for groceries furnished quaTsntined house
No 144O Duke street. The report was adopt
ed and The bill ordered paid,
Upon petition Of the Columbia Steam Fire
Engine Company $50 was appropriated, to be
used in paiLti the engine room. Ayes To-
noes 0.
A resolution appropriating $50 for repairs
to the town clock and steeple Of the City Hall
under the supervision of the G. mmittee on
Public Property and City Engineer, was Of
ferred by Mr.. Marshall and passed. Ayes 10,
noes 0.
a communication from the Columbia Steam
Fire Engine Company requesting an annual
appropriation of 500 for the use Of the con-
pany was received and referred to the Com
mittee on Finance.
An act to regulate and fix the price, of gas
was offered By Mr. Uhler and referred to the
Committee on Light.
The Committee on Streets recommended an
appropriation of 81, 900 to grade and construct
27-foot broken stone road from Wytht
street, on Washington street. to Montgomery
street, and 1S-foot roadway from Montgomery
street to the corporation line. After discus
SIGN the matter was referred to the joint
Committees on Streets and Finance.
A resolution instfu ting the City Engineer
to estimate the cost for grading and gravel.
ing Franklin street, between Alfred and Pat.
rick, was offered by Mr.. Evans and passed.
A petition from property owners and res-
olutioa appropristing $3.50 TO construct q
sewer on Patrick street north ff Duke street,
eastward through the first alley north Of
Duke street; thence northward in the court
to the alley running into Alfred street south
of Prince street; thence eastward to Alfred
street, the appropriation to be available when
$50 has been deposited with the City Treas
urer for taps 10 the sewer, was referred to the
Committee on Streets.
The following were referred to the Commit
tee on Streets.
A resolution apprOpristing $500 to construct
l6.foot road on south Washington street,
from Franklin street to the corporation line,
and hagstoue and cobble crossings at Frank
lin and Washington stress.
Also q resolution by Mr.. Brill instructing
the City Engineer to inform Council at its
next meeting the cost Of improving north Co
lumbus street from Mont emery street north
to corporation line, the material to be similar
to that used on the county road.
AL resolution by Mr.. Harrison appro-
propriating 500 for two street crossings at
the in ersection of Columbus and Montgom-
cry streets.
Also a resolution by Mr.. Evans for i'm
provement 10 ditch east side of Patrick street,
between Wilkes and Chiffon.
Also a resolution appropriatiDg 500, TO
treat the stone roadway on Washington street
fro n Queen to Wyths street with a coal tar
preparation for the better preservation Of the
road and prevention Of dust.
Also communication from the Civic I'M
provement League, requesting an sppropria-
ton of $1(0 for the purchase of waste psper
metal boxes, TO be located under the supervi-
sion Of the City Engineer and Committee on
Streets.
Permission was granted j. P. Dryer TO
to reshingle roof at 5l5 Duke street, and
to j. +. Harrison to erect frame shed rear
Of 11l4 Cameron street, providing there II
no objection from adjoining property owner.
The board then adjourned.
HILBERT SNOWDEN, President.
Teste: DANIEL r. STANsBURY. Clerk Z. e.