Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-12-15

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Co umittee on st eets.
A communication from the Cl' School
Board requesting an appropriation Of $40 for
grading and gressiDg lot around lie school
BuildiBg aud $500 or closets In the Washins-
ton kOol Building was Te'erre 70 the Com
mittee on Finance.
The JOINT Committee on Light, Finance and
General avs reported adversely on the petit
lien from renters 10 the City Market for wir.
ing ard lighting the City Market with cleo
tricity and the report wss adopted
A report from John B. Walle:. Geek Of
Gas. showing receipts of the citv Gas Wo ks
for the six months ending November 0 h,
1909, and Compnetiy5 atement showing
amount Of gas sold duriog six months ending
November 30. 1909, as compared with same
period 1908, and receipts from sale Of c,ke
from June let, 1909, to November LIST, 10 8.
as compared with same period 1870 ; was re-
ceiyed.
A communication from +. F Price. City
Au-itor. notifying council that the appro-
priation OF 81 900 for repairing streets has
been exhausted, was received and referred to
the Committee on Finance.
communication from the Board OF War
dens requesting an appropriation OF 5 900 to
purchase fire hose ives received and referrei
TO the Joint Committee on Pablic Property
and Finance.
The following resolution Offered ~ Mr.,
Smith was referred t, the Committee on
General Laws.
Whereas the rate of fare on the Washing.
ton, Alexandiia and Mt. Vernon Railway 10
eEorbitant and greatly in excess Of a reason.
able and Just rate of transportation; ead
Whereas the amount Of passenger traffi, b..
tween the two cities is great enough 10 per-
init substantial reduction Of said rate and
still enable the said company to earn fair
and reasonable interest on its investment; and
Whereas it Il desirable that the two cities
should be msde accessible to each other at as
reasonable, and low cost Of transportation IS d
consistent with the amount Of traffic carried
on: and
Whereas the rate of transport ,tion on ether
electric lines running into the City Of Wash
ington is much cheaper than the rates charg
on the said Washington, Alexandria and Mt.
Vernon Railway; snd
Whereas other electric railways running
into the City Of Washington furnish their
passengers with transfers to the street car
lines in sid City.
Therefore be il resolved by the City Coun.
Gil of Alexandria, Virginia, that the Corpora
ton Attorney be instructed 10 take such steps
IS may be necessary TO cause the said COM.
psny to appear before the State Corporation
Com mission and show cause why the said
rate should not be r duoed between the City
of Alexandria and the District line. and to
take such steps as may be necessary to COM
pei the said company to appear before the
Interstate Commerce Commission and show
cause why said rate should not be reduced
between the said City OF Alexandra and the
City Of Washington.
A resolution appropriatipg s25 to pur ..
chase curtains for the south windows of the
City Aims House Was offered by Mr.. Birrell
and passed. Ayes IL; noes 0.
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erect frame addition at 81 Prince street pro-
property owners.
A resolution that when Council sdjourns
tonight 1t be to meet on the second Tuesday
in January, 1910, was rassed.
An ordinance to regulate the running of
automobiles, locomobiles and other vehicles
and conveyances whose motive power is other
than animals, and motor bicycle, along or
over any street or alley in the city Of Alex
sndris, Va, was received from the Board OF
Aldermen and laid on the table.
An ord; nsnce to prohibit ihe keeping or
stsoling OF horses, cattle or other SUCH
animals, in any building erected in or IN,
Washington Street, King street, or within
thirty feet OF either Of said streets in the City
of Alexandra, Va, as recommended by tEe
Joint Committee on General Laws and Streets,
was received from the Board Of AldeYmsn,
resd the e st, second ard third time and
passed. Ayes IL: noes O.
A report Of the Committee on General Laws
recomme ding the appointment Of Commit
tee Of five consisting OF the Mayor, President
of the Board of Aldermen, President of Com
mon Council, and one member froE each
board to, attend a conference on Municipal
Reform of Virginia cities to be held in Rich
mond, January 9th and 9TH, 1910. and appro-
priating $50 to deftay expenses was received
from tine Board Of Aldermen and their action
concurred in. Ayes IL; noes | Mr.. Snowden).
The President appointed Mr.. Smith mem.
Der Of the Committee from this Board.
The board then adjourned.
HUBERT SNOWDEN, President.
Teste DANIEL z. STAHsBURY. Clerk C. G.