Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-01-13
City Council.
The session Of the City Council last
night vas oil about 40 hour ADD hAlfs
duia'lon,

bOAhD Df ALDhhmENs
All the Aldermen we're present AID
the business ira sReted vas With but one
exception by unaolmous votes.
Mr.. Sweeney, from the fiuapce CON-
mittee, submitted report recommend
iUg that council pay Dr. z. A. German
t345 for services In connection With
smallpox cases 10 this city. The doc
tors bill was $500. The report was
adopted without debate.
A communication from the IRE war
dens requesting council to pass an or
diusnce governing the wardeos IS TO
allowing the Gre department 10 re.
spond to alarms outside OF the city,
WIS received from the Common Council,
that board having referred the psper to
the committee on general laws.
Mr., Msrbury said the object OF the
Wardeus was 10 outrank the chief en-
gineer of the Fire Department, aud to
decide whether or not the appari Us
should 90 b. yond The city limits in case
OF fires on the coDHnes OF Alexandria
The cited Instances where there had beeu
friction between the officials when ores
occurred on the borders Of the city, and
thought it was 3 bad advertisement for
The city to take thessaud that 1t was
unconcerned Wheu fps occortd next
door to NJ. "<.sF y
Mr.. Msrbury's views we're concurfed
10 by Mr.. Blllsnger a, we'll as the other
members, ali OF whom thought there
should be sone law goTetning the
matter.
Mr.. Summers read the present law con-
cerniug the removal Of fire apparatus from
the city.
There was some disposition on the
part OF the board to lay the paper on the
table, but the action of the Common
Council was finally concurred 10, after
which Mr.. Sweeney offered the follow
ing, which va, adopted BY q unanimous
vote:
Resolved, ttat the chief or the Fire
Department or the FIRE wardeDs shall
have the power to order the Ere depart
ment to go beyond the city limits when
ever 10 the judgment Of the chief oil the
Fire Department the services Of the fire
department becomes necessary beJond
the city limits.
The members thought the wording Of
the resolution gave the chief the power
10 act 10 an emergency.
A report Of the committees on light
and finance allowing the Alexsndris
Light Infantry to use free 800 worth OF
gas annually came 10 from the Common
Council.
Mr.. B llenger asked If one hundred
dollars v orth Of ga, would be sufficient
for The company.
Mr.. Brill iald it would, as the con-.
mttee had made a careful estimate and
a'celta'ned tia. seventy-6ve dollars
worth would be sufficient, but one hun
bred dollsrs' worth hal been given 10
order to be liberal toward the orgapiza-
ton.
Several questions we're propounded by
members, as Captsin Slsymsker had
presented q second communication AJAX
ing for free gas on other than drill nights
OF the company.
Mr, Sweeney replied by saying that
the committees had no Idea Of furnish.
ing free gas for the skating rink.
Mr.. Msr5ury moved that the Alder
man concur 10 the action OF the Common
Council.
Mr.. Summers thought the paper
should be recOmmitted.
The report was finally adopted.
A report of the light committee sd-
verse to the petition for placing ga
lamp ct Duke aud Patrick streets was
received from the Common Council.
Mr.. Summers was opposed to concur
iDg In the action OF the lower beard.
He said II was dark intersection and
had recently been the scene of crime.
Mr.. Brill said the committee bad
n ade az adverse report for the reason
that they did not desire to Get a prece-
dent. Ia little While petitions would
be sent to Council for gas lamps at every
Gntsrsectiou where electric lights have
OF been placed.
Mr.. Msrbury said there " ere electric
lights st Duke and Alfred, Duke aud
Henry and Prince aud Pa'rick streets
Mr.. Summers said be would rather
SEE the gas lamp at the northeast corner
Of Duke and Alfred streets lighted and
The electric light abolished. The latter
Sss uucera ain, Vhils the gas lamp could
be kept burning.
The action Of the Common Council
was finally concurred 10, ayes Z. Mr..
Summers VoliDg 10 the negative.
When preamble aud resolution con-
ceruing the city's contract with the
Electric Company was re-
ceived from the Common Council, that
board having referred the paper to the
committee on light, az Interchange Of
opinion In regard to the service being
rendered the city By the company fol.
lowed.
Mr.. Hill said he bad been assured
that the company will have everything
nov causing complaint rsc!laed with
10 two weeks.
Mr.. MarburF said the company had
ordered Westinghouse lamps for use In
this city.
The action of The Common Council
. a. cIrCurredfo.
No discussion look place on the other
papers presented.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The fret business meeting OF the City
Council since the Christmas holidays
WAS held last night with fifteen Of the
Iix,een members being present. A small
volume of business was disposed Of,
the session was . prot act
I'd one owing to srrsignment of the |
Alexandra Electric Company BY Ooun.
,iIman Spinks. A statement OF Health
officer German concerning bis recent |