Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-14
COMMON COUNCIL.

AT regular meeting W tuo N"mihOu SOuu
ell of the city of Alexandria, Va held April
lSth. 1909. there were present, Hubert
Snowden, ESQ.,, president, and Messrs. Lead
bsater, Burke, Riiheill, Smith, Bramback.
Bladder, Brill. Monroe, Helmuth, Harrison,
Uhler, Mar hall, Spiuks and Evans.
The Committee on Streets recommended
that permi on be granted to b. b. Brown
to erect one story shed stlble IN rear Of Nee
lO9 south A fired street. providing there is no
objection from adjoii log property owners,
and the report was adooted.
The Committee on Streets to whom was re-
ferred the petition of Thos. w. aud Geo. X.
Nugent OH September ~, 1908, reported as
follows (Sea original in full) The repo
wss adopted syes Is. noes 0.
The JOINT Committee on Streets and Gsn-
eral Laws, to whom WIS referred on March
%, 1902 joint resolution directing tie
City Attorney to withdraw from the pape 'siu
the suit la equity now pending ia the Circuit
Court for the city Of Alex andris. Va, re-
ported rs follows "Your committee recon-
mend that this resolution be not adopted,
especially in its present form. as after con.
.ultation with the Corporation Attorney,
your committee concluded that such coure
of action would result in precludiag the city
from enforcing its authority on Henry street
and would also give to the liceI Sc peryetusl
license to violate its agreement with the city
and the eport was adopted, ares 10, noes 0.
The Committee on light end Finance
recommended that the Childre as Home be
allowed twenty-five dollars worth OF gas per
annum ia, e Of cost, and the report was adopted,
ayes 8, nots0
Mr.. Smith, from the joint Committees on
Streets aud General Lsws, submit ID an ordi'
mace directing the Corporation Attorney u
enter an order 10 the suit OF the Southern
Railway Company which seeks to dissolve
the Injunction concerning the use OF heary
stree for railroad purposes The ordinance
will have the effect Of giving the railroid
company the right to use the street unfer tbs
provisions which existed before the entering
If the suit, and the decree dissolyes the IN
Junction
A resolution 6fiered by Mr.. Evans, srptU-
priatng ore hundred dollars 10 complete tina
cleaning Of Penny Hill bury ing grounds snt
repairs to fence WAS p sed ayes 10, noes o,
A resolution offered by Mr.. Spinks direct
I ing the ity Engineer t. notify the Ws'hing'
| n-Southerl Railway Company to place
Henry street 10 propsr condition was referred
10 the Joint Committee on Streets and Ge0-
eral Laws.
| A resolution offered by Mr.. Marshall ap.
priating S20.55 to reimburse Mr.. Richard
| Gibson for damage dore his window by the
| waun of the Reliance EDgine Company. was
| re erred to the Committee on Claims.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Hsllmuth ap-
proprating 500 for painting and white wash
log inside Of city market, was referred to the
Committee on Public Property
A petition from property owners requesting
| extension of sewer from south Fairfax street
10 Wilkes street, was referred to the Com
mittee on Streets
The Committee on STREETS submitted the
following report, which was adopted.
l Your committee recommend that the sum
of S7Jor as much there II rs may be necessary,
and is hereby appropriated, to construct
| catch basin near the northeast corner OF Glib
bon and Pitt streets. and 10 put 10 a cobble
gutter on the east side Of Pitt street. north
ward to the basin at the first alley north Of
Gibbon street. The grade TO conform TO the
following temporary curb grade, TO wit, COM
meneing at the intersection OF the curb lines
at the northeast corner of Pitt and Gibbon
streets. and st an elt walton Of 10 3j-l00 feet
above city datum of mean low tide; thence
ASCENDING at the rate of five inches in 100 feet
to the said last mentionei basin at the alley
aforesaid. The appropriation TO be available
/ after the property owner has graded the side
walk and set curb on the above mentioned
grade. The work TO be me under the super
| vision Of the COMMITTEE on Streets and the
| City Engineer.
Chairman COMMITTEES on Stree s.
A petition from Joseph F. Rodgers for pe--
mission to erect frame shop on Fairfax
street between Duke and Prince streets. was
referred TO the COMMITTEES on Streets.
Permission was granted Mr.. Amos Fisher
10 reshingle roof at No 40 Prince street pro-
viding there is no objection from adjoining
| property owners.
A communication from the Auditor, las
required by section 8 of ian act of the City
| G uucil making appropriations for the bseal
year beginning June LIST, 1913. and ending
May Slst, 1909" was received from the Bosrd
| Of Aldermen and their action concurred In.
A resolution inqpiriDg into the advisibility
Of selling the old Aims House property. and
purchasing q new location, was received from
the board of Aldermen and their action con-
CURED in.
A resolution appropristing $50 for the
| celebration Of the one hundred and twentieth
| anniversary of the Inauguration Of General
| George Washington was recsived from the
Board of Aldermen, and their action con-
1 Cured in.
The board then adjourned.
HILBERT SN0WDEN. President
Teste DANIEL Il. STANsBURY. Clerk &C.