Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-01-13

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by granted be declared ID be az an end: pros
yided always that any such failure shall not
have been made good by said Edward +.
Vaudeville, his successors, or assigns within
ninety days after notification of such failure
TO the said Edward r. Vaudeville, his sue
cessOIs or assigns, provided always that any
such failure resulting from the act Of God,
the public enemy, strikes at home or abroad,
or from any other unavoidable accident or
event shall not be deemed a ground for de.
claring the franchise, rights and privileges
hereby granted repealed forfeited or at an
end" and
Whereas, by the contract executed in ac-
| cordance with an ordinance approved July
| Is, 1905 entitled IAN ordinance empowering
and iostructing the Mayor Of the city OF Alex.
andria to execute the contract on behalf Of
the City Council of Alexandria with Edward
Z. Vaudeville, his successors or assigns, with
refere ce to furnishing in this city Of light,
| heat and power by electricity" the City
Council of Alexandria imposed the following
regulations which were accepted By the
Alexandria Electric Company, the assignee
of the said Edward f. Vaudeville: For arc
| lights for street light ng purposes the latest
| tyre OF enclosed alternating arc Of 1000
candle power" and that the said company
should furnish electric curreat for light, heat
and power TO all consumers in the city Of
Alexandra who w,uld pay for the same
monthly at price not to exceed twelve cents
net per kilo watt for the first XII watt and
seven cents net per kilo watt for each succeed
| ing kilo watt, aud that the said company agreed
to pay the said City Council Of Alexandra
| five per cent OF the gross receipts Except re-
ceipts from the City Council Of Alexandra
| for light and current furnished it) from the
sale of electricity in the city Of Alexandria,
or in the city of Alexandria as hereafter con-
stituted by the extention of its corporate linn
its, and the said company guaranteed that
the city'scshsre Of such receipts should not
amount TO less than five hundred dollars an
nually, and that the sail company should
| furnish free 10 customers all renewals Of in
candescent lamps; and
| Whereas, the said company has failed to
meet with the requirements OF the said
regulations imposed by said ordinance and
contract; now. therefore,
| Be 1t ordained, that in accordance with
section Of the first mentioned ordinance,
that rr''-o N writing be given said Alexan-
| dria be-, Ompany.
| Be il l.La K ordained that a committee Of
| FIVE, consisting Of three from the Common
| Council and two from the Board of Aldermen
be appointed to investigate whether the regu.
lations imposed by said or nance and con-
| tract are remedied and co implied with within
ninety days after the said compIny shall re-
ceive written notification, and TO report to this
Council at its first meeting sitter the expira.
tion Of the said ninety days and
Be it further resolved that the Mayor of the
city of Alexandria is hereby directed TO serve
upon the said Alexandria Electric Company
copy of this resolution.
After remarks by MesrS. Spinks Uhler
and others, upon motion of Mr.. Leadbeater
| the mater was referred to the joint Commit
! tee on General Laws and Light by the follow
/ ing vote: Ayes, Messrs. J e dbeatsr, Burke,
RisheilI, Brumback Baader, Monroe, He'll
muth, and Mr. re'ideuf, 81 Noes, Messrs.
Brill, Brill, Harrison, Marshall, Spinks
and Evans (6). Mr.. Uhler not voting.
| A resolution to advance tia City School
Board ten thousand dollars, for the purpose
Of making payments TO the contractors on the
New Girl School Building, tbs amount to
be returned to the City Council upon receipt
| of the proceeds Of the lie Of the Peabody
Building, was offered by Mr.. Burke and re-
| ferred to the Committee on Finsnre.
A bill from Chatham Stables for use Of
horse snd carriage by Committee on Poor
amounting to 81 wa ordered paid.
The following resolution WAS offered by Mr..
Brumback. and referred to the joint Com
mittee on Streets aud Finance
Whereas. it appearing to the City Council
Of Alexandria, Virginia, that the streets of
the said city are uithout marks, signs, or
labels to direct its citizens, tourists or slran.
gers. that the need Of some device or scheme
for apprising the citizens and strangers Of
the names OF the streets is keenly felt through
out IN s entire citv
Resolved, therefore 10 consideration where.
Of, that this matter be referred to the Com
| mittee on Streets and Finance Jointly. and
| that they be and are hereby ordered and di-
| rected to ascertain and report 10 this body
the most practicable and expe ii mt method
| of labelling the stree OF this city, together
| with the cost Of any plan or plans which
they may submit.
A communication from the Fire Wardeus
| requesting that an ordinance be passed gov
erning the department in responding b the
fire alarms outside the city limits, was re-
| ferred to the COMMITTEES on General Laws.
A communication from the Fire Wardens
reque ting an appropriation of 5000 TO pur-
chase horses for the department was referred
1 to the Committee on Finance.
A petition from citizens requesting that
an electric light be played on the corner of
Prince and Henry streets was referred to the
Committee on Light
| A petition from the members of Liberty
| Baptist Church requesting that a light be
| placed al the intersection of Alfred and Mont
I gomefy streets, was referred to the Commit
| tee Light
A petition from the Alexandria Free Kin
| dergarten requesting an appropriation Of $500
( to assist In defraylDg the annual expenses of
| their work, vas referred to the joint Commit
| tee on Finance and Schools.
An ordinance authOriziog the Mayor to
| sign the answer OF the City Cou0cil of Alexan-
dria in the cause Ofthe Commonwealth against
the City Couucil Of Alexandra, was received
| from the board Of Aldermen, read three times
and psssed-ayes, IA; noes, O..
petition for repairs t. s lamp at the
! corner Of Payne and Prince streets, was re-
ceiVed from the Board Of Aldermen aud their
action concurred in.
A report of the joint Commit en- General
Laws and Finance recommending the pay
ment of S345 to DR.. Z A. German, health OF
ficeF, in full for services attending contagious
diseases, was received from the Board Of
Aldermen and their action concurred in
ayes. 10; noes, 0.
Upon request DR.. E. a. German was grant.
cd the privileges of the floor and he made
statement in regard to the condition Of the
health department and contagious diseases.
Upon motion of Mr. Brill the consideration Of
the health officers statement was referred to
the joint Committee on General Laws and
Finance.
A resolution authorizing the chief of the
fire department or the fire wsrdens TO order
the engines beyond the city limits, was re-
ceived from the Board Of Aldermen and laid
on the table.
The board then adjourned.
HUBERT SNOWDEN, PresicSzt. d.
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