Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-04-21
Official.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

Atacslled meeting of the Board OF Alder,
men of the city Of Alexandria, Va, held
Aprl 20. 1909, there were present:
j. r. n Curtin, esq, President. and Messrs.
Hill. Bill, Marbury, Balienger, Sween'y
and Summers.
Mr.. sweeney presented the following.
which was referred 10 the Finasce Commit
tee:
Whereas, by an ordinance OF the City
Council approved April %. 1905 10 provi ie
for the issue Of seven hundred and 70 ty-fys
thousand dollars Of registered or non-Tegister-
ed cDa pom tOlds Of the City Of Alexandria
for the purpose of refunding or redeeming the
outstanding bonds of the City Of Alexsndris,
issued and dated July the first, eighteen huu
DIRE and seventy mine, and to provide for
sinking fund as required by law, and by Gu
thoritg Of section six 10y of sid ordinance;
the nance Committee OF the City Council
were authorized and directed TO exchange
new bonds for outstanding bonds of same
W lue and u sell, in such manner and amount
as they in their discretion may deem b-st,
any Of said new bonds for the purpose Of rails
ing money TO purchase any out landing bond.
The proceeds Of the sale Of such Of the new
bonds as may be sold, to be used only in the
payment Of the old or outstanding bonds, aud
Where's, il will be necs ssary to pay of any
portion Of the bonds of 1879 which may re.
main unexchsnged or unfunded on July 1st,
1902 and also ID allow the Finance Commit
tee, as representing the City Council of Alex
sn ria, additional time in which to sell the
remaining bonds Of 1913,
Resolved. That the Finance COMMITTEES he,
aud they are hereby, authorized and directed
to make a temporary loan in the sum Of $40 =
COO, one hundred Thousand dollars for peri0i
Of four months. with permission n renew the
loan from time = time, at an interest not h
exceed t1uy per centum, and issue the oblga-
ton Of the city therefor secured by bonds OF
On equal amount 10 the note or notes given.
Said sote or notes shalle be sigaed by the
MAYOR and City Ire lsurer, attested by the
City Auditor, and the seal Of the Corporation
affixed n execution of the same.
Mr.. Sweeney also presented the following
report Of the Finance Committee on an appli-
cstiOn Of A. ID. Brockett president Of the ex-
ecutiye committee Of the George Washington
Monument Association, asking for an app'o-
priaiion Of 500 to aid in defraying the ex-
penses Of the celebration Of the i20th arni-
yersary OF the inauguration of George WASH
ingtcn as president Of the Unitfd States:
Your COMMITTEES recommend that the sum
Of $500 Re and is hereby appropriated for the
use Of the committee in charge of ia 2 celeHra-
ton of the 10th anniversary Of the inaugu.
ration of President Washington for the ex-
panses incident TO the program Of April 26th
to s0th, inclusive and conditional,s as follows:
That so much of report Of the Joint Com
mites Of Finance and Streets, recommend
ing an appropriation of 5000 to the wash.
ing,on Monument Association" To be spent
under the dire ton of the Committee on
Streets sui tas City Engineer, provided the
citizens # Alexandria, Va, have the u'e of
the proposed park. end which was p ssed by
the City Council Of Alexandra Va, Deem
berS lbs, and the same 10, hereby rep slel
And upon Il e passage and adoption Of this
city Of Alexandra, Va the Auditor is here
by authorizes and directed to draw his war
rant in favor Of "A. d. Brockeft, chairman
Of the executive committee OF the celebration
of the l20th anniversary Of the Inauguration
of President Washington" for the sum of
II, 700 hundyed dollapa