Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-27
City Council.

OAUI
A considerable volume OF routine
business was disposed of az the regular
meeting Of the Oity Ocuucil last night.
The report of the finance commit 70
recommending an appropriation oil
SO. 600 for Improvement 10 Washington
and Lee school buildirgs was adopted BY
The Common Cou lcil.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
All the Aldermen we're present aud
the acton OF the lower board was co.,
CARED in on oil the pSp,rs sent 10.
Mr.. BalIenger introduced resolution
looking to the cor struction OF grano-
olithic Sidewalk on the sou b side oil
Cameron street, between Fairfax and
Royal. The resolution was referred 10
toe committees on STREETS and fuance.
When tas report Of the 6ntnce COM
pIttee recommending the az propriatlou
OF $500 for the improvements to
Washington and Lee school building
was read,
Mr.. Hill said the action OF the lower
board met with bis hearty concurrence.
The improvements we're urgent, especi-
ally for Washington bu Hiding. The
speaker did not believe 1t would require
IS much as the committee had recon-
mended, as Mr. Dunn has informed
him be thought the work could be done
at several hundred dollars below the
amount t. be appropriated.
Mr.. Msrtury (pleasantly) suggested
that the school board would spend the
entire amouOt, which occasioDed some
laughter, bat he was sssured that the
board would be IS careful 10 the exp 'nc-
.ture of money as possible.
Mr.. Summers favored the approprle-
ton. He said any person who would
visit Wssbi0stln school building aud
see the present sanitary condition there
will be convinced Of the immediate
necessity Of the proposed improvement.
Mr.. Blllenger ssid 1t vas time con-
diIions at the school were beIog bet.
tered. He attended Washington school
when boy and II the same conditions
existsd now as then, the work OF i'm
proyemeLt should have been STATED long
sg),
The report, under the rules, was
ordered to lie over.
The board sd ,urued shortly after 9
O'Clock.
COMMON COUNCIL.
Council came TO order at $40 o'clock
With IA members present. For the first
time in several meetings tbs minutes of
toe lstt meeting we're read.
The foance committee reported favor
ably upon the application OF The city
school bosrd for AZ appropriation Of 3d..
800 for improvements at tse Washington
snd the Lse school buildiogs One-half OF
this smt uat will be used In installing
water and water closets Ia the former.
A concrete basement also is planned
The other half will be used In improving
The grounds surrounding the new Lee
school. The report was adopted and
read as follows:
Your commit ee recommends thtt the
sum Of %, 600 be and ia hereby made
part OF the appropriation for public
schools for the year beginning Juue l,
1910, AMI available after that date. For
TIE pose stated In the within CON-
n u licstion, VIZ. 81, 800 or as much
u ereof as may be necessary for comple.-
log work srou al Lee school building IS
set forth hersID, and 81, 800 or ss much
thereof as may be necessary for INSTALL
log suitable plumbing, sever connections
aud concreting the basement at WISH
iugton school building as set forth In the
within estimsts.
Certain b lis from The health depart.
meF were reported favoFsbly by the
iosuce committee. These bills amour tad
10 $4S.40 aud were for groceries fur
nished qlarat tined persons. The bills
wers ordered paid.
Ga the recommendation OF The same
committee Charles Mnmford WAS paid
;9l .25 for services as guard or mssssu-
ger uodcr tie health officer.
Mr.. Smith ssked by what authority
this b tad been contracted and the
cbsIr replied that be koew Of none.
Mr.. BIrke stated the. tho man en-.
ployed really scted as messenger and
not as guard for qusfaniined persons.
The street clmmiltle reported favor.
ably on petition from John A. Oogau
for permission to mske celt .in improve
menls t. 622 K og sire, and the per-
mission was granted provided lhs sd-
joining property owosr do not object.
When the psIItiou OF Sophie A. Smith
to erect frame store at the southwest
Q rnsr of Patrick and Princess street,
cams in from the same committee with
similar recomm ends on.
Mr.. Ualer objected TO what he con-
sIdered 40 tempt 10 throw the re,por
sibility on the adj liOisg property owners.
1t was explained BY Mr.. Lesdbssler that
this pr trtsd the "sdjoinIng property
owner" " be believed bis property
would be Injured by the erection next to
him OF frame lulding. After some
discussion the recommendation OF the
committee wss adopted.
A requ ,st of Mr.. r 'chards for psrm's.
sion TO erect frsms sdd ton to 20S
Wolfe street was treated In the same way.
An ordinance fixing The grade on
Washington street north Of Wylhe to
the city line came in from the ttreet
commit ee. The ordnance was passed,
ayes 10, noes j.; Mr.. Marshall opposing
on the ground that council had not Iook-
ed Into the matter with sufficient care.
The recommendation Of the street COM
mittes that 1925 be appropriated for
cutters or Wilkes street between Alfred