Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-12
Business Is Taken Up.

A resolution referring the finance and
public property committee report on the
eXpediency of selling the two frame
buildings on Prince street between Royal
and Fairfax streets. owned by the city,
to the finance and public property COM
mittee was passed.
A resolution directing the corporation
attorney to take steps to sell delinquent
property was referred to the finance COM
mlttee. petition of j. S. Goodrich for
improvements at 211 South Patrick street
was granted, as was also permission to
, erect frame addition to house 1927
Queen street granted
A resolution of Councilman Chauncey
directing the city engineer to have King
street from the city line westward to
the Union passenger railway station
swept when the other portion is swept
was referred to the street committee.
A resolution apprOpriating the sum of
$'p 10 lay cobblestOne on Pitt street
from King to Prince street was referred
to the street committee.
Falr1ax jackson was granted permits
sion to erect a frame house at 1908 Oro-
noco street. j. William Goods was given
permission to erect a frame house at 1I14
Princess street.
Cinder Walks Wanted.
Councilman Williams offered a resolu-
ton that four-foot cinder walks be laid
on North Fairfax street from Oronoco
street northward to the plant Of the Old
Dominion Glass Company, and that q
similar walk be laid on Henry street
northward from Pendleton street to the
plant of the Belle Pre- Glass COMPANY
This was referred to the street committee
Aitcheson Bros were granted permission
to erect two frame dwellings, on the south
side Of Princess street between Payne and
West streets. A petition for gas lamp
at Washington and Madison streets was
referred to the light committee, as was
also petition for light at Wolf and Fair
fax streets.
The sum of 500 was appropriated to
pave the alley adjoining Market alley
with vitrif1ed brick, this money to become
available when the entire amount is paid
into the city treasury by the abutting
property owners.
A resolution appropriating $50 to lay
three fiagstone crossings at Oronoco and
committee. The sum of $500 was appro-
priated for repairing and treating with
coal tar preparation Queen street from
Washington to Alfred streets.
Road Treatment Debated.
A resolution came up to appropriate
$500 for treating the roadway to be laid
on Washington street with a coal tar
preparation. There was much debate. 1t
"de TcieiTeu u the street committee.
Councilman Marshall offered a resolu
ton that King street be swept after bust
ness hours Saturday evenings. Mr. Will
liams amended it to include the market
house square. 1t was passed.
The street committee was authorized
to ascertain the cost of curbing on AL
fred street between Queen and Princess
streets.
4 resolution of Alderman Brill that
Capt. James F. Webster of the police
force be given full pay during his illness,
was passed. 1t also provides that the
city auditor be instructed to continue
doing SO until otherwise directed. Council
concurred in tie action of the board.
A bill Of F. J. Higgins for $46OI for
groceries furnished the health depart
ment of the city was referred to the
finance committee.
A petition of s. H. Lunt for improve |
ments to 121-l23 North Pitt street was
referred to the street committee as was |
also resolution appropriating the sum |
of $3.50 for cobble cutters on Alfred street |
between Wilkes and Gibbon streets. The |
report of the light committee fer gas
light at Prince and Payne streets was
adopted.
Committee Is Named.
A resolution of Councilman Smith, that