Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-13
City Council.

4ue'e Hh, )int eesSiu9 ht HuiSE IL :
Robert S. Barrett yes elected police
commissioner from the First ward.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Mr.. Ball!uger Introduced resolution,
ahich wss referred to the committee on
streets, for the improvement OF Pitt
street, between Qasen and Princess.
Mr.. Summers introduced resolution
sppropristipg 1925 for improving Wilkes
stteet from Alfred to Patrick; also south
| Henry street. This Vas also referred to
the committee on streets.
Mr.. Field introduced 50 ordinance to
| amend and reordain section 10, chapter
l6, OF the code of 1874, 10 reference to
the sale OF bread, and providing for the
| sale of the same BY weight 10 future
The ordinance was referred 10 the CON-
nittss on general laws.
Mr.. Brill called attention to the with
drawal of the city car of the electric
railway, and alluded to the fact that &C.
cording to the ordinance recently passed
| By the City Council the car was to be
operated until the completion of the i'm
provements on upper King street. BE
asked who had given perm ission for the
withdrawal OF the car.
President Oattn said be vas acting
IS mayor at present, and be had given
no such permission.
II was generally agreed thst no person
was authorized to grant the permission.
A rssoIut!on directing the city eDgi-
neer to proceed with the work OF ex.
| tending the sonth Royal street sever, re-
ceived from the Common Council at the
last meeting and laid over, WAS read.
On motion of Mr.. Martury it was
ordered 10 remain on the table, as per.
mission to iua the sever through the
property OF the electric railway company
had bean obtained and bids were about
to be lovitsd for the work.
A communication from Mount Vernon
Chapter, Daughters Of the America
Revolution, asking permission to place
| q drinking fountain at the intersection
OF Cameron and Royal etrsets, was re.
csived from the Common Oou ucil, that
board having granted the permission.
Mr. Bsllenger objected to concur.
renee saying that the spot designated for
the fountain vas not proper one, or II
would be the cause OF cougesting traffic,
| especially on Saturdays when number.
Of country people came TO the city. Be.
sides, lbe intersection OF Cameron and
Royal streets Wss not central point.
He also asked who was to furnish the
wat,r.
Mr.. Msrbury STATED thst if Oou 1ci!
granted the privilege asked for the chap
ter would make arrangements for tie
wst,r,
Mr.. Summers favored q conturre' ce.
He said fountain would not ouly be
beneficial 10 people, bat to horses and
dogs also.
Mr.. Hill moved that the Aldermen
concur in the action of the lower board.
H, said tie chapter would erect the
iou lsin st their own coet, aud 1t waf
! ,be frat time airy such proposition had
| been made to Oonncil without an ex-
pec'stion of the city paying som,taing.
Mr.. Bal!euger still opposed grant
iog tho prayer of the petitioners. II
| placed the city, be said, in The unenVi-
able position of meDdicsnt.
Mr.. Marbnry again favored concu'.
renee, sud reiterated that the proposed
| fcu atsin would be benefit to nau ar d
| beast and would not cost the city any
| thing.
Ire mtt:on to concur was renewed aud
upon vote being taken 1t was declared
by President Oartin to have been car.
| ried.
Mr.. Bsllinger asked for division
when the motion vas sgain declared
carried by vote Of ? to /.
The Aldermen, sitter contu'ring in the
action OF the Com mon Ocu3cil by unaui.
NOUS votes on sll ether papers sent 10.
repaired to the chamber of the love.
board for the purpose OF participating 10
the election of q police com missioner
from the Fourth ward, and upon their
| return Adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
CcuDcil Was csllet = order at o:lU
| o'clock With 10 members present.
A request of Mr.. a. B. Richards to
build frame addition to bic home, EOS
Wolfe street, Was referred to the street
| committee, under The new building law.
The committee on streets reported in
| favor of graz tlug permission to NJ: Yer.
non Chapter, D. a. B., 10 erect public
fountain for "mep, horseB sod dogs,
| at the southeast corner Of Royal and
Cameron streets insesd OF the center Of
that intersection.
Mr.. Leadbeitar explained thst the
committee thought the fountain In the
center Of the streets might Interfere With
| traffic.
Mr.. saoEden had hoped tbat the COM
! m;ttee would ace Fl to ALLOW the fountain
In the middle OF the Intersection snd be
moved tina. this permission be granted.
MIR. Lsadbeatar said that permission
from the legisla ure might be necessary
to place tn ia the street, the
corporation attorney bad stated thst
the city had no right to gran: the use CT
itI s'reets,
Mr. s1owden stated tia! the Oonfede-
rate menu neut stood In the center Ct
Prince and Washington ,t'eats at their
intersection, and be would like to STE
any one try to take it down. Re further
explained that the proposed foun tain
would be an ornate affair to cost about 81, :
900, all to be borne By The ladies; this WA
the sge for Desu:llying cities and 1t was
en- opportunity to have handsome fcun-