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

At regular meeting of the Common Coun-
ell of the city of Alexandria, Va. held April
IL, 1910, there were present:
Hubert Snowden, esq.,, president, and
Smith. Brill, BaaGer, Bir,eu, Monroe, He'll.
mutb, Harrison, lhler, Marshall, Spinks and
Evans
TT c reading of the minutes was dispensed
with.
L. on the petition Of the Mount Vernon
Chapter, Daughters If the American Revolu-
ton, for permission to erect drinking fout-
tain at the intersection of Cameron aud Roysl
streets, the committee on streets reported
recommending that permission be- granted to
er ct the fountain at the southeast corner Of
Royal and Cameron streets. Mr. uhler was
called to the chair and Mr.. Snowden offered
substitute that the request of the petitioners
be granted, which was passed ayes IS, noes
| 0. Mr.. Snowden resumed the chair.
The Finance Committee recommended the
following additional appropriations for the
fiscal year ending Nay 81. 1910:
Fire department, $780, chain gang. &l0t :;
fire plugs 500; coronsr's inquest, S 90; ee.
| tion expenses, SiaG poor and work house,
200, courts and jail, $50 City Council $500.
cleaning streets, $500. streets and sewers,
$4,000. To:sl-Sl2,700.
Nr. Evans moved to renommit the rapport to
the Committee on Finance for further infor.
| nation. Mr.. Smith offered substitute that
! the report be adopted, which was carried
| ayes-Messrs. eadbelter, Btumback, Smith,
B ill, Bladder Birrell, Monroe. Hellmath,
Harrison and Marshall 10y; noes-Messrs.
Uhler, splnks and Eyans(3l. Asssrs. Burke
and Snowden not voting
Upon the petition from the Old Dom ;nion
Glass Company and others, the Committee
| on Light recommended that the city erect on
north Fairfax street ineanlescent lsmrs
and the report wss a3opted-syes 10: noes, O.
A petition from citizens on Columbus street
between Orouoco and Qlean streets, for the
use Of asphalt RI ad oil on this street, was re-
ferred to the COMMITTEES on Streets
u petition from Harry b. Richards to erect
was referred to the Committee on Streets.
a petition from W. L. Martin aud OTHER
property owners OH north Columbus street,
between rendle'on and Wythe streets, for
extension Of sewer, was referred to the Com.
mittee on Streets.
A petition from John A. Cogsn for build.
| ing Improvements at Gl5 and GO King street,
| was referred to the Committee on Streets.
An ordinance to establish the curb grades
on Washington istreet, from WythO street to
thu intersection of the Alexandria and Wash.
iDgton turnpike and on the turnpike to the
Cooperation line. A motion to pass the Or
dinance was lost-syes 4, noes IL, and the
ordinance was referred to the Committee on
Streets.
A communication from the City School
Board requesting An appropriation Iof ST. 500
for improvements at the Lee School for girls,
also 81, eco to 10 bring sanitary conditions of
Washington school up to modern require
ments, was referred to the Committee on FL
nance
petition from employees of the fire de.
ma II m a in d rir al
by the Board of Fire War!ens snd the Chief
of the fire department, was referred to the
Committee on Finance
4 petition from the driver of the Relief
Hook and Ladder Company 10 increase his
salary, endorsed ~ the board of wardens
and the city engineerIof the fire department,
was referre1 to the committee on fnsnca.
a resolution inttrueting the committee on
public property to secure bids for whitewash-
ing hucksters' soace Ia the market building
was referred to the committee on public
property snd the sinking fund com nissioners.
The matter WIS returned from the Board Of
Aldermen ncnconcurred in and referred to
thu commissioners Of the sinking fund. Coun-
eli receded from its previous action aud con-
CURED in The cticn of the Board OF Alder
men.
The following was received from the Board
of Aldermen aud their concurred in!
a RESOLUTION dppEUplIdlIuS .OSo ioT buI'els
on Wilkes street and south Henry stree;
also,
A petit ion from Mrs s a. Smith to erect
frame dwelling on the corner Of Patrick eni
Princess streets lso,
A reroluion spp:opr;ating s400 for i'm
proving Pitt street from Queen to Princess
streets; also,
A bill from Charles Mumtord for IS days
service for the health department S:l.25, also,
An ordinance to amenl and reor iein see
ton No. 10, chapter 1G, Of the code of the
city OF Alexandra, 1873
p5n motion OF Mr.. Brumhack the Board
CT Aldermen convened in Joint session to fll
vacancy in the Board Of Police Co:umissioa.
e,s caused BIZ the death of Mr. Zorro Hill.
Mr. Robert S. Barrett, OF the FirEt ward,
was nominated by Alderman Hill and unsD-
imously elected The joint session then dis
solved ami tha board adjourned.
HUBERT SNOWDEN, President.
Teste: DANIEL 3, STAEsBCEY, Clerk c. c.
The Ladies' Memorial Association, of
Petersburg have received from Tiffany,s
New York, eight stain'd glass windows,
for Old 81 Milford Church. These are
memorial windows erected by the States
Of Missippi, South Carolina, Alabama,
Tennessee, Maryland AID Arkansas.
A beautiful and appropriate window to
the everla stiug glory a I'D honor OF the
Ladies' Memoris! Association, OF Peters
burg, was also received,