Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-26
CITY. COUNCIL
An average volume OF business was
by the City Council last
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

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BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
i All the membersitwere present and
there was no discussion, the bushes:
presented having been quickly dis
patched Considerable time was con.
sumed in recesses while awaiting the re-
ceipt of papers from the lower board.
| Mr.. Ogden introduced resolution:
looking to the installation Of combi
nation fire alarm system and the pur.
chase of patrol wagon and ambulance
for the use OF the police department
The revolutions were referred to the
committees on police and streets.
Mr., Field, from the finance com.
mittee, made favorable report on 8
resolution for the sale by auction or
Monday, December 5, 1910, OF such
property in the city upon which taxes
were due and unpaid on the list Of last
June; also on a resolution directing
the corporation attorney to enforce
the claims of the city as to taxes due
on certain real estate in which the own.
ers or claimants have life interest. The
reports were adopted.
Mr.. Ballenger introduced a resolution
which was passed, providing for an up.
preparation OF S125 for placing new
tin roof on the Relief truck house.
Mr.. Ogden introduced a resolution
which was referred to the Committee
on Streets appropriating scooter the
construction of cobble cutters with
brick centres and to lay fifteen-inch
drain pipe, lay two street crossings and
set curbing on Queen street, between
Payne and West.
| Mr.. Summers introduced resolution
which was also referred to the commit
tee on streets appropriating 5000 for
the construction OF pipe sewer on AL
fred street, between Wolfe and Wilkes
| Mr.. Fitzgerald submitted petition
from several residents for gas light
at Duke and Patrick streets. The pc
tition was referred to tile committee or
light.
The Aldermen c2ncurrpd in the &C
ton OF the lower board G.: u paper:
sent in except the resolution providing
| for north Alfred street Improvements
which was laid over under the rules.
| COMMON COUNCIL.
/ Council came to order at s o'clock.
| On recommendation Of the commit
| tee on light, a gas lamp was ordered te
be placed at Washington and Madison
streets. The same committee recon-
mended gas light at Fairfax anc
| Wolfe streets, and this was also ordered
The committee on streets reportet
favorably the curbipg and guttering OF
Alfred street between Queen and Prin
cess and that an appropriation OF 81 $50
be available when the property owner:
have paid into the city treasury % cent
per linear foot for their front OF thu
property binding on said street.
| On the recommendation Of the same
committee $3.50 was appropriated fol
crossings at Oronoco and Alfred street:
and $3.50 was appropriated for gutter:
on Alfred from Gibbon to Wilkes
street. This resolution provided thai
the roadway be narrowed to 80 feet
] Mr.. Leadbeater explained that it was
the intention Of the street committee tc
narrow the roadway of the street but
not near the center parts of the CITY.
The sum Of $50 was appropriated
for cinder walks to the the Belle Pre-
and the Old Dominion Glass Works.
The committee on streets (Messrs
Brill and Birrell opposing) recon-,
mended the expenditure OF $500 for the
tarring of the new roadway on Wash
iugton street north Of Wythe. Mr..
Leadbeater said be recommended this
as measure OF economy. He would
do this on his own work.
Mr.. Birrell said he opposed the
measure because he did not think any
further money should be spent on a
street so thinly built up and so far on
the outskirts Of the city.
Mr.. Marshall had opposed this work
right along as he did not think it fair
to do so much on the outskirts where
the properly owners paid no part OF the
expense.
| Mr.. Monroe thought the value of this
road as an outlet to the county more
than justified the cost. Mr.. Williams
called attention to the road the county
has built for the use of the city to the
Union Station. He believed the city
should meet the county in the same
spirit; furthermore the $4,000 already
spent on north Washington street would
be largely wasted unless binder was
put on.
Mr. Spinks thought enough money
had been-s spent on this street. The city
engineer had told him that this street
now was better than the county road
| it meets. He believed the $500 asked
for if used no north Columbus street
| would do more good.
| Mr.. Swan believed in improving
streets nearer the centre Of town, but
when an improvement was started it
should be properly finished.
Mr.. Birrell again took the floor and
spoke il opposition TO the appropria-
ton. Both Mr.. Williams and Mr..
lLeadbeater ask I'd Mr.. Birrell number
of questions. s. = '.'S
| Mr.. Leadbeater said that north Co.
4 lulnbus street had built up on account
of the improvements having been made
on that street. He wanted to know
|why no one asked what proportion
of the cost property owners paid when
an improvement was ordered on Alfred
or any street other than Washington.
Mr.. Burke said he would vote for
this appropriation as the street was
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