Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-10-26
OFFICIAL.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN

At a regular meeting OF the Board
of Aldermen of the city OF Alexandra,
Va, held October %, 1910, there wore
present:
+. f. N1arbury, esq.,, President, and
Messrs. Hill, Brill, Ballenger, Ogden,
Field, Fitzgerald and Summers.
| Mr. Ballenger introduced the follow
| ing, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the sum of SIPS, or as
much thereof as may be necessary, be
and the same is hereby appropriated for
| the purpose of placing new tin roof on
the truck house.
Mr.. Field, from the Finance Commit
tee, submitted favorable report on the
resolution providing for the sale at auc.
ton on Monday, December ., l9lO, OF
property in the city upon which taxes
are unpaid to June /, 1910; also a favor
able report upon i resolution ailthoriZ-
! ing and directing the Corporation At
torney to enforce payment Of claims
against certain property In which claim
ants or owners hold only Il life interest.
These reports were adopted by unani-
nous votes.
MIR. Fitzgerald presenteda petition OF
sundry citizens for placing gas light at
the intersection OF Duke and Patrick
streets, which was referred to the Com
mittee on Light.
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which was referred to the Committee OH
Streets, providing for an appropriation
| of 5000 for the construction of cobble-
stone cutters with brick centers, and
| for fifteen inch pipe drains at the cor
ners on Queen street. between Payne
and.West together with two street cross
ings.3S
Mir, Summers introduced resolution
providing for an appropriation vi s6oO
| for the construction of pipe@seWer on
Alfred street, sbetween Wolfe and
Wilkes. The resolution was referred to
the Committee on Streets.
| Mr.: Ogden introduced resolution re.
guessing the Committees on Police and
Streets to coDsuItwith the Board of 70
| lice Commissioners and Board OF Fire
Wardens on the ACCESSIBILITY of procur-
| ing police patrol wagon and ambulance
land a com bination fire alarm system.
| The resolution was referred to the Com
mittees on Police and Streets.
The report OF the Committee on Streets
recommending an appropriation OF
81 $50 for placing broken stone road
way with top coat treated with coal tar
and curbing and cutters on Alfred street
from Queen to Princess, was received
from the Common Council and laid over
The following were received from the
Common Council and their action con-
Cured in by unanimous votes:
Report of the Committee on Streets
recommending an appropriation of $3.50
for walkways on north Henry and north
Fairfax streets.
Report of the same committee on =
resolution appropriating $3.50 for cobble
cutters on Alfred street from Wilkes to
Gibbon.
Report of the same committee on q
petition offs II. Lunt for permission to
renew two frame Kitchens at III and l3
north Pitt street.
Report of the same committee on 4
resolution appropriating sl5o for three
new fa.stones at Oronoco and Alfred
streets.
Reports of the Committee on Light
for gas lamps at Washington and Madi-
son streets and Wolfe and Fairfax streets.
Resolution directing the Health Of
icer to send sample of the water fur
nished in this city TO the proper person in
Richmond for analysis.
Preamble and resolution as to the adj
visibility Of substituting improved gas
light burners in front of city churches.
Communication from Hubert Snow
den, Clerk Of the City School Board, call
ing attention to vacancies in the board.
Petition Of Edward P, Dixon Tor peE.