Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-27
City Council.

business was disposed of at the regular
meeting of the Oty C,uacil last night.
The report of the finance committee
recommending. an appropriation OF
So, 600 for improvement, 10 Washington
snd Lee school buildings was adopted by
the Common Cou icil.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
All the Aldermen we're present aud
the acton OF the lover board Waa coz
Cured in On all the psp,rs sent IN.
Mr.. Ballenger introduced resolution
looking to the cor s!ruction OF a grano-
olithic Sidewalk on the sou b side of
Cameron street, between Fairfsx and
Royal. The resolution vas referred to
the committees on STREETS and 6oance.
When tha report OF the 6nsncs COM
mlttee recommending the appropriation
of $500 for the improvements to
Washington and Lee school tuilding
WIS reat,
Mr.. Hill said the action OF the lower
board met with bis hearty concurrence.
The improvements we're u'gaut, especi.
ally for Washington building. The
speaker did pot believe it would r; quire
as much as the committee had recon-
merded, as Mr. Dunn has informed
him be thought the work could be done
at several hundred dollars below the
amount t, be appropriated.
Mr.. Ms.bury (plessantly) suggested
that the school board would spend the
entire amou1t, which occasioDed some
laughter, bot he was assured that the
board would be ss careful In the e1p,nS-
;tura of mooey as possible.
Mr.. Summers favored the approprlf-
ton. Hs said any person who would
visit Wsshi0etln school building aud
see the present sanitary condition there
will be convinced of the immedist,
necessity Of the proposed improvement.
Mr.. Bslepger said it vas time con.
di,ious at the school were bslog bet.
tered. He attended Washington school
Rhen boy and If the same conditions
existed now as theD, the work o! i'm
proyemeLt should hare been STATED long
sgo,
The report, under the rules, was
ordered to lie over.
The board sdj,urued shortly after 9
O'Clock.
COMMON COUNCIL.
Council came 10 order at $40 o'clock
with 4 members present. For the first
time in several meetings the minutes of
toe lsst meeting were read.
The iaance commit t &c reported favor
ably upon the application of the city
school bosrd fer 40 appropriation OF So
600 for improvements q: tie Washington
and the L:e school bulldogs ODe-half OF
this smluat will be used in installing
ea.ar and Sater closets in the former.
A concrete basement also Is planned.
The ether half will be used in improving
the grounds surrounding the new Gse
school. The report Vas adopted aud
read ss follows:
Your commit ca recommends thtt the
sum of IS, 600 be and is hereby made
part Of the appropriation for public
schools for the year beginning Juue L.
1910, AMI available after thit date. Fer
TIE Iu:posa stated In the within con-
n iicstion, VIZ. $1,000 or as much
thereof as msy be necessary for comple:-
ing work srou al Les school building IS
get forth herein, and 81, 500 or ss much
thereof as may be necessary for INSTALL
iug auitabls plumbing, sever connections
aud copcrstiag the basement ct Wssh-
iugton school building as Sc! forth in the
within estimate.
Certain b lis from tina health depart.
met were rtpotted faVorsbly by the
6aancc committee. Theas bills amcul tad
to $4S.40 aud were for groceriss fur
niahed qaa.at tined persons. The bills
we're ordered paid.
o. the recommendation OF The same
committee Charles Mnmford WAS paid
ISL .25 for ser7icea as guard or messsu-
ger uodsr the health tfieer.
Mr.. Smith asked by what authority
this bill lad been contracted and the
cbsi, replied tlat he knew of none.
Mr.. Blrke stated The. tho man en-
ployed really acted as g messenger and
not as ku'rd Tor quarantinsd persona.
The street clmmut,e reported favor.
ably on petition from John A. Cogan
for permission to make Get in Improve
menls to 622 K ng atra. t AID the per-
mission was granted provided the sd.
joining property oW1ers do not otj
When the petition oil Sophie A. Smith
to erect frame 5tora at The southwest
c rn.r of Patrick and Princess strest,
cams in from the same committee with 8
similar recomm andtt on.
Mr.. Ualer objected to VIA! he con-
sidsred an tempt 10 tar3R the rsspor
ssbilitS GA the adj liuirg property owners.
1t was explained BY MIR. Leadbsster that
this pr trted the "sdjoioing property
owner" If be believed his property
would be Injured by the erection next to
him OF frame tu;lding. After some
discussion the recommendation of the
committee IVES adopted,
A requ ,st Of Mr. R 'chards for psrm's.
sion 10 erect frsms sdd ton to EOS
Willie street Eas treated In the same way.
An ordinance fixing The grada or
Washington street Do.!h OF Wylhe to
the city liue came in from the ttrast
COM NIT ee. The ordnance vas passed,
ayes Is, noes ]; Mr.. Marshall opposing
on the ground that council had net io0k-
ed into the matter with sufficient care.
The recommendation Of The street com.
mittee that 1925 be appropriated for
cutters Oh Wilkes street between Alfred
and Henry and or Henry from Wilkes
to GlbboD, caused some discussion be.
tween Mr.. Uhler and mr.. Lasdte ter,