Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-26
City Council.
A moderate volume OF business was
transacted st the regular N setiUg Of the
City Council last night.

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City Council Last night.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
No business originated 10 the Bcaid
OF Aldermen, and the action Of The CON-
mon Oouncil was concurred iu by uusni-
NOUS votes on oil save one of the pspsls
sent In.
When the report of the finance COM
mitiee recommending the payment OF 3
bill OF 1852 80 for supplies, gusrd, funi-
CATION and services OF the health officer
was received from the lower bosrd, MI.
Ballenger after examining the bills, ex-
pressed bis ditapprovsl of the action OF
toe committee. Il, said every bill
against the city should have been Item
lad aad dated, as would be required 10
the business wo:ld.
After colloquy In which nearly all
the members participated, vote Was
taken aud all the Aldermen save Mr..
Ballenger voted 10 concur Ia the action
OF the Common Council.
When the report Of the finance COM
mItiee recommending an annual apPro.
prialion of $3.50 10 each OF the three FIRE
companies in lieu Of oil other spproprla-
lions Waa received from the Common
Council, Presiden. Curtin ssid these
organizations expected larger sum than
this during the presen. year. The fire.
mems convention was 10 meet in Alex
audrIa aud It would take 81, 500 to en-
terrain them.
Mr.. Field said these appropriations
we're solely for this year. 10 the future
they would form items 10 the approPris-
tion bill.
The action OF the lower board WIS
concurred In. No other business CAUSED
discussion.
| COMMON COUNCIL.
Council was called to order at 8
o'clock with Is members present
Mr.. Marshall, Of the committee on
pablo properly, stated that certain parts
Of the town clock bad arrived 10 the
city aud would soon be put 10 place.
Mr.. Lsadbest,r called up the resoln.
ten authorizing The building Of a sewer
10 the alley in the tqu'rs bounded by
Alfred, Patrick, Prince aud Duke.
The resolution provided that sn sp.
preparation OF $500 be available nov,
as 1925 has been psld 10 by the prop.
erly holders instesd Of $3.50 as originally
provided.
Mtssrs. Marshall, Lesdb5ster aud
Smith spoke In favor Of making the sp.
propristion available at once.
Messrs. Uhler, Monroe aud SoowdeD
thought the original resolution sufficient
" liberal, and that Oorncil should stand
by Its FIRST action.
After further remarks by Messrs.
Spinks, BIrrell, Brumbsck and Smith
tsyorlng the resolution 1t was 6nslly
passed after a motion 10 lay on the table
had been los!.
A communication from the mayor eu'
closing a letter from Uorp ration At
lorney Fisher calls attention to the
fac, that there are only two public alleys
10 this city ---lhe market alley aud Fay
cite alley-and that all the other alleys
are private property. As this ls often
embarrassing TO the city, the mayor rec
ommeuds that an efftrt be made to
have the city charter 80 amended as to
correct this condition of affairs. This
was referred to the committee Cd streets
snd general laws.
The finance committee recommended
that $3.50 bs appropriated for the use Of
each fire company; this 10 lieu OF all
other appropriations for a period Of one
year. This was adopted.
The finance committee slso recon-
mended sn appropriation OF 5000 for
tie installing OF sanitary closets 10
Washington school and this was done.
Toe committee recommended that
action on the request Of the school board
fox an appropriation Of 5000 for gradi lg,
etc., the lot aroDud Lee school building
be deferred and this was agreed to.
Ths finance committee also reported
faYorably on bills smoantIng to 1892 80,
incurred by the health officer in treat
ment of smallpox patients lsst year, and
the repor! was adopted without word.
Mr.. Burke, Of the hnsuce committee,
submitted q statement prepared by the
city auditor, showing in detail the meth
cd OF exchanging The bonds Of TIE issut
OF 1879 for those Of 1908, the redemp
ton of bonds doe jay l, 1909, aud th'
sals of bonds OF 1908. The statement
show, that the bondCd indebtedness o
the city Is $74s, 900. Mr.. Barke lhsr
said The financial condition of the citj
was now In good condition ard warnet
council sgainst extIa7agaoce.
Nj, Batke stated that the task OF re.
fuudiug the debt hsd been laborious
one and that the work had been accom-.
plished mainly through the ef1rs Of
Auditor Price.
Judge Barley was given permission t.
have The roof of the bouae No. III
north Fairfax street r,shingle.
Mr.. Spluks Introduced resolution di
rectIug the street committee to report
the cost OF completing the Il Iofi's ruu
sever. He believed that this sewer bad
just reached the psrt OF the city where
it was useful and It should now be push
ed; Its construction has been long drawn
ou'.
Mr.. Mcfarland pstItioned Council for
deed to a certain lot bought By him al
tax sale. This was referred to the
committee on 6aancs, streets and gen.
ersl LAYS.
Mr.. Marshall ssked that the commit.