Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-03-23
COMMON COUNCIL.

AT a regular meeting of the Common COun
Gil Of the city Of Alexandria, Va, held Marcel
| %, 1910, there were present:
Hubert Snowden, esq, president, anC
Messrs. Leadbester. Burke, Brumback
Smith. Bladder. Birrell, Monroe. Hellmuth
Harrison, Ubler, Marshall, Spinks and
Evans.
The Committee on Finance recommended
an appropriation Of 800 to the Cooperative
Charities Association and the report was
adOpted-lyes IA, n0esp.
The joint Committee on Public Property
| and Finance recommended the payment Of
the bill Of the Rensselaer, Manufacturing Co.
| for fire hydrants, amounting to Sl3S. IS, and
the report was adopted-ayes IA, noes O.
The joint Committee on Streets and Finance
recommended en- appropriation OF 500 to
purchase flgstone and granite curb and the
report was adopted-ayes IA, noes 0,
The Finance Committee recommended an
appropriation of S 400 to paint and repair
exterior Of market, police and corporation
court buildings. the same to be available after
June |, 1910, and the report was adopted
ayes "a, noes 0.
The Joint Committee on Streets and Finance
recommended an appropriation Of $1,000 10
extend the northwt stern sewer eastward on
Cameron street to Henry street northward.
iMr. Uhler in the chair. A motion by Mr..
Snowden to lay the report on the table until
the ROYAL ST. est sewer has been completed
was lost--lyes 4, noes 8. Mr.. Snowden offered
| a substitute that the money be available upon
the extension of the south Royal street sewer
A motion by Mr.. Monroe to lay the substitute
on the table was car ied-syes z, noes 6. and
the report of the committee was adopted -
ayes 8, noes &. Mr.. Snowden resumed the
chair.)
A resolution appropr ating $50 for p;iptinq
| two hundred copies Of the building laws and
a supply Of permits was offered by Mr.. Lead
beateI and passeds-lyes IL, noes Q.
The Committee GU Stress recommended an
appropriation Of so to extend the Pitt street
sewer north Of Wolfe street rs feet and the
renort was adopted-lyes ID, noss o,
appropriation OF ~ to extend the north CO.
lumbus street sewer south towards Pripeass
street shout seventy feet, and the report was
adopted-2yts 10. noes o.
A resoluti di ectiDg the COMMITTEES on
streets and the City Engineer to proesed At
once to build the sonth Royal ,treet sewer in
accordance With previous ordinance and an
a. preparation made by the City Council was
oHereu Dy Mr. smith and pssseG-Iyes Is.
noes 0. ~
The joint Committee on Finance. Streets
and General Laws. as directed by a resolution
referred to them on January rs, 1910. sub.
mitted an approximate estimate for the cost
OF completion Of the northwest trunk sewer
to First and Alfred streets, distance Of 4. $50
feet, SZOOOO, and also submitting the ordi.
nance for building and tapping sewers, was
received.
A resolution making additional appYopria.
tions for the fiscal year ending May 81. 1910.
vas offered by Mr.. Burke and referred To the
Committee on Finance.
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a pettion from property owners for sewer
n the alley north Of King street running east
lnd west between Fayette and Henry streets
vas referred TO the COMMITTEES on Streets
A petition from the Clerk Of the Corpora.
ION Court requesting an appropriation of |
ITO to purchase book typewriter for nse in
be clerks office in typewriting the records |
7as received and referred TO the COMMITTEES |
n Finance.
An ordinance to repeal an ordinance An.
roVed February Is, 1910. relating to prog
Fty sold at tax sales also en- ordinance IN
epeal an ordinance passed on the same date
Ilating to property sold at tax sales was laid
n the table
A petition from the Old Dominion Glass
ompany requesting that three arc lights be
laced between the city proper and the glass
orks, was received from the Board of Alder,
zen and their action concurred in.
Bills from VIM II Peck, SILL; Frank NJ.
dana, s22.9Si Stewart ]. Simpson, $40.
I'd James Bowling, $l4.2l, for supplies fur.
shed the Health Department, was received
ON the Board Of Aldermen and their action
in.
A report Of the Committee on General Laws
lating to resolution referred 60 them on
ecember IA, 1863, requesting the Corpora
jn Attorney TO secure the necessary data
ID report TO Council was received from the
q in.
The boayd then adjourned,
HUBERT sNoWDEN, President.
stei DANIEL r. STANsBURY, Clerk c. G. I