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

ayored spending some of the money on
be surface before putting 30 much unoer
n. u1d.
Mr., Soowden moved 10 lay the matter
N the table but this was lost. /
Mr.. Soowden then moved to amend
be conimi,tss report BY making the ap-
available after The WORK on
lie Royal street sewer was completed.
Mr.. Monroe moved to lsy this propose
lion en- the table.
Mr.. Brumback spoke at some len gto'
asking why the work on The hOyal
st,eet sewer hsd not been done. Inc
matter bad hung FIRE ever siOce he hsd
been a member of council. He opposed
however the stopping of other WORE III
the Royal street sewer had been built
Mr.. smith thought that the dlfnculsy
could be avoided by directing the city
engineer to proceed With the construction
of the Royal street sewer.
Mr.. Birtell agreed with Mr.. Soo8den
thst the Royal street sewer should
be finished at once bnt be did not think
other work should be stopped. BE fur.
Their thought the city work could be done
mora cheaply and quickly BY contract
than 1t ia done at present and added taat
more tsau one piece OF sewer could De
done at the same time.
Mr.. Leadbeater said that ne had been
informed that Royal street did not ex'
tend south of franklin and the city en-
pipeer who Has present said that Inc
electric road had deed for right OF
vey over strip of land extending 81
feet on each side of the center OF Royal
street extended sca.h from franklin.
Alessrs. SoowdoD, Spiuks, Birreli,
Leadbea.er, and the city engineer en-
gagged in some furthur discussion: :,
Mr.. Evans reminded council OF the
acton of 8 former superintendent OF
streets In taking down 8 fence On the
sou,h side of franklin st PIT street and
opening up Pitt from there stu'b. DE
also said all deeds In this disputed area
gave the bouudries By streets. He held
that Royal street south OF Franklin be-
longed 10 the city.
MIR. snowden thought it strange tba!
the two other First ward conncilmep
present after admitting the pressing need
for The extension of the Royal street
sewer ehould BY their votes give the
the northwest sewer preference when that
work could be deferred without Injury
to any one.
Messra. Snowden aud Birrell had some
ds,u,s!ou over the wording OF tie
amendment, Mr.. Birrsll cout,ndiDg that
the appropriation Tor the West street
sewer should be available when The
Royal street sewer was started instead CT
flushed
TIE amendment offered By Mr.. Sow
den was laid on the liable, and the re-
port OF the committee was then adopted
BIZ direction of resolution introduced
BY Mr.. Spinks on January %, the com.
miltees on streets, 6oance and genera.
| laws reported that the probable coat O
! com pleting the Yves: street sewer tt
First and Alfred streets would be $50,
600. A copy OF the general sewer Law
wss attached to the report.
Mr.. Lssdbeater said ell sewers bull
since the passage OF this law had beer
built and tapped according to the pro
visions of this act. The report vas re
ceived.
The iuancs committee recommended
| that 5000 be appropriated for the Asso
ciated Charities, and the report VS.
direcling the mayor to sign deeds t, tw'
pieces CT property sold st dellnousn
safe aud providing that new ordinances
on the subject be adopted were read BY
their title aud laid over.
The street committees reports recon-
mendiog the appropriation of SO fo
ibe extension of the saver on ounbu:
street, north OF Princess, and 40 for 6
sewer on Pitt street, north of Wolfe, we're
adopted.
MIR. Smith offered reso'u!;on dir5ct-
ing the committee on streets and Inc
city engineer to proceed at opce With
the work on The south Royal street sewer
and this vas passed.
A petition from the clerk OF the Oor-
port on COURT asking for an sppropis-
ton oil $40 t, purchase a book type-
writer, 10 have all records In The clerk @
Office type written, WAS referred - the
hIancs committee.
A resolution app'cpriatlng $12. 700
for street and other work 10 cover d. ficits
that will occur In the fiscal yssr to end
May 81 WAS referred t, the committee
on 6narce. The items named are:
Fire department, $500; chain gang,
$500; fire plugs, 500, coronets i7qaest',
800; election expenses, 500; poor and
alms house, $500; court and jill, $500;
s'ret t. and aewers, so, 900; city council,
5000; street cleaning, $500; t1lsl,
So, 700,
q resolution offered some time ago
by Mr.. Smith reciting the excessive rate
on ihe electric railway between ALEX.
sndria and Washington and directing
the corporation attorney ID take such
steps as may be necessary 10 bring the
ms er before the Safe Corporation
Commission and theinersls,e commerce
commission was reported fav0;stly By
the committee on general Laws and WAS
adopted.
Fifty.two dollars was appropriated
y print 200 coples Of the new building
lsSs aud the necessary permits.
Bills amounting to S4S 40 for groceries
furnished smallpox patients vas referred
to the finance committee.
netitinn asking thraa prn linhts ON