Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-11
City Council.

25Derhl uh!uts. 1De Idn iupOS'hS
taxes on persons, property, etc., for the
coming facal yesr was passed.. The Is"
ia the same ss iast year.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
The Aldermen c7ncurred in the action
OF the Com oon Otu1cil appropristln2
SO, 900 for improvements TO Wasbiog'o9
and Lee school buIldiD2e. The report
OF tho com mlttees had bsen receive d
from the lower board at the last meeting
and laid over.
A resolution spproptistipg 5000 for
laying new floor 10 the Reliance Sles IN
Fire Eagine Compapy's house was
adopted.
The Aldermen concurred 10 tae &C.
ton OF The Common Council On all the
papers sent in.
COMMON COUNCIL.
Council WAS called 10 order at $40
O'Clock with IL members present.
The finance committee reported favor
sblY the tax Law for the coming year.
The tax vote is to remain at S1.9O and
the bill in its entirety is identically the
same as the bill now 10 force. The
measure was passed, ayes, u; noes, 0.
The street committee reported in favor
OF appropris.ing 800 for the treating OF
Washington streef;between Queen and
Wythe With coal t6r or heavy oil resid-
uum In order 10 preserve the street and
prevent dust.
Mr.. Leadbsater made statement In
which he said 1t was the hope OF the
committees that al some time in the near
future the entire tar output of the city
qas works conld be used for such work
The city engineer bad taken him Nj.
Leadbeatei) to the bureau of public
roads in Washington, snd the road ex-
pert there seemed to believe that this
would be the best procedure. The ex-
pert had offered to aid the Alexandra
authorities in such iosd experiments free
| of coat.
The petition for tsrra Gotta sewer on
Duke street, east from Royal, recon-.
meudsd By tbs street committee, WAS
passed With an appropriation OF 1925.
This by unanimous vote. 1t is provided
that the appropriation will become syail-
able when 500 shall have bsen paid
| into the city treasury, exclusive OF taps
The committee on light reported fav
orably on he petition Ton Al arc light
at the corner of Duke and Royal streets
and The liz ht was ordered unanimously.
The committee on public property
-, asked 1915 for the Installing OF two new
sectional dials for the town clock. Mr.,
Msrshall asked that tnis be referred to
the committee on finance and public
pr ,perty snd this was done.
+ Miss Hattie r. Hsmersley asked
permission 10 erect frame addition to
206 south Pa'rice street and this WIS re-
fsrred to The street committee.
The sum OF $400 WIS appropriated for
cleaning sIreets and alleys, this on re.
quest OF the city engineer.
Mr.. Burke asked II tnil was to sup.
ply some CT the car,s that did not appea1
on the genersl CLEANING day.
The chair suggested That the street
committee mighs apsser that question.
| Mr.. Lssdbeater explained that he
presented the matter at the Instance Of
the city engineer, the present appropria-
ton being exhausted.
Mr.. Lesdbeater asked about the
! IS, 600 the newspapers spoke of apaud
| ing on The Jail. He said that II The city
had this sum OF moaey to spend nud
would speud it on The city's alleys,
the cit5's health would be much i'm.
proved.
The chair partially agreed With Mr..
| Leadbs ster, but said the $4,000 would
he wisely expended on too jail, aod
would ssve The city the necessity Of
tuilding new Jail at cost of abou!
$50, 900 He father said toat when toe
matter of the Jill Improvements fist
came up be wss opposed to spending
! any money q, that time TO make Tofe
| comfortable the class of people Sho
spend half their TINS in prison, bat
| after attending The committee meetings
sud bearing the matter discussed he had
! decided to favor the expercit u,e oil
$4,000
Mr. Burke suggest ID that the proposed
| improve provided for cold shower
| baths which would have the ,ff:ct OF
keeping many from committing inifac.
tons OF The law.
A petition from II T. Whit, asking
permission to erect six room frame
| dwelling st 1912 Pepdle!on street was,
under the law, referred 10 ibe c1mmi tee
| on streets.
Mestrs. HeIlmuth and Birrell beta
thought this delay hardship as some
of tbe Material for this htu,e VAS now
on he ground ready for the tuildiog.
A resolution sppropriatiug $500 f)r a
new floor in the Reliance engine hcusa
vas, on recommendation OF the joint
committees Oh public property aud f.
/ nance, passed.
A resolution for The improvement. OF
franklin street, between Roysl and
Fairfax, was presented By Mr.. Sao~den
and referred ID the committee On street.
A petition asking tle improvement OF
the alley 10 tie square b'uaded by
Queen, Princess, Pa7ne and West streets,
! H's referred TO tbs street committee.
Mr.. Birrell aaSed about the sire: t
fakirs' license. He had brough: up the
mf tier AT year and by request bad let
ii 60 ever until this yesr.
Msssrs Lesdbettsr and Smith agreed
with Mr.. B rrell taat sonnet hing should
be done 10 lessen the st'eft fakir II g.
snce, and it was agreed that this icense
should be taken up OF the next meeting
night when the easia licens' lsw will
nrobshly oora IN