Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-05-25
City Council.

Oouucii was held last pight. In tbs
lower board the annual appropriation
and tie revenue bills we're passed ard
laid over undtr the law in the upper
board Resolution for tbs extension OF
the city limit, and t, ascertain the candle
power light being furnishing the city were
introduced.
BOARD OF ALDERMAN.
The tsx bill, received from the Com
mon Council st the last meetipg YES
read the stcond and third times and
passed.
The license law and the appropriation
bill we're also received from the lower
board and laid over under the r1lls
The board concurred in the acton OF
the Common Conucil without discus.
sion on all The papers sent in.
COMMON COUNCIL.
Council wss called to order at SOS
o'clock With IA members present.
Ga each members, desk was ia state
meDt OF extra appropriations made dur
| ing year 1909 10 aud estimated receipts
and appropriations 1910 IL. The largest
| of the extra appropriations we're clean
Jog streets 81 200, streets and sewers
"a, 900, public property 50, $50, ire de-
pattnent 81, $50, and schools 81, 600.
Among the estimated expenditures
for the coming year are. Cleaning streets
50, 500, electric lights Sc. 600, streets and
sc wers 81 5, 500, interest on bonds s3] 600
sinking fu 10 SIS, 200. The main items Of
the estimated income are, taxes s97, 500,
licenses ST., 500, gas works SIS, 600.
| The mitu.es OF the last meeting were
read aud approved.
A letter wss read from State
Auditor Marye stating thst Alexandris's
pol ton of the salary of the iadge OF the
Circuit court was $35S,5S and the City
Court jadge, 81, $50, and thst these
amounts must, in accordance With the
law, be paid into the stats treasury be-
fore December l, 1910. This was re-
ferred to the committee on 6uance.
A petition from employees OF the FIRE
department asking an Increase of IS per
month In their pay, referred to the fl.
nance commitse last month, was re.
turned By this committee with the rec.
cmmendation that an Increase OF 81 Sc
per man per month be made after June
l, 1910
Mr. Birrell thought the S. asked
sht uld be allowed and moved that This
be done.
Mr.. Blrke eaid the committee had
gone over the matter very carefully and
that 80 many calls we're made 90 The
| c tvs funds that every call could not be
satisfied.
Mr.. Birrell complimented the finance
committee for their thorough work, bu'
believed the IS increase should be al
lowed.
| Mr.. Udler agreed with Mr.. Birrel
and spoke in mplimeptary terms o.
these seven employees, saying the in
crease would be 1920 a year.
MI. Leadbeater seconded Mr.. B!rrelpE
motion, which was carried.
On roll call the report as amended
was carried unanimously.
The appropriation bill was reported
favorably, read and passed, Mr.. Burke
explaining the items where increases
we're made as follows:
| Salaries, 1855; schools, $1,000; FIRE
department, 5000; PUBLIC properly,
50, 100. The total appropriations fol
the year are fixed at $l35, 400 as sgains
| 1892, 900 las' year.
During the reading of the appropria'
ton bill Mr.. Uhler commented on tts
increased appropriation jus. meutionet
for the fire depa' tnent, saying, this had
been commented On, ye! $500 Rss spen
on the hill west of the city for irolit
with no hope or expectation Of benefit OF
return. II, said he hsd tried TO get
lawyer 10 the city TO test the legal u o.
sppropriatirg this $500 but could get nc
one who vas willing to take the case
Mr.. Birrell thought the appropriation fol-
the iuad for Associated Charities
amounting to 81, 250 was too great. The
city ives taking care Of more people 81
the Aims House than formerly and the
amount for charities should be cut down.
Mr.. Burke said this amount at one time
was 81, $50 and the ladies in charge o.
this fund would spend nothing unless il
WAS necessary. Mr.. Monroe did not be-
lieve any OF tlis money not needed would
be spent. The item WAS left unchanged.
The license bill was reported favor
ably and resd.
The Wholesale liq1or dss!er7 license st
read vas Increased from 1920 10 $3.50
The retail license WAS raised from
| 1926 to $3.50.
The retail shippers license WAS put 8
| 5000.
The hotel license was raised from $3.50
to Sl95.
The malt liquor dealers from $50 tc
SIS.
The license on brewsries was raised
from $50 10 500.
The license on street peddlers Wa'
raised TO So per day or SIS per week.
The Tx on automobiles caused some
discussion, some members thinking il
should apply to all automobiles, tut TIE
section was not changed and provides
license of $40 shall be paid on each au
tomobils kept for hire. II WAS ex'
plsired that private autos were taxed 6:
personal property.
The ordinance provides Tor the collec
ton OF the licenses and carries the usu i,
penalties.
Mr.. Smith offered an amendment to
the sections fixing the licenses on Iiqacl
dealers, so as tn make these charge;
those of last yesr. He thought that
this was not an opportnne time for the
| innraasa nf khiu tax Of the linnnH dealprs