Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-05-10
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
BOARD OF AIDCRNfN


or Aldermen OF tho city Of Alexandria.
Va. held May 9. i9ll .therr were present:
J.. L. ALarh,lry. esd, PRESIDENT, and
MesSrS. Hill. Brill. ogden. Bllirngcr,
Field. Fitzgerald aud Summers.
MIR. Hallcrger introduced tic follow
ing which was adopted:
Resolved. That The sum Of SO be and
is hereby appropriated for the purpose
Of purchasing The ire buggy. harness
md gong belonging 70 the late CHIEF
Pcttey.
Mr.. Blllcnger also introduced ~ or
dtnance t King the salary OF the Chief
Engineer Of the Fire Department =, 500
inh providing for IN annual approprIa-
ton III so for the maintenance ol .
horse. buggy and harness.
The ordinance was referred 10 the FL
nance Committee,
An ordinance appr0rs:a.ing portion
Of the revenue Of the city fur lie year
commencing June |, 1911. and ending
May 81, lGl', was referred Ia The FINANCE
committee.
An ordinance imposing :cS upon
persons, property. incomes, &c. FOR the
year commencing June |, l9ll and end
ng May /, 1872, passed by tEls board
4 pril -, 1911. WAS returned by Common
Council, amended by that board whi''h
had fixed the tax rate nj s.. 50 on ono hun
dred dollars AMI provided fora discount
II four per cent Upon hills paid by July
|, 1911, anal Two per cent upon such aS
may bc paid by September ], 1911.
Nj. Ogden moved that the y ldrrIIicn
T. cede from their action and concur III
Tint OF The Common Council.
This was lost hy the following vote
Ayes, Messrs. Ogden and Bal,enErr--2
y ,es, Messrs. Hill. Drill, Field, FitZSrr
AID. Summers, and Mr.. rresi1en'--'i.
Mr. Hin moved that The Aldermen
adhere tn their action and that com
millee o; conference be- appointed.
This motion VAS adopted hy the FOL
lowing vote: Ayes, Mcssr&. Hill, Brill
fell |, Fitzgerald. Summers and Mr..
PRESIDENT. Noes, Mcssrs. Ogden ant
'alin ger
Alcssrs. Hill ari Dalltngcr were an.
pointed members Of the conference com
Mite. The committee subsequently
rrport,d that they were unable Ia agree.
SIR. Hill moved that The board rc"cdr
from lis action in refusing To concur III
Tint of the Common Council.
This motion vas adopted, and Mr.. Hill
moved that The tax rate &c fixed NJ 5. 81
on the 800 and that five per cent. he
allowed on bills paid by July !, 1911, and
three per cent. he allowed on such rs
may b. paid by Scricmber !. 1911.
This motion was adopted by the FOLLOW
vote: Ayes, AIcSsrS. Hill, frili. Field,
summers and Mr. rrrS;frnt-d. Noes.
Massrs. ogden nnd Summers >. Nat
voting. MIR. fitzgartid-i.
The ordnance GaS then passed br The
ioiloWin; vote: AYES. Mca.re iiill. Eri!!
Field. Summers end Mr. President =.
Noes. MTSsrs:. ogden and halirh%''T :.
M. voting. Ar i'ity"crald-l.
The following wcr. received from III"
Common Council and their action con
rnrrad in:
Petition Of snnhrv citizens fhr gas
lamp at The corner OF Washington ana
Jefferson streets.
RESOLUTION authorizing the placing oi
a modem gas lamp IT the northwest cor
nrr 81 Queen and Royal ..trectS.
Resolution providing Tor ca% LAMP
Al FlIriiy an.i Cameron strrcla.
Resolution Tor 4 glSlamr N the rarne!
II Cointnbua ami Queen Sttect+.
( KesnluIiun apnrnpr!aiing $40 Tor The
rjiruosc OF purchasing broken limestone
Petition n Mrs, c. T. Taylor for per
mission n reshingtc rnnl al h"itse i'i!,
+, Prince street.
Resolution arrropriatinG 500 Tor thf
/ purchase II 4 rarioad II iiag5i"nc
! l'pti1ida nf property owners Tor 90"
main on Patrick Sttett, between Princess
/ llid Ordnono.
Petition al John r. logan Tor pal!ni7
sion 10 raShingle hou'c III hoi!h Fit
street.
! Resolution directing The Auditor t.
i.'a3e printed StlicInentH ~ The civ.
| finance: On the desk ~ fncnlf.ef:; q
Council
Resolution providing for a ems ilnIl' Il
! Washington and fiin:ras streets,
| Resolution prbyil ny Tor cnS lanl. a
/ Queen AMI Patrick streets.
Petition lur Z ~ lamp on the strand
! hrlwrrn Duke ami Prince streets.
i'ctitinn al Chay. ilsimuh Tor per
mission u erect 4 irImc building II III
! Queen street
Resolution for three additional ciec
the lights on north llr1,ry street.
Petition Of Alexander :'uter l"r II
| oIJenslon otEas main II Ehscmnnf,
An ordnance II rsiahiitn liz curt
! grabs OH Queen street from laying K
| West
Resolution appropriaiinS $40 10 inscr
/ manhDlec and clean the tan yard Re@cl
|! between Alfred and Royal streets.
An ordinance to establish tho curt
grades on Payne street, between Gamer
on and Oronoco.
Resolution appr0priating 500 to con
strnct eaten basins Il the tan yart sewer
between Patrick and Royal streets.
| The Aldermen repaired 10 toe Gh:lHl-
| Der Of The Common Couaril for The pui.
pose Of participating III The election Of ?
| City Engineer ana upon their return
| adjourned.
i. T.. MARBURN, President.
! rcStc: LUTHER III. THOMPSON, CLERK
COMMON COUNCIL.
Ara regular meeting Of The Common
| Council held Tuesday May 9, lNll: there
were present:
| Hubert Snowdcn, esq. President, an
McSsrS Lcadhcatrr. Burke, Brunhark
s NTH. Graham, Williams. HirrrlI, Mon,
roc Hrorkett, Harrison, Swan. Marshal!
and Spinks.
The Committee on Light Reported fay
nr,bly resolution providing for 4 mod
cru gas lamp at the northwest corner I"
Queen ana Royal streets. The rrp"ri
was adopted.