Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-05-10

gerald uerlIillnS 10 VIZ.
The bill Wis subsequently, pul upof
its passage and adopted 10y the same
vote.
The Aldermen after concnrlng IN TIT
action Of tie Common Council on
numher Of papers which hal been sem
N renaiIcd to the chamber at tht
,n,nmpn Council for the purpose o
participating III The election OF z
cry engineer and upon their return nd
lnurusd.
COMMON COUNCIL.
There was no business Of importance
,ransactc at last nights meeting oflhe
,.ounrii h-ynnl lhu settlement oil the
long uiscu >seJ Tx bill.
When tho commi.,ce appointed by
tn; Board OF Aldermen consisting Of
Mvssrs. Bll!engtr and Hill appeared IN
tie council room ami asked for con-
ference. the discussion Oil tho subject
started in earn st and Tor IN hour The
various members gavy vent I, Their
ueas OF e cily'S finances. Coun.'il
mrn Leadhc:t: Sphinx, Bi'rtll, Wat
i.amS and br"ckett were the principal
speakers. RI re Was quhe a heated
.lscu,>io between the chairman and
Mr.. Bro, KIT as to whether or not the
chairman hal previously rrf'i'd 10 ap-
pninl 4 Conference commiiIce.
MIR Graham moved thata conference
committee he appoint d 10 meet The
committee fr, m The Board OF Alttr-
men and after The adoption OF this
,nuticn Mr.. Graham and Mr.. Marshall
were appoin,al IN The committee,
Then thr board Of Aldermen re-
turned tic bill, stating that the con-
ference c, mmiItee could moi agree and
amendln. / so as 10 make the discount
iivc and three per cent.
President Snoxd,n announced that
council could vote on the amendment,
but cculI not legally v"tc on the ord'-
nance as whole. Following debate
Councilman Spinks Offered substitute
t!!:at the ate be nlt:c Sl.75 with dis
counts Of & and ! pr ceut. resppc-
lively.
lis motion was lost, he being the
nric one f.v"ring il.
The vote was then taken on the
amenlm. nt as prc+ea,cd by the Board
Of Aldermen aud it was carrie Il Ivy
yot OLE 10 ., Councilman MARSHALL
.nl Spiuks voting in the negative.
The entire bill will be passed at the
next regular meeting OF tie council on
May 23r,l.
A resolution that the Common Cour'
ell the Board o. Aldermen concnrring.
lire ting The city auditor to p ace q
statement OF the finances OF the city On
the desk OF each memhrr OF the conn
Ill ~ the sccon Tuesday OF each
month was referred to the finance COM
m;ttee. 1t was sta'e.l III the preamble
that the members. committee :, or IN
l.yiluqls, know little about The true
condition OF tie appropriations for tlIclr
specific work, except ut the first OF eat II
Ii seal year, or when the said approprl-
atoms are about exhausted.
The annual appropriation bill for the
fiscal year ending May 81, 1912. was
referred to the finance committee.
0rtl:nllcts for the establishment OF the
curb grade in Payne street, between
Cameron and 0ronoco streets, and in
Queen street from Payne - West
streets we're referred TO the joint com,
mi.tre on streets and general laws.
i resolution approrrialing sl0n 70
construct trap catch basins for the tan
ya,l 5. wrr from Patrick to Royal
streets. au,! AIS arpropria'ins $500 for
cleaning lllc tanyarl sewer and rcsett-
ing manhoies were referrci To the
street and finance committee. \ COM
municatinn from Alexander Snter, sec
rotary al the Rcsemont Development
Company, Incorporated, asking that
the light committee Of council prepare
4 suitable ordinance for the extension
Of the city gas mains to another sub
division to he opened mp near Rose.
mont was referred to the committee on
lights and general laws.
Resolutions for improved gas lights,
offered by Councilman 4arocEe't, oil
Washington and Prince aud Queen
and Patrick streets, and also three ad-
ditional clectr lights on orth Henry
street, in order that that !horoughfare
he lighted to the entrance Of the Alex
andria Glass Company, we're all referred
ID The light committee. Petitions for
gag lamps nj Washington and jefferson
streets. Princess and Uronnco streets,
and Duke and S.rard streets was re.
ferrcd to the light committee.
The following res"!u ions we're passed
Appropriating $500 for purchase OF q
carload OF granite hagstonr; $500 Tor
purchase OF 400 tons Of granite broken
limestone; for improved gas lamp a,
Columbus and Queen Streets one al
;hc northeast corner Of Cameron aud
Eoirfcy St,satS ar,I ono at the north.