Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-04-12
CITY COUNCIL

adjourn. The Aldermen hal At that
time barely started and "a, not ready
70 adjourn until hall al hour later.
BOARD Or ALDERMES.
Alr. Field, from The finance commit
tee. introduced an ordinance repeating
The ordinance imposing taxes on per
sons, property, incomes, etc, recently
passed by both boards of Council. on
account Of certain inaccuracies III the
same. He also presented new tax
bill providing for tax Of 81 50 on the
hundred dollars and allowing discount
Of four per cent. Oh bills paid iy the
first day Of July and two pr cent. on
snch rs may be paid by September
first. The first ordinance was passed
by q uran,mnuS vote aud the new odd
nance referred 10 the finance com
mitiee.
Some routine business was snb-e-
quenlly disposed ofwhirh will be found
IN he official proceedings.
There @as virtually 10 discussion on
any Of The business Transacted.
Mr. Hill. OF the finance commit
lice, stated lha, tie committee,
Fnaa now engaged iii consider
ing The license law for the com
,ng fiscal year. and If ans mem.
brrs had -llggesiIons Ia make the com
mittrr would he glad 10 hear the same.
a. it was their purpose I" collect Ms
much money as possible. In this way
debate Wonlu be unnecessary when the
bill shall have been submitted
Mr.. BaIlenger said he experienced
disappointed at the fact that the com.
mittre on light had not reported on Il
resolution he intro luced At the last
meeting providing for AZ improved
gas lamp III Cameron and Fairfax
streets.
Mr.. Brill said the committee had
been unable 10 act on the matter N
time to make Il report, but that he
was sure i favorable report would hr
made. He. however. did moi regard
the matter rs urgent. rs there was an
improved gas light Al the station house
half square away. an electric light
At The Braitock House and arr lights
square away al every point OF The
compass.
MIR Eallenger said he vaz perfectly
familiar With the lo:at,.n aud IL SUI
rmindinsS.
At hi. iunriurc another mon,her
of The Common Council appeared ani
stated thai lie lower board MAS wait
ing to adjourn.
President Marbury announced that
tic Aldermen had finished thar Gii=i
arss. The board lheE Adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.
| Council came to order at 8 c'.l6,'s
with Is members present.
a petition from The clerk OF the
court signed by most Of The local bar
asking Council to appropriate $40 for
he purchase of Il hook typewriter for
the rlerl, 5 Office was referred 10 The
committee on finance.
Mrs. II K pirrpont asked pelmis.
Sion L. reshinslr her hous-, .lU Wolfe
street THIS was reterTed 10 The rom
mit'ec on streets.
Mr Burke stated that The finance
COMMITTEES vas engaged ia framing the
l,cetse Law and nonld like to hear :ug-
gesiion al changes from any OF lhe
members Of Council.
A resolution apprnpdating SlVu for
( Tss-
frrrei To the street committee.
Mr. Lcaabtater Offered 4 resolution
appropriating SlI5 for sewer on 81.
Asaph street north from Queen street,
and stated that the owner Of three
house. on thai square na5 waiting Tor
this to be pas;el in order that lie might
tap the .eGef. This vas passed.
A resolution anpropriatine 3, 200 for
The laying Of i >, loot hfosen stone
roadway with ,tiilizi hrick euttFts
and granite curb, on south Patri1t
sheet from l'rincr tu Duke wa= rz,
iefrel 20 The committee on streets.
The School Board by petition through
Messra. L. L. Carte, and II. Kirk. u,
asked 10 lie allowed 10 APPEAR before
Council To explain the necessity Of re
pacins the old Academy building with
modern school for boys This was
referred 10 the committee OH finance
and schools with the understanding that
this committee wouli fix time for the
hearing.
Colbert Ellis was given permission L"
build frame dwelling Al 4lG north
Patrick street.
An ordinance repeating the defective
ia4 a@ came III passed bY The Alder
men AID Council concurred il the re
peal.
Tie chairman 81 The School Board
Informed Council on March IL, 1911,
that there would lie deficit III The cts
school funds OF about 81 lG2 % and
the committee recommended that
Is, 300 or 81 much thereof az may be
necessary should be appropriated. Ibis
recommendation had hesn adopted hy
the Aldermen and under tEr Law wts
Iani over
The tax Law coming in from The
Aldermen was referred 10 the commit
tee on finance.
Several matters coming in from the
Aldermen, the action OF The Aldermen,
was concurrel in without discussion.
After short wait for the Aldermen
Council ADJOURNED.
The Chair upoa Adjournment stated
that he had consulted the parliamenta-
Ran of the House OF Representatives.
in reference to certain rulings he had
made in Counsel during the past few