Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-07-29
ORDINANCES ARE PASSED.
Council Has Very Quiet Session.
No Lengthy Debates---AdjOurn
Until Next October.

The dove Of peace lowered over the
council chamber last night and the
largest audience that has assembled in
years was disappointed in not wit,
Messing some OF the picturesque scenes
that have attracted so much attention
throughout the city. All the business
was conducted ia quiet and orderly
manner without the introduction OF
personalities and there seemed to be o
pre-arranged plan on the part OF many
ofthe members to get through with
the city's business at the earliest pos
sible moment.
All the ordinances for street i'm
proyements we're passed by vote Of
II to 8 in the lower body with the ex :
ception OF two blocks OF Cameron street
where Mr.. Lesdbeater thought the
street should be narrowed and there
fore voted against the ordinance which
provided for 81 foot roadway. Messrs.
Brockett, Williams and Harrison re-
fused to bulge from their former
position and consistently voted against
all of the ordinances.
The net results of the last three
meetings of council is the passing Of
ordinances for the repaving OF the
following streets: Washington from
Queen to Duke, Cameron from Royal
to Washington, Alfred from King to
Wilkes. Patrick from Prince to Duke,
and Duke from Fairfax to Royal.
Work on all OF these blocks can
he started rs soon as the arrange
ments with the property owners are
completed and it was said last night
that this would be done during tie
following week on three or four of the
squares.
Ordinances have been prepared and
are in the hands Of the street COM
mittee for repaving Fairfax from
Prince to Duke, Royal from. Prince
to Duke.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
Six aldermen were present, and, IS
was the case at the last meeting, most
OF the hour council was in session was
SpcuL III lCC0SSCS.
But one paper was introduced
resolution offered by Mr.. Ballenger
providing that when council adjourn
it be to meet on the second Tuesday
in October. 1t was. however, deter
mined to hold an adjourned meeting
on Monday evening at five O'Clock to
concur in the action OF the Common
Council in passing certain ordinances
providing for the improvement OF Cam
eron street.
The board concurred in the action OF
the Common Council on all the other
papers sent in.
COMMON COUNCIL.
When Mr.. Snowden called Council
to order he stated that the meeting
had been called at the request OF seY-
eral members who wished the un-
finished business acted on at the earl
lest possible time.
The ordinances providing for the
paving OF Washington street from
Duke street to Queen street, and OF
Patrick street from Prince to Duke,
and OF Duke from Fairfax to Royal
we're passed by vote OF IL to 3.
Messrs. Snowden, Leadbeater, Burke,
Yates, Brumback, Smith. Graham.
Birrell, Marshall. Spinks and Chauneey
voting aye, and Messrs. Williams, Broc-
kett and Harrison voting no.
A petition from the property oSuers
on Alfred from Queen to Princess ask
ing that the city pave that square
under the conditions offered the prop
erty holders on other squares, reported
favorably by the committee, was
granted.
An ordinance appropriating $4,000
for the paving OF a 27-foot roadway
and concrete sidewalk on Fairfax from
Duke to Prince was read the first
time and referred to the committee on
streets and finance.
AT the request OF Mr.. Leadbeater,
$500 was appropriated for treating
Washington street from Queen to Pen
dleton with tarvia.
The ordinances providing for the
paving of Cameron street from Royal
to Washington were taken up.
Mr.. Leadbeater said that he believed
that this street should be narrowed
to p feet from Pitt to Washington
though the ordinances provided for q
81 foot roadway from Royal to Wash
ington. The ordinances for the
paving from Royal to Pitt were passed
by q vote of II to 3, the members
voting as they did on the other street
ordinances; the vote on those for the
paving OF Cameron from Pitt tt