Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-04-26
OFFICIAL.
BOARD OF ALpFRNlEE

Va, held April ., 1911. there were
present:
f. +. Marbury. ESD. President, aud
Messrs. Hill, Brill, Ogden, Ballcngcr,
Field, Fitzgerald and Summers.
Mr. Ballenger introduced resolution
SO Tor tile drainage and
protection OF the Columbia engine house
walls. which was passed by 4 unanimous
vote.
Mr.. Ballenger introduced i resolution
800 for the construction
Ola cement floor and detention rooms
at the aims house which vas referred to
the Committees on Poor and Public
Property.
A petition Of Mrs. {. p Taylor'for per
mission 10 reShinglc house 80. we
Prince street was granted
4 communication was received from
the Columbia Steam Fire Engine Com
pany announcing that at meeting Of
that company on the oath instant Mr.
John Leadbeater had been endorsed a 4
candidate for TIE position OF Chiei I'm
gineer of the Fire Department.
4 petition of f. c. PulIin for permis-
sion TO erect new store on the south
east corner Of Queen and Royal streets
on certain street lines was granted.
The Finance Committee reported in
favor OF appropriating $3.50 Tor the mani
tenance OF the Poor aud Work House.
The report was adopted.
The same committee reported in favor
OF referring 4 communication OF Clayton
\ rrington for the payment o. his salary
as policeman for the months OF January
and March 1911. 10 tile Police Counmis-
siOners. The report was adopted.
Mr.. Ogden presented resolution look
ing to the abolition OF The Board Of Fire
- Il
meut Of the fire department BY com
City Engineer Of the Fire department
The resolution was referred 10 the Com
mittee on General Laws.
Mr.. Field introduced an ordinance i'm
posing taxes on persons: property IN
comes. etc, for The year commencing
June l. 1911. aud ending May 81. lgl2.
The ordinance provides tuat Il discount
of six per cent shall he allowed upon all
bills paid by July |. 1911 and four per
cent upon all bills paid by September /.
1911.
Mr. Ballenger offered the following
amendment:
Upon all bills paid in full by the Isl
day ofJuly. 1911. the Collector CT Taxes
shall allow i discount Off per cent. ana
on all bills paid by the lst Of September,
1911. he shall allow Il discount of : per
cent.
The amendment was lost by the follow
ing vote: Ayes. MesSrs. Balienger and
Ogden-2. Noes. Mcssrs. Hill, Brill.
Field, Fitzgerald, Summers and Mr..
President-G.
The ordinance was then read the third
time and passed by the following vote
Ayes. AiessTs. Hill. Bell Field. ritZ-
gerald. Summers and Mr.. PreSidenr-C.
Noes. MeSsrs. BalIengcr and Ogdcn-2.
An ordinance TO require all property
in the city OF Alexandria. Va, which
binds upon any street or alley i'll which
a public sewer has been or shall here
after be constructed 70 be connected
with the same. and an ordinance 10 pro-
hiGit the maintaining OF any privy
either box or we'll. upon any property
in the city Of Alexandra. Va. when said
property binds upon any street or alley
in which 4 public sewer has been or shall
hereafter be constructed. were received
from the Common Council and laid on
The table.
The following were received from tho
Common Council and their action con
CURED in.
Report OF the Committee on Streets on
a petition Of Mrs. II. IL. Pierpoint fol
permission to reshingle house 2l5 Wolfe
street.
Report ofthe Committee on Streets on
a resolution appropriaLing 500 for sewer
on Commerce street.
Report Of the same committee on :
petition OF Edward Grove for permission
10 reshingle residence 92s Duke street.
Report Of the same committee on 4
resolution approprating Sf2j for The
purchase ola street sprinkler.
Resolution apprnpriating 5000 io'
cleaning streets and alleys for the re
nainder OF the fiscal year.
Resolution appropriating $500 for the
purpose Of purchasing a carload OF
granite fagstoue.
Resolution appropriating S30.0J0 for tue
purpose OF building 4 school for boys
Petition Of ". j. b. Duncan Tor per
mission to erect temporary shed on lot
southeast corner OF Queen and Patrick
streets.
Resolution apprOpriatinT 500 10 piir
chase $50 tons OF broken limestone.
Resolutions looking 10 the improve
neut of Cameron street from Royal t.
Pitt: Cameron from Pitt 10 Washington
ST. Asaph from King TO Cameron: Pit
from King TO Cameron; Fairfax from
D;lke 10 Wolfe: Duke from Fairfax r
Royai Washington from King 10 Queen
Washington from King TO Duke; Payne
from Cameron 10 Oronoco: Al fired from
King 10 Prince: south Royal: Alfred
from Prince to Wilkes; Alfred from
Queen 10 Princess: West from King &c
Uronoco.
The board then adjourned.
r. F. MAREURY, President.
reste: LUTHER II. THOMPSON, Clerk.
COMMON COUNCIL.
regular meeting of the Common
re-. q -. s,.tn n
held April % 1911, there were present
Hubert SnOWden, esq. President, and
Mcssrs LeadEeater. Burke, Yates,
Brumblck, smith Graham. Williams,
Birrell. Monroe Brochctt. Harrison.
swan. Marshall. Spinks and Chauucry.
Mr.. Williams submitted an opinion Oi
Judge Crisp. par!lamentarian al the
House Of Representative, on recent rttl-
ings Of The President OF the Common
Council.
Mr.. Brumbacll moved that The matter
be laid on the table which was adopted.
The Committee on Streets recommend
ed that permission be granted Mrs. Pier
pointto reshiugle roofar2lT Wolfe street,
and the report was odOptcd.
The Committee on Streets recommend
ed an appropriation of $50 t. la. a sewer
east on Commerce street. 100 feet, the
uIlDilIl ~ IG d'dtlIDit "iItIi %JJ Has
been paid into the City Treasury for tap
ping said sewer, and the report was
ayes IL. noes o.
Upon recommendation OF the Com
mittee oil Streets permission was granted
Edward Grove to repair dwelling No.
rs Duke street.
a resolution approprIating 1926 TO pur-
chase u street sprinkler was recommend-
ed by the Committee OH Streets and
passed ayes IL noes 0.
An ordinance 70 require that ali prop.
&c /. 4, l,.i,,