Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-03-15
OFFICIAL.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN


At regular meeting OF the Board
Of Aldermen Of the city OF Alexandria,
Va, held March IA, 1911, there were
present:
F. +. Marbury, esq, President, and
Alessrs. Hill. Brill, Ballenger. Ogden
| Field, Fitzgerald and Summers.
President Marbury introduced the fol
lowing which was referred to the Com.
mittee on General Laws:
Resolved, That the former rules
known as the rules Of lsIT. The
Rules OF the City Council OLA ieSandria
as amended be. and They are hereby,
adopted by the board.
MIR. Bailpnger introduced the follow.
ing, which was referred 10 the Commit
tee on Light;
Resolved, That the Committee on
Light be instructed TO ascertain the cost
Of installing gas lamps at the lntersec-
tons of such streets at which there are
no lights IT present; also the advisab!l-
ity Of Installing same, aud report back
to Council as soou as possible.
A petition Of Sidney d. Lane Tor per
mission to repair house No. All north
Henry street was received from the
Common Council, that board having re-
tered the same to the Committee on
Streets. The Aldermen noI-concurred
in The action OF the Common Council
and granted the request ofthe petitioner.
Mr.. Field. VINO with Mr.. Summers had
been appointed March ), 1911, to confer
with ! conference committee Of the
Common Council OH the ordinance i'm
posing taxes on persons, property. etc,
moved that the committee D. diScharg.
I'd inasmlIch as they had been unable TO
meet I similar committee from the other
| board.
The motion 10 discharge the commit.
tee was adopted.
On motion the board raccdei from its
| lction Of March :, 1911, i'll adopting The
ordinance, ana it vas again read
Mr.. Summers inu odiiced the follow
| ing amendments:
| (Hiragiaph - Upon ali property
| BOTH real and personal. OF every Kind
| aid description owned or held by citi-
Gems If Alexandra. or located within
the city Of Alexandria or subject 10 tax
alton under the constitution and laws Of
this state there snail be ieYisd i tax u
one dollar lna eighty cents on every
| hundred dollars 81 the assessed value
thaTE0l
(rage =, last section.D Upon ali bill.
paid in full BY the i5t day oi July, i9ii
the Collector Of Taxes shall allow a dis
count OF four per cent aud OF ali bills
paid Nv the iGt DAY OF September, 1911,
| he shall allow discount OF two per cent,
anu ou ill bills not paid Oil the Isl dag CT
December, i@ii. there shall be assessed
| and collected j penalty Of I've per cent
upon the aiuount Of said bills, and % ali
| ellis remaining unpaid Gu the ist dly CT
June: 1917: damages Al the rate CT siz
! PEI cent par anniiiIi shall rs paid.
TIE amendments we're adopted ~ the
| following vote: Ayes, Nlessr:. Hill, gin.
Field, Fitzgerald, Summers and Mr..
| PTesiiant-G. Noes, lieGGT=. Eail2nSer
1li GEdsn-2.
The ordinance vas 1ien read ire third
tine 1Gd adopted CO a uuaa.:1c;;S Tcte.
The Common Council returned the
ordinance imposing ii11- on persons.
property, etc, aud AIessIs. LeaabeateT
| and Williams, committee OF confer
once from the Common Counci! appear
| ed aud asked for a similar committee
from the Aldermen. The President ap-
| pointed Messrs. Field aud Summers on
| the part 81 the board.
The committee reported that al aSrss-
| meHt had been reached by which a tax
! Of Il 90 on the 500 would he levied, a
discount OF four per cent being allowed
on all bills paid ~ jul! ], ISL, auI TWO
per cent Oh such az may Ee PAID ~ sep
TEN Der i, 1911.
The report vas adopted and the ordi-
nance SUBSIDY uChtlN H4S idpytSi ~ 4
unanimous vote
The following were received from inc
Common Council aud their action con
Cured In by unanimous votes;
Petition OF Dayton Arlington Tor the
payment Of his salary as policeman since
he was disabled w fan December =.
| i9ii
Petition Of ". ii. Mcdowell for per
mission 10 repair frame house 10. 81:
:outh Alfred street.
Communication from Herbert Bryant,
chairman Of tire C.Iy School EcaTi; call.
ing attention to the fact tnat there Will
lie j deficit OF about 81, iG2.O9 IL opelat-
Ing the public schools 10 July i iail.
Eli OF DR.. Z. J. Yates, $3.50. loT ser
vices on iuuacy commission al the
aims house.
Petition Of sindry citizens for placing
. gas lamp at Duke and Lee streets.
Report Of the Committee on Streets
Recommending au appropriation OF $3.50
for sewer Oh Alfred street. between
Wolfe and WILKES.
Report Of the same committee on
petition OF the Alexandra Fertilizer aud
Chemical Company Tor permission TO
Build an annex to their Office Oh Princess
street, between Lee ana Union.
Report Of tbs same committee on d
resolution appropriaiinC $3.50 for the eA-
tension Of the King street :eTer south
ward Oh Payne street 10 the alley rim
ming eastward from Payne street north
OF Prince ana then eastward into said
llle..
IRE poar,; thin adjourned.
/ +. .IAEBUEI, Ftssiisat,
Testa; Lu75EE il. TaoMrso:i. Clerk.