Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-03-13
ALDERMEN VOTE
SCHOOL LOAN
Authorizes Officials to Borrow slO,,
900 for Purchase of New
School Site.
ROUTINE MATTERS CONSIDERED
oi $3.50 for Children's
: Rsme-PlacinG "t Gas i.hf rs Causes
Debate In 10th Eodits.

,, night and while some important mat
trrs came uD none OF them were actet
on and only minor matters were pass
cd
In the absence Of Mr. Snowdcn, vice
president Smith presided and there
were present Mcssrs. Smith, Lead
heater, Burke, Yates, Williams, Bir'
rell, Monroe, Rrockctt, Harrison
Spinks and Swan.
On recommendation Of the commit
tee ON streets, the Presbyterian church
was granted permission to build 4
vault under the sidewalk on the east
side Of ST. Asaph street just north oi
Prince. but were denied permission To
extend the entrance steps more than
rour feet over the building line on
Prince street.
The committee on light recommend
ed the erection of ANAL night" gas
lamp at the north east corner OF Cam
eron and Alfred streets but Mr.. liar-
rison uf the committee said that "n
further consideration he believed IL
would be better To remove the Two
yas lights now at the corner and place
AN electric arc lamp there. After Il
brief discussion Mr.. llarriSon's sug-
pcstion was adopted and an arc lamp
WAS ordered placed at that corner.
Mr.. Brocictt introduced 4 rcsolu-
ton providing that gas lamps he plac-
ed on twelve streets intersection lha'
now have neither gas nor electric
Iirhts which was referred To the COM
mittee on lights. The resolution
named the following corners: Lee ana
Queen, Prince and Union, Duke ana
strand. Water and Union, Wilkes and
St. Asaph, Pitt and Princess, Wythc
and St. Asaph, Alfred and Pendieton'
Washington and Wolfe, Wilkes and
Alfred, Wilkes and Patrick, Cameron
and Henry. A little later Mr.. Spinks
introduced resolution which provid-
.d that the committee on light be
directed to place gas lamps where
they deemed necessary. lie stated
that MANY corners now unlIghted
ycrc now mentioned in Mr.. Brocketts
resolution, Mr.. Harrison of the COM
mittee on light explained that the cor
ners not mentioned had no gas MANS
After some further discussion Mr.
spinks resolution was laid on the
table.
r. rricdlandcr was granted per-
mission to build frame addition I"
the rear of building 4lO King street
Council received an invitation from
VIM. A. Anderson, Jr., president "i
tho Alexandria Teachers Association
10 attend lecture to be delivered by
prof. Chas. Maphis on March l"lh
and on motion of Mr.. Williams the
clerk was instructed to acknowledge
the invitation.
Mr.. Birrcll introduced Il resolution
directing committee on general laws
and the corporation attorney TO re-
v;ca the city charter in order that
it might aggrec with the constitution
and laws of the state which was re-
rorrad TO the committee on genera
I,ws In introducing this Mr.. Birrel
stated that the revised charter
could not be presented to the ieg'S'
,a,ure until its next session, two years
hence He said that the work was
Of considerable Importance, and nc Dc
loved two years time would DC more
,h,, .uf;rient, for il tn he carefully
done.
Mr. williams stated that he was no
certain that two years was sufl'cieh
time rs Mr.. Birrell had introduced
resolution four years ago proVidihE
| ror the codirying Of the city laws am
this had not yet been reported on
Mr. Williams gave notice that 1T
would ask for Il report at an carr.
date.
j MIR. Leadheater thought that 1t migh
he we'll to do what other cities nav
done: pass an entirely new set OF cit.
laws which could be made brief an
in accord with the present state laws
! Mr.. Williams introduced resoiu
ton appropriating $1,000 for the pa
ing on Washington street from Queer
to Duke with tar macadam on a con
crete base with vitrifed brick cutters
This resolution was referred to tn
committee OF street and finance.
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