Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-10
COMMON COUNCIL.

regular meeting oil the Common
Council Of the city OF Alexandra, Va.
held JANUARY 9th. 19l., there were
Hubert Snowdcn, Presidents: and
| Mcssrs Lcadbralar. Burke, Yates
smith, Williams, BirrclI, Brockctt,
| Harrison. Swan, Marshall, SpinkS. and
! Chalnccy.
The Committee on Light reported IN
| favor Ola petition To extend gus man
| 10 gOJ Franklin street, amt the report
was adopted. Ayes j., noes u.
The Committee on Light reported at
vcrscly OH Il resolution 10 replace the
| gus light OF Pitt street side OF the opera
! House. 4 motion by Mr. BirrcI TO lay
| the report on the tablr WAS lost. Ihc
report of the Committee was rejected
by the following vote: Ayes, Mcssrs.
| Lcadheater, Burke. Yates. Williams,
| Harrison, Swan, (il Noes, Mcssrs.
Smith. Birrcll Brockctt, Marshall,
| Spink>, CEaunccy and Mr. PreSl9cnl.tD
| Tie resolution by Mr.. Marshall tu re
store the light WAS adopted. Ayes )
noes j. The matter was returned from
! the Board of Aldermen non-c"nrurrcd
IN. that Board having rccuinmittcu lhc
matter IT, The Cummitlcc. on Light.
| Couucilt en- rcccucd from its previous
! action and coucIlrrrd in The action OF the
| Board of Aldermen.
! The Committee on Light recOEImcnd-
! cu that a twenty-five candle power cleo
| iric light be placed ut the northeast cor
| ncr Of Queen and West strrris. ami the
report was adopted. Ayes j., noes D.
The Committee Oh Light recommend
| ed tina. the management Of the Opera
| uurIsr B,, required 80 place IN arc light
| al. I'iti street side 10 sight III, the two
| fire escapes. TIL" light ;" he i,'acrd OIL
| nachcts alta proper height and the re-
port was adopted. i YES Il. noes o.
| Permission was grained thu Carlin-
| Huiish Company. Inc. 10 erect a p"ni
! house or ROOT ofIhlilding 80 hing street,
10 H.. sh,aLhcd in galvanized iron and
covered with tin.
| 4 resolution hy Mr. Crockett instruct
| ing the Committee OF Strcc'S and City
! Engineer to report total amount OF the
appropriat ions for street improvements
| where All assessment agalmS! he prop
erly owner j. provided. AIS" the tntal
amount necessary In coinpici" said in
| proyemcntS out oG :hC genera! iund was
adopiru. Ayes L., noes o.
A resolution by Mr.. Brock"tt request
J In. the Committee OIL Light 10 report
| the cost of!l .ciug improved gas Eight
! burners OH cOrurr> THAT are now "ou'
rccl"d with the city gas main, This Ia
apply tucorurrs wherr tlurrc is no gas
| or electric light was adopted. Ayes IL,
J noes 0.
| The following resolution offered by
! Mr.. Smith vas adopted and Mcs>rs.
| Smith and Burke were appointed a
special committee OH the Fart Of the
| Common Council.
6 Whereas the present ronsesle,i r"nd!-
ion Of The public achonl the ADV :;:bil
| ity OF doing away with the Howell
| Blluin gin the Washington Schooiyar5
On account Gifts unsanitary and unsai'
condition, and ;hc annually increasing
| number Of pupils. owing u the estab
! Iishmrul Of HE high school. have de-
| uionstralcd the necessity "f new
school building for high school am
graded school PURPOSES: NJ" therefore
e., he it
Resolved by he Common Council Of
thu city OF Alexandria, the Board "i
Aldermen coHcurring, that Comm ttce
composed OF Two III, Inbcrs from caci
branch Of the City Council BIZ aproInlei
by the presiding oIticerS OF the resrec
| tive Boards, to confer with 4 ike Com
! nit,rc from the City Srho"l B"arG. The
said Commitlc" shall investigate aud
re,,ort 10 the Council its rccurnrncnda
lions in rcirreIlc" 10 tn" proposed sic
or sites. al estimate of the probable cost
OF the building, and shall also outline
AMI report To- Council. some feasible
method for financing. The work.
4 resolution ny Mr.. SpiiIk> apprc
: j,riatin- s:s1,oDD To construct 4 uCT
school bllildin. was referred TO the Com
mittce OH Finance.
An act Ia amend AMI re-rnart tn,
twelfth section Of the charter al tie cit
Of Alexandria approved February 10Th