Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-29
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
Board of Aldermen.

At a regular meeting of the Board o.
Aldermen of the City Of Alexandria
Va, held May IS, there were present
F. f. Marbury. Esq, President; ant
Messrs Brill, Ballenger, Ogden, Field
Fitzgerald and Summers.
An act to appropriate part OF the
city revenue for the year ending May
81, 1913 was presented by Mr.. Field. Of
the Finance Committee, read three
times, and passed by unanimou:
vote
An ordinance placing the Fire De-
partment under the control Of 81 com
mittec of Council was reported favor
ably by the joint Committees on Cen
eral Laws, Finance and Public Prop
erty, and after having been amended
was read the second and third times
and passed by unanimous vote.
4 resolution authorizing the Com
mittee on Public Property to erect d
frame shed in the Jail yard was passed.
A resolution approprating SIS for
repairs to the rear portion of the
Columbia engine house was passed.
An application of H. y. Tolman for
ing at ST. North Henry street was
referred to the Committee on Streets.
An ordinance to amend and revise
the laws of the City of Alexandria with
reference TO the health and sanitary
departments of the city, was received
from the Common Council. and after
nine sections had been read the further
consideration of the ordinance was
postponed until Thursday, June g.,
1912.
The following were received from
the Common Council and their action
concurred in by unanimous votes:
Petition Of Samuel ]. Smith for per-
mission to make addition to house
1916 Queen street.
Resolution appropriating $500 for
purchase and installation of gas
stoves for the purpose of facilitating
the sale OF gas.
Resolution appropriating S5I5 TO
pave and curb intersection OF Alfred
and Duke streets.
Resolution requesting the Commit
tees on Finance and General Laws TO
report what action had been taken In
connection with the codification of the
city laws.
Communication of S. p. Fisher. Cor
,oration Attorney. in reference To res
olutions and ordinances on the night OF
their introduction.
Resolution appropriatinE $3.50 to
grade and pave North Peyton street.
Petition Of sunGry citizens for the
extension of gas mains in the north
ern section of the city.
Petition of John +. Parker for per-
mission to make improvements on Ger
:ain lots on Queen street
Petition Of the Alexandria News
Publishing Company, through L. w.
De Motto. president, asking that it be
accorded n part Of the city printing.
\ petition of the board OF managers
Of the Childrcn's Home. through Mrs.
william Jorg, to be allowed $35 in
stead of $25 worth of gas annually 1T
the home.
Petition of the Alexandria Circle of
Colonial Danes for permission to erect
/ rural tablet on the market building
in commcmoration of some OF AlcNan-
iria's revolutionary heroes.
\ petition of property owners asking
that the Observation-Disclosures hallway
Company be requested to pave Royal
street from Prince street to Wolfe
street, a distance of two squares.
Report Of the C9mmittcc on Light
IN Il petition for the erection Of gas
lamp at Pcyton and Princess streets.
Communication from Lee Moore, aud
itor Of public accounts. calling attcn-
iiun to the annual appropriation "l
$3.50 for the Alexandria Corporation
Court.
Letter of appreciation and thanks
from the family of the late Hubert
Snowden, formerly President Of the
Common Council.
The Board then adjourned to meet
again Thursday, June &.
+. T.. MARBURY, President.
Tcstc: LUTHER II. THOMPSON,
Clerk.