Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-03-13
CITY COUNCIL MEETS
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and maintenance 01 Inc CIillulei
Home on Duke street.
An ordinance came in from the
board Of aldermen authorizing the
May0r, Treasurer and Auditor to
sign their names TO notes for sic, 900
to bear interest at rate not to exceed
G per cent, the proceeds to be used
for the purchase Of The 8 - acres of
ground at the northwest corner of
Cameron and West streets. Under the
law council could not act on this with
in three days and it was laid over I'M
til Friday when special meeting Of
council will be held.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
The Board Of Aldermen was called
to order about eight o'clock last night
and adjourned at nine. Most Of the
time the members were in the cham
Der was spent in recesses.
Mr.. Summers introduced a resd-
luton providing that employees Of the
fire and police departments be paid
on the 1St and 18th Of each month.
Mr.. Summers introduced similar
resolution several weeks ago and it
was referred to the finance committee
1t never reached the committee, how
ever, having been mislaid or lost. The
resolution was again referred to the
finance committee after most Of the
members had signified their approval
of the measure.
Mr. Hill, from the finance committee
submitted favorable reports on 4 COM
munication from the managers Of the
Chidren's Home asking for an appro-
priation of $3.50; also on the resolution
empowering the finance committee to
borrow $4,000 with which to purchase
the property at the northwest corner
of Cameron and West streets upon
which to Locale Ire proposed new high
school building. Both these reports
were adopted by unanimous votes.
The Aldermen concurred in the ac-
ton of the Common Council on all
papers sent in.
At previous meeting Mr.. Ogden
had introduced resolution providing
for an improved gas burner on the
post in front Of the Emanuel Luther
an Church. The committee on light,
to whom the resolution had been re
ferred, reported in favor Of making
the suggested improvement, but upon
the report being presented to the Com
mon Council that body non-concurrcd
in the recommendation Of the commit
tee and ordered the removal Of the
present gas post and the installation
Of an arc light at the intersection Of
Cameron and Alfred streets.
When the resolution reached the
Board of Aldermen, Mr.. Brill, Of the
committee on light, announced that he
would vote against concurrence
with the other board, in order to suS-
tain the committee. He believed the
placing Of IN arc light at that point
would be setting Il precedent which
would result in 4 clam0r FOR such
lights in every place in the city where
none existed, and the city was not
able to do this. "These lamps" he
said, cost SIS a year"
Mr.. Ballenger favored roncurring
in the action Of the Common Council
made motion to that effect.
Nh Fitzgerald, Of the light commit
tee, said should this light be erected
it would make three in one row. He
thought the board should non-concur
and that the resolution should be re-
committed. Are lights cost SIS year,
improved gas lights, $50.
At this juncture Mr.. Birrell appear
ed in the chamber and announced that
the Common Council had finished their
business and was ready to adjourn.
Mr.. Brill asked Mr.. Brrell if the
vote on the matter in the lower board
had been unanimous.
Mr.. Brill replied that it had, and
that the action had been taken at the
instance of Mr.. Harrison, chairman Of
the committee on light, who had cX-
planned to the board the utility of an
arc light at this point. He assured
the aldermen that no discourtcsy
was intended to the committe on
light.
After Mr.. Ogden had announced his
affirmation Of the course Of the COM
mon Council, the action of that board
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