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

Council started out last night with n
40 minute argument led by Mr.. Mar
shall, on the replacing OF the gas lamp
on Pit street just south or King. \
report came in from Tie committee on
light recommending t;,at this lamp bc
not replaced, but Mr.. Marshall aud
Others did not agree with the finding
OF the committee and a:guel that the
light was needed on account Of the
fire escape from the Opera House.
Mr. Marshall spoke at length in favor
OF replacing the lamp ani gave a num
ber Of excellent reasons why the lamp
should oe replaced. He said he knew
from experience that I was needed as
the s!G,wal'; on tie square was onr
OF the roughcst and darkest in the city.
Mr.. Spiuks and Mr.. Brockett ais2
spoke in favor of replacing the lamp.
On vote being taken hIessrs. Lead
beatcr, Burke. Yates, Williams. Har
rison and Swan voted to sustain the
committee and Messrs. Smith. Brockett.
BirreIl, Marshall, Splnks, ChaunceE
and the president voted 10 replace the
lamp. Later the resolution came from
the Board o! Aldermen who noncon-
CURED 10 the action OF Council and
recommittcd the matter to the commit
tee on light.
On the recommendation Of the com.
mit'ee on light % candle power
electric lamp was ordered at the corner
Of Queen and West streets. The
management Of the Opera Hou'e we're
directed to pace an arc lamp oversth&
fire escape on Pitt street and L sa- main
was ordered run to the corner OF Al
fred and Franklin. Mr.. Smith intro
duced resolution providing for the
appointment OF 4 committee to bc con-
stitutrd Of two members from each
board cf council! to confer with lake
committee from the school board about
the location and cost Of new school
building, this was passed and the chair
appointed Me.srs Smith and Burke
members Of the committee.
Il bill for S379 from the Alexandria
County Lighting Company for lights
furnished the city was referred TO the
committee on light. A bill from
Corporation Attorney Fisher Of Sl20
Tor repairing contracts for street i'm
provcments on l. squares vas ordered
paid. An ordinance directing the ad-
vertisement for bids for the franchise for
It cusc OF south Royal street by the Elec-
tic Railway Go. wss passed. A resolu
ton introduced by Mr.. Spinks 10 ap-
propriatc $40, 900 for new school
building was referred to the finance
comm ittee. Mr.. Brockett introduced
. resolution requesting the street com
mittee and the City Engineer to report
the total amount OF money now appro.
priated for rect work under the AS
sessment plan also the additional
amount necessary to complete this
work cut Of the general fund Another
resolution requesting the committee on
light to report the cost OF placing i'm
proved gas lights on all corners III tho
city reached by the city gas mains and
not now lighted Both OF these reso-
Iutions were adopted. The Car!in-
! Hultish Co. asked permission to build
pent house for elevator machinery on
the roof of one of their warehouses
situated on Market Alley which was
granted.
An ordinance was introduced by M.
Smith that the request OF the Corpora
,ion Attorney asking the state leg
Isl ature to amend section y OF the
city charter in order that council
might be empowered to borrow money
or issue bopds without the action Of
the legislation. Mr. Williams thought
that the whole charter should be re.
vised 70 agree With sae nem consti.u'