Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-21
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Common Council

| AT called meeting OF the common
Council of the city of Alexandria, Viz
ginia, held February 20, 1912, there
were present: Hubert Snowden, Esq,
president; and Messrs. Lcadbeater,
Burke, Yates, Brumback, Smith, Crab
am, Williams, Brill, Monroe, Brock
EFT, Harrison, Swan, Marshall and
| Spinks.
Letters we're received from the Hon.
r. E. Thornton, State Senator, and
the Hon. Robinson Moncurc, Delegate,
explaining the introduction of House
Bill No. l52, and Senate Bill No. 210,
relating to amendments to the city
charter upon the organization of the
Board of Police Commissioners.
The Committee on Police reported
! recommending that the Legislature of
Virginia be requested to amend the
city charter relating to the police
force to provide for such amendments
as are indicated in bill drawn by Dele
gate Moncure and known as House
Bill No. 1872. Mr.. BirrcIl offered Ger
tain amendments.
The President called Mr. Smith to
the chair and moved that the whole
matter be laid on the table. After
debating the question, Mr.. Brumback
raised the point of order that a mo-
ton to lay on the table was not dc
batabIe. The Vice-President sustain
ed the point of order. MIR. Williams
appealed from the decision of the chair
to the question, "shall the ruling of
the chair be sustained?" 1t was de-
cided in the affirmative. Ayes s Noes
5, and the motion to lay on the table
was lost. Mr. Birrell offered Senate
Bill No. 210, with certain amendments
as substitute to the original bill. Mr..
Brumback offered House Bill No. 152
with certain amendments as a substi-
tute for the whole. Mr.. Birrell's sub
stitute was lost. Ayes Mcssrc. Will
Iiams and Birrell; III; Noes Messrs.
Leadbeater, Burke, Yates, Brumback,
Smith, Graham, Monroe, Brockett,
Harrison, Swan, Marshall, Spinks and
Mr.. President; [13]. MIR. Brumback's
substitute for the whole was adopted.
Ayes Messrs. Leadbeater, Burke,
Yates, Brumback, Smith, Graham,
Marshall, Spinks and Mr.. President;
T91; Noes Messrs. Williams, BirTell,
Monroe, Brockctt, Harrison, Swan;
[6]:
The following resolution offered by
Mr.. Marshall was adopted: Resolv-
ed that in the event Of the purchase
of certain land for school purposes,
! that no money shall be available or
paid until the title shall have been in
vested in the City Council of Alex
andra, Va.
| A report of the Finance Committee
non-concurring in the report of the
special committee recommending an
appropriation of $4,000 10 purchase
site for the new high school building
and the action of the Board of Alder
men approving the report of the specl-
al committee which was laid on the
table at last meeting was called from
| the table and the action of the Board
of Aldermen was concurred in. Ayes
Messrs. Leadbcatcr, Yates, Brumback,
Smith, Graham, Williams, Birrell,
Monroe, Brockett, Harrison, Swan,
/ Spinks and Mr.. President; [l3]; Noes
Messrs. Burke and Marshall; III.
An ordinance to amend and revise
4 the laws of the city Of Alexandria,
with reference TO the Health and SAM
tary Departments of the city was
called from the table and referred to
the Joint Committee on General Laws
and Finance.
The board then adjourned.
HUBERT SNOWDEN,
President.
Tcstc:
Daniel Il. Stansbury.
Clerk e. C.