Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-14
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
BOARD OF ALDERMEN

/ At a regular meeting of the Board
J: of Aldermen of the city of Alexandria,
\ Va, held February Is, 1912, there
were present, F. F. Marbury, Esq,
4 President, and Messrs. Hill, Brill, Bal
lenger, Ogden, Fitzgerald, and Sum-
merS.
A communication from the relief
Committee of the Cooperative Chart
ties Association was referred to the
i Finance Committee. The Com
munication was returned by the Com
4 mon Council, that board having non
. concured in the action of this board
and referred the communication to
the Committees on Finance and poor.
The Aldermen receded from their &C
ton and concurred in that of the Com
mon Council.
A petition Of Raymond W. Smith,
| for permission to make frame addit
ion to residence No. 312 North Royal
! street was referred to the Committee
on Streets.
The Finance Committee submitted
the following report on the report of
| a special committee recommending an
appropriationof $4,000 for the pur-
chase ola suitable site for a new
school building: "Your committee re-
ports that property recommended by
| the School Board as suitable site for
the new high school building is stu
atcd at the northwest corner of West
and Cameron streets, containing
about Sla acres, part in Alexandria
city and part in Alexandria county,
but we feel unable to recommend its
| purchase at the present time, or until
after the annexation proceedings are
concluded"
Mr.. Ballcngcr moved that the AL
lermcn reject the report Of the COM
nittec and adopt that Of the special
committee. MIR. Ogden seconded the
motion, and vote having been taken
Inc report of the special committee
was adopted by unanimous vote.
The Finance Committee submitted
A report recommending that the sum
If $50 be appropriated to Banner I.
Young for salary as policeman during
The month of December, 1911, and the
report was adopted.
Mr.. Summers introduced rcsolu
zion, which was referred to theFinancc
Committee, directing that the salaries
of members of the police and fire de-
partments be paid on the LIST and 18th
of each month.
Mr.. Summers also introduced u res
olution which was referred to the
Committee on Finance and Streets
appropriating 81, 900 for grading and
constructing broken stone roadway
bituminous filler and vitrified brick
cutters with SIX inch granite
curling on Alfred street from Duke
to Franklin.
Mr.. Ogden introduced resolution,
which was referred to the Committee
on Light, providing for placing an i'm
proved burner on the lamp post in
front of the German Lutheran Church,
the same to be an all-night lamp.
Mr.. Ogden also introduced a reso-
luton, which was referred to the
Board of Fire Wardens and the Chief
Engineer of the Fire Department,
locking to the installation Of combi-
nation hose wagon with cXtinguishcr.
The following we're received from
the Common Council and their action
concurred in by unanimous votes.
Report of the Committee on Streets
On a resolution to ascertain the cost
Of a cobblestone roadway on North
Fairfax street to the corporation line.
Report of the same committee on a
petition of NJ J. Mcfarland, for Gin
Ter walk on Washington street from
Wythe to Montgomery street, also on
petition for sewer on Alfred street
from between Gibbon and Franklin.
Report of the Committee on Light
IN petition for restoring the gas
light at the southwest corner of
Payne and Commerce streets.
Report of the committee on Police
on communication from the Board
of Police Commissioners for amending
the city charter to empower Council
o elect chief and as many sergeants
and policemen as they may deem pro-
Der.
Resolution appropriating $1,000 to
resurface Queen street from Wash
;ngton to Henry, with broken stone
with bituminous filler.
Petition from the Relief Hook and
Ladder Company requesting Council
o purchase a 25-gallon eXtinguisher
for the use of that company.
Petition of Swan Bros. for permits
sion to use space in front of their
store on the corner of King and Pitt
streets for charging show windows.
Petition of the Civic Improvement
League recommending the placing of
platforms in front Of benches in the
market court for the convenience of
those people who attend market.
The board then adjourned.
F. +. MARBURI, President.
Tcste: Luther II. Thompson, Clerk