Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-12-10
BRIEF SESSION OF
THE CITY FATHERS
Board of Aldermen Pass
Ordinance For Borrow
ing $4,000.
MR.. BIRRELL RESIGNS.
Rcntors of Benches in the City Mar
ktt Will be Compelled to Pay for
Gas Used in Future.

The City Council was in session
about an hour last night. Both bran
ches adopted resolution providing
for an adjournment until the second
lucsGy in January next.
An ordinance providing for borrow
ing fifty thousand collars and 70
provide Tor sinking fund was pass
ed by the Aldermen. Under the rules
it wlll lie over in the Common Council
until the next meeting.
Councilman Birrell, who will take
his seat in the House of Delegates OF
Virginia on the lst proximo. rendered
his resignation as a member of the
lower board from the Third ward.
Most of the business presented was
of Il general nature and dG not
cause discussion.
Board If Aldermen.
Mr.. Field, Vice President, presided
over the Aldermen in the absence Of
President Marbury.
He presented an ordinance proVlo-
ing for borrowing fifty thousand dol
lars with which to erect new hlgh
school and truck house. 1t was pass
cd by unanimous vote.
An ordinance and an act for impos-
ing taxes on persons, incomes, prop
erty, licenses, etc, was Introduced
and referred to the finance commit
tee.
The only matter which occasoned
debate was the report of the commit
tee on streets recommending that the
City Council place granollthic SIDE
walk in front of the property of
c. O. Pullman at the northeast
corner of Duke and Alfred
streets. and that the sum of SS3 be
appropriated for extending similar
work east on Alfred street to the first
alley on the north. 1t was provided
in the report that the work be COM
menced after the petitioner shall
have deposited $50 in the city treas
urv, or part cash and part in notes.
By this procedure Mr.. Pullman would
nav one-third the cost of the work.
Mr.. Ballenger opposed the adop-
ton of the report, saying it would
he establishing bad precedent. HIS
views were shared by Messrs. Field,
Hill and Brill. A vote having been
taken the report of the committee
failed of adoption-ayes 3, noes 4.
The other business presented was
of a routine nature. The Aldermen,
after concurring in the action Of the
Common Council on several papers
which had been sent in adjourned.
City Council.
All the members of Council were
present last night except Messrs.
Burke and Graham.
The semi-annual report + the
Clerk of Gas covering the six months
ending November 80, 1913, was re-
ceived. The report showed that Sl9,-
ESQ worth of gas had been sold dur
ing the period.
The Alexandria Motorboat e..
,eske;l that an arc lamp be placed at
the corner of Union and Wolfe
streets. this MAS referred to the COM
mittee on light.
Mr.. Brockets introduced a resolu-
lion providing for the appropriation
Of 500 to cover one half the cost OF
the drainage sewer on upper King
street. the balance to be borne by
Alexandria County. This resolution
led to brief discussion of the neceS-
.sity of this work. but The resolution
was passed.
The committee on light at the sug'
gestion of the City Auditor recon-
mended that the method of renting
the stalls in the City Market be
changed. II YVES stated that al
present the stalls are rented
at a fat rate including che
use of gas, and that in one case
at least more than $500 worth of gas
had been burned in two weeks whe,
the monthly rental was $500. Thi
rrecipitated lengthy discussion tn
Chair insisting that the matte
should be reported to the committe
on general laws, and argued his de