Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-02-26
COMMON COUNCIL.

Va, held February %, 1913, there
were present: R. D. Brunlback, Esq,
President; and Messrs. Burke. Lead
beater, Lambert, Smith, Wiliamsi
Birrell, Monroe, Brockett, Harrison,
Swan, Marshall, Bryan and Chaun-
cey.
The committee on light reported ad-
versely on a resolution to place gas
light on the west side of Royal ST.:
between Cameron and Queen street,
and the report was adopted.
An ordinance to permit W. A. Smoot
& Co. Inc. to fill in the dock at the
south Of the fish wharf property
was recommended by the joint conf
mittee on streets and general laws.
and was read the second and third
time and passed. Ayes, IA; noes, 0,
A petition from NJ w. Gaines to
erect porch at ia n. Alfred street,
was referred to the committee or
streets.
A resolution by Mr.. Swan to pro-
vide metal cans for garbage cars was
referred to the committee on health.
A resolution by Mr.. Birrell to per-
NIT Armour E. Co., to slaughter cat
tie at the plant, corner OF Gamer:
on and Henry streets was referred
to the joint Committee on Health ana
General Laws.
A resolution by Mr.. Swan to in
crease the salary Of the supsrinten-
dent of gas from $1,000 to s., 200 per
annum was referred to the joint Com
mittee on Finance and Light.
An ordinance making it unlawful!
to display moving pictures represent
ing the commission or the attempt
to commit crime, was referred to the
Committee on General Laws.
Permission was granted to J. H.
Chicott to erect store house on Hen
ry street between Duke and Wolfe
street. The petition was later re-
turned from the Board of Aldermen.
that board having referred the matte,
to the Committee on Streets. Council
receded from its previous action anC
concurred i'm the action OF the BoarC
of Aldermen.
A report of the Committee o"
Streets against sewer iii the square
bounded by Washington, Columbus.
Oronoco and Pendletcn streets. unit!
he northwest sewer is completed tc
Pendleton and Alfred streets was re-
ceived from the Board Of Aldermen
and adopted.
A resolution to pave and quite
Princess street from st. Asaph e.
Washington streets was received from
The Board of Aldermen and their ac-
ion concurred in.
A resolution appropriating $500 t.
surface north Washington street from
Queen to Wythe street, was receIV-
I'd from the Board of Aldermen anG
passed Ayes IA; noes, 0.
A report of the Committee on
Streets granting PERMISSION to Stuart
J. Simpson to erect shed at the cor
ner of Alfred and Wilkes street, wa"
ceived from the Board of Aldermen
and their action concurred IN.
A report of the Committee on
Streets refusing permission to Jane
Hardin to reshingle roof at 1209
Queen street. was received from ths
Board Of Aldermen ard their action
:oncurred in.
A report Of the Committee on
Streets appropriating $275 to con-
struct sewer on Payne street from
Cameron street southwark was re-
.eived fro mthe Board of Aldermen
and passed. Ayes, Ia; Noes, none.
4 report of the Finance Committee
appropriating $500 for the relief com
nittee of the Cooperative Charities
was received from the Board OF Al
lermen and passed. Ayes, II; noes, U.
A report of the Joint Committee or
Finance and Streets recommending
that contract be entered into WITH
Daniel Reagan for the purchase OF
street sweepings, was received from
the Board of Aldermen and their &C
ton concurrsd in.
A recommendation of the Finance
Committee that all city printing DC
awarded under contrac. to the loves!
bidder was received from Board OF
Aldermen an dtheir action concurred
in.
A resolution appropriating $4,000
to continue the northwest sewer TO
Pendletcn and Alfred streets, was re-
ceiyed from the Board of Aldermen
and laid on the table under the rules
A resolution appropriat;ng $1,000 for
cobble roadway and brick cutters or
Pendeton street from Washington to
Pitt streets was received from the
Board of Aldermen and laid on inc
table. oo
A resolution appropriating $l,1oc
TO lay cobble roadway and brick gut
ters on Princess street from Lee 10
St. Asaph streets was received IRON a
the Board Of Aldermen and LAID VI
the table. ...
A report of the Joint Commute
on Finance and General Laws APP
propriating $1,000 to pay expenses IN
appealing the annexation proceedings
to the Court of Appeals was recelVI
ed from the Board of Aldermen anG
laid on the table.
An ordinance to provide the grazing
and paving of forty foot ROADWAY
on Cameron street from Pitt to ot-
Asaph streets, was received rom
the Board of Aldermen, their act.oii
concurred in and the matter RECON-
mitteed to the joint Commute vi