Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-08-13


tars on St. Asaph street, between
Franklin and .iibbon st:.e,..t. was re-
terred to the Committee or Streets
"A resolution that when Couhcil All
journs tonight i! be IL meet IN the
second Tuesday in OCTOBER, was pass
ed.
An ordinance providin. the width
of roadway or distance between curb
lines of COLUMBUS street. Queen t.
, Oronoco stress, was. :ecsiH III from
the Board Of Aldermen and read
three times aid passed. Ayes, 12-
Noes, 0. y y 10
A resolution to place an arc lamp
at the corner of Oronoco and Union
streets. which passed the Common
Council July %, 1913, was returned
from the Board of Aldermen, non
concurred in and referred-to the Coil
mite on Light. Council receded
from its previous action and concur
red in the action of the Beard OF
Aldermen.
A report Of the joint committee on
Finance and Fire, authorizing the
Fire Committee to employ a man Tor
extra duty in the Fire Department
ut salary not to exceed seventy dol
'ars per month. was received from
the Board of Aldermen and adopted.
Ayes, A.-Noes, 0.
A resolution appropriating Sio9.CO
for necessary repairs at the films
House was received from the Board
Of Aldermen and passed. Ayes, IA
Noes, 0.
Upon recommendation of the Com
nlittee on Streets permission was
GRANTED Mary Shinn to erect frare
kitchen at No. 200 North Payne St
A report of the Joint committee ON
Finance and Schools, making certain
recommendation for the erection OF a
High School building, which passed
Inc Board of Aldermen. July 70:
1913. wns received, and The action OF
the Board of Aldermen was non-con-
Cured in.
Mr.. Williams offered the following:
Be it Resolved: That the City Coun-
Ri hereby authorizes and directs the
Finance, Committe Of the City Council
of the CITY of Alexandria. Virginia:
TO issue Fifty Thousand Dollars OF
ro.es, bearing interest, not to ex-
coed FIVE per centum per annum, ana,
Resolved, That the Mayor, City
Treasurer and Chairman of the FL
nance Committee be authorized, ana
they are hereby directed to sign the
aforementioned notes, and that the
City Council shall provide in the an,
rual appropriation bill five thousand
dollars and interest, each and every
roar, for a period of ten years to re,
fro these notes as they mature, anS
further, be it. -.
Resolved. that the proceeds from
The sale of 'hese notes shall be ana IS
appropriated Is fDllows:
First. for High School Build 80 mn ~
second cor for High School Fur 90 80
riture .. ....'' i'-'o'
Third, for purchase of lot ad-
} sshnni p'eee"' 100000
Fourth. for house for use OF
Relief Hook and Ladder ooo oo
Company =. Io'o00'0o
Total :. .S49,700.00
Tbs High School Building shall be
erected upon the site purchased Tor
hat purpose, under the direction Oh
tho Finance and School Committees
and the City Engineer, when the state
/ legislature shall have given the CITY,
nr Alexandria the right to own and
control school property in Alexan-
dria county. ~ /, h,,;,t
The engine house shall be built
unon the site now owned by the Guy
for that purpose, under the direction
- the Committees on Finance, Fire
Denarment and City Engineer; ,
The Finance Committee IS hereby
d;rccted to sell sufficient notes at once
for the purchase OF the lot ~ ao H;nb
inc the present site for the h lisr,
School building, also for the erec''o''
Which E was adopted. Ayes,
Messrs Leadbeater, Lambert. WI
rams, Birrell, Brockett, Harrison
Low. Chauncev, and Mr.. Presl zen
%. Nocs-Messrs. Burke and e., Ora a,
,,am-2. The resolution was returne 60
],v a committee from the BOARD " u
Aldermen, with the request that
. ann of conference be appointed,
TTmon motion, Messrs. Harrison an,
lpoli n ,,.ono onnointed to confer with
~ h. committe from the Board OF Al
's. 4 ,"l resolution by Mr.. Williams re,
ruestine the deleeate to re mex
Iegisla ure to confer with Inc No ~,
noration Attorney. and secure the en-
actment of such law as may be neces.
cary to give to the city the r'"nt ec
own ana control property IN AleXan-
dria County was passed. Ayes, u
The Roard then adjourned.
R n. RRIJMBACK. President.
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