Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-29
OFFICIAL.
Board of Aldermen. !,

F. F. Marbury, ESQ.,, president, and
Messrs. Hill, Brill, Ogden. Ballenger,
Field, Fitzgerald, and Summers.
Mr.. Field, from the conference COM
mittee to whom had been referred a
resolution providing for the erection
of a new high school building and
truck house, presented a report which,
after having been amended, is as fol-
lows:
Alexandria, Va, Oct %, 1913. !
Your conference committee to
whom was referred the resolution,
authorized the borrowing Of $4,000
on the notes OF the City of Alexandria,
for period of ten years, said notes
to be provided for in the annua! ap,
preparation bill at the rate OF $4,000
per year and interest, the
amount Of interest not to exceed o%e;
per annum, the amount so borrowed
10 he used in the purchase of prop
ertv: the erection of an Engine House
for the Relief Hook and Ladder Com
pany, for the erection OF a
high school building, beg leave to re-
port:
We favor the purchase of the prop
ertv On West street between Gamer
ON and Queen streets, adjoining that
now owned by the city, at sum not
to exceed $4,000.
We favor the erection OF new EN-,
CINE house for the Relief Hook ana
Ladder Co., on the north side Of Prince
street at a sum not to exceed 9lo,oo0.
We favor the erection Of a hlgn
school building, at a sum including
furniture. not TO exceed $50 ,OOO.oo. we
favor the erection OF the
school, upon the lot now owned by the
citv, at the corner Of West and Cam
eron streets, whenever the SAID prop
erty shall be within the corporate
limits Of the City Of Alexandria or
whenever power to control SAID prop,
crty for school purposes Is conf erred
on the city Of Alexandria by the leg
islature, and Furthermore we are ia
vorable to the erection Of the high
school upon some other lot within the
corporate limits. said lot to be ac-
crptable to the City School Boar!
and City Council, provided Such ac-
misitiOn or control is not given to
the city =,
We are opposed to the buil,sing Of
a high school outside Of the corporate
limits Of our city.
We favor the borrowing OF S3O,0oo
in such sums, and at such times, as
nav be needed for these purposes,
We recommend that this matter be
referred back to your conference com
mittce with instructions to direct the
CORPORATION Attorney to prepare inc
necessary ordinances to carry out the
provisions of this report, said ordln-
ances to be presented to the City
Council from time TO TIME as may De
deemed advisable.
The report as amended was adopte'
hy the following vote:
Ayes, MessrS. Brill, Ogden, fie!d,
Fitzgerald, Summers and Mr.. PresI-
dentE6, No, Mr.. Ballenger-l.
A petition Of Sundry persons for Il
paslipht in the middle of the square
on Duke street, between West and
pevton, was referred to the Commit
tee on Light.
A report of the Committee on
Streets on petition Of j. 5. and Mat
tie McA; "e"V h aua prince and
Duke, recommending an appropriation
81 %l,ooo Tor tre "V sSoo an .,donfcd
by llXihs Inc sum az %,.'V, r " Wescrs
ny Ihe ioiio" L;oId P,iIanwcr Fitz-
BrIll Ogden, rle a,, Tr nsEosidant.-
gerald summers anu =" ,''''>
Z. Noes, u. r;..o an
A report OF Ine S1 p,'toi,,,o. ~
HI'cc'S ''' aI,aI or bis nremises III
place a shed on Ms p pIantsJ
South Lee street r. Was W p ,I""P e Pro
A petitlon Oh H. noot shed nm
Tor permission ~ u.eu pnnII and
Princess street, between roy? Ca,,,n ";."
Fairfax, was referred to lhe Commit
lee on Streets. -, e.,
The following were fec ,;: lt t;n,,
The Common Council ana thc'r acIio''
concurrcd IN: lo,t,,r
Resolution concerning the ado2uoh
! Of improved electric lamps ana ll.lu'r-
ing into the power of those no" urn ;E,
/ ishc' by the city by the county Light
in% company. ,,. D. a1,O.,
An invitation Of Miss Rose HcDan'
lid to Council to attend lecture .
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