Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-06-11
CITY COUNCIL MEETS.
Continued from page one.)

ST SUI Was app Pl idleu W io'ui
face, with broken stone and asphalt.
Columbus Street from Queen to Orc
noco, The foregoing matters had
been laid over at the last meeting af-
ter having passed the Aldermen:
The amendments to the health law
intended to make it possible for a
farmer to kill and sell pork and lamb
raised by himself, after getting the
proper permit, were passed after
lengthy discussion which seemed tc
refer to everything except the matter
in hand.
Mr.. Birrell offered further amend
ments to the health law fixing the
age and size of calves that can BE-
slaughtered or offered for sale il
the city, This was referred to til"
committees on health and general
laws.
! The license law was then taken
II nm The law came in from the Al
derman with report from President
! Marbury that he had had several con-
! ferences with President Brumback
without reaching any agreement, and
this report was accepted, on motion
OF Mr.. Monroe, and the bill was sen;
back to the Aldermen.
! Ordinances were then passed di-
recting the Electric Railway Co., TO
lay improved rails and vitritied BRICK
at the corner of Payne and Cameron
Streets; one directing the Southern
Railway to lay improved rails with
plank and broken stone at the in
tersection of Wilkes and Alfred
streets, ana another directing the
same intersection Of Royal and WIKI
es streets.
a bid from the Washington Asphalt
Block and Tile Co., for crushing cco-
BILE at cost of -. per cubic yard
ferred to the committees OF stree;
and finance, though it explains TIA;
an appropriation OF $1,000 had 5c"i'
recommended by the committc" Z"
streets.
= A bid of the Washington Asph"!'
Block and Tile Co., for the work on
Cameron Street from ST. isarn ..
Pitt at IS cents per cubic yarG Tor
grading and SLIP per square yarG
Tor laying Il two-inch asphalt block
Oh concrete base was accepted. .''i.
Burke explained that the total ccst
would be $50 per square llfsn I
than if the work were done at thc
az idtu paid OH Washington street.
\ bid OF the same company Wa
accepted for grading at GS cent; pei
cubic yard and laying concrete base
at IS n cents per square yard "a
Pitt street between King and Gamer
on, and on Cameron between Pitt
and Royal.
The license law came back irom
the Aldermen, having been amended
by them to show an increase OF $50.
OH each class of liquor licenses over
that paid last year, this. howH,e', Il
$50. less than the amount recon-
mended by the finance committee, and
agreed TO ~ the c1mnIOn council.
Mr.. Brockett moved to non-concur,
and on votes this was ayes g
Mcssrs Burke, Lcadbcatcr, I,amh" t,
Graham, Williams, Brockett, HHrri-
son, Swan and Brumback, Noes
--Alessrs. Smith, Monroe, Bran,
Birrcll and Marshall.
Mr. Smith then moved that d COLI
terence committee be appointed.
Mr. Brockett thought this was use
less. and a lengthy discussion en&ucd
in which no new points were brought
out and in which the speaker only
thought it necessary TO get the bill
passed as quickly as possible.
Mr.. Bryan, said that he was not
in Council TO represent any class, but
he thought the liquor dealers should
be given notice of the increase in the
city license before they paid the state
license.
Mr.. Smiths motion for confer
ence committee was lost on a tie vote
and his motion TO re-refer to the
finance committee was lost by vote
of to 10. II was finally agreed
that Council adhere to its former ac-
ZION and return the paper to the Board
OF Aldermen.
After q short interval AIessrs. Os-
den and Hill appeared from the up
Ter board with the request that Coun
Gil appoint TWO members to serve
with them as d conference committee
and on motion OF Mr. Williams this |
,y,c dpnr and tine chair annoi.ired !