Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-07-23
Lower Board Remained in
Session Less Than an
Hour.
4 ALDERMEN A w A Y.
No Report on Proposition For High
School Submitted - Aldermen to
Meet Tonight.

There was no meeting Of the Board
of Aldermen last night, ", quorum
appearing. Under the rules, the board
will meet tonight.
City Council.
Common Council held brief meet
ing last night at which IL members
were present, those not attending be-
ing Messrs. Birrell, Monroe, Spinks
and Marshall.
Mr. D. Moxley Low, who was elect
ed to fill the unexpired term of Mr..
Swan as councilman from the Fourth
Ward, was sworn in, and assigned to
the committees on light and poor.
A petition from the residents Oh,
Columbus street between Queen and
Princess asking for certain changes
in the paving now going on there was
granted
A petition providing tnat property
holders on this square will pay Sips
per front foot, and Mr.. Bro 'Aeti ex-
planned that this would cover ali Of
the additional expense to the city
except about $40. The street will
be narrowed slightly and granite carb,
and vitrifed brick cutters will be
put in.
Mr.. Burke asked the chair to in
s@terogate Mr.. Lambert about his eY-
pense in the recent suit in defense of
his seat in Council. Mr.. Lambert
said these expenses had amounted to
about $3.50, and NM Burke thdI
moved that $3.50 be "a appropriated to re
imburse Mr.. Lambert .o7 such eX-
penses as he had actually incurred.
Mr.. Smith thought ii Mr. Lambert
was reimbursed, the other contestant,
Mr. Barrett, should also be reimburs-
ed, and offered a resolution providing
for this.
Mr.. Burke did mot feel that he could
vote on this resolution without con-
sidering it carefully, and several 9TH
er members objected, Doth resolutions
were seat to the finance committee.
The committee on streets and the
city engineer were authorized to buy
paving brick for certain squares in
accordance with bids submitted for
work now in progress.
Charles Poindexter was granted
permission to erect frame, metal
roof dwelling at the corner of Oronoco
and Pitt streets.
Miss Lucy NJ Graves was granted
permission to convert the building at
the northeast corner of Fairfax and
GibboE streets into three story
apartment house, the rear Guiding to
have an S-inch wall from the ground
up.
The committee on light was di-
rected to have an arc light placed at
the corner of Oronoco and Union SITS.
A communication from the Health
Officer recommending that the sewers
be flushed weekly and that the pump
on Prince street, between Henry and
Fayette be repaired was sent to the
committee on streets and health.
On recommendation of the Police
Commissioners petition asking that
the salary of the late Jefferson D
Beach, amounting to $163.61, covering
a period of his sickness, be paid t.
the widow, was granted and the ap
preparation made.
There was brief discussion on tn
high school started by Mr.. William
in which Messrs. Williams, Bryan
and Brockett expressed themselve
as being disappointed that no repor
from the committee had come in. MI
Brockett said that he understood tina
3onr members of the board of Alder
men had agreed to stay away trol
the meeting, and Mr.. Williams sta
al that the chairman of the, Jolr
committee had positively refused
allow the report on the high scho'
- ha introduced in Comnson Councl
however, he knew there would be 7
meeting of the Board OF Aldermen
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