Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-15
SHORT SESSION OF
! THE C|1YfCOUNC|[
Petitions For Three More
Squares Of Modern Paw
ing Received.
WILL BORROW $5O,OOO.O0.
lament Sidewalk to be Constructed in
Front Of City Jail on Princess
Street.

81 The City Council was in session
81 .out an hour last night. The busi-
- rs transacted was, in the m"b, OF
~ - general nature The Common
&C0uncil concurred in the action Of the
EBoard of Aldermen at recent meet
uls and passed the resolution provid
he for Il loan of $4,000 to meet the
lrrent expenses of the city until the
Hose of the fiscal year.
Board of Aldermen.
In the Board Of Aldermen Mr. Og-
q den, Of the committee on streets,
presented petitions Of residents Of
st. Asaph street from King to Duke,
and Fairfax street from Wilkes to-
Gibbon, asking that those squares be
paved with vitritied brick with grano-
lithic sidewalks The petitions were
referred to the committee on streets
and ordinances providing for the
work will be introduced shortly.
a petition from Ms. l.. Wilberi
Reid, chairman Of the bazaar COM
Of the Alexandria Hospital,
.G Council to allow the commit
see le free use of gas while the
bea, is in session, also for the use
as stove, which would be sold
.netit of the bazaar should the
|! denateS it TO the committee,
'esentel by President Marbury.
Aldermen favored granting
hs u luest so far as furnishing gas
l, concerned, but it did not
ucrm it prudent to furnish or 5onate
gas range. 1t was agreed by 4
unanimous vote, however, to furnish
Gas during the time the bazaar may
he in progress.
Mr.. Summers stated that the re-
vised plans for the new truck house
would be ready this week, and Mr..
Field said the finance committee
would present report at the next
meeting on the ways and means OF
raising the necessary amount of
money to erect the new truck house
end the new high school building.
Mr.. Ogden presented a resolution
providing for an appropriation OF
$500 for placing granolithic side
walk in front of the city Jail on Prin-
cess street, between Pitt and st.
!ASaph. The resolution WAS adopted
hy 4 unanimous vote.
Common Council.
All of the members of the lower
board We're present except Mr.. Chaun-
cey.
The resolution authorizing the Mayor
an, the finance committee to negoti-
ate loans from time to time. the total
mot to exceed $4,000 was taken up
and passe3 without discussion.
Permission was granted 7. A. Hin
ton for the building OF shed in the
rear of 4OS-4l0 n. Payne street, and
to Edward Green for the charging
of dwelling at 2lO N. Payne street.
\ communication was received from
the committee on the Hospital Ba-
zaar asking the city to furnish free
gas FOR the use of the Bazaar, and
also to donate gas range to be used
at the bazaar and sold after the clos
ing of the bazaar.
This at once started lively discus
sion. many members of Council SEEM
inc to feel that the donation for the
hospital should be made directly to
the hospital and should be of size
commensurate with the Importance
of the hospital ans the value of it:
work.
The discussion continued more thar
half an hour. MessrS. Harrison
Smith, Birrell, Spinks and Marshal
all believed the city should make
substantial contribution to the Hospi
tai, but all felt that it should be in
definite amount not an allowance o
an indefinite amount of free gas
Mr.. Birrell stated that he believe,
the city shoula contribute not les
than $1,000 when the time for tn
building Of the hospital arrived, an,
That he felt thst any small contribu
ttoa made at this tins would tend I
make the giving Of a large sum NOR