Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-06-24
CITY COUNCIL
LAST night
Auditor, City Treasurer and
Light Committee Sub
nit Reports.
WORK OF THE YEAR
Board of Aldermen Passes Resolu-
tion for Summer Recess-Tabled by
Common Council.

Common Council.
s The City Council was in session an
Rcur and half last night. The vol
lisale of business transacted was about
e asssSarge as that disposed of att he.
mesAing two weeks ago.
Thk conference committee did not
sulfHdA report on the ordinance ap-
proprNS ting $4,000 for the new hos
pital mn ding, as had been expected.
The RSskrd of Aldermen passed a
resolutionss roviding that when Coun-
Gil adiourns, no further meetings be
held during n pc summer except at the
call of The presidents of the two
boards The y Aemmon Council refused
to. concur ana passed resolution
providing that when Council snail
have disposed Of the business oefore
the bodies on TIL second luesoay IN
July a recess be taken until Septem-
Der 1st. The A ldermen refused to
concur, adhere I'd to its former action
and laid resolution Of the .s.n lower We r
boari 1Sadjourned it was with the un-
dc Estanding that it would not meet
n without having been callet by the
president after FIVE members shall
have requested a meeting.
The reports of the Auditor, City,
Treasurer, Clerk of Gas and Superin-
tendnt of Gas were submitted. These
exhibits will be printea in book form
and notsin the Gazette as heretofore:
The reports Of City Treasurer
Thomas w. Robinson and City Audi
tor E. F. Price showed local receipts,
2S,3O1.79, and expenditure of $227,-
616.4O, leaving a balance in the treas
ury June 1, of S6S5.39.
The report of John B. Waller, clerk
of gas showed receipts from the sale
of gas, gas Stoves. &C., $54,7O9.59;
expenditures, $42,316.21, leaving a
J balance of s1s,393.ss covered into the
general fune :.
!, F. W. Latham, superintendent of
I gas, reviewed the; work of the year,
and told of improvements at the plant.
! Board of Aldermen.
{! There wastyrtually no discussion in
thea Board of Aldearfen. Some
\ queries were at times propounded, but
the votes taken were unanimous.
Mr.. Hill introduced resolution pro-
viding that when Council disposed of
the business before it summer re-
cess be taken, an3 that no further
meetings be held, save at the call of
the presidents Of the two boards. The
Common Council returned the resolu-
D tion, non-concurred in, that board
J having passed resolution providing
that when Council adjourns on the
4 second Tuesday in July it recess until
September 1st.
4 Mr.. Hill was opposed to the Alder
men receding and insisted that they
a:here to their action This was done
bv unanimous vote and the resoEu-
tion of the lower board was laid upon
the table.
The committees on finance and pub,
lie property submitted report upon
tthe proposition to rent or sell tie
Fish Wharf property They recon-
mended that the property be leased tc
W. A. Smoot & Co., Inc, for term
Of wears, at an annual rental of $500
provided the city he allowed sufticien'
space for its business. The report
was adopted. I:
ordinace sproviding for moderr
roadway and sidewalks on Lee street
from King to Queen, were introduced
and referred. The other matters
which came before the AAdeaT'el
were Of a miscellaneous nature an<
will be found in the Official proceed
COMMON COUNCIL.
Only Il members attended ] tn
meeting of the Common Council las
night, those absent being Messrs
Spinks, Graham. Sullivan, Marshal
and Chauncey. {:,l'u 1r 4 g,39
The reading,l of the minutes Wer
dispensed with, sistsa, s;.:4 ;iE.a