Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-01-14
MAYOR FISHERS
VETO MESSAGE
Common Council Refuses
to Sustain Objections
of City Executive.
UPPER BOARD DEFERS.
Charles J. Sullivan Elected Council
man From Third Ward 10 Succeed
J. Fred Birrell.

The City Council was in session
about two hours last night. Resolu
t1ons appropriating S1O0 for con
structing sewer at King street a
the Alexandria county line, in order
to eliminate surface drainage, ant
appropriating $3.50 for the purpose
of paying the legal expenses of Urbal
S. Lambert, whose seat had been con
tested as member of the Common
Council from the First ward, wer,
declared effective notwithstanding tn,
Mayors objections by the lowe
board, but the consideration of th'
message was deferred by the Boart
of Aldermen until the next regular
|, meeting.
Charles J. Sullivan was elected :
member of the Common Council from
the Third ward to succeed j. +. Biz
Il
the House of Delegates.
moderate volume of business o1
theraf nature was transacted.
." Board of Aldermen.
In the absence of President Mar
bury, Vice President Field presided
All the other members were present
Mr.. Field presented an act providing
for the assessment of property, IN
comes. individuals, etc, in the city OF
Alexandria The act embraces over
twenty typewriter pages, aM Is
framed upon the present state law
Mr.. Ballcnger suggested that the
act should be recommitted to tht
finance committee and copies printed
and furnished the members OF Coun
ell so that it could be studied closel!
before voting upon it. He also calle'
attention to the fact that measure:
would be Introduces in the Leglsla
tune of Virginia at the present Ses
sion materially altering the presen
tax laws of the state.
After some interchange Of OPINION
an motion of Mr. Summers the ac
was recommitted to the finance com
mittee with the request that copies o'
printed and furnished each memoe;
of the City Council.
The act was returned by the Com
mon Council, that board having re
fused to concur in the action OF tn
Aldermen in ordering copies of th'
act to be printed, and substitutlns
the words "typeswritten copies D.
furnished members The Aldermen
receded from their action and con
Cured in that of the lower board.
After the disposition OF sundr!
minor papers, the communication
from Thomas 4. Fisher, Mayor, wa
,eceived, returning without his ap
nroval resolutions approprlatlnl
s,0O for a sewer at King street ant
rho Alexandria county line and s25
w;th which to pay the legal expense
,f ,yrlun s. Lambert, member OF 'h
Cnmmon Council from the First war
in his appeal to the Court OF Appea
sitter the drporation Court haa u'
cided that he was not entitled 10 !"
saat he now occupies, was receive
from the Common Council, that ooa'
having declared the resolutions oper,
tive Notwithstanding the Mayor S u
jections.
After the message had been rea
MIR. Ogden said he was not prepare
for the consideration of the veto mo
SAGE, as there We're certain oDserV'
tions in the communication lrreV
lent to the questions at issue.
would rather have time to study. q
matter.
Mr.. Hill also thought the matt'
should be laid over, and there SCENE
to be disposition on the part Of u
majority Of the members to def
consideration of the message.
Vice President Field thought Il
Aldermen could Gefer action, b
others suggested that a commune
ton Of that nature from the May
should be considered on tb4 night
was secsiSed. It. was stated tl,ae L
Common Council had hesn Of til
opinion.
After naasnsl had been eoasuls
AIR Hill moved to defer setion nm