Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-06-24
OFFICIAL.
Board of Aldermen.

dria- Va, held June %, 1914, there
were present:
F. F. Manbury, Esq, president
ard Messrs. Hill, Brill, Og5en, Ballen-
ger, Field and Summers.
An ordinance authorizing the
Southern Railway Company to con-
struct, maintain and operate turn
out or spur track connecting its main
/ line of railway in Union street at a
point ETC., was read three times and
! passed by the following vote: Ayes y
Messrs. HILL Brill, Ogden, allenger.
4 Field, Summers and Mr.. President
I z. NoesANone. so
The following ordinances were re-
ferred to the Committees on Finance
and Streets: An ordinance to provj ie
for the grading and paving of the
roadway of Lee street from the north
building line of King street to the
south building line of Cameron
street, ETC.; an ordinance to provide
for &he grading and paving of the
roadway of Lee street from the north
building line of Cameron street to the
south building line of Queen street,
etc.; an ordinance prescribing the
width of the sidewalks on Lee street
from the north building line of King
street to the south building line of
Queen street.
The Auditors annual statement and
the City Treasurer's annual report of
the receipts and expenditures of the
city fran June l, 1913, to May 81,
1914, were received.
A resolution appropriating $500 for
the purpose of installing new pumps
in the Reliance steam engine vas
adopted by the following vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Hill, Brill, Ogden,
Ballenger, Field. Summers and Mr..
President. Noes-None.
A report of the Committee on
Streets, recommending that Chris
topher Curtin be allowed to rebuild
the rear of his residences 800 North
Henry street, was adopte'.
The Finance Committee recon-
mended the passage of resolution
appropriating $500 for building a tool
house at Pitt and Princess streets, and
their report was adopted by the fol-
lowing vote: Ayes-Messrs. Hill,
Brill, Ogden, Ballenger, Field, Sum-
mers and Mr.. PRESIDENT. Noes
None. II
The Committee on Streets recon-
men:ed that the petition of Robert
A. Dorsey for permission to make
certain additions to his dwelling, 1017
Oronoco street, be granted, land the
report was adopted.
4 petition of Alexina Peters for
permission to make an addition to her
house, Ala South Royal. street, was
granted. :oS3
The Committee on Streets reporteI
in favor Of granting the petition OF
W. Kyer for permission to erect a
frame building at 513 North Pitt
street, and the report was adopted.
The Committee on Streets reported
in favor Of granting the petition Of
J. D. Knight for permission to make
certain alterations in house 40S Wolfe
street subject to the approval of ad-
joining property owners, and the re-
port was adopted.
A report Of the Committee on FL
nance and Public Property, recon-
mending that the Fish Wharf properly
be leased to w. A. Smoot & Co., Inc,
for period of ten years at an annual
rental of $500, provided the city be
allowed facilities for transacting its
business upon the property, was
ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes
Messrs. Hill, Brill, Ogden, Ballenger,
Field Summers and Mr.. President
7. Noes-None
The following resolutions were
adopted:
Resolved. That when Council shall
have disposed of the business before
it tonight, the two boards adjourn foI
a summer recess, subject, however tc
the call of the presidents of the BoarG
of Aldermen and Common Council.
The Cdrmon Council returned the
resolution, that board having nom
concurred, and passed a resolution
providing that when Council adjourns
on the secon:i Tuesday in July, 1914.
it be to meet again on the 1st of Sep
TENDER. The Aldermen adhered to its
action ard laid the resolution of the
Common Council upon the table.
The following were received from
the Common Council and their action
concurred in:
Report of the Clerk and Superin
ten ;ent Of Gas and City Treasurer.
Communication of c. Lee Moore:
State Auditor. announcing the amount
to be paid by the State on the salary |
Of the Circuit Judge.
4 resolution providing that enter
tainments in connection with the sale |
Of patent medicines be forbidden il
the residential section of the city was
received from the Common Council. |
that board having referred it to the
Committee on Streets. This board |
non-concurred in and referred the
resolution to the Com;rittee on Cen
eral Laws.
a petition Of the Parents-Teachers'
association asking for an appropria-
ton of 500 to aid in the support of
play ground was received from the
Common Council, that board having
referred the same to the Finance Com
mittee. The Aldermen non-concurred
=,!i appropriated the money by the