Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-03-25
OFFICIAL.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

At a regular meeting Of the Boarc
! of Aldermen Of the City of Alexan
| dr:a Va, held March "a, 1914, there
were present:
r. F. Marbury, Esq, president, anc
Messrs. Hill, Brill, Ballenger, Ogden
Field. Fitzgerald an: Summers
An ordinance to prevent the spill
ing Of Illuminating oile and gasoline
/ in the streets Of the city of .Alexan-
draa was read the second; and third
times and passed by the: following
vote: Ayes, Messrs4 Hill Brill, Ba:-
isnger, Ogden, Field, Fitzgerald and
G1r. Presi:ent-7. Noes, none.
Resolutions appropriating $4,000 to
extend the northwest sewer from
Pendraton to Wythe street on Alfre:';
aDpropriating 81 900 for the construc-
Ton Of a broken stone roadway or
Fairfax street from Oronoco to Mont
~cr1erv street; appropriating Sl,350
fer pipe sewer on Pendleton street
from Alfred to ColufrOus street and
hall SQUARE north and south on Co.
: l,I;Ctc.s street; appropriating $1,000
for q pipe sewer on Wythe street from
. Alfred to Columbus and q half square
rcyLh and south on Columbus street;
anpropriating S7O0 to improve with
cob5iestones Ororoco street from
Wa shineton to St. Asaph street; ap-
propriating S7oO TO improve with
n.i5Iestones Oroncco street from st,
Asaph to Pitt street, and $500 for
improving Fairfax street from Prin-
cess 10 Orcnocc street. were referred
to the Committees on Streets and FL
nance.
renort of the Commitetee on
Streets recommending that the city
furnish the Mutual Ice CoErpany with
col5blestones, bricks and curbing for
Improving Cameron street from Union
to tie wharf Of saI:i company was
adopte2.
4 bill fer SPAS for supplies purch-
aecd bv the health department Eas re-
ferred to the Commitetee on Finance
ard Health.
A report of the Committee on Light
and Finance recommended arc light be
n,aced at the intersection of Princess
and Fairfax streets and that the light
at Wilkes and Union streets be re-
moved and placed at the intersection
of Wolfe and Union streets was re-
ceived from the Common Council.
The A'eriran ron-concurreI IN their
action ard recommitted the resolution
20 the Committees on Light and r.
nance The Common Council I'd
bcraI to their action and asked for g
committee on conference. Messrs
Tie,d and Fitzgerald were appointed
The committee reported N favor OF
oliowirt the light to remain at
Wilkes and Union streets, and that a
'ie!,t be placed at Union an PRINCESS
streets. The report WIS aropted.
Tie following were received from
the Common Council and their action
-onaurrad in:
Adverse renort Ct the Committee on
Li9ht and Finance or a resolution 10,
placing an arc light ct Princess and
Uai~fay streets.
Resolutions providing for the ap
rointment of committee of two iron
ZACH Board to investigate the water
supply furnished by the Alexander;
Water Con pany, rents. etc. (MeSsrs
OcGnn and Bal!enger were appointed
on tho part Of this boar::.)
Petition of VIM. Demaine & Son
protesting against the placing OF a
n?oviag picture show next to then
undertaking. establishment on King
street
Petition Ct sundry resi.erts protest.
ing against placing a moving picture
show on Columbus street, between
Duke .rd Wolfe.
Resolution sppropriating $1,000 tol
plans ard specifications for a neW h!Gr
school building.
Petition of c r. Clark f":' permls'
sion to erect a garage at tle north
east corner of Wilkes and Fairfax
streets.
Communication Of Harry Kirk, CLERK
of the School Board, Announcing; +:
vacancy in that board caused Ivy rne
resignation of DR.. w. III. Smith.
The Beard then adiourne3.
T F. MARBURY, President.
Tastc:
Luther II. Thompson, Clerk.