Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-01-28
OFFICIAL.
Board of Aldermen.

At a Regular meeting of the Board
of Aldefnlen Of the City OF .alexan-
dria, Va, held January 27, 1914, there
we're present:
f. T. Marbury, Esq, president, and
Messrs. ,HillI Brill, 0gder, Bal ell
ger Field, Fitzgerald and Summers.
- A communication from Thomas A.
Fisher, Mayor, returning without his
approval resolutions providing for an
expenditure of 500 for the ;constnc-
ton of a sewer at King street and
the Alexandria county line, and APP
nrorriating $3.50 to defray the OK
penses Of Urban S. Lambert, in his
sppeal froI. the Corporation Court to
the Court Of Appeals for retention of
his seat in the Common Coun,il from
The First Ward received from the
Common Council January !2. 1914.
and laid over, came up.
The question, "Shall the rc3olution
become operative notwithstanding the
MAYORS objections ?" was decided
in the negative By the followi- e vote:
Ayes. Messrs. Ogden, Ballen! er, and
Fields. Noes, Messrs. Hill, Brill,
.itzgeral., Summers and Mr.. Presi-
ient--5.
A report of the Fire Committee rec
ommending the purchase by said COM
nittee of 1000 feet of hose for the
department was referred to the Com
rittee on Fire and Finance.
A petition of the Alexandria Laun-
dry for the erection of an arc light
at Queen and Fayette streets, was
referred to the Committee on Light.
A petition CT The Mutual Ice Com
Dawn asking Council to donate cobble
stones and curhipg for certain i'm
orovements at tie foot of Cameron
street, was referred to the Committee
in Streets.
a report of the Committee or
Streets recommending the passage Of
resolution appropriating $500 foi
he erection Of tool house, etc, on
he city's lot az the jail, was laid or
lie table.
An ordinance to prohibit the estab-
ishing or operating Of a garage with
u 800 feet OF any church in the city
{ Alexan.r ria, was received from th'
;ommon Council and laid on the table
The President appointed Mr.. Fiel
n the part of the Aldermen to az
car before a Legislative committe'
Rich2Cnd to urge that the cit:
given jurisdiction over the prop
rtv part of which is in Alexandra;
oUnty at Cameron and West streets
gently acquired fer public schoo
purposes.
a resolution was received from tn
'ommon Council providing for an OK
renditure OF $500 for the purchase
{ the B.ac!; Lot in the square a
anleron and West streets upon
hich it is proposed TO erect a higf
,hool bull inc. The resolution wa:
id over unit! January 81, 1914
An ordinance compelling owners o.
2hiclcs 10 piace tags and number
pom the sane, was received from tht
ommon Courcil. that board having
,fered the ordnance to the Com
,ittae on Streets. The Aldermen
,n-concurrcd IN he action ard re
FRED it to The Committee on Genera
avs.
Inc IUigcNIE,- " &c iCNSi"Su i+O4'
.e Common Council! and their &c
ION coHcurred in:
Report Of the Committee on L!gh
n petition for placing gas ligh
ut Montgomery and Alfred streets
Report Of the same committee OH :
petition for lighting nightly the ga
emp III front Of st. Paul's Church
Report Of the Committee on Gcner
! a Laws on communication from
Erc,cis l.. Smith Suggesting the
construction of sewer at the west
crn confines Of The city.
Re.ommcn alton Of the Committee
on Light that the city enter into :
contract with c. c. Bailey for thu
purchase of thc Goa! tar from the ga
/, works a. $3.50 per annum for tern
Of three years.
Petition OF the George Washington
Birthday Association for an appro