Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-02-25
's0C|AL AND PERSONAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Small Volume of Business Transacted
Last Night Brief
Session

There was a short session of the
City Council held last night, and pa
pers presented in the boards were
soon disposed of.
Board of Aldermen.
Six members Of the board were II
attendance. The only new bushes,
presented was a communication ron
the Cooperative Charities asking al
additnonal appropriation of sou VIII
which to relieve the necessities Of
many who needed immediate succor
The communication was submitted b!
! President Marbury. The request wa!
granted by unanimous vote.
The Aldermen cOncurred III tn'
action of the Common Council on al
papers sent from that board save OF
two resolutions for the placing OF nd
':tioral electric lights on Unior
! street and in the northeastern sector
; OF the city. The Common Council
iha: referred the same TO the Ign
committee. The aldermen added th'
france committee TO the endorse
mentS.
Common Council.
Council held one of the brlefes
regular sessions on record las
night, the meeting continuing FOL
less than half an hour.
The joint committee on light ant
finance recommended that the reso
luton providing for 80 electric light:
on Washington street, between
Duke and Queen, be laid over unit
legislation has been enacted tina
will compel the Alexandria County
Lighting Company to install an I'M
foreground system.
This recommendation was made II
response to Il resolution introduced
by Mr.. Brockett, that $1,000 be APP
propriated for the erection of these
lights. The recommendation OF
the committee was adopted.
Mr.. Brockett introduced resolu
ton appropriating 500 for the con
struction Of "A catch basin at King
street and the county line to earn!
off surface water. This resolution
was passed, the money to become
available when similar amount is
appropriated by the county.
On request of John StarneIl fol
permission to tear down severa
frame buildings in the alley bounded
by Alfred. Columbus, Prince ant
King streets, and erect in then
place a corrugated iron work shop
was referred to the committee OF
streets.
The committee Of the Co-Opera
tive Charities was granted $3.50 ad
ditional for use in caring for III,
outdoor poor.
Mr.. Brockett offered resolution:
providing for the erection of ar
lamps at several points on Unio!
street. He said these lights arc
necessary to assist the police i!
tIS:r work Of protecting the whole
saiers of the city from robbery
The resolution was referred to thu
light committee.
He also introduced resolution
providing for an arc lamp at tn
corner of Royal and Princess streets
saying that light was necessary OF
account of the hahitual disorder il
the ne:cnboinood. This disorder hat
been so great recently that it be
came necessary for one saloon keep
or in the neighborhood TO petition
the Police Commissioners for ;
special officer to keep order in hi
bar. 1t was also referred to tn
committee on lights.
A resolution. laid over under tn
law at the last meeting of Council
appropriating $500 for the pur
chase of the Black property on Yves
street, near the corner Of Cameron
was taken up and passed.
Captain Bryan arising to a ques
ton Of personal privileges, said tha
he had received no notice OF the las
meeting of Council. and that thi
was not the first time that this ha'
occurred. The President PROMISE
to see that in future he was noti
fed