Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-13
WORK, PLANNED
BY CITY COUNCIL
Sewer in Northwest Section
of City and New Truck
House.
APPROXIMATE $l6,6O0.
Appropriation and License Bills In
troduced and Referred TO the Com
mittee on Finance.

An average volume Of business
came up in the City Council last
night. Most of the papers were in
troduced in the Aldermen, and the
lower board, which was ready to adj
journ shortly after having been cal
led to order, recessed while waiting
for papers from the upper board.
Councilman Monroe entered the AL
dermen's chamber twice and announ-
ced that the lower board was ready
TO adjourn.
Board of Aldermen.
All the members were present
when the board was called to order
Mr.. Field presented the appropri-
alton bill for the year beginning
June 1st. 1t was referred TO the
finance committee.
He also presented the license bill
for the coming year The figures
are unchanged from those OF last
year. 1t, too, was referred to the
finance committee.
The resolution appropriating $l2,-
900 for the erection Of Il new engine
and truck house was favorably re-
ported by the finance committee, to
whom it was referred last week. and
it was adopted by unanimous vote.
BY unanimous vote a resolution
approriating $500 for the entertain
ment Of the Virginia Press 4ssocia-
tion which meets in this city next
month was adopted.
Resolutions appropriating Sl,7OO
for sewer work in the northwestern
section of the city were adopted.
The Aldermen concurred in the
action Of the Common Council on
all papers sent in save two-allow-
ing the Cardinal Athletic Association
the use of the lot at Cameron and
West streets, which was laid on the
table, and a resolution allowing the
Southern Railway; Company to place
poles : in, the, alley J, leading from
Henry street to Patrick and from
Patrick to: Alfred: between Prince
and Duke, which: was referred to the
committee on street.
The business which came up
caused but little discussion, all the
votes were unanimous in all cases.
Common Council.
The Common Council transacted a
large. amount of routine business
last night in: comparatively short
time
The only members absent were
Messrs. Marshall and Bryan.
The. Secopd. Baptist Church asked
that fhe pump at.the corner of King
and PeEton. streets be removed, and
their: request was granted. :
Mrs Sophia: A.! Smith asked that
the pump IN front of III Prince
street be removed, and this Request
was also granted.
Mr.. Williams introduced q resoIu
ton directing the committee OF
streets to designate suitable loca
tions for watering troughs and the'
cost, and report to Council. Thu
was passed. The resolution state'
that these watering troughs wer
made necessary by the removing Q
pumps.
A grocery bill for s2S.32 from tn
health department was ordered palc
A petition from the property own
ers on Commerce street betwee1
Prince street and Stone Bridge, ask
ing that sewer be laid on thi
square was received, and s2l5 wa
appropriated for. the work wa
granted. ,,
Ordinances were passed fixing tn
Grading on Fairfax street flot
Wythe to Montgomery and. and, 9
Wvthe street from Washington t
Fairfax
A petition was received from tn
Southern Railway asking the rigt
to erect poles in the alleys runnin
from Henry to Alfred streets b'
tween Prince and Duke streets,
order that they may get electr
current to their new office buiid,n!
9lo Prince street.