Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-09


Council take over gas mains in Rose
mont.
Resolution appropriating s175 for
the construction of sewer on Wythe
street, east of Columbus.
Resolution appropriating S275 for
the construction of a sewer at the
corner of Columbus street to run
eastwardly on Duke street to connect
house 704 Duke street, property of
Charles Kings estate.
Petition of Mrs. J. r. Hendley for
permission to renew roofs Of houses
2l5 and PIT south Royal street.
Petition of William Desmond for
permission to erect three iron porches
ir front of houses sol, SOB, and sos
Queen street.
| Resolution providing for the re-
moval of dangerous walls OF an
cid building on the corner of Wash
ington and Franklin streets.
Resolution requiring the City
School Board to furnish Council with
! information as to why they should
increase the expenses of the board
by purchasing water barrels ana
paving for the delivery of water at
the various schools daily when such
service had been offered the board
| free of all cost.
Resolution providing that when
Council adjourned it be to meet on
| the second Tuesday in October, 1914.
The board then adjourned.
HENRY X. FIELD, President.
! Teste: Luther r.. Thompson, Clerk.
Common Council.
| At a regular meeting of the Com
mon Council Of the city Of Alexan'
dria, Va, held September Sth, 1914,
there were present: Howard w.
Smith, Esq. President. and Messrs.
Marbury, Leadbeater, c. S. I.
Burke. Wattles, Bales, Monroe, Har-
rison, Lawler, Marshall and Bryan.
The President announced the fol-
lowing committees.
Finance-H. r. Burke and Bryan.
Light-Wattles, Monroe, LAWYER.
Streets-Marbury. Bales and Mar
shall.
General Laws-Bendheim and
Brumback.
Public Property-Desmond and c.
S r. Burke.
Poor--Harrison and Leadbeater.
Claims-Brockctt and H. R. Burke
Police--Monroe and Lawler.
Schools-Wattles and Bendheim.
Fire-Desmond, Harrison and
Ieadbeater.
Health-Brockett, C. S, T. Burke,
Bryan.
Special Committee to report on the
resolution to investigate the City
Water Company-MessrS. Bendheim
and Brumback.
A communication from the Clerk of
the City School Beard notifying
Council of a vacancy from the Second
ward caused by the resignation of
Mr.. G.. W. Wattles was received.
A resolution to take over the gas
mains in Rosemont as per agreement,
was offered by Mr. Harrison and re-
ferred to the joint committee on
Finance and Light.
A resolution by Mr.. Monroe, to
appropriate $1,000 to construct
sewer on Wytho street east of Column
lus street was referred to the COM
mittee on streets.
A resolution by Mr.. LAWYER, ap-
propriating S275 90 to construct sew
er at Duke and Columbus streets, to
connect premises at 704 Duke St.,
was referred to the committee on
streets.
A petition from Mrs. J R. Hend-
ley TO re-shingle roofs at 215 and
PIT south Royal streets, was re-
fcrred to the Committee on Streets.
A petition from William Desmond
to erect iron porches at Nos. sol
500 and sos Queen street, was refer.
red TO the committee on streets.
A resolution by Mr.. Lawler direct
ing the City Engineer to take down
dangerous walls of an old building
near the northeast corner of Wash
ingUon and Franklin streets, was
referred to the Committee on Streets
and General Laws.
A resolution by Mr.. ,Lawler requir-
ing the City School Boad to furnish
the City Council with all information
in regard to the purchase of water
barrels. and the delivery Of water to
Al -. 4 L L.