Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-12-15

ENGINE House and the report ""
adopted. Ayes 10. Noes y.
. .s. IT, FINANCE Committe frecommeInnn7
"a y resolution appropriatlng 9ZT'
1851 for the use OF the ondine
Schools for the fiscal year eli annl
lime 1916 and the report was auopV
ed. Ayes 10. Noes 0.
The Finance Committee recon-
menled that the Commissioner oa
Revenue be paid for extra service
made necessary by the assessment "
property recently annexed TO tne el ~,
5000 per annum paid quarterly Va
March 81. June 80, Sept. 3oth, anu
Dec. 31st. beginning March 81, l9lo
until otherwise ordered and the re-
mort was adopted. Ayes 10. Noes U;
The Finance Committee recommend
ed an appropriation of 1920 to pay
Samuel l.. Monroe, Samuel RI. Luit ar
and Claude M. Lennon for services &c >
rendered as assessors Of land ior the
citv and the report was adopted. Ayes
10. Noes 0.
The Finance Committee recon-
mcnded resolution authorizing tnem
to borrow $4,000 at q rate NOT eH- X,
ceeding a 1-2 per centum to pay
necessary expenses fiscal year ending
NAV 31st, 1916, and the resolution
was adopted Ayes Messrs. Marbnfy;
r. K Burke. Taylor Burke, Watties.
Desmond, Bales Pohl. HARRISON
BRYAN and Mr.. Presidential. Noes u;
The Joint Committee on Streets ana
Finance recommended that S7l.3o ne
appropriated for tapping sewer at
Anne Lee Home for the Aged. Cor
Fairfax and Cameron street. and the
report was adopted. Ayes 10, Noes o.
An ordinance granting PERMISSION
to Fletcher Domaine Co., to place
gasoline pump in new curb line in
front Of their porperty Alfred st: pc
tween King and Prince was read tne
first time and referred to the COM
mittee on streets.
A resolution appropriating $5OO 1of
general repairs to streets was REFER
red to Joint Committee On Streets
and Finance. 49,,
A bill of J. c. Gates for plumb
inc at the Columbia Engine House
was referred to the Joint Committee
on Public Property and Finance.
A resolution by Mr.. Smith re-
ouesting the Committee on Finance
to report the reason for discontinue
ance of publication of the Auditor
annual report, was referred TO the
Committee on Finance.
Light Infantry ca. requesting the
city Council to pay the outstanding
debts OF the company and take over
the property by the city was referred
to the Joint Committee on Finance
and Public Property.
An ordinance to establish curb and
crown grade of l.ccsburg turnpike
from Russell Ave TO the Corporation
line was read the first time. and re.
ferred to the Committee on Streets
A resolution on the condition o!
the outlet at the northwest sewer cor
ner of Duke and PeytOn Streets was
referred to the Committee on Streets
A resolution appropriating $4,000
to construct sewers Duke Street en-
tended from Hoofr's Run westward
was referred to the Joint Committed
on Streets and Finance.
A resolution appropriatlng SOU Ia
clean out Hoot's Run was referred 10
the Committee OH Streets.
The Committee on Streets recon-
mended that the petition Of +, F.
Russell be granted and that Russell
Road be named Russell Avenue. Upon
motion OH. n. Burke, Russell Ave-
nue. was struck out of the report and
Mason. Avenue inserted and the report
as amended was adopted Tho Board
of Alderman non-concurrcd in this
action and. Messrs. Fl. r. Burke and
Bales ware appointed Committee
of conference. A report of the. Con-
ference Committee Recommending
that the name of; he',strcct' be Rus.
sell Road was received from the Board
Of Aldermen and their action con
CURED in Ayes. Messrs. Marbury, II:
r. Burke Bales, Pohl, Harrison, and
Mr.; President--G Noes Messrs. C. S:
r. Burke. Wattles, Desmond, Bryan,
---d.
An ordinance to amend and re-.
ordain. an ordinance entitled "An or
dinance fixing the salary of the Chief
of the Fire Department. approved
May 9th. 1911 was received from
the Board of Aldermen read the sec
ond and third time and passed. Ayes
10. Noes 0.
A resolution appropriating $l25
TO install two fire plugs in annexed
territory was received +; ON the
Board Of Aldermen and passed Ayes
10. Noes 0.
The following were received from
the Board Of Aldermen and their ac-
ton concmred in:
Report of the Clerk of Gas showing
receipts for the six months ending
Nov. 30th 1915, ALSO.
A resolution appropriating $10,000I
for completion Of the New High
School Building, Also
A petition from the Parent and
Teachers Association and others re- :;
luesting an appropriation Of $500 to
purchase furniture for the auditorium
in the New High School Building.
Also