Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-07-14
Common Council

the lower board Of the city council
in session for two and one half hours
last night. A portion of the delay
was made necessary by TIE severe
rain, hail and electric storm which,
swept over the city shortly before
J nine o'clock.
1 The ordinance providing for the eH-
tension of the time before sewer tap
ping is made compulsory was discus
sed at length. The paper came from
the board of aldermen extending the
time for one year from July 23rd. It
had been introduced originally in that
body by Alderman Jacob Brill.
! Mr.. Brumback objected to the mat
| ter being introduced first in the AL
dermen when the chairman of the
general laws committee to which it
had been referred was member Of
| common council.
Mr.. Bendheim, the chairman Of
this committee, took exception to Mr..
Brumback's remarks and insisted that
all of his actions were honest and
were intended for the best interes;
of every one concerned. He said that
he had allowed the matter to be in
t?oduced first in the Aldermen be-
cause the originator Of the resolution,
! Mr.. Brill, was member Of that Board,
and he wished the originator to have
the full credit and honor for the IL
PRODUCTION and passage of the act.
Mr.. H. R. Burke thought that some
provisions should be made for the
payment of tapping fees in install
lments.
MIR. Brumback moved that Council
nonconcur in the action of the Alder
men and adopt the committees re-
commendation extending the time 20
January %, 1916, period OF siX
months. This was done, and the re-
solution was returned to the Alder.
men who withdrew from their TOR
mer action and concurred in that of
the lower board.
A resolution was passed extend
! ing the time for discount on city tax
; bills from July 1st to August 10th,
! This action was taken on account OF
the delay in preparing the bills due
to the change. in the tax laws.
Good. roads secured help to the eX-
tend of SlS,7OO from the city funds
! when the lower board passed the Or
dinances providing for the improve
ment of two new highways in the an
nexed territory. The first resolution
appropriating $1,000 to rebuild M
Vernon avenue through Rosemont
and .Braddock, to connect with tn"
Russell road, which is now being re-
built by the county and the govern
ment was reported favorably by the
committee on streets, but not by tn"
finance committee. After a long de-
bate it was adopted unanimously, aS
was resolution approprlating 81
500 to construct a bitiminous road
way on Franklin street, from Alfred
street to Patrick street, thence son'h
to Hunting Creek bridge.
Acting upon favorable report
from the committee on finance, gene
raj laws and streets, council granted
tho Chesapeake and Potomac Tee
phone Company franchise to opeE-
ate general telephone system 'h
! Alexandria during the next % years.
The company agrees that its present
Yates shall not be increased wlthou'
tho consent of the State corporation
commission, and stipulates that IL
must not be required to place rs
wires underground within the next
three wears. The city is to nave
twelve telephones free OF cost 1o'
municipal uses. u
! On proposition from the WASH,
inpton Monument Association that
the city take over that part IQf.s IQQf George
i Washington park subdivision sci
apart for park purposes and assume
an Indebtedness of about $4,000 OF
the property, council received favo'
j rable report from the special COM
mittee on annexation and referred
the matter to the finance committee
with instructions to close the deal
All Hess $500 Oxfords are S4S5. all