Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-11-24
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school, and Health recommended an
annronr;ation of $3.50 to the Came
ron Club and Parent Teachers AS
ISOLATION, to continue the graaIa!
registered school nurse IN the 5uptls
Schools and the report was aoop'eo
Ayes IA. Noes 0. -,
The Joint committee on finance anu
Health reported adversely on resolu-
tom to nrocure the services OF a bac-
teriologist and the report was aoope-
ed. ,,d
Claims reported adversely on sne
petition of Mr.. G. W. Lewis attoines
for Mr.. Robert Rust, and the report
was adopted. ond
cove harmless from all CLAIMS OF
damages which may arise to any
party in recently annexed terrleoIs
who voluntarily pay their taxes W
the citv council was read three times
and passed. Ayes l4-NoeS y: ,e Tho
Resolution directing the clerk OF she
Common Council to make OUT taA
hills for the city taxes in the terri
tory recently annexed to the city was
adopted. coo oos
81 for the use of. the Public Schoois
from June 1915 to June 1916, was
referred to the committee on Finance.
Bills of S. L. Monroe, 5. d. Lune
and Charles M. Lennon for services
as assessors of lanl for the city was
referred to the committee on Finance.
A petition of Samuel G. Brent Com
monwealth's attorney for an increase
of allowance from $500 to $500 per
annnm was referred to the commit
tee on Finance. 49,, m
A resolution appropriating $7l.3O
cost of tapping sewer at the nome
| for the aged, corner of Fairfax ana
Cameron streets, was referred to the
committee on Streets and Finance.
A report of the Citizens Committee
of Alexandria appointed to confer
with the representating of the Nation
al Board of Fire Underwriters AS
ISOLATION was received and referred
to the joint committee on Finance
Fire and Gneral Laws.
iAreport of the committee appointed
to confer with a citizens committee
regarding fire conditions in the city
with resolutions related to the same
was referred to the joint committee
on Finance, Fire and General Laws
A resolution appropriating $500 to
repair the Friendship Engine House
was offered by Mr.. Taylor Burke and
referred to the joint committee on
Finance and Public Property.
| A resolution to borrow the sum of
100000 to pay necessary expenses
for the fiscal year ending May 81,
!, 1916 was referred to the committee
on Finance.
The committee on Streets recon-
mended an appropriation of $500 to
construct pipe sewer in Wythe Street
east of Columbus street and the re-
port was adopted, Ayes IA. Noes o..
The committee on streets reported
adversed on the petition of the Mu-
tual Ice Company asking permission
to give to the Mt. Vernon Associa-
ton forty yards Of cobblestone the
property Of the city and the report
was adopted.
A resolution by Mr.. Burke to do
nate to the Mt. Vernon Association
forty yards of cobblestone now at the
wharf Of the Mutual Ice Co. to be
used for paving at Mt. Vernon was
adopted. Ayes ID; Noes 0.
The Committee on Streets recon-.
mended that permission ; be granted
the Board sofS Managers of the Anne
Lee Memorial Home for the Aged to
erect entrance portico to their build
ing on Fairfax street in accordance
with blue prints submitted, and the
report was adopted.
| The committee on streets recon-
| mended that the words waiting
! Room" and "Ticket Office" be insert
| ed in their report of Oct. IL, 1915
and referred back to the Corporation
Attorney and the report was adopted.
A report of the Committee son
Streets providing for an ordinance
to construct roadway on Pitt street
from King street to the south build
ing line of Prince street was referred
to the Joint Committee on Finance
and Streets.
A report of the Committee on
Streets recommending an ordinance
to construct roadway on Commerce
street from Prince and West streets
to the old Corporation line, was re-
ferred to the Joint Committee on
Finance and Streets.
The Committee on Streets recon-
mended an appropriation of $40 to
purchase galvanized iron cans to be
placed in the market under the Ma
sonic temple and that permission be
granted Alexandria Washington
Lodge to place similar cans for ashes
and the report was adopted.
The committee on Streets SUBJ
mitted an estimat of $4,000 for vitri-
fled brick roadway and granite curb
in Pitt street from King to Prince
which was referred to the Joint Com
mittee on Finance and Streets.
The committee on Streets submit
ted estimate of $500 for grading
Fayette Street from Princess to
Oronoco streets which was referred
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