Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-24
COUNCIL MEETS
LAST NIGHT
Most Of Time Of Lower
Board Consumed on
Lumber Law.
MATTER POSTPONED
Average Volume of General Busi-
ness Disposed of by Two Boards
During Hour and a Half Session.

The City Council was in session
about an hour and half last night.
The business transacted was, in the
main. of general nature. In accor'
dance with the request Of the secre-
tary Of the mass meeting held in the
rooms of the Chamber of Commerce
last Friday night, the Aldermen ap-
pointed Messrs. Summers and Robin
sor and the Common Council Messrs
Desmond, Harrison and Leadbeater
to meet the National Board of Fire
Underwriters upon the occasion OF
their next visit of this city to con-
fer rpon proper fire protection for
Alexandria.
An ordinance to amend and re-en-
act section l and 2 of an ordinance
approved September, 1896, entitled an
ordinance to re-enact section ]
and 9 of chapter Is Of the
corporation code under the title OF
.lumter" was introduced last Octo-
per and referred by both boards to
the committee on general laws
The ordinance provides that all lum-
her sold in Alexandria shall be in
spected and measured before dispos-
ed of. The inspectors to receive 81
cents per 1000 feet; 20 cents from
Tho seller and 10 cents from the buyer
Councilman Charles Bendheim,
chairman of the committee, submit
. e,lssi favorable srepofb,supon tile mea=
sac. and after considerable. debate
th,. further consideration Of the Or
d,nancc was postponed until the next
meeting.
Board of Aldermen.
Six Alderman We're present, ana
most of the business presented was
disnosed of without discussion.
4 resolution allowing the owner oi
the property at Ill south St Asapn
,.,oot TO connect the premises with
M, sewer in the Columbia engine
house, providing the usual frontage
tax shall have been paid. was refer
red to the committee, on public pro
per+v. 1t wa.s explained that the
sewer in the engine house could be
,snnel at much less expense than
mat on St. Asaph street, as by adopt
;.c the latter course part OF 1he
,,,or;no in the rear part Of the house
wou,d be pulled up while the trench
,.cessarv would be much more elon-
,.atad.. BY TAPPING the engine mouse
sewer q trench could be dug but a lew
feet across the yard.
"a ,:etition, of the Anti-Tubercuio-
sis Society asking an appropriation OF
eo5c with which to maiptain visit
no nurse was introduced and referred
~ tho committees on poor and imam
ce. cI
Tho action of the Common Council
r.os concurred in on all papers sent
IN nv unanimous votes except the re-
ne~t Of the joint committees on n
nonce claims and streets on a petltio"
"f los M. Armstrong asking c0"n, !.
III TO reimburse him in the sum Oh
sns1 . 50 for damage to wall paper
@.a,oa IN his cellar during heavy
w., on Sunday November a. IVA
I'll. petitioner claimed that water ans na, am
foreed into his cellar by, the. ove...Om .4 os,
~ .he city sewer. The committee: e,
had made an adverse report on '''
claim. r of tb,
Mr., Brill, who is member Oh .,'' VI
,.,,:n,s committee, was averse 10 ','
sdon+ion Of the report. He saia IN
w,s the only member of the 9oi"
oo,,r,;ttee who voted no on the queS
+;on of an adverse report, anu ~
cav no reason why he should chahg =
his opinion at this time Mr. D'''
rave = history of the circumstance
which led up to the presentation o
the application for reimbursement
u. stated that the. majority OF TIL
committee favored resort by the cia'
mart to the Corporation Court 10
domages. He, however, saw no goo
reason for such course.
Mr. Ballenger, of the finance CON
m:ttee. favored concurrence IN the az