Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-06-23
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OFFICIAL
.R0ARD OF ALDERMEN.

At irregular meeting of the Board
of Aldermen of the City Of Aiexan-
dria, Va, held June 22, 1915, there
were present: &
Henry X. Field, esq, President,
and Messrs Hill Brill, Robinson, Bal
leneer. Wilkins, and Summers.
The appropriation bill for the MS
cal wear ending May 81, 1915, receiv-
ed from the Common Council May
8, 1915, and laid over, was read the
third time and passed by the fol
lowing vote: Ayes, Messrsy Hill, Brill,
Robinson, Ballenger, Wilkins, Sum-
mers and Mr.. President. Noes
none. u,
An ordinance for imposing and col
lecting licenses within the city OF
Alexandria for the year commencing
June l, 1915, received from the Com
mon Council, June 8, 1915, was read
the third time and passed by the fol
lowing vote: Ayes, Messrs Hill, Brill,
Robinson, Ballenger, Wilkins, sum
mers and Mr.. President. Noes,
none.
A resolution appropriating $1,000
for resurfacing Queen street from
Columbus to Henry, etc, received
from the Common Council June s,
1915. was passed by the following
vote. Ayes, Messrs. Hill, Brill, Rob
inson, Ballenger, Wilkins, Summers
and Mr.. President. Noes, none.
Mr.. Brill introduced an ordinance
to prohibit the maintaining of any
privy, either box or well, upon any
property in the city Of Alexandria.
when said property binds upon any
street or alley in which a public sew
er has been or shall hereafter be con-
structed, the ordinance to be in force
one year from the date of its adop.
ton. THE object is to allow prop
erty to owners another year in which
to make such connections, the present
law becoming operative in July, 1879
The vote being taken on the night
of it's introduction, it required six
votes to pass it, and it failed by the
following vote: Ayes, Messrs. Hill,
Brill, Robinson, wilkins, and Mr.
Summers.-A. Noes, Messrs. Bal
lenger and Mr.. President.
On motion of Mr.. Ballenger the
ordinance was reconsidered and re-
ferred to the Committees on Streets
and General Laws.
Mn Brill submitted reports Of
the Committee on Light, the Clerk
of Gas, Superintendent of Gas and
the City Treasurer in account with
the city gas works, which were re-
ceived.
A petition of Mrs. Ida M. Hill for
an extension of the south Washing
ton street sewer was referred to the
Committee on Streets.
The following were received from
the Common Council and their action
concurred in:
Proposal of the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Compan in an
swer to- an advertisement inviting
bids for franchise.
Opinion of John M. Johnson, esq,
as to right of the city to Collect tax
es in recently-anneXe@ territory.
Resolution directing the Commits
sioner of the Revenue to assess prop
erty in recently-anneXed territory for
taxation.
Auditors annual statement for fis-
cal year ending May 81, 1915.
Treasurer's annual statement for
same period.
Report of the, Finance Committee
for, same period.
Petition lof the Parent Teachers
Association for an appropriation of
500.
Report of the Commute on Streets
on petition Of Miss Mary William
son for permission to erect garage
at IT'S Princess street.
Report of the Committee on Streets
on petition of the Alexandria Light
ing Company for permission to install
pipe from stump to river at foot OF
Wolfe street.
Resolution appropriatlng S6l.5O to
paint the outside of the Columbia
engine house.
Resolution authorizing the rental
of the old Relief truck house
Petition of the Postal Telegraph
Cable Company for permission to
erect section line from Union Sta
tion.
Communication from the AleXan- l
iria Water Company in answer to 4
resolution of, the City Council. (
Petition of property-owners at
George Washington Park for water |
service. {
Resolution providing for stone
Tossing at Columbus and Franklin
streets.
The board then adjourned,
HENRY K. FIELD, President.
H. Thompson, Clerk. =
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