Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-01-27
COMMON COUNCIL

mon Council of the City Of Alexan-
dria, Va. held January Goth 1915.
There were present: Howard w
Smith, Esq, President. and Messrs.
Marbury, H. r. Burke, c. S. 1. Burke
Leadbeater, Desmond, Bales, Mon
roe, Brockett, and Bryan
The following message was re-
ceived from the Mayor.
Office of the Mayor, City OF Alex
andria, Va.
January 10Th, 1915
To the Honorable City Council,
Alexandria, Virginia.
Gentlemen:-I am returning with
out approval two resolutions one
making an appropriation for Three
hundred dollars for General nc
pair Work Of Streets and the other
appropriating One hundred and fifty
(S15O.0O) dollars for n sewer.
This action on my part is not has
ed unon a desire to stop or hold up
the work contemplated, but to have
these appropriations (if l am cor
,.ect in my reasonings) pass the test
of regularity. The council knows
many orders have passed which have
had to be corrected afterwards, and
emphasizes the truth that at times
when "there is too much haste there
is no speed" These paers were pre-
scented in the Comomn Council on Jan.
18th. inst, with only lone quorum
present. and US endorsed passed
that body by vote Of Nine votes.
The City Charter, Section Is in palF
reads "No bill or Act creating a New
Law, Amending or Altering an en-
listing law shall be passed at the
same session on which it IS pre-
sented, unless it shall receive the
votes of three fourth of the members
of each branch of the City Council
The two resolutions come under this
requirement, and the General laws
of the State do not effect this pro-
vision Of our City Charter.
Very respectfully,
THOMAS A. FISHER, Mayor.
Upon motion of Mr.. Burke the ob--
jections of the Mayor were sustained
and Council receeded from its former
action, Ayes 9-Noes 0.
A resolution appropriating 100000
for general repairs to streets was
taken from the table and passed
Ayes 9-Noes 0.
A resolution appropriating $4,000
to construct sewer in alley running
southwark from Wolfe street be-
tween Fairfax and Royal streets
was taken from the table and pass
ed Ayes 9-Noes 0.
A resolution appropriating SS2:ao
for painting at the Reliance Engine
House was recommended by the COM
mittce on Public Property and pass-
ed. Ayes 10 Noes 0.
A resolution by the President to
enquire into the ACCESSIBILITY OF as
Stunning title TO the Friendship En-
CINE property was referred TO the
following special committee Messrs.
Taylor Burke. Brockett. and Bryan
A petition from w. NJ. King for
alteration to building on the South
west corner of King and West street
lut q iHoSiHS plCtuIe io AoS, Voc
ferred to the committee on streets.
A resolution by Mr. Marbury to
amend the act applying to Police
Justices in cities of the middle class
in Virginia. and that the Senator and
Delegate from this district use their
efforts to have the law repealed at
this session Of legislature was refer
red to the joint committee on finance
and General Laws. :;
A report Of the Joint committee OF
Finance and Light to take over the
gas mains serving pipes and etc lad
in RoSanont as per contract under
date of October ls 1911 and recon-
mending the payment Of S5.4S2. w
for the purpose was received and land
on the tahle until the next meeting.
A petition of D. E. Bayliss to con-
struct building with terra Gotta
block on Pendleton street was recelv-
ed from the Board of Aldermen and