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

At a regular meeting of the Com
mon Council of the city Of Alexandria,
Va, held July >13, 1915, there were
present.:
H. W. Smith, Esq, President and
Messrs. Marbury, Burke, Leadheater,
c. S. T. Burke, BrumbacS, Wattles'
Desmond, Bales, Pohl, Brockct1, Har-
rison. Lawler and Bendheim.
The Joint committee on Finance,
Streets and General Laws recommend
ed that the bid of the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Co., of Va.
he accepted for the proposed fran
chise and the report was adopted.
An ordinance granting to the
Chesapeake and Potomac telephone
company of Virginia, its successors
or assigns the right to construct
maintain and operate general te!e-
phone system in the city of AleXan,
dria. and to erect, construct anc
maintain the necessary poles, wires
conduits, cables and fixtures, IN, over
along, in, under and through Streets
public alleys and other public ways
and places IN the city Of alexandra
for the aforesaid purpose was recon-
mended By the joint Committee on
Finance, ST. rs and Ga 1erai Laws
and read the second and third tune
and passed. Ayes, Messrs. Marbury'
T. r. Burke. t-eadbeatar G. 5. /:
Purke. Brumback, Watile.i. Desmond,
Pohl, Bales. Brockett, Harrison, Law
Ter. Bendheim, and Mr.. Presldent-l4
Noes 0. ooo
A resolution appropriating 1000
to construct roadway and cutters,
Mt. Vernon Avenue from the end ~
the bituminous roadway on Mt Ver-
non Avenue in Rosemont noTthward
to the new corporation line, was re-
commended by the Joint Committee
On Streets and Finance and passed
AYES IA. Noes O..
A resolution appropriatin% S7.SOc
TO construct roadway and cutters on
Franklin Street from the old Corpora
tion line westward to Patrick Street,
southwark on Patrick Street to
Hunting Creek bridge was recon-
mended by the Joint Committee on
Streets and Finance and passed.
Ayes ID. Noes D..
A report of the committee on
Streets recommending an aproprla'
ton of 500 for extension 81 sewer
in South Washington Street was
adopted.
The committee on streets reported
adversely on the petition of Messrs.
Carlin, Hulfsh Co., and the report
was adopted.
The Committee on Streets reported
adversely on the petition OF ]. Mat
thews to erect frame house If brad
dock Alley and the report was adopt
ed.
The Committee on Streets recon-
mended the appropriation Of $50 to
construct crossings at the interscc-
ton of Columbus and Franklin SITS.
and the report was adopted.
A bill of John NJ. Johnson, Esq, for
legal services, amount $40, WAS oidei-
ed paid. Ayes II. Noes 0.
A resolution to have the reports
of the Clerk and Superintendent OF
Gas for the year ending July LIST.
1915, published in the Alexandria
Gazette was offered by Mr.. i.awler.
amended by Mr. Brockett, and passed
Permission was granted Mir. VIII
liam Desmond to erect a one story
bath room at 500 Queen Street.
Permission was granted /. NJ
Crapg to erect metal shed in rear
of 507 n. Col. St.
A petition from the Alexandra
Automobile Club to erect several
signs on the streets for the benefit
If tourists was referred to the Com
mittee on Streets.
A petition from property owners on
South Pitt Street between Duke ana
Wolfe Streets complaining OF waste
water in cutters front Of property
was referred to the committee OF
Streets.
A petition from colored members
Of the st. Mary's Church to erect a
parlor at corner of Royal
and Wilkes Streets, was referred to
The Committee on Streets.
A petition from VIM. Bladder to
remodel house at 1911 Queen Street
was. referred to the Committee or
Streets.
A petition from Wealtha A.
owner of lot west size
of Fairfax street, between Wilkes
and Gibbon streets, requesting
that she be exempted from
he payment of fees for making conf
nection with the public sewer on her I
was referred to the Com {
nittee on Streets.
A report Of the special committee
to which was referred the PROPOSE
ion from the Washington Monument
Association recommending that the
be assigned by the city and
hat the Finance Committee be in
structed to make all necessary ar
to purchase the same was
received from the Board OF Alder
nan and their action concurred in.