Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-06-23
Council at Meeting Last
Night Closes Account
!, of l9l4-19l5.
CAN TAX TERRITORY
Ordinance introduced For Extending
Time for Another Year in Which,
Sewers Must be Tapped.

The City Council was in session
about two hours last night, Reports
OF the finance committee, Auditor.
City Treasurer and gas department
for the year ending May 81, were
submitted. John M. Johnson sub
mitted an opinion to Council on the
right of the city to collect taxes in
the territory recently annexed to the
city. Mr.. Johnson is clearly of the
opinion that the city has that right,
as it came in possession of the dis
trict April lst, and that the county
fiscal year does not begin until July.
An average volume of miscellaneous
business was considered, which will
be found in the official proceedings
elsewhere in the Gazette.
Board of Aldermen.
Several papers which had been laid
over by the Aldermen car1e up last
night. The license law was read the
third time and passed as it came from
the Common Council at the last meet
ing by unanimous vote. The ap.
preparation bill, received at that time
was also passed.
A resolution appropriating $2,10O
for resurfacing Queen street from
Columbus to Henry, which had been
adopted by the Common Council al
their last meeting, came up.
In answer to queries Mr.. Balleng.
er stated that the sum mentioned in
the resolution was part of that car
ried in the appropriation bill for street
work this year, $4,000 having been
set apart for that purpose. The re.
solution was adopted.
Mr.. Brill introduced an ordinance
extending the time for one year for
owners of property on streets or al
leys having sewers to tap the same
The law adopted three years ago.
renders its obligatory to tap the sew,
ers next MONTH
Mr.. Brill spoke in favor of the ad,
option of the ordinance, as did also
Messrs. Hill and Summers. 1t was
urged that the plumbers were over
taxed and that it1would be impossible
to effect connections by the date pres.
cribed. 1t was also suggested tina:
many property-owners were not pre-.
pared to make the necessary eXpendi-
ture at this time.
Mr.. Ballenger saw no reason to
extend the, time. People had had
three years in which to do the work
Should the time be extended anoth-
er year similar movement my be ex-
pected next year.
President Field said while he fav.
ored an'extension of time, he thought
the ordinance should be considered
by a committee before Council pass.
ed it. He suggested that property
owners could make arrangements
with Council to tap the sewers as
soon as convenient to them.
As it required six votes to pass
the ordinance on the night of its in
PRODUCTION, lit failed by the following
vote: Ayes, Messrs. Hill, Brill, Rob
inson, Wilkins and Summers. Noes
Mr.. Ballenger and President Field
The action was subsequently recon
sidered and the ordinance was refer
red to the committees on strets ant
general laws.
The Aldermen concurred in the
action of the Common Council on al
papers received from that board.
Common Council
Twelve mempers of Council wer'
present last night,
In response to the city's advertise
ment of the telephone franchise on!,
one hid was received. this being from
the Chesapeake and Potomac Teie
phone Company of Virginia. In re
turn for the franchise they offer tn
city II phones without cost, 5 OF ther
to be installed on separate circuit
for the use of the fire 5departmen
The matter was referred, to the con
mittees on streets, finance and gel
eral laws. as4-sa,s. :. - -