Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-15

MEETING /: ] / IRE
COMMON COUNCIL
No Quorum in Board Of AL
dermen and That Body.
]. Meets Tonight
WATER CONDITIONS
,ATER CONDITIONS ID

Financial Measures For Work in Re.
Gently Annexed Territory Recon-.
mitted to Committee
Lsa,s,l I
A regular meeting OF the City
Council was held last night, the first
since February Is. Some measures
Of Importance we're introduced, as
we'll as considerable miscellaneous
business. There was no quorum pres
ent in the Board of Aldermen, and
that board will meet tonight and act
upor- papers which were considered
by the Common Council.
Common Council
AN ordinance to set apart sum
equal to twelve per cent OF the as.
s,esss.eft value Of land in the annexed
territory to be used for improvements
in the annexed territory reported on
favorably by the Finance commit.
tee. at meeting Of common council
Hast night was referred back to that
eommittee as was also an ordinance
proyiding for the issuing OF S7o.ooo
OF registerer and non-registered four
per cent bonds to run for a perloa OF
Twenty two years from May !, 1915.
Under the provisions Of the ordl-
nance to. set aside twelve pet cent OF
the value Of the annexed property
that spart Of the territory formerly
lpart OF Alexsndria county assessed
for y15o,s4o would receive As,lse
Asd atzwhich was formerly . part
81 Fairfax county which is assessed
Tor 1888, 900 would receive sA7, ,iee .4s,
This would make total assessed
value of s552,s44. ;,
Councilman Bryan said ne wouia
hike it passed at once. The reason for
asking for the issuing Of $40 goo OF
bonds he said was because the bonds
may have to be sold for. little he-
low par. ).
President Smith declared the ordi'
nance was a very important one, and
added that's personally 5hf. would sllke
to look over he figures before ne vot-
el on the measure.
An adverse report was made by the
snance ediamttsel on; the pioSosation
10 accept notes for sewer taps, the
Same 20 hear interest st six;pe cent
land mature in twelve months,
Councilman Bryan Of the finance
|committee, said the committee found
such a method would be very troub-
besome and there would be many
small notes. He also stated that the
nuestion arose as to whether or not
I the notes given would be considered
4 lien on the property. The COM
mittee's report was adopted.
Councilman Marbury introduced
resolution, which was adopted, pro
y;d;nr that the city engineer, city
health officer, fire committee Of the
c;ty council, members Of the FIRE de-
nartment and other city officials pc
.mpowered to furnish to the state
Zorro, stion commission or the attoF-
news for either side information fe..
eardine the water supply etc., in tne
controversy slated to be heard IN
Richmond March 2s in the case OF
certain citizens against the AleSsr-
dria Water Company.
Councilman Brockett opposed it IN
its present form he said.
President Smith said the purpose OF
the resolution was for the city eoun-
ell to have the city officials give what
information they may have in their
possession.
The health department, he declared,
during the summer months made OF
had made frequent analyses Of the
ysiy1sy. and he added that in the pet
ton it is alleged that the water in
sunssiIier rsiIier Is not jkt for drinking pur.
nossGss Mr.. Smith said il is merel!
fair that information should be eiver
iniStsrdef that full and speedy, inves
tiration may be conducted. n con
elnsion, he said that it seemed 70 hin
that not even an advocate Of the we
ter company could oppose the measut,'
Councilnan gtunbssk desired 4
Rns.ss,u.s Il th4 rssezp ~ ptsyii1 tb
KssiR6tss fdnpSay., should hsys e e
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