Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-14

General Laws and SCFeetS.
|. ! petition from the Street Clean
ing department for an increase in
wages from Is cents to Is cents per
hour was recommended by the joint
Committee on Streets and Finance
to take effect from March 10th, 1917,
and the report was adopted, Ayes
i?12. Noes. O..
A report of the joint Committee or
Streets and Finance recommending
an Appropriation of $4,000. to resur'
face 10 #. wide roadway on North
Washington street from Wythe stree'
to the Corporation line was adopted
Ayes, Messrs. Woolls, Evans, Eos,
ter, Fields, Wattles, Desmond, Bales
Pohl, Carlin, Ballenger, Bryan ant
Mr.. President. (12) Noes o.
A resolution appropriating $4,000
to construct roadways u feet wide
on Pitt street, King to Prince, ST.
Asaph street King to Prince streets
st. Asaph street, Prince to Duke
streets, St. Asaph street, King tt
Cameron streets, Columbus street,
] King, to Prince streets, Patrick street
King to Prince streets, Patrick street
King to Cameron streets, was re-
commended by the joint Committee
on Streets and Finance and passed
Ayes ~. Noes O..
A report of the joint committee or
Streets and Finance recommending
an appropriation of $S25.0O for Nc
Adam roadway, "a feet wide, on Co
lumbus street, from Cameron 10
Queen streets, was adopted, Ayes L
Noes O..
A report of the joint Committee On
Streets and Finance recommending
an appropriation of $4,000 for Il
foot roadway on Cameron street,
from Washington to Columbus street
was adopted, Ayes u. Noes o..
A petition. from the Alexandra
Fertilizer and Chemical Company fol-
permission to remodel and reconstruct
building on the south side of Princess
street on Union to Queen street, with
blue prints attached was received anc
upon request of the Committee OF
Streets the permission was granted
Ayes u; Noes u.
A resolution appropriating $1,000
to resurface roadway on WasEipgto.
street from Queen to Wythe streets
Queen street from Washington to
Columbus street and Commerce street
from King to Prince street,was recon-
mended by the joint committee or
Streets and Finance and passed. Ayes
T.. Noes 0.
The city Engineer submitted esti'
mate for a permanent roadway or
North Washington street from PrlE-
cess to Montgomery streets, cobblt
stone roadway, 20 feet wide, s2,lOO
which was received and referred to
the committee on Streets.
A resolution appropriating S24.0E
for use of a telephone at the resi-
dcnce of the Chief of Police was Of
fercd by Mr.. Bryan and referred tc
the committee on Finance.
A resolution appropriating $1,000
to construct sewer Leesburg Turn
pike east of Russell Road, to High.
land place was referred to the join!
committee on Streets and Finance.
A petition to install Gasoline tank
in front of property No. 1400 King
st,eer was referred to the committee
! on Streets.
4 resolution appropriating $4,000
to purchase fire MIGRANTS was offered
hy Mir. Desmond, and referred to the
Ccn,r;ittee on Fire and Finance.
A petition from the Glass bott!c
flowers association, to repair Fair
fax street from Princess to Mont
gomcry streets was referred to the
Committee on Streets and Finance.
A communication from the Rose,
mont Development Company relating
to twelve fire hydrants in the sub.
division of Roaemont was referred
to the Committee on Fire and Fin
ance.
An ordinance to provide for the
payment of salary to employees OF
the Fire Department under certain
conditions was referred to the Com
.nittcc on General Laws and Fire:
A petition from Mrs. Kate Vale:
Barrett, to erect second story or
frame porch at No. 4OS Duke street
was referred to the Committee OF
Streets.
An ordinance authorizing the
Southern Railway Company to CON
:-ruct spur track into the property
OF the Alexandria Lighting Company
was referred to the Committee OF
Streets
An ordinance granting to thi
Southern Railway Company tight tc
construct sidetrack in Union St., be-
tween Princess and Queen SITS, wa'
referred to the Committee on Streets
An ordinance to prevent the leav'
ing unattended horses and vehicle:
on King street between st. Asapr
and Columbus streets was referred
&c the Committee on General Laws.
\ petition from T. J. Fannon ana
others for improvements to roadway
in George Washington Park, was re,
ferred to the Committee on General
Laws and Streets.
The board then adjourned.
HOWARD w. SMITH, President
Tcste:
DANIEL r. STANSBURY,
Clerk G. c.
Colonel Roosevelt within two week:
n. J.