Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-16
OFFICIAL
Common Council.

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snlria Va. held April 10, 1918, there
wcr. present Howard. w: Smltn, ESQ.,
president, and Messrs. WooilS, matter
Armstrong, Kaufman, Wa1tlcs. DeS
mond, Pohl, Burke, Ballenger, LAWYER
Ruben, Bendheim and Dcvers.
An ordinance to amend an ordinance
untitled San ordinance to provide &c,
the appointment of special policemen"
IN the city of Alexandria, Va, was
recommended in communications
from the mayor, and read three times.
and passed. Ayes, Il; Noes, 0.
A resolution appropriating ten nun
dred TO construct public comfort sta
tons, two CT more, under supervisor
Of the city engineer, and special
committee, Messrs. Ruben, LAWYER.
Burke, Wilkins and MarDury, was
offered by Mr.. Ruben, and passed
Ayes, a; noes, 0.
An act to regulate and fix the price
of gas was referred to the committee
on light ana finance.
An ordinance to authorize the w.
S. Railway Company 10 construct spur
track where Fayette street lnter5cctS
north line of Oronoco street, north
ward into property of Alexandria Hay
and Grain Company, Inc, was referred
to the committee on streets.
An ordinance to authorize the W. 5.
Railway Company to construct spur
tracks on Henry street south OF Orono-
co street, northward into property c.
Alexandria Hay and Grain Company,
Inc, and to erect humping post in
Pendleton street. was referred to the
committee on streets,
A petition from j. E. Spicer, janitos
of West End School, for increase in
salary was referred 10 the joint con-
rnittee on school and finance.
A petition TO construct sewer o.!
Prince street between Payne and Yves
streets, was received from the Board
of Aldermen and referred to the CON-
mittee on streets.
The following was received from the
Mayor:
To the Honorable City Coun:il,
Alexandria, Va.
Gentlemen:
am returning without my approva:
a paper having as its object the gran
ing of permission to J. Nj. Titcomh IT,
the erection of a gasoline servi' .5.
on Washington street near =
Of King, and near the ~
occupied by the Che
mcrce.
My objection T @@' d az
tank at this a upoE
the groun' ~. zion is
too grca l-a place, and
the &c Z tank would
gr" niger. There is
a~. .,., North Washington
..@ ,nl Jut one-half square Of
location. Again, South
s.a.@st. ;! street is 4 tiioroughfar',
r.. cat number of people on their
10 and from church, and where
rs is sold there is also a great
amount of lubricating oil consumed,
and the clothes of pedestrians shou:u
be carefully guarded from incidental
damage. In addition TO al this ana
of equal importance, is the fact that
the excavation for this service wa
actually started before the City Coun-
ell consented or the paper presented
to the Mayor for his approval | nos
some members have signed the papcr
No member of Council will disscr
from the danger that may ensue from
legislation outside Of the Council
chambers. The citizen would not b.
in a position 10 object If ignorant OF
legislation which not only affects his
interests but his rights. Hurried leg
islation is not always the best. /
have the time and the disposition to
think. In addition to the above rc-
cited objection the oflic;a! proceedings
report only five 81 members present
in the Board Of Aldermen, and the act
of Council is subject to the 18th section
Of the city charter.
Very respectfully,
THOMAS A. FISHER.
Mayor.
TIE question being put shall the
permission DC granted notwithstand-
inr the Mayors objections, was dc-
cidcd in the affirmative, the Mayors
veto was not sustained and the per-
mission as granted J. NJ. Titcomb on
March 26. 1918. was affirmed. Ayes.
Mcssrs Ruben, Matter, Armstrong.
Wattles, Desmond. Pohl, Burke, Bal
lenger. Bcndheim, Lawler, Devers and
Mr.. President az. Noes, Messrs.
Woolis and Kaufman (2).