Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-03-13
Common Council.

At regular meeting OF the Com
mon Council of the city nf AleXaG-
dria, Va, held March 12tn, 1918 there
were present: Howard w. Smith.
ESQ. President, and Messrs. Matter,
Ruben. Wattles, Desmond, Armstrong,
Burke, Lawler, Kaufman and DeVerS.
A resolution for additional appro-
nriations for the fiscal year ending
March 31st, 1918 was referred to Tie
committee on finance.
An opinion Of Noel Fl. Garner, Cor
poration Attorney relative TO sioe
walks was referred to the committee
on streets.
4 petition from NJ. w. Gaines, sew
or. north Fayette street was referred
to the committee on streets, :,
:s:l,AS.netisior from II. 7, Beach ana ~
Brother for increased rates for :1e-i
removal of night soil was referred TO.
The committee on streets.
! The following resolutions were re-
ferred to the joint committee on
streets and finance. -
Nine hundred dollars $4,000 sewer
Franklin street, Royal to FAIRFAX
streets, also; ~
Two hundred dollars, $4,000 sewer
east side Of Fairfax street between
Wilkes and Gibbon streets, also;
Eight thousand seven hundred dol
lars (SS, 70O)new roadway south WASH
inpton street, Duke to Franklin
streets, also; ,>
Seventeen hundred dollars lSli0o}
new roadway Franklin street, Fairfax
to Lee streets, also;
Forty-four hundred dollars (S44OC)
new roadway south Fairfax stree
Wilkes to Franklin streets. ALSO.
.Twenty-four hundred dollars 81
1000 new roadway Lee street Frank
lin to Jefferson streets, also;
-Four thousand dollars tS40Opl new
roadway south Lee street jefferson
street to Shipbuilding Plant, also;
Six hundred dollars $4,000 sewer
Fairfax street Wilkes to Glbbon
streets.
4 communication from the Virginia
Shipbuiding Corporation relating t"
an agreement for the use OF Arm
orv Hall was referred to the Com
mittee on Public Property.
A communication from Kenneth ".
Ogden, chief of the fire department
recommending that the entire ilre
department be changed from the pres
ent equipment to new modern apara-
tus was referred to the Joint COM
mittee on Finance and Fire.
The following resolution offered By
Mr.. Lawlt~ was adopted.
''In view Of the advancement that
our city is now making in every
branch of its business and manufac-
turing. and. as is recognized, this
success is in a large measure due -
The successful efforts Of our able aHd
energetic Representative in Congress,
Hon. C. c. Carlin;
"Be it resolved. that this, the Git:
Council of Alexandria, expressing the
sentiment of the people Of our city,
desires to extend to him vote of
thanks for his untiring efforts in lis
behalf. and to express our sincere ap-
probation of the interest manifested
in the welfare of our city, and tnaS
the clerk of council is directed to for
ward copy of this resolution to the
Hon. c. c. Carlin.'
A resolution appropriating $500 &c
purchase road asphalt and tar was
received from the Board of Aldermen
and laid on the table under the rules.
A resolution appropriating $3.50 10
purchase broken stone for roadway
purposes was received from the Boar!
OF Aldermen and laid on the table
under the rules.
The Joint Committee on Streets
and General Laws reported favorab!v
on petition from the Alexandria
County Lighting Company for erect
ing poles, and the matter was recon-
mitted to the Committee on Streets
for legal opinion.
A petition from the Alexandra