Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-19
Common Council.

Common Council.
At called meeting of the Common
Council of the City Of Alexandria, Va,
hcld September Is, 1918, there were
present:
II. K. Rurae. esq, president, ar!
Messrs. Mccartney, Matter, Ruben.
Armstrong, Kaufman, Wattles, Des-
nond, Sullivan, Baggett Ballenger,
Lawler, F'etcha'. beavers.
The President stated that the Object
az the meeting was to consider 4
military emergency to grant right
to the Mount Vernon and camp
Humphreys Ry. to erect poles ana
string cables in the city.
Upon mosion the Board of Alder
n1cll convened in Jeint Session ana
was addressed by Col. Parks of Camp
Humphreys and James r. Cation al
.arney, the Joint Session then dis
solved.
The following resolution was adopt
cA. Ayes, Messrs. Matter, Ruben,
Armstrong, Kaufman, Wattles, Des-
l:ond, Ba@cett, 5allcngcr, LawlcF,
Fletcher, Dcyer; and Mn. President.
IL. Noes. Gr. McCaffrey--1. Mr..
Sullivan not voting.
WHEREAS. The Mount Vernon and
Camp Humphreys Railway Company
!; near the cor,plction of the con-
*tructcr of it's line Of railway From
Mount Vernon 10 Camp Humphreys,
Fairfax County, Virginia, and it is
necessary for he operation of its line
~hen completed tc Obtain The neccs-
sarr current from the plant of The
Potomac Power and Electric Company
at Benning. D. c.. and TO connect the
same with The poles OF the Washing
tcr-yirgina Railway Company ut the
intersection If Royal and King
Streets, in this city; and.
WHEREAS. there is now pending
il lhc City Council an Ordinance pro-
,iGing fer advertising the franchise
t. erect poles and to string its cables
and wires within the city limits from
lie Potomac Ei"er AZ the foot of
Wv.ho Street along the south side
o. said street to the east side Of
ROYAL street and thence along the east
side Of Royal street to the south side
CT KING Street, to connect with the
roles of the Observation-Disclosures
Railway Company and thence to-
string its cables and wires upon the
poles of said company to the cor
poration line in the center of Hunt
Ing Creek; and,
WHEREAS, &c comply with the con-
stitution and laws Of the State of Vir-
gin:a, for the grant of such fran
ch;sc. it will take ut least six or eight
weeks before the franchise can DC
acted upon; and.
WHEREAS, the railway of said
Mount Vernon and Camp Humphrlcs
Railway is b2ing constructed, and IS
to be operated as y military licces-
sirr and emergency, to give railway
TRANSFORMATION and facilities to the SOL
G;ars of tie United States Govern
ment. stationed II said camp, and that
il is military urgcrcy for the prompt
completion, equipment ard operation
Of said road for said purposes, and the
Ccrmandant CT SAID Camp has urged
The Immediate grant to said Mount
Vernon and Camp HUMPHREYS Rail
wy Company 20 erect its poles and 10
string its cables AID wires as herein
Daforc set foctr,
THEREFORE, BE II RESOLVED,
bv the City Council of Alexandra,
that until final action upon the Ordi-
rarce to grant the franchise aforc
said as a military emergency and ne
cessity. the Mount Vernon and Camp
HUMPHREYS Rai!way Company, be and
is hereby per:"i.t"d and authorized to
erect its poles and to string its cables
anC wires thereon, for the purpose
Cf transmitting electric current for
electric railway purposes only, from
The Potomac River at the foot Of
gTythc Street, ana thence along the
south side Of said street to the east
SIDE Of Roya! Street, and thence along
The east side Of Royal Street, to the
south side OF kirg street, to connect
with the poles Of the Washirgton-
Virginia Railway Company, and from
thence to 2trl1" its cables and wires
upCn the poles Of said named COM
pany from the south side Of KIM
Street to the corporation line q. the
center OF Hunting Creek.
This resolution is subject to be al
tered amended. repealed or anni:l!cd a;
the pleasure of the City Council.
TIC worl; 70 ac constructed under
ire supervision Of the City Enginccy
and the Committee for Streets.
The Board hGr adjourned.
+. i. MARBURY,
President Of the Board of Aldermen
HARRY +. BURKE,
President Of the Beard Of Common
Council
approved September 10, 1918.
THOMAS A. FISHER, Mayor.
daniel +. Stanshery. c. c.
Il. f. BURKE, President