Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-10-15

in West Rosemont and nine in Eas
Rosemont and six in, George Wash
ington Park was adopted.
Petition of L. Morgan Johnston
for gas mains to connect up with hi
new subdivision in West Rosemont
where he is erecting twenty-fou-
houses, was adopted following a de
bate.
| Petition sigred by the Rosemon
Citizens Association asking for ade
quate light and police protection ant
i improvements to streets was refer.
red.
The city school board, through W
F. H. Finke, chairman, recolrym mendet
the purchase of the lot at the south
west corner of st. Asaph and Wolfe
streets from Miss Margaret Y. Smith
at a cost Of $4,000 and it was referred
20 the committee on finance and
schools.
| The Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company served notice on coun-
| Gil that on November 10 it will apply
10 the state corporation commission
for permission to increase its rates.
This was referred to the corporation
attorney.
Petition signed by a majority of
! property owners on Royal between
Cameron and Queen Streets, asking
for an improved street, they agree
ing 20 pay two-thirds of the cost was
referred to the committee on finance
and streets.
Petition Of Mutual Ice Company to
lease lot from city at Pitt ara Prin-
:ess streets was referred.
The lower board granted the Alex
and:!a Fertilizer and Chemica1 Com
pany permission to erect a wooden
Gag shed so by 40 feet at the north
east corner Of Queen and Union
streets, providing it is not on city
property. The aldermen, however, re-
fused to concur until tic matter IS
thoroughly investigated Permissio
was granted the Alexandria Lumber
Company to erect shed on the lot at
the northeast corner of Alfred ard
Wilkes streets.
Resolution of Councilman Kaufmar
appropriating S12 a year for extern
sion telephone in office of Chief
Goods at police station was adopted.
The mayor WIS authorized to issue
quit claim deeds for lots to S. II.
Lunt in George Washington Park.
Petition Of Leo II. Sweeney to
lease anmory ha,! scr three months al
$50 mon,h wss referred to finance
and public property committee. Peti
ton If Miss Alice J. Burleigh, to
erect kitchen AZ 1900. frtnce stns'
was granted Petition for sewer
alley 80 lnded; by Fairfax, King, le,
and Prl re streets, was referred .
street .o'amitfce.
Communication regarding opening
Of Rciricker's lane and that same be
made fifty feet wide instead of twent%
feet, referred !. Bills amounting to
$3.50 and .$2O,56 for work done at
army during home coming week cell
ebration were referred to general
and finance committee.
; Petition of U. S. Clark fos garag,
1T 719 Duke street was referred az
also was petition for sewers on Gill;
bon, street between Alfred and Henry
street and on 700 block North Wash
ington and 900 block North Patrick
street. L. J. Dyson petitioned for per
mission to erect garage in rear cf
1904 Prince street and it was refer
red to street committee. Petition Of
r. Reecc Cation to rent old Relief
Hook and Ladder building on Prime"
street at $40 month was referred.
Board of Aldermen
A few papers of miscellaneous ma
ture were presented in the Board of
Aldermen and referred. The board
concurred in the action of the Com
mon Council on all papers sent in,
but decained to meet the lower board
| in Joint session Tuesday night.