Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-04-13
~ aldermen convened in joint. session.

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Mr.. Kenneth W.hogden, -. i chief E1.st !
engineer Of the fire dspartnn!legqt ad
dressed The joint, session Is The in
terest of:proper water Supply in cerf-
tain sections Of the city,, and mat
tiers relating to the fire department.
/. Mr.. Wattles nominated, Ar. K. l.
Middleton, for ssuperin5 endenti of gass
and he was unanimously elected
twenty members voting for him i soA,
the roll call L
The joint session then dissolved
Resolutions relating TO repairs OF
side, walks IN The city as passed the:
common council on March Goth, wa:
returned from the Board Of Alder:
men noncoueurred III. ouncil receeded
from its previous action and the re-
solutions were adopted. Ayes Il;
Noes 0.
A resolution appropriating 5000 to
puchase 200 tons of broken stone was
recommended by the. joint committee
on streets and finance and passed.
Ayes IA; Noes 0. +
A resolution appropriating $4,000
for removing ashes and sweeping
streets was recommended by The same
joint committee and passed. Ayes ID;
Noes Q. ,t4'
A resolution to BORROW $4,000 for
the city gas works was recommended
by the joint committee on light and
finance and passed. Ayes ID; Noes %.
A RESOLUTION approprmting $3.50 &c
change coping at Confederase 'hthnu-
meesnrt was :fatonlmsl.ded, b, a majority S,,
and aisssSt oFisH 81 fasf
joint committee on streets and fiji
:ance, and the: majority report VII
adopted. Ayes: Messrs. McCattreS,
Ruben, TIGER, bowman. kaufmarn.
Wattles, Desmond, Drury, Basgett,
Ba!lenger, LaWler, Fletcher u; NOES,
Messrs. Sullivan and Burke. .. j
An ordinance provoking foI the ex-
|.ecution of a quit claim deed to cr--
tain real estate located IN George
Washington Park was real three
times and passgA Ayes IA; Noes Q.
The following was referred TO me
tenilpittee on streets.
Petition from VIM. K. Smith for
garage rear of 800 Cameron street.
Petition Colonial Prctzel Co, for
shed rear of 1926 Duke street. /;
a communication from II. Noe,
Garner. relating. to the suit against
the Alexandria Water Co. 70 supply
certain sections III George Washing
on Park with adequate supply of va
ter
A petition fran VIM. NJ. Priest to
build garage rear of 1925 Queen
street. -. = ), 5. . }.
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An ordinance amenGIng an oEdn
ance approved May 80. 1916. fer ION
Ssruction of cutters and sidewalks.
A communication from ID" Cam.
Der Of Commerce relating TO laws gov
srni:Ic the oe:terment of sidewalk IN
the city.
The following were referred TO TIC
committee on finance.
\ communication from the Mayor
relating to the appointment Of nur-
chasing agent by the city.
\ bill from the Interstate Com
a2cr:c Commission far transcript! u
rrscvcd:ngs in the case of the W"sA-
:a4;on-V:rgiriia Railway Company fol
Increase Of rates, S90.13.
4 resolution authorizing The fir
aHcn committee TO borrow $4,000
A resolution t. issue bends to the
am2uat Of $250,V0+.
A commrGll. alton from the M"yo'
relating |, general Improvements 1T
Inc c;,.y vas received and referred TO
he Iuiut committee on streets. III
a%ce and schools.
A communication from the hS!:cf
Truck Engine Co., and the Reliance
Enginc Company and rcsouviorlJ 10
regulate the speed Of The fire dtpa't-
ment IN responding To fires. was re-
ferred 70 The JOINT committee OH iirg,
streets, fir-lce and general law5.