Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-02-24
City Council.

The City Council was In session about
an hous last night. Most OF the busi-
ness transacted was OF routine nature.
An elongated end exhaustive health
oIdinace was introduced and appropri-
siely referred. The sanitary provisions
are rigid, the ordinance providing among
other things for the registration OF births
aud deaths. Toe proposed laws would
Gil about four coloms of the Gazette.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
The Aldermen passed the resolution
sppropriating $40, 900 as q temporary
fund to the City School Board in order
that the cost Of erecting the new school
bulldog for girls can be met. The
Common Council passed the resolution
st its lat meeting.
Mr.. Sweeney presented communlea-
ton from the Auditor 10 reference to the
refundiDg and tale Of city bonds together
with a report OF the france committee
concerning the same. Both papers will
be found in full in the Official proceedings.
Ne. Sweeney made full end clear
statement concerning the bond issue in
which be s atsd that the aid furnished
the committee by the Auditor had been
invaluable.
Mr.. Field, from the joint committees
on general laws and streets, presented
protest OF J. A, Muir and others con-
cerpiog the erection Of building on the
north side Of King street, near st A apb,
In which moving pictures are to be ex-
hibitsdI The report Is substantially ss
was published in the Gazette at the
time the street committee and City En-
gineer acted on previous protest.
The report vas adopted.
Mr.. Field also submitted re port OF
the committee on general laws concern
ing Office hours Of officers in the City
Hall. This will also be found In the
official proceedings. The report was
adopted.
The Aldermen returned the report
amended by providing that when the
Mayor finds it necessary to leave the
c.ty or is unable 10 perform the duties
Of bis position he shall notify the prop.
err officer who may be authorized 10 act
10 his stead.
The Aldermen recfded from their &C.
ton aod concurred Ia that Of the City
Council.
The beard cOncuned without dis
cussiou 10 the action Of the lower board
on all the papers sent 10.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The Common Council was in session
little over 40 hour last night. All Of
the members were present except Mr
Marshall of the Fourth ward. A COM
munlcation from the Board of Police
Commissioners asking Council to pur-
chsss 81 revolvers and small supply OF
ammunition for the police force was re-
ferred to the police and finance COM
mittees without discussion.
A printed communication from the
State school commission advising the
city authorities of the proposed dividing
of the S ate into four school Districts aud
asking Council to take certain steps wss
received. This was referred TO the COM
mittee on schools.
A comprehensive or Iirance for the
recognizing sDd conducting of the city
health and sanitary departments was iu-
troduced By Mr.. Smith. Among many
other provisions this provided for the
biennial election of health officer, to
receive a salary ol 5000 per aunum, and
have police authority; the use Of the city
carts and street force, and to perform the
duties now performed by the physicians
to the poor; the designation Of four OF
the police to be knosn as sanitary police,
to serve under this health officer with
certain duties 10 the inspection of prem
ises; defines the duties OF all physicians
aud householders in cases OF contagious
disease; the duties Of physicians and
midwives in births aud ofphyscians sud
undertskers In cases of death; empowers
the health officer to compel vaccination ;
prescribes regulations for fumigstion and
quarantine. Regulates the handling and
sale of milk and fixes a standard for
pure milk and provides for a board Of
health; the health officer must notify all
public school teachers where q. case OF
contagious diselse exists, and no pupil
to be allowed to attend school where
there is case Of contagious disease at
his home.
This without debate was referred to
the committees on general laws and
finance.
Mr.. Smith stated that he bad serious
doubts as to the validity OF some sections
OF The ordinance, aud at bis request he
committee was authorized to call the cor
poration attorney into consultstiou. A
bill orS32.50 for groceries furnished
by F. NJ. Adams on order of Dr.. Cor
man to qusran!ined persons, WAS referred
to the finance committee.
A petition was received from the
Washington, Alexandra and Mount
Vernon Railway Co., asking that coun-
Gil REPEAL the ordinance compelling them
to run the local car. The committee
SET forth thst the uew schedule would go
into effect on The 25th by which num-
Der of additional trains would be put on
the line which would do away with the
local car. The matter was referred to
the committees on streets and general
laws.
The report of the lint committee Oh
general laws and streets on the petition
Of certain property owners against the
erection of the building 10 the rear Of
COZ and 600 King street came in ap-
proved by ths Aldermen. 1t permits
the continuation Of the work. Mr.. Spinks
criticized the building. he had sottd
to allow this this building to be erected
but regretted having done 50, as be be-
lieuad IL menaca 10 the city and some