The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-13
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the finance committee recommended IA
street. sewer. and other work for the
fiscal year ending May 81. 1910.
Few OF the council men fully under
stood about this additional appropriation.
Some believed the money had already been
spent, others contended the money had
been appropriated, but not drawn. The
council apparently didn't understand
bookkeeping. OF wanted a clearer ex-
PLANTATION, and everybody asked questions,
and some answered. After all the discus
sion, the report was adopted.
Another question which caused the city
fathers to use little oratory was when
the street committee recommended that
Mount Vernon Chapter d. a. r.. be per
mitted TO place a drinking fountain at
the southeast corner of Cameron and
Royal streets.
One member stated he felt assured the
Daughters wouldn't stand for the COM
mittees report, as they contemplated
erecting handsome fountain. and moth
Ing short of it. I'm the middle OF the street
Then there were others who thought Il
would block traffic
After the orators finished giving their
views. permission was granted the Dausb
tiers 10 erect the fountain in the center of
the street
A joint session Of the council and board
OF aldermen was held and the election OF
police commissioner taken up to fiji the
vacancy caused by the death OF Zorro Hu
In the First ward. Alderman Hill nomi-
mated Robert s Barrett. He was unani-
mously elected
The committee on light recommended
mat i've incadescent lights be placed on
North Fairfax street from the corpora
ton line TO the Old Dominion Glass
Works, instead Of three arc lights. as
requested by employees Of the works. The
report was adopted
Members OF the various fire engine
companies pettioned council for an in.
crease In pay Of $ a month. The request
vas Endorsed by the board OF fire war
/ dens The petitioners stated that they
work $50 days year and are now com
/ PEELED 70 wear regulation uniforms. This
was referred to the finance committee.
as was also a petition of John f. Clap
/ dore, driver OF the Relief Hook and Lad
/ der, asking that his salary be increased
10 $50 months. His petition was in
| dorsed by the fire wsrdens and officers
/ Of that company.
a communication was received from ".
T. Beans. in which he stated residents
/ in Columbus street between Queen and
! Oronoco streets, contemplated using as
! phalt oil on that street during the sum-
] mer months 20 keep down the dust and
asking that the roadway be placed in
/ proper order before the work Is begun II
was referred 10 the street committee.
An ordinance authorizing the city en-
/ gineer 10 establish curb grade line I'm
/ Washington street from Wythe street
! northward to the corporation line on the
( Washington Alexandria turnpike. was
referred 60 the street committee. A peti-
| ton for a sewer extension in Columbus
/ street, from Pendleton 10 Wythe street.
/ was referred 10 the street committee.
The school board asked for total ap-
/ preparation OF $500 half To be used for
| installing sanitary closets I'm Washington
School building for boys. and the other
/ $3.50 for Improvements at Lee School for
| girls This was referred 10 the finance
! committee
! In the board OF aldermen an ordinance
/ was presented to regulate the weight of
/ bread, making each loaf contain a full
\ pound, or sixteen ounces, and imposing
a fine Of s. for each violation. 1t was
| further provided that all bread shall be
labeled setting forth that Il contains
/ the full weight prescribed by law The
/
committee
| a resolution was introduced IN the
! higher board by Alderman Summers for
/ an appropriation OF sos 10 relay cobble
cutters and put in vtrifed brick centers
making five-foot cutters on the north side
| Of Wilkes street. between Alfred and
! Henry streets. and on the south side OF
| Wilkes street. between Patrick and Henry
streets, and on both sides Of Henry street,
/ between Wilkes and Gibbon streets. This
was referred TO the street committee.
A resolution appropriating 500 for the
( Improvement Of Pitt street from Queen t.
! Princess streets. was referred to the
street committee. 4 petition Of Sophie
( A. Smith TO erect a building at Patrick
! and Princess streets was referred to TIE
/ street committee. as was also a petition
/ Of John A. Cogan to make certain i'm
provements TO els and 62O King street
A petition Of Harry b. Richards to build
a two-story frame addition to his house
at POS Wolfe street was also referred to
/ the street committee.
/ A bill for services given for slxty-five
days at $1.25 a day for a quarantine
! guard, presented by the guard. amounting
to SS1.25, was referred to the finance com
mittee.