Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-14
C|TY COUNCIL MEETS.
Discuss Changes in Charter and
Purchase of Location for New
High School.

! night which lasted less than two hour.
a, which practically no business o.
any importance was acted on. Most o
councils time was taken up 10 discuss
ling the proposed amendment OF the
City charter. to abolish the Office o.
lieutenant OF police and authorizing as
/ many sergeants as may be necessary.
!. Mr. ..Broe&stI. chairman OF the po.
| lice committee, brought IN the ordi-
nance covering these points which had
beer referred to his committee two
weeks ago. He stated that his COM
mittee had no report to make as the
matter vas now before the legislature
and on the calendars of both House
md Senate, though On whose initiative
! he was unable to say.
! Mr.. Yates Of the same committed
thought that council should show its
disapproval of this assumption OF all.
{ shority on the part OF some one by re-
questing the legislature to take no &C.
tor on the matter. He thought that
some one had been very officious in
sending the matter to the legislature
before council had acted 10 the matter
and before councils committee had
even reported.
Mr.. Spinks thought the proper
method was TO ask the legislature
TO withhold action unit! such time as
council could investigate thoroughly
and he made a motion 10 this effect.
Mr.. Williams did not thing council
should take this action as be thought
it a pity to kill good measure be-
cause some one without authority had
attempted to side track council and
push the amendment through the leg
islature. He moved as a substitute
that council express approval OF the
act now before the legislature and re.
quest the legislature to pass it.
Mr.. Smith stated that a member OF
the police board bad just informed his
that this matter had been put before
the legislature without the knowledge
OF the police commissioners.
After considerable discussion Mr..
Williams resolution was lost and Mr..
Spinks' resolution was carried and the
legislature will be asked
4 number Of measures we're intro
duccd and referred to the proper com
mittees, which will be found III the
official proceedings.
The report OF the finance committee
on the purchasing OF new school site
was received from the Board OF Alder.
man. The special committee appointed
to look into this matter reported two
weeks ago that SO. 600 be appropriated
Tor the purchase of a school site and
this report was referred to the finance
committee. This committee reported
| that the proposed school site vas l..
acres of ground at the northwest cor
ner of Cameron and West streets and
that they did not believe it expedient
for the city to purchase this tract OF
land, which laws partly i'll Alexandra
county, until the annexation proceed
ngs we're decided.
The Board OF Aldermen had rejected
the report OF the finance committee and
adopted the report OF the special COM
miLtee; which had appropriated
Sl0,O 900 for the purchase OF this site.
Messrs. Smith and Williams thought
that Council should concur in the ac-
ton of the Board OF Aldermen IS site
for new school building is urgently
needed and the site selected the best
obtainable. Mr.. Burke stated that
he thoroughly approved OF the size
OF the tract. He thought that the deslr-
bility of the location depended entirely
on the success OF the annexation pre-
ceedlngs, and that he did not consider
it best for the city to tie up $1,000 10
apiece OF land six.sevcnths OF which
Law outside OF the city limits, and the
balance OF which now inside OF the
city was not good location for a
school.
Mr.. Marshall gave notice that he
would opposed the measure and Offered
IN amendment to the effect that nc
money be paid by the city for the site
until the title was vested in the City
! Council Of Alexandria.
On motion OF Mr.. Williams it va:
agreed to lay this matter over unit
next Tuesday evening when 4 specla
meeting will be held to consider thi:
measure, the health Law and the
amendment OF the city charter allow
| ing certain changes in the police force
! HOARD OF ALDERMEN
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