Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-21
NEW HIGH SCHOOL
5|TEAsSURED.
Council Appropriates $4,000 for
Purchase of Lot in North
west SecIiOn.
IS M ALL OPPOSITION.
Reorganization Of Police Force Causes
Long Wralgle and commissioners
Plan May be Defeated.
cn6Gcrl iii ii s1ha:IaI session las,

conner nissff III fhs sbs1ai session las
night TO consider the proposed
change in The police force, the pur
chase of Il high school site. anu t"'
health law. All members were pres
cnt except Mr.. Chauncey.
The change in the City charte
abolishing the Office of Lieutenant o
Police and The appointing of as man!
Police SergeantS as Council shal
think necessary was taken up first.
The Clerk read his letters 10 State
Senator Thornton and Delegate Mon
cure and their replies.
Mr.. Brockett, in presenting The re
porl of The committee on police sale
Delegate Moncure had appeared be
fore the committee and stated that
he had introduced the amendment lr
the Legislature on his own RESPONSE
bility in order that il might get d
place in the calendar that would al
low of its passing ii Council ap
proved Of it.
The committee recommended that
Council endorse the measure and
ask its passage.
Mr. Brrell said he thought the
bill faulty in that the head OF Police
Force was in one place called "Chief'
and in another Captain" Further
he thought the city Council should
have power 10 fix the number. title
pay, and bonds of the police force
and he moved 10 so amend.
After a recess during which Messrs
Birrell and Williams tried to rewrite
the amendment to conform TO the
ideas of council. they finally report
ed that il would take considerable
lime 10 do This, and Mr.. Snowden
(Alr. Smith in the chairJ. moved to
law the whole matter on the liable
saving that an amendment 10 the
city charter merely changing the title
of The Police Officers did not seem
10 him to be Of very great importance
and that the force was being conduct
cd very satisfactorily at present.
= Mr.. Williams. speaking by unani-
nous consent, asked that Council
yn!e against the motion to lay on
the table. as the Police Commission
ers thought The amendment necessar!
and Council should rely upon theil
judgment.
Mr.. Yates said he thought Council
should endorse the amendment tt
keep our representatives in the leg
islature from being placed in an en-
barrassing position.
Mr.. Spinks opposed the amendmenI
as he thought it an act aimed at Lieu
tenhnt Be:tis. who he considered
one of the most efficient officers the
city ever had.
Mr.. Brockelt said that before Lieu
tenant Belts was elected lieutenan
he had been told that The office o
Lieutenant would probably be abol
ishel in Il short time. and that O
Sergeant created in its place.
Mr.. Snowden's motion to lay OF
the table was lost and the motion
of Mr.. Birrell to amend taken up. A
this could not be arranged 10 tn,
satisfaction of Council, Mr.. Birrel
offered the act with his amendment
as substitute for the original act
Mr. Brumback offered a bill pro
viding for Chief and such othe
officers and policemen as Council
may provide for. This vas agree
able to Mr.. Birrell at first, but h
afterwards objected and Mr.. Brum
backs bill was declared out of order
On roll call on Mr.. Birrell's substi
|
MIR. Brumback again offered hi
substitute and on roll call the sub
sritute was about to be declared lost
ayes s, noes I. when Mr.. Leadbeate
said he wished TO change his vote
and asked for a reconsideration. Thi
was agreed to and the substitute OF
fered by Mr.. Brumback was adopte
by vote of Q to 6.
This took up almost two hours an
it was nearly 10 O'Clock when the OF
dinance providing for the purchas
for $4,000 OF the Sk acres G
ground at the northwest corner G
West and Cameron streets, came ul
Mr.. Marshall said he opposed tn
measure because most of the land la
in Alexandria County. and he though
the money raised by city taxes shoul