The Washington herald., 1912-04-24
NEWSOPALEXANDRIA
Urban 5. lambert Elected Member
Of City Council from the
First Ward.

body caused by the oeath OF huoeFt ono"-
dem Mr.. Lambert was nominated. BY
Councilman c. c. Leadbeater and the
name OF Robert s. Barrett was placed in
nomination by Councilman Harry r.
Burke. while A. Sidney Manixin was nom
mated by Councilman C. r. Yates. The
vote resulted as follows: Lambert, s; Bar
rett. 6: Mankin. 1.
The manner In which the councilmen
voted follows: Lambert = Leadheater,
Brumbach. Graham. Williams, Monroe,
Brockett. Harrison, and swan. Barrett
Burke Smith. Birrell, Marshall. Spinks.
and Chauncey. Mankin-Yates-
/ Mr.. Lambert was thereupon declared
elected. and. upon motion Of Councilman
williams, a committee OF two was APP
pointed to escort Mr.. Lambert 10 the
council chamber. This committee con-
sisted OF Couneilmen Leadbeater and
Williams. Mr.. Lambert came In and after
receiving congratulations Of the members
took his seat and voted on the various
other matters which came before council
prior to its adjournment
Prior to the matter OF going into an
election Councilman Yates offered sub
stitute to the motion 70 go into an
election, which was that the matter
be submitted to the voters of the First
Ward in a primary TO be held Tuesday
next This raised protest from many
members OF council. and the debate pro
and con took up considerable time. The
resolution OF Mr.. Yates was finally
lost by a vote of TO s.
Councilman. BirrelI then moved that
the council go into the election OF q
president OF that body. Councilman
Yates, however, thought the vice presi-
dent. Mr. Smith. would now be the presi-
dent Mr.. williams then moved that
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on the table, and II was carried by a
vote OF 3 to Z.
There was an unusually large number
present at the meeting, all being inter-
ested in the election OF a successor to
the late Mr.. Snowden.
The finance COMMITTEES Of Council re-
ported that under tho new assessment.
as shown by the books OF the Commis-
| sioner Of Revenue. the total amount the
city can now borrow Is S152.sie.1o. which,
under the law. would be IS per cent OF
the assessed value Of property in the
city. II was shown by the report that
the total assessed values for the year
| 1911 is S5.195.945. and that the total in
debtedness is s7Sz.000 A resolution ask
ing for the following additional appro-
priations was referred to the finance
committee: Fire Department, $50; court
and jails. 500; changing, s40o
The annual license laws for imposing
and collecting taxes were read In the
Board of Aldermen and referred to the
| finance committee, In which action the
lower board concurred.
A communication was received from
Health Ofiicer DR.. z. A. German calling
the attention Of the City Council TO the
i fact that the new State health laws will
become operative June Is next, and also
Iregarding the receipt Of a letter from
the State health department. setting
forth that on April q there will be a
meeting In Richmond. According to the
letter the local health oficer will be
compelled to keep record Of the vital
statistics, and must also keep a record
Iof births and deaths Dr. German ex-
planned in his letter that II viii be nee
essary for some one to be at the once
In the city hall certain hours every day
for this purpose. This was referred to
the committee on general laws and
finance
If q resolution introduced by Coun-
Gilman Birrell passes IL will keen non
resident peddlers Of green groceries,
&c, out OF Alexandria, for It provides for
a license for nonresident hucksters OF
500 a year, no license to be issued for
less than that period, and resident huck-
sters license OF SIS year. This, how
ever. viii not apply to people who raise
their products. He explained its object
will be to eliminate nonresidents who fire.
quently dump the refuse of Washington
on unsuspecting Alexandria victims.
| The sum of $500 was appropriated fol
street cleaning purposes. The sum Of
$50 was appropriated for laying cobbI,
cutters on the east side OF Fairfa1
| street, between wilkes and Gfbbor
streets. The finance committee recon-
mended that the Alexandria Free Kin
dergarten be given $50. same to becom,
available after June / next. The orfgina
request was for 500. The report wa,
adopted.
A resolution was passed, on the recon-
mendation OF the finance committee
that the members Of the fire and polio,
departments OF the city be paid theil
salarles twice a month, on the first
and fifteenth of every month, and theil
report Swas adopted.
A request that the pump at Gibbor
and Alfred streets be removed was re.
ferred to the street committee
A resolution of Councilman BirreIl
asking that sketches be obtained, to
gether with the Appropriated cost OF
high school. to contain eight to twelv,
rooms. with arrangements for placing
additional rooms, on the lot recently
purchased by the city at the northwest
corner Of Cameron and West Streets,
was passed.
A resolution of Councilman Marshall
appropriated $500 to lay concrete IN
Franklin Street from Washington
Street to the corporation line west
ward was referred TO the street CON-
| mittee.
The street committee in its report
estimated that cement curbing for this
work would cost $500, while new curb
ing would cost $40 and old curbing
s240.
Permission was granted ]. D. Mat
ter to erect a nine-inch wall at house
SIS South Fairfax Street. Mrs. Zoru
Hill was granted permission to make an
addition to house 412 Prince Street
Petition for a gas light at Peyton and
Princess Streets was referred to the
light committee. Petition Of W. A.
Johnson to move house 1910 Oronoco
Street IS feet back to building line
was referred to the street committee.
letter was received from the Co
lumbia Fire Engine Company. in which
the members OF that company thanked
4 Council for an appropriation of $3.50 and
also for money for purchase OF carpet
for Its meeting room. The sum OF 500
was appropriated for sewer on Patrick
i Street. between Cameron and Queen
Streets. money to become available when
three taps are paid for.
The play entitled "A Page from Colon
ial Times presented tonight at the
Opera House by twenty young ladies.
members Of the alumnae Of st. Mary's
Academy. under the auspices OF the
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