The Washington times., 1912-03-27
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU,
ALEXANDRIA, VA. MARCH %.

Much time was consumed at last
nights meeting of the city council in
the discussion of a resolution intro
duced by Councilman Howard w.
Smith, providing that the matter of
the proposed S100000 bond issue for the
Improvement of the streets be left to
the disposal of the voters of the city.
Councilman Brumback, in opposing the
plan, read several State laws on the
matter. declaring that such mode
of procedure would have to be sane
toned by act of legislature.
There has been some question as TO
whether street Improvements should be
paid out OF the general fund or by
subscription of the adjoining property
owners. This question has precipitated
many heated debates.
Councilman Williams called attention
to the fact that the city's yearly de-
felt now amounted to. $I8S,0O0. Esti-
mating that the proposed new school
and the cost of annexation proceedings
amounted to 100000, but $4,000 would
be left for the city current expenses.
| $500, 600 being the limit which the city
can owe under the new assessment
| Councilman Spinks advocated the d.
vision of the improvements equally be-
| tween the four wards. In return, Coun-
Gilman Williams suggested that the
bond issue be made for schools and
| streets, and not streets alone. The de-
bate was given wide latitude and the
matter was finally referred to the
! finance committee.
| resolution was introduced by Mr.
! Spinks calling for the appropriation OF
/ 81, 600 for cleaning the city's docks. This
! was referred to the committee on streets
and general laws.
Chairman H. X. Field. of the finance
| committee, presented a statement show
| ing the condition OF the city's affairs
| On March ], according to- the report
| the receipts of the city placed to 'the
credit of the general fund. amounted tt
| Sl29, ,971.4G. Warrants to the amount OF
| $142. 20S.26 had been drawn and paid oul
| of the general fund, leaving deficit
| OF S12.23J.S0 He also submitted list
of items, showing the sources of $l54,OJ
I which the city expected to receive dur
| ment reads as follows:
Il cannot see where we can raise ever
| as much as $15O,0O0 unless the tax rate
| is raised or license tax increased, tC
all opposed and to which the people
| would not submit
! Are we to continue an endless chair
of temporary loans. and Is there to be
no day of settlement"
At a meeting of the b6ard Of director!
of the Retail Merchants Association
hold yesterday afternoon, the following
| committees were named:
Finance-H. Noel Garner, chairman
Aaron HAITI. w. a. Moore, Thomas c
Hoy. Llewellyn F. Dyson.
Arbitration and grievanceIR Il
Lewis H. Machen, Dr. S. B. Moore
William Quinn.
| Legislation and 1nsurance-w. Y
| Varney, chairman: J. B.. DeMott, r. F.
Knight, w. p. Taylor. J. d. Normoyle
| Advertising and Printing!. j. Muel,
Ter, chairman; c. B. Marshall Carroll
| D. woolf Nathaniel H. Berman, ]
| Fred Birrell.
Conventions and celebrations-Charles
3. Swan. chairman: G. w; Howell
Jerome Kaufman. f. Warfield, jr., w
Wildt, jr.
Reception and entertainment-Cour
ney Acton. chairman; David G. Grill
bortzer, E. Steuart Smith, Thomas
| Chauncey, II. Friedlander.
| Postal telephone and telegraph-J. r
DeMott, chairman; Fl. Noel Garner, c
NJ. Schwab, Floyd G. Saunders, A. M
| Grimes.
Business enterprise-Harris White