The Washington herald., 1912-09-11
NEW COMMITTEES
IN CITY COUNCIL
City Fathers and Board of Alder.
men Meet and Transact
Business.
NEWS NOTES OF ALEXANDRIA

in City Council were announced py tne
presidents of each respective branch at
a meeting of the recently organized
i council, held tonight In the lower
board President Brumback made COM
plete change in the personnel of many
of the committees for that board. and
| in the Board Of Aldermen President
Marbury made no change, the present
members comprising the committees
being reappointed. The new committees
viii hold a meeting between now and
the next meeting for the purpose Of or
ganizing.
The committees named by President
Brumback in their respective order fol-
low: Finance, r. NJ. Graham and ]. Y.
| Williams; streets, H. R. Burke, A. ID.
Brockett. and Urban S. Lambert; light.
| J. T. Harrison, F. c. Spinks, and
Charles B. Swan; laws, Howard W.
| Smith and r. L. Monroe; public prop
| erty, Charles B. Marshall and Thomas
| Chauncey: poor, Charles B. Swan and
]. Y. Williams; claims. H. r. Burke
and ]. Fred Birrell; police, c. r. Yates
| and r. L. Monroe; schools. C. R. Yates
and Albert Bryan; fire, ]. Fred Bir-
relI, Albert Bryan, and Thomas Chaun-
cey; health, A. d. Brockett, Charles b.
Marshall. and Howard w. Smith.
Aldermen's Committees.
In the Board of Aldermen, President
Marbury's appointments follow: Finance:
Henry K. Field and J. NJ. Hill: light, J.
B. Fitzgerald and Jacob Brill; streets, C.
]. W. Summers and Kenneth Ogden;
general laws. Henry X. Field and w. w.
| Ballenger; public property, c. ]. W. Sum-
mers and W. W. Ballenger: poor, ]. NJ.
Hill and c. ]. W. Summers; claims,
Jacob Brill and W. w. Ballenger; ;
schools. Henry X. Field and J. B. Fitz-
gerald; fire. ]. NJ. Hill and c. ]. w.
Summers; health ]. B. Fitzgerald and
W. w. BaIlenger.
Upon motion of Councilman Birrell the
sum OF $50 was appropriated for enter
tanning the delegates who will attend the
annual meeting OF the League of Virginia
Municipalities. which will convene in this
city September T-1s next. His motion
also provided for the payment of s24 dues
to the league, and this also prevailed.
representing 81 for each member OF the
city council. and for the appointment Of
two members from each board TO repre-
/ sent the city at the convention, and Pres
ident Brumback named CounciImen Bir-
| rell and Graham from the lower board,
| and President Maybury named Aldermen
Field and Hill, from the higher board.
A communication from A. ID. Brockett,
president OF the league, asking council
to appoint delegates to the convention,
and also asking its cooperation, was re-
ceived.
r. S. Jones, president of the Chamber
Of Commerce. submitted an invitation TO
the members Of the council TO attend
a luncheon which will be given at Lee
Camp Hall Tuesday afternoon at lao
O'clock to the delegates who will attend
the convention and same was accepted.
The committee on light, through J. T.
Harrison, chairman. offered a resolution
that plans for a trestle at the city gas
works, approved by the gaslight COM
mittee, be adopted so as to empower the
street committee of council to use the nee
essary streets and that the Mayor sign
the necessary agreement for the work
with the Southern Railway Company.
Mr. Harrison explained that the erection
Of the trestle would save the city about
Sl.60 a year in the hauling OF coal. This
was passed.
Wants Nuisance Abated.
A resolution of Councilman Birrell that
the health officer be instructed TO have
the city engineer abate the nuisance at
once in the alley on the west side of
Henry Street, between Wilkes and Glib
bon Streets, was adopted.
communication from Mrs Mary G.
Powell. agent for the lot at the south
west corner of Pitt and Princess Streets,
now leased by the city since 1906. asking
that the rent for same be increased from
y to IS per month, was referred to the
street committee.
A resolution of Councilman Birren that
the public property committee be in
structed to obtain an estimate on the cost
Of the installation of a steam heating
plant in the city hall building was re-
ferred to that committee, as requested.
A petition from the property owners in
Duke Street. between Henry and Payne
Streets, to have cutters and streets on
that thoroughfare repaired so that water
from broken water pipes at Duke and
Henry Streets can pass off and not be-
come stagnant, as has been the case
for the past sixty days. was referred to
the street committee, and on motion of
Councilman Williams the street COM
mittee was instructed to have the ques-
ton of broken water pipes adjusted with
the proper authorities.
A petition OF Frederick and William
Schuler to build a ten-inch pipe sewer
on the south side of King Street, from
the west corporation line eastward, a
distance OF DDS feet, toward Peyton
Street, so that they can connect with
same, as they propose to build near by,
was referred to the street committee.
A petition from property owners on the
Cameron Streets, asking that this square
be paved with vitrified brick, they agree
ing to pay sl75 per foot, was referred to
the street committee.
A petition for the proper drainage of
the square in Madison Street, between
Columbus and Alfred Streets, was
rassed on motion of Councilman Birrell
A petition from W. A. Smoot and John
Leadbeater, trustees for Meade Chapel,
being erected at Princess and Alfred
Streets 10 substitute nine-inch walls in
stead of thirteen-inch walls. was passed.
An ordinance establishing the curb
grade on Wolfe Street between Patrick
and Alfred Streets was passed.
A petition of Mary A 70 Harrison to
was referred to the street committee. A
story frame addition to house 325 North
committee.
to-day John Armstrong Chaloner, master
ed a number of newspaper correspon-
dents by his failure to be here Sunday
last and give out advance sheets Of his
latest book on HELL" will be here Sum
day next at 3:45 o'clock at the Alexandria
Gazette office. Chaloner then will give
out the belated interview, alleging to
contain the very latest spirit. message
from Thomas Jefferson Miller, Of the
Manhattan Club. New York ChaIoner
explains in the telegram that the meet
ing was delayed owing to a delay of the
printer in having the advance sheets of |