Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-11-26
Small Volume of Business
is Transacted in Re-
spective Boards.
WANT 30 MORE LIGHTS.
Ordinance Providing Ways and
Means For Raising $4,000 Fer
High School and Truck House.

The session Of the City Council las,
night was brief. But three papers
were submitted in the Common Coun-
ell and five in the Board of Aldermen
In the latteS body the ordinance pro-
viding ways and means for raising
$4,000 for the proposed new high
school building and a modern truck
house were introduced. It was re-
ferred 10 the fiance committee. In
the lower board a resolution was of
fcrca, which was referred TO the
light committee, providing for arc
lights, at thirty street intersections
whgre TO such lights have been erect
e.. The ether matters which came up
were of a general nature.
Board of Aldermen.
All the Aldermen were present,
Mr.. Field, of the finance committee,
presented the ordinance providing
nays and masns fr.lising the neces-
sary $4,000 for the high school and
truck house, and the ordinance was
referred 70 that committee without
discussion.
Mr.. Field a'sn introduced a pream-
bic and resolution ratifying and con
lir7ning bond of $1,000 given by
C..,o.,4:a,t :L.a-a ji.4.aS> Fisher Hhfu-ap
appeal was taken to the Supreme
Court of Appeals against the decis-
ion Of Judge Gordon in the annexa-
ten proceedings. They were adopted.
The Common Council had passed a
resolution appropriating 5000 for
crossings and sewer traps at the IN
tt section of Duke and Columbus
Stlcc!s.
Nlessrs Ogden and Summers and
City Engineer Dunn stated that the
wcrl; would cost S65, but that the
material purchased for improvements
in other sections of the city could be
used, which would make the interSec-
tions cost about 5000.
NIessrs. Ballenger, Field and Pres
ident Marbury objected to the man.
ner in which the measure had been
prepared, and after some discussion
the resolution was amended by pro-
viding that the sum be placed at $75
ans that the work be of Tar maca-
dam AND constructed of material now
On hand. The resolution in thS
shape was passed,
After the Aldermen had concurred
in the action Of the lower board on
rha othe,. papcrs sent in they ad-
journed.
COMMON COUNCIL.
The lower board came % order at
i few minutes after 8 O'Clock with
10 members present.
Mr.. Brockett offered L resolution,
which was referred to the committee
on light, providing for the placing Of
80 arc lights on corners in the city OF
Alexandria, not now lighted. The
preamble of this resolution states
tha, 60 of these lights were needed
in 4 .d;t'on to the 90 already in use
in the city. but that, by careful 1ls-
,rihu,ion by the additional 30, the
lighting of the town could be very
greatly improved, and the more dan
"crors dark spots illuminated. Mr.
Rrocl;e,t stated that there had beer
a number of robberies in !AleXandrls
recently, most of them occurring al
the dark corners on Union street
and the police were seriously handl
capped by the lack Of Light.
PresideN: Brumback introduce ar
ordinance prohibiting any garage OF
repair shop Tor automobiles on o.
within 60 feet of Washington street
This was referred TO the committed
on general laws.
Bills amounting to $S2.33 for gro
ccries and other supplies Furnished
uuarantined families on the order o.
the health officer were received from
the Board of Aldermen and referret
TO the committee on finance and
health
An ordinance providing for ths hor
rowing of $4,000 by the finance con,
mittee at a rate OF interest not to eS
,csSl i Der csat> end psovisiug furthe