Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-08-13

TAKE SUMMER RECESS
Council Adjourns Until Next October
Called Meeting of Aldermen Next
Saturday.

Indefinite delay in the erection Of
the new high school building in AL
exandria will be the result of the fail
ure of the two boards of City Coun-
Gil to agree on site for the building
and ia plan for financiering the propo-
sition. At the meeting last night
Common Council refused to concur
in the action of the Board of Alder
men in passing the report Of the joint
committee of schools and finance
providing $4,000 for the construction
of a building ON some site other than
the one purchased two years ago at
the corner of Cameron = and West
Sts., and adopt an entirely differ
ent plan. The, Board Of Alderman re-
fused to recede and appointed con-
ference committee consisting of
Massrs. Field and Ogden to con-
Ter with a committe composed Of
Messrs. Harrison and Birrell from
Commons Council. AS Council will not
meet again until October 14th, no ac-
ton can be taken until that time.
The substitute was introduced by
Mr.. Williams and directs the finance
committee to issue $4,000 in ten year
notes at per cent. which are to be
paid off by an annual appropriation
of So, 900 and interest. The proceeds
Of these noses is appropriated for the
following purposes: For new high
School building, $4,000; for high
school furniture $1,000; for purchase
of lot adjoining present site for high
school, $3,500; for house for use of
Relief Hook and Ladder Co., $4,000,
total of $49,700.
The High School is to be erected up
on the site at the corner of Cameron
and West street, under the direction
of the Finance and School Commit
tee and the city engineer, when the
state legislature shall have given the
city of Alexandria the right to own
and control school property in Alex
jandria county. The engine house
shall be built on the site now owned
by the city near the corner of Royal
and Prince
The finance committee is directed
to sell at once sufficient notes for the
purchase of lot adjoining the pres
ent site Of the high school and for the
erection of the engine house.
There was but little debate on the
substitute all of the members of
Council who were present favoring
the plan with the exception Of
-Messrs. Burke, Marshall and Spinks.
Mr.. Burke made a clear statement OF
his views on the subject. He op-
posed the erection of the building at
Cameron and West streets for the
present as he did not see that the
city could provide teachers for the
high school after the building was
erected. He favored spending $500
or $4,000 for a small building on
South Washington street for the pri-
mary classes and the erection Of g
high school building at some later
date.
Mr.. Marshall was outspoken in HI:
opposition to the placing of a cit!
school building in Alexandria county
He said that he would vote for TIT
report of the finance and schools com
mittee, apropriating $4,000 for th
building to be erected within the cit.
limits. He said that he had vote
against the purchase of the lot an
would always oppose it.
Mr.. Spnks objected to the site an
also to the coupling of the school pre-
position and the appropriation for tn
truck house, in the same resolution
He voted against the proposition TO
the school and for the appropriate
for the truck house.
Mr.. Graham voted against the SUI
stitutc.
There was but little said in fave
of the resolution, Messrs. William
and Brockett making brief statement
Of the Importance of new scho'
building and the long time the matte
had been under consideration /
Council.
At the opening of council there w