The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-28
ALEXANDRIA COUNCIL
To INCREASE LICENSE
Retail Liquor Dealers Annually Will
Have to Pay 500 More
After May 81.
ADDITIONAL REVENUE RAISED

Alexandria, Va, May EL-SoHrnon
council tonight, by a vote of to s.
passed the annual license bill Tor the
coming year, which becomes operative
May q. The most important change in
this bill is an increase of 500 a year on
retail Iiuuor dealers and others engaged
in the LIQUOR traffic, bringing the retail
license up to $3.50 a year, II now being
$50 a year. With about forty-eight sa-
looms in the city, this will yield the city
additional revenue in the sum of s4,SoO
a year.
The license bill, under the rules, was
read at a meeting Of the board of alder
men and laid over until a special meet
ing. which will be held at O'clock Fri
day night
Those in the common council voting for
the bill were Councilman Burke, Lead
heater Graham. Williams, Brockett.
Harrison, Swan. Chauncey. and President
Brumback, and those against it were
Councilmen Spinks, Smith. Birrell. Mon
roe, Marshall, and Bryan. Councilman
Birrell desired to know IL the increase
OF liquor licenses was for a moral point
or SIMPLY for a general increase in rev.
enue. and being informed by Councilman
Williams that it was for an increase in
the city's revenue he desired to know
all around.
Mr.. Williams told of the finances needed
for the coming year. He said there was
$3.50 for street work, and the total
amount needed was sleS. $50. and the an
ticipated revenue is slss,5oo. leaving a
deficit Of S33,1so. Mr.. Williams added that
the increase was to put II on plane
with other Virginia cities in proportion
TO its size. A number of other changes
also are made in the bill in the shape of
increases.
The annual appropriation bill, carrying
with il appropriations amounting to
81, go for the current expenses OF the
city for the coming fiscal year, was
passed by the aldermen and, under the
rules laid over by the lower branch OF
the council II was explained by Mr.
Williams that in this bill no provision
had been made for either a new high
school building or a truck house, and
that $4,000 would be needed for street
improvements.
A resolution authorizing the finance
committee to borrow the sum of $4,000
from May 81 for a period of thirty days
at a rate of interest not to exceed 4 per
cent, was referred to the finance commit
tee and action will be taken at a special
meeting of the aldermen. which will be
held at Has o'clock tomorrow morning.
Inc nndnCe recommended
that $500 additional be allowed for
school purposes, as provided in the APP
preparation bill which was passed by the
aldermen.
1t was explained this was brought about
by an increase of $ in pay of school
teachers, making a total of s1,150. and
three additional teachers had been en-
ployed at a salary of $50 a year. This
becomes available after the passage of
the appropriation bill.
The annual law for imposing and col
lecting taxes was passed without any
change. The rate is $50 on the 500.
with a discount of 5 per cent for prompt
payment.
A petition of property owners on Oro-
noco Street between, Patrick and Henry
Streets petitioning for the sinking OF
spur sewer on Oronoco Street connecting
with a trunk sewer on Patrick Street
and extending west to Henry Street,
signed by Justus Schneider. Samuel B.
Ross, w. E. Johnson. F. H. Rich, Robert
A. Dorsey. Fairfax jackson, jr., and
Albert Dreifus. they agreeing to tap
same, was referred TO the Street Commit
tee.
A petition of W. H. Peck to lay a sid
ing to his property on Fayette Street for
unloading. agreeing that no cars will be
allowed to stand outside of building was
referred to the Street Committee.
communication from the board of
trustees of the Alexandria Hospital ask
ing that the new board, just elected, be
ratified. was received. The names as
given follow: E. c. Dunn, H. X. Field,
c. c. CarIin. Laurence Stabler. ]. T.
Preston. William Campbell, A. D. Brock
EFT, w. A. Smoot, jr., ]. E. W. Tim
herman. NJ. l.. Dinwiddie, r. S. Jones.
William Jorg, George B. Kennedy, Car
roll Pierce. lanes NJ. Duncan. J. Frank
Dyson, Roger c. Sullivan. J. K. NJ Nor
ton. ]. Y. Williams, George D. Hopkins.
Harry Hammond. H. P. Wilson. Arthur
Herbert, jr.
The sum of $500 was appropriated to
surface with broken stone Columbus
Street. between Queen and Oronco
Streets, a distance of two squares, was
passed by the aldermen and laid over
under the rules by the lower branch. as
was also the same action taken by both
branches on a resolution appropriating
81 200 for pipe sewer on Payne. between
Cameron and Queen Streets.
The finance committee recommended
that the Alexandra Free kindergarten
be given $50 for the coming year. instead
of $500 as asked for, same to be paid
after July ], and its report was adopted.