Evening star., 1913-11-12
ALEXANDRIA AFFA AIRS
Council Elects School Trustees
and Police Commissioner.
SCHOOL LOAN DISCUSSED
Plans for Promotion of New Hos
pital Project-0dd Fellows
Greet Grand Master. !
specisi Correspondence Of Tho Star.

ALEXANDRIA. Va, November II 1919
" 4 Joint meeting of both branches of
TIC city council held last night four
school trustees were elected and r T.
Knight vas reelected a police commits
sioner from the second ward The school
trustees elected were. J. Gilbert Cox
hrst ward. G. W. Wattles second ward
Harry kirk, third ward. T. Clifton How
ard. fourth ward Mr. Wattles is the
only ucw sehooI trustee chosen He
was elected ~ place of Alfred Thomson
who had removed from the second ward
10 the third ward. and was not candi-
date for reelection
Councilman ]. Fred Brref called the
attention OF city council to the failure
OF City Engineer Dunn to make an ex-
animation Of the roofs. Chimneys and
fire walls OF the city. in accordance with
the provisions Of a resolution introduced
by him following the last big storm. and
which passed by both branches of
the city council
City Engineer Dunn. who was present.
explained that he would do the work
soon as he could re was OF the opinion
that the resolution provided for AN ex-
animation Of fues. In bis opinion the
work would require one man for three or
four months.
RetheT with the fact that he has been
busiiy engaged in other work, set
forth by Ccuuciimen Burke. Brockett
Williams, Chauneey and Birreil
Loan Ordinances Delayed.
Through misunderstanding the papers
providing foc The drawing Of ordinances
bN IN" corporation attorney in order 70
psoEide for loan Of SI1,"oo for the cree
a#e Esii= Hook and Ladder Company we're
Tut placed ia tNe hands Of the city attor-
n.x unti lest Tuesday. explained Coun-
siIdH b#rtIl. who added that the neceS-
ssEN ordinances would be presented at
t@@ arst meeting Of council.
rdFa5 which was presented by Coun-
taa4 RuTEc. calling attention To the in
r =tst Tor 81 months, amounting to $40,
rH 81 t"3 af luaa f5r Lee School building.
Cas r'-FctH"d 10 the finance committee.
Other matters disposed os were: Pc
~ on of committee light To increase
- ItrE uf clerk Of gas To 81 ttu a year
referred ;o finance committee: weromnen-
dat o. o. light committee for arc lights
a. cameron and Pitt and Washington
sn0 Cameron streets and that gas lamps
or these squares be removed adopted
hl1 uoU-coHcUrred in by aldermen: petition
o. gas lamp on Duke street between
West and Peytog streets. adopted: petit
tionS for are lights at Alfred and Mont
Sonery and Prince and Union streets
referred Ia Light committee Colonial
Danes granted permission to erect me-
mortal tablet a city hall building: appli-
cation Of Childrens Home for donation
OF $50. referred to finance committee:
samuel De Vaughan. contractor granted
permiSsion To renew frame steps at house
~ northeast corner of Cameron and Pitt
streets: request of Schneider Slaymaker
Corporation TO reshingle house SO1 Oro-
aoco street, refused: the sum OF so ap-
trOprlated for CITY E,pginaer n1Inp t0I
meet expense of attending the American
road Builders Congress- to be held in
hiiadeiphia December . to ~: petition
ar sewer on Commerce street between
Vest and Peyton streets referred to
reet committee