Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-10-14
MATTERS BEFORE
THE CITY council
Resolution introduced OPP
posing Civil Police JUS
tice for City.
TAX SALE ORDERED.
Trades Council Enters Protest
Against Awarding Contract For
New School to Outside Parties.

a number of matters, mostly of a
miscellaneous nature, were considered
at the regular meeting of the City
Council last night.
The usual resolution providing for
the. sale at public auction on Mon
day, December I. 1914, of all proper
ty in this city upon which taxes
were due and unpaid on June ], 1914,
was introduced and referred to the
finance committee.
The Trades Council Of Alexandria
sent in petition protesting against
the city awarding the contract for
the erection of the proposed new high
school building to parties outside Of
Alexandria. The petition was re-
ferred to the committees on public
property and schools. e.
A resolution providing for placing,
names of streets on corners of the
city was again introduced and re-;
ferred to the committee on streets.
This matter has been before Council
at intervals during the past thirty
years.
The official proceedings of both
boards will be found elsewhere in the
Gazette.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Seven Aldermen were present, and
the business brought up was disposed
of with but little discussion. The
votes in each case were unanimous.
MIR. Hill, by request, introduced an
ordinance providing for the compul-
sorry inspection and measurement OF
lumber brought to Alexandria The
ordinance was referred to the COM
mittee on general laws. During the
past twenty years the city law re-
quiring this has not been enforced.
Mir. Summers introduced resolu-
tion, which was adopted. appropria-
ting $li9 80 for rugs, curtains and
electrical appliances for the new
house of the Relief Hook and Ladder
Company.
Mr.. Ballenger introduced resolu
ton. which was referred to the COM
mittee on streets, instructing that
committee to ascertain the cost Of
having the names of streets placed at
the street intersections.
Mr.. Summers introduced resolu-
ton, which was referred to the COM
mittee on general laws, asking the
Legislature Of Virginia to repeal the
act recently passed providing for
civi! police justice for the city of
Alexandria.
The action of the Common Council
on all the papers sent in save one
was concurred in. The committee
on streets had recommended that the
sum Of $50 be appropriated for the
use Of the Alexandria kindergarten,
with the understanding that the
money was to be expended in pay
ment Of the sewer tax for connect
ing to building on south Royal street
now used by the Kindergarten. when
the building shall cease to be used
by the kindergarten the city to dis
connect the same.
Mr.. Ballenger objected to this
procedure. and upon his motion the
netition of the kindergarten was re-
ferred to the committees on finance
and streets.
Common Council.
Council wa. called to order at 7:3o
with twelve members present. Those
absent were Messrs. C. S. T. Burke,
Brumback. Brockett. and Lawler.
Mr.. Lawler came in later.
After the minutes was read and
approved, the President announced
the appointment of Mr.. Marshall On
the health committee in place of Mr..
BRYAN who had asked to be relieved.
NJ. F. Padgett as Secretary of
Alexandria Trades Council, asked
that local labor be used in the build
ing Of the new high school. This
was referred to the committee on
public property and schools.
The street committee recommended
the appropriation of 1915 for the
huildipr of sewer on Duke street.