The Washington herald., 1914-05-13
ALEXANDRIA TO GIVE
fIREMEN new HOME
Board Of Aldermen Passe, Appropria-
ton Of $4,000 for Relief
Company.
BLAZE CAUSES ,ls,ses DAMAGE

Aie&andrfa, Va, May lZ-The board OF
aldermen Of the city council tonight pass
ed an appropriation of $1,000 for the
erection Of a new truck house for the
Relief Hook and Ladder Company. II
Is provided that the work be done by day
| labor under the direction Of the city
engineer and joint committee on public
property and fire. Under the rules this
! resolution was laid over In the lower
board Of council until the next meeting.
At the instance Of Councilman Chauncey
a resolution was introduced appropriate
ing $500 to purchase two horses for the
tee. Of which Chauncey Is a member. to
sell the present horses. This was referred
to the finance committee.
Following the introduction OF several
/ resolutions looking to the removal of
pumps from various sections of the city,
Councilman Williams introduced a reso-
luton that the street committee report
favorable places for the erection of
water troughs and the cost of installing
them. Mr.. Williams explained that the
constant removal of pumps in all parts
OF the city In recent years has almost
depleted the city of any places for horses
to drink. This resolution was referred
to the street committee.
annual license law bill came before coun-
Gil and were referred to the finance COM
mittee
An appropriation Of 1900 for continual
tion of the construction of northwest
trunk sewer was passed by the board of
aldermen and laid over by the lower
branch of council. under the rules.
The aldermen appropriated S.3J0 for
the continuation of the sewer at Alfred
49,
for sewer to be continued from Alfred
and Pendleton streets. Each was laid
over by the lower branch of council.
An appropriation Of 500 was made for
the entertainment of the members of the
Virginia State Press Association. who
will be in session here June 2-S.
An appropriation of s2l5 was made for
extension of sewer on the 800 block Conn.,
merce street. several property owners
agreeing to tap the sewer.
Ordinances to establish grades on Fair
fax street. between wythe and Mont
gomery streets. and on Wythe street.
between Washington and Fairfax streets,
were passed.
Petition Of the trustees of the Alexan-
6ria Hospital for an appropriation pf
IS. 600 to assist in the construction of the
new hospital, was referred to the finance
committee.
The request of the Cardinal Athletic
Club to use the grounds. recently pCr-
chased BY the city at Cameron and West
streets for baseball. was granted This
property is the site of the proposed
High School: The club promised they
would do necessary grading and lay on
a diamond at no cost to the city.
The lower branch of council granted
the request of the Southern Railway
Company to raise six poles for electric
lights in alley from Henry street to $40
Prince street, which the company pro-
poses to use for Office purposes begin
ming June L. The aldermen. however,
the matter to the street commit
tee Common council then recinded its
former action and concurred in the action
OF the board of aldermen.
The petition of officers of the Second
Baptist Church for removal OF the pump
in front of the church they are now
erecting on King street between West
and Peyton streets. was referred to street
committee. The request of Mrs. Sophie
Smith for removal of the pump in front
of her property at Hi Prince street was
granted. Permission was granted N.
T. Dwyer to erect a porch at lois Queen
street.
The stock shed and packing rooms of
the Belle Pre- Glass Company were de-
stroyed by fire at noon today. In addi-
ton to this a box car loaded with lumber
was destroyed as was the store building
near by owned by Irwin Schwarmann.
The fire started In the packing room.
Its origin is unknown In addition to a
large quantity of paper destroyed. several
car loads of bottles ready for shipment
were destroyed.
Had II not been for the hard work of
the firemen, the factory building would
have been consumed by the fapes The |
wind was blowing in the direction of the |
factory and it was hard work alone on
the part Of the firemen that saved the |
factory building. 1t was o'clock be- |
fore the firemen left the scene.
Loss on the building and stock is par