Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-27
CLOSING OF The
FISCAL YEAR
Council Meets Last Night
Appropriation and Ii
cense Bills Reported.
WILL. SUE FOR STOVES,
Money Appropriated by Board of Al
dermen for Public Schools and New
Hospital.

The appropriation bill for the year
beginning June 1st, and the license
bill for the coming year were passed
by the Board of Aldermen last night.
The report of the finance committee
recommending an appropriation OF
$4,000 towards defi'aying the ex-
penses incident to the erection Of a
new hospital, also a favorable report
of the committees on finance and
schools on petition of the school
board for an appropriation Of $1,000
to tlefray the expense Of conducting
the public schools, were adopted by
unanimous votes in the Aldermen.
These measures, under the law, were
laid over in the lower board.
The license law, as ahas been sta
ted, is but little changed from that
Of last year. Pawnbrokers will pay
$50 instead of $120; license tax
of $40 will be required of dairy lunch
rooms: $2 on one-horse vehicles op-
Grated for hire upon the streets, each
of which is to be furnished with a
tag by the commissioner Of the rev.
enue; patent medicine venders upon
the streets are to be charged $40 4
day or $50 week; all firms using
trade stamps are to be taxed $3.50 a
year; $40 a day is levied upon earn
wals which may be exhibited IN this
city with So for each separate tent,
the tax TO be collected each day, and
So is to be paid by all persons ope-
rating shoesh;ning establishments
This city's expenses for the fisca
year ending May 81, 1915, will be
S25,735 more than last year. The
total expenses for the city for the
coming fiscal year will be $19G,965
Among the increases are $4,000 tot
erection of new house. for Relief
Hook and Ladder Company; 5000
for schools; $4,000 for fire depart
ment; temporary loan interest
Sl,7S5; street; cleaning, $1,000; AS
sociated Charities and emergency
fund, $3.50; electric lights, $EPO; poo
and workhouse, $500, :togeti fr Will
number of others.
The resolution providing f'r al
appropriation of $5,090%to the build
ing fund Of the Alexandria Hos
pital stipulates that the money shall
be paid as follows: $4,000 during
l914-1915; $500 during 1915-19l6
$l,5OO+ during 1916;1917.,. It is also
provided that in celsideration of the
appropriation free; streatmeht+ shall
Se furnished indisant patients of
the rity lat the hospital in a ward tc
be known as the alexandria City
Ward" i;i!,
A joint session !of:: both: board:
was held during: tbs evening. .an(
George H. Schwarzmann twas elected
police commissioner from the Ihr'
ward to fill the vacancy caused b!
the death of August H. .Oehlert.
Board of Alderman.
After the license bill had been rea'
in the .Aldernaen,,tMr, Bapenger sai'
the only persons whose license take
had been raised were pawnbroker:
He moved an amendment to the bl!
makiuc their assessment $12O, as
was last year. Mr.. Ogden seconde
the motion. Messrs. Ballenger an
Ogden, voted aye, and the other A
dermen no, and the motion was dt
clared lost.
Mr.. Brill wante dali increases oh
liberated. but several queries ma
been put to Mr.. Field, chairmar'
the finance committee, which ne an
,swered- satisfactorily. it was deter
mined to pass the ordinance as re
ported. The vote was unanimou
after it had been read the thlr
time.
The Aldermen after having CON
CURED in the action of the Cemmo
Council on several papers which Ia
been sent in, repaired to the Chan
Der of Common Council for tn
purpose of participating in the elef
tion of police commissioner frol
the Third ward, and upon their n
turn adjourned.