Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-03-24

finance, streets. lightings genera
laws, schools, police and fire. Thi'
committee. is to look into land repor
j on all necessary laws for the propel
government and care Of the territor!
annexed. This was passed.
Mr.. Brockett offered a resolution
requesting Corporation Attorney 5. +
Fisher and Messrs. S. G. Brent ant
]. M. johnson to appear before Coun
ell on Wednesday, March "a, and ex
I plain the obligations of the city tt
the annexed territory. This was pas
sed, but later came back from the
| Aldermen with the date amended t.
March 10Th, and Council agreed tt
the Aldermen's amendment.
The following resolutions intro
duced by Mr.. Brockett were passed
Directing the City Engineer to make
preliminary survey of the annexed
territory, and submit the same to
Council.
Requesting the committee on light
to report the cost Of lighting this
territory.
Requesting the fire committee to
report the needed additions to the fire
department to protect the annexed
territory.
Requesting the police committee tc
report the needed additions to their
| department for the proper policing of
this territory.
All Of these were passed without
comment save the last. Mr.. Brum.
back said that he understood that the
Court of Appeals in their decision
had directed how this policing should
be done.
Mr.. Brockett said that he felt the
passage Of the resolution could do no
harm, as he had heard that certain of
the police officers did not speak to
each other, and had refused to help
each other in making arrests. He
felt that little general information
about the police force would be very
beneficial. The resolution was pas
sed.
Mr.. Brockett introduced resou-
tion requesting the committee on
public property and the sinking fund
commissioners to report on tearing
down the fish sheds in the city mar
ket and use the Cameron street cor
ner for fish stalls. He stated that
these sheds, being old and delapiciated
and having shingle roofs, increased
the fire hazard of the market build
ing very materially, and that the
space now occupied by them could be
used for parking horses and wagons.
The resolution was passed.
Council sent to the copmittee on
streets a, resolution requesting the
Corporation attorney to; report to
Council the rights Of the city to com.
pei property owners to lay or. repair
side walks. :, Mr.; Smith said that the
,ity could compel the owners to pay
one-third of the, cost of this work.
Mr.. Broskett thought that we should
-
be in tie same position: that Rich
mond is, where the property owne,
is compelled to pay the entire cost.
! A petition from the President of
the Children's Home asking for $3.50
was, sept to the committee on finance
and poor. This petition stated : that
81 children had been cared for dur.
ing the year 1914, at a total cost Of
less than $3.50. :
A petition was received from the
! Alexandria Light Infantry asking ar
appropriation to re-roof Armory Hall
This petition stated that the cost OF
| tin roof would be $500, and OF {
gravel roof S5O2. This was sent tt
the finance committee.
A resolution directing the commit
tee on finance and general laws t.
consider and report on the advisable
| ity and cost of codifying the city law
was referred to the committee OF
finance and general laws.
A resolution passed by the Alder
men appropriating 500 for the ex
2erse of the Poor House, caused tn
! only real debate of the evening. MI
: Brumback at once called attention t
the tremendous increase in the eXuen
seS of the Poor House; He said taa
!, only few years ago the cost ha
been Sl,S00; that for the year lal
the cost had been $1,000, and for Z,
l{ last year it had arisen to $500, an
i that if this appropriation was mad
e the cost this year would be $3.50
i He felt certain that some thing wa
: wrong, and demanded that the ma