Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-05-26
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WARD OF THE CITY
Common Council Concurs in
Action Of Board Of
Aldermen
A. j. POHL is ELECTED
Measure introduced for Redistrict-
tion Greater City and Equalizing
the Four Wards.

Alexandria's city council will moi
be increased because of the annexa-
tion of territory from Alexandria and
: Fairfax counties, but will remain as
at present. This was decided last
night when the lower board of coun-
Gil concurred in the action of the
Board of Aldermen and passed an
ordinance adding the new territory
to the existing wards. The vote in
council was close, eight favoring the
measure, while six voted to send it
back to committee for the purpose
of redistricting the city into five
wards. Before the passage of the or
dinance there was a long debate,
among those opposing the measure
being Councilmen Brumback and
Brockett. Immediately after its pas
sage it was signed by Mayor Thomas
A. Fisher.
The Common Council elected A.
j. Pohl, resident of Rosemont, to
fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Robert L Monroe.
The tax rate for Alexandria city
for the next fiscal year commencing
on June 1st, was fixed by the Com
mon Council at $1.80 on the $100,
payable on July 1st, with discount
of 5 per cent and 25 cents OH each
$100 payable on December 1st. This
latter tax was formerly payed to the
state, but under the new segrega-
tion tax measure it goes to the city.
Residents of the annexed territory
will pay the same rate as collected
by the counties previous to annexa-
tion.
A communication was read from
Attorney John NJ. Johnson, who rep
resented the city in the annexation
suit, suggesting giving each ward
in the city equal representation in
proportion to the population. 1t
showed the population. of the wards
previous to the annexation to be as
follows: First, 3,l51; Second, 3,l15;
Third, 4,S6S; Fourth, 4,l95.
Board of Aldermen
No new business was presented IN
the Board of Aldermen last night,
and most of the two hours spent in
the chamber was consumed in re-
cesses. There: was nothing in the
nature of discussion, all the votes
being unanimous.
Two papers, laid over under the
Council at the last meeting had adopt
ed the: report ofithe finance commit
tee ,recommend nding an appropriation
of sl6,lS2. So to- pay Fairfax county
the amount allotted by the Court OF
Appeals. This was concurred in.
The report of the committees on
finance and schools making an ap-
preparation of s1.5oO with which: to
continue the Public Schools until the
close of the present session, also re-
ceiyed from the lower, board at the
last meeting, was adopted.
The board concurred in the action
Of oil the other papers sent in, and
later adjourned to meet Saturday
night at 1880 o'clock to consider the
tax ordinance, passed by the lower
board last night.
Common Council
The lower board spent more tnali
two hours last night in session that
ranged from the handling OF routine
business sharp colloquier.
The tax ordinance reported from
the finance committee provides for a
rate of S1.SO with a discount OF 3 per
cent for taxes paid before July ISL
and per cent for those paid before
September lst on the territory within
ithe old city limits. This is the same as
the rate last year. 1t also provides
that the tax rate in the newly annexed
portion of the city should be the same
as the ..& rate in this section fol-
the year 1915. In addition tax of 25t
on $500 is imposed on all real estate
and personal property in the city a: