Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-11-24
ALEXANDRIA WILL
ACQUIRE PARK
Aldermen Pass Resolution
Adopted By Common
Council Recently
SAFETY FROM FIRES
SAFETY FROM FIRES
Resolution Providing Fer Establish
ment of Fire Alarm System
Throughout the City.

Throughout the City.
Many matters of importance were
considered by the city council d. i's
meeting last night, among which was
the question of collecting taxes from
,,ronerty owners in the annexed terri
tory; report from, special committee
investigating fire conditions togetn. .
~ with q considerable volume OF
routine business.
Common Council.
A resolution to ;dcmnify all per
sons living in the annexed territory
who pay their taxes to the city asainss
loss because of the legality OF the
question being raised as to VINO mas
the right to collect these taxes was
referred to the finance committee.
Councilman Pohl, said he under
stood several residel,s of the annex
ed territory had offered their taxes te
the city, but the city refused to ac-
cept them.
According to Councilman Bryan
the tax bills for this territory will be
in the hands of the collector wlthm
~ onovt feU dayS
In West End, formerly part OF the
annexed territory, the taxes nave
! been collected by the county treasurer
as the city would not accept them
according to Councilman Ballenger,
A resolution that the clerk OF conh-
eli MAKE out; ttiis ttiis tas Bills fpr the re
Gently annexed tersisory "as adopted
The special committee investigat'
;np fire conditions in the city sent 8
report to council recommending the
installation of fire telegraph alarm
system, electrical inspection, revision
Of building laws, and added in its re-
mort that question of adequate wate'
supply will be taken up later The!
EXPRESSED hope that early action woult
be taken by council, believing that un-
loss action is taken there would be
an increase in fire insurance rates IL
the city which would mean the pay
ment Of about 100000 additional IL
premiums by property. owners. Inc
communication was signed by Z. l.
Payne, acting chairman and Kenneth
Ogden. secretary. This was referred
to the; joint committee on finance:
fire and general laws.
Another communication was alsc
received from the subcommittee lnVes-
tiratine fire conditions in which they
set forth that the question of ade,
ouate water supply is to be looked
into by an engineer representing the
BOARD of Fire Underwriters Assocla-
ton and one representing the AleXan-
dria Water Company who Will short
" get together on this matter. The!
asked also that the fire committee De
authorized to get an opinion as te
adequate fire alarm system ana re-
mort it's finding as soon as possible
Endorsement was given the purchase
of the combination engine which vii.
soon he received by the city. This was
referred to the joint committee on
finance, fire and general laws.
A resolution that the city make a
temporary loan of not more than $780,
600 at a rate of interest not to exceed
four and one half per cent to tide
it over for the fiscal year. ending
May 81. 1916, was referred to the
finance committee.
Resolution appropriating $29,295.5o
less $4,000 for public schools was re-
ferred to the finance committee.
The street committee recommended
that the request of the Mutual Ice
Company to give to the Mount Vernon
estate 40 yards of cobb!estones rec
emily given it by the city for specl.
fic purpose be not granted.
Councilman T. F. Marbury, chair.
man of the street committee, sale
the committee did not think it wa:
within its power to authorize the Civ
ir.g away of the stones.
Councilman Brockett, hoped counci
would give the stones to Mount Vern
On. He recalled the close ties whicl
existing between: Alexandria and NJ
Vernon and added that he would pre-
fer 10 table the matter rather tbs