Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-10-11


Council last night was minus ahiiiia-
tion. the business presented beng
disposed Of in a practical manner ana
with but little interchange of opinion.
Appropriations totaling S12,5S7. 80
were made. Of this amount, however,
$4,000 is for schools for the fiscal
wear 1916-1917. it being a temporary
loan. Most of the other appropr!a-
tions were for road work.
Board of Aldermen
Six members of the upper board
were present last night, and most OF
the hour and a half they were in the
chamber was spent in recesses. No
new business was presented; hence it
was necessary to wait for papers
from the Common Council.
When the report of the committees
on finance and general laws request
ing the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company to place free phones
in certain public institutions was re-
ceived, Nh. Robinson stated that he
saw no reason why two should be in
tho city aims house. The Capital City
Company had placed free phone in
that institution, and the Bell phone
should be taken out and placed in some
othnr public building. He moved that
the Bell phone at the aims house be
cut out.
Mr.. Wilkins agreed with Mr.
Robinson, but Mr.. Ballenger was
averse to taking out the phone, and
gave his reasons for its retention.
After some interchange of opinion,
Mr.. Robinson's motion was lost, and
The action of the common council con-
Cured in.
When communication from DR..
A. German, Health Officer, asking an
appropriation of $3.50 for Office help,
.wasrreeeived from the Common Coun--
ell, that body having referred it to
the finance committee, Mr.. Ballenger
suggested that it should be referred
to the Joint committees on health and
finance. He made motion that the
Aldermen refuse to concur and refer
the paper to both committees. His
motion prevailed.
After the Aldermen had concurred
in the action of the lower hoard on
all other papers sent in, they adjourn
ed.
Common Council
Just before council adjourned
Councilman Albert Bryan, chairman
of the finance committee, served. notice
that there is pending before the joint
committee on finance, general laws
and fire a communication from citl-
zens' committee composed OF members
Of the chamber Of commerce, retail
merchants association and COM
rnittee of members of council asking
that the city install fire alarm sys-
TEN, more adequate water; supply Tor
fighting fires, electric and building in
sneetors, etc, and he said that the
committee expected to make report
on the matter at the next meeting
at which time he said he would ask
for Joint session of both bodies Tor
the purpose of airing the matter
1t was explained by Councilman
Bryan that the foregoing recommen-
dations made by the committee are
simply recommendations made by the
National Board of Fire Underwriters.
The latter board he said he had been
informed would put Alexandria on
Il second class fire insurance rating
instead of on first class rating on
which it is now carried unless its re-
concentrations are carried out.
Councilman Bales wanted to know
if police patrol was considered when
the question of fire alarm system was
taken up. He was informed by Coun-
Gilman Bryan that that part had been
taken up by the fire committee.
An appropriation of $5l2.50 was
made to reimburse the town of Col
onial Beach, Va, for taxes collected
by this city from the Potomac ant
Chesapeake Steamboat Compan,
which that town is entitled to.
This action was taken or the recon
mendation of the finance and genera
laws committee following the reeeip
Of accommodation from 7. F. Ma
son. treasurer of that town, askln
for reimbursement.
It was explained by Counciima
Bryan that in 1914 this compan
transferred its Offices from Alexar
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