Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-06-28
Receipts and Expenditures
and Operations of Gas
Works
REPORTS RECEIVED
Committee on Light Turns Over $l6..
600 to General Fund During Year
Ending May 81, 1916

The receipts Of the city during the
past year were $337 7,357.36, and it:
operating expenses $2s6,0S9.l6 leav
ing a balance on hand Of $5l,26s,SO
on May 81, 1916, according to the
annual report of City Auditor E. F.
Price and the report of City Treas
urer Thomas w. Robinson showed
the same.
Councilman Albert Bryan, vice
president of the finance committee
who presided over the meeting in
the absence of President Howard W.
Smith, left the chair for few NOM
ents and Councilman Marbury, oc-
cupied it, and Mr.. Bryan called at
tention to the fact that the finance
committee had estimated the receipts
of the city for 19l5-16 within a
thousand dollars.
The report of j. B. Waller, clerk
of gas, showed the receipts from
that plant during the year were S53,-
666.65 and the expenditures S37,170.-
19 and that the sum OF $4,000 was
turned overt the sinking fund leav-
ing balance on hand of $4496.46.
This report was read by Council
man Nichsfas j. -HLawler, of the
light committee of city council.
Steps to compel the Washington
Virginia Railway Company to erect
suitable waiting station and tick
ct office at what is known as Spring
Park Station, at the head of King
street, where there is now simply
a small shed labled "Union Station"
were taken when a resolution OF
Councilman Ballenger, having for its
object this purpose, was again
brought up.
The Street Committee was auth
orized to confer with the corporation
attorney and. ascertain the proper
legal steps to be taken in order to
formally present the matter before
the state corporation commission.
An opinion, written some time ago
by Corporation Attorney Fisher, set
forth that the matter could be hand
led by the commission and added that
the mayor or members of the city
council would be the proper parties
to enter complaint with the commits
sion on behalf of the city.
Mr.. Bendheim suggested that a
form of complaint be made to the
commission by the mayor.
Mr.. Marbury suggested that it be
referred to the street committee
A resolution that the FIVE per cent
discount be allowed on tax bills which
will be late this: year and which are
ordinarily due 'JulyS1,; was referred
Councilman Bryan asked that it
be referred to the finance commit
tee, adding that the bills might not
be ready until August OF Sptember
and this was done.
! Resolutions appropriating $4,000
to purchase Armory Hall from Alex.
andria Light Infantry, to be used in
liquidating mortgage and paying
off its indebtness, was adopted. The
city will henceforth have control Of
this hall.
The sum of $1,000 was appropriat;;
ed for construction of sewer on
Duke street between Payne and Pey'
ton streets. distance of two squares
Resolution of Councilman Wattles
appropriating sl46,50: for purchase
of sixty-one metallic signs for streets
corners. was adopted. :, ..
Resolution of Councilman Pohl
that the city engineer make estimate
cost of new fire engine house in OF
near annexed territory for the &C
comodation of the new motor truck
recently purchased by the city. Thi:
was referred to joint committee OF
fire and public property.
Petition signed by a number o
property owners on st. Asaph stree
between King and Cameron streets
asking the city to improve that
street with vitrified Trick or tar mac