Evening star., 1916-09-13
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
William P. WooIIS and c. Keith
CarIin Elected to Council.
COMMITTEES ARE NAMED
Board of Aldermen Orders Appeal of
Tax Case-Hospital Corner
Stone Is Laid.
COMMITTEES ARE NAMED
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, September 13.-
The presidents of both branches OF
city council last night appointed the
various committees that will serve for
the ensuing two years.
In the lower branch of council Will
liam P. Woolls was elected a member
from the first ward to fill the vacancy
caused by the transfer of F. F. Mar
bury to the board of aldermen. c.
Keith Carlin was elected a member
from the third ward to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Council
man A. D. Brockett. Both newly elect
ed members were ushered into the
council chamber and sworn in by Pres
ident Smith. They then took their
seats.
Common Council Business.
A resolution offered by Councilman
Field was adopted providing that a
Joint session be held at the next meet
ing for the purpose of electing four
school trustees, a city health officer,
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sioner from the first ward and dis
penser of medicine for the northern
district.
President Smith announced the fol-
lowing committee appointments in
common council: Finance. Bryan and
Burke; light, Wattles, Pohl and Law
Ter; streets, Ballenger. Bales and
Field; general laws. Bendheim and
Carlin; public property. Kaufman and
Woolls; poor, Leadbeater and Kauf-
man; claims, Burke and Bendheim !;
police, Lawler and Woolls; schools,
and Ballenger; health, Ev-
ans, Lawler and Carlin.
Board Of Aldermen.
In the board of aldermen President
announced the appointment of
the following committees: Finance, Bal
Ienger and Wilkins: light, Brill and Fitz-
streets, Summers and Wilkins;
general laws. Ballenger and Robinson;
public property, Summers and Robinson;
poor, Summers and Harrison; claims,
Brill and Harrison; police, Brill and Har-
rison; schools, Ballenger and Fitzgerald;
fire, Robinson and Harrison, and health,
Wilkins and Robinson.
The sum of 1890 was appropriated to
put a new roof on Armory Hail. A res
olution of Councilman Pohl appropriating
s25 to improve the sidewalk in front of
that hall was adopted. A communication
from Lieut.. Douglass Mclean, from
Tex, asking the city to take
steps to improve Armory Hall, was re-
ferred.
T. F. Mason. treasurer of the town
Of Colonial Beach. Va. sent COM
to council asking 1t to turn
over to that town the sum of $538.13,
taxes paid 1t by the Chesapeake and
Potomac Steamboat Company. that
company having, in 1914, transferred
from Alexandria, and he stated in his
letter that Alexandra has collected
the taxes. This was referred to joint
committee on finance and general laws.
J. T. Maston. secretary of the state
board Of charities, recommended GER
tain improvements to the city aims
house He reported he found the city
Jail in good condition.
Resolution appropriating $500 for i'm
provements to the almshouse was re-
Brown of s400 for improvements at
that institution.
Tax Case to Be Appealed.
Attorney J. K. M. Norton, represent
ing the city in the suit for back taxes
from the recently annexed territory,
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state court Of appeals. the city having
had an adverse decision rendered in the
hearing before Judge Holt.
Resolution appropriating $1,150 to
construct a concrete base for $50 feet
Of Russell road. through Rosemont,
was referred to the committee on
finance and streets.
Mayor Fisher was authorized to
enter into a ten-year contract with the
County Lighting Company.
for furnishing street
lights to the city.
Resolution appropriating $500 to i'm
prove the driveway on the east border
Of George Washington Park, a distance
Of $50 feet, was referred to the COM
mittee on finance and streets.
The Anne Lee Memorial Home for the
Aged asked for $3.50 worth Of gas free
This was referred to the
light committee. Several other minor
matters were also disposed OF and sew
eral petitions for improvements
granted.