The Washington herald., 1916-03-15
.CITY'S FINANCE
PLANS DELAYED
Alexandra Council Refers
Back to Committee Ordi-
nances Raising Funds.
MAIL SERVICE SOUGHT
Residents of Braddock Heights and
Cottage Park Make Request. Two
Companies Incorporated.
THE HERALD BUREAU.
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81 4s3 King Street.

Alexandria, Va, March 14.-An ordi-
nance to set apart a sum equal to
twelve per cent of the assessed value
of property in the annexed territory,
which would be s66.341.2S, was re-
ferred back to the finance committee
at a melting of city council tonight,
as was also an ordinance providing
for the Issuing of $4,000 of registered
and non-registered bonds bearing in
terest at the rate of four per cent.
These funds are to be expended for
permanent public improvements in
this territory in accordance with the
terms of the annexation decree OF the
appeals court.
Alexandria County's part annexed
would be s1s.1s0, as the assessed val
uation taken in by the city is s15s.s4o.
and Fairfax county annexed would get
S47,16O.43. as its assessed valuation
Is $4,000.
The bonds issued. it is provided,
shall run from May l, 1916. to May /.
1888.
A resolution of Councilman Mar
bury that the city engineer, health
officer, FIRE committee of city council
and members of the fire department
and other city officials be empowered
to testify or furnish either side with
information in the controversy be-
tween citizens and the Alexandria
Water Company to be heard before
the State Corporation Commission
March % in Richmond, was adopted.
On the recommendation of the
finance committee, the ordinance pro-
viding that the city take notes of
property owners for sewer work was
not adopted, 1t being explained II
would cause too much trouble.
In reference to a resolution of Coun-
Gilman Ballenger requesting the Wash
! ington-Virginia Railway Company to
erect and maintain a ticket office and
/ waiting room at Sprng Park Station,
Corporation Attorney Fisher reported
that the State Corporation Commission
was the proper tribunal to handle the
matter.
Councilman H. r. Burke presented a
warrant from the board of supervisors
for s632.4, representing a part of ex-
penses in annexation case, and the mayor
was authorized to sign paper accompany
| ing the warrant.
Through Miss Rose NJ Macdonald
president OF the Anti-TuberculOsis So
ciety. city council was asked to donate
$3.50 for the visiting nurse. The matter
was referred to the finance committee.
| During the year, 1t was set forth in the
report, los cases were visited by the
nurse.
| Through Councilman Marbury the Co
operative Charities presented a petition
asking for an additional appropriation of
$3.50 i'm addition to the $3.50 received, the
latter being exhausted. The request was
| granted.
The sum OF $500 was appropriated for
| pipe sewer on West Duke street.
| Permission was granted the Postal
| Telegraph and Cable Company to remove
its poles and wires from King, West,
and Peyton streets to a point on little
river turnpike.
The Alexandria Circle OF the Colonial
| Danes of America in the State Of Vir-
ginia petitioned the council for permits
sion to remove from the market master
office certain weights and measures sent
here from England in 1744 for the use Of
the county of Fairfax, of which Alexan-
dria was then the county scat. The re-
quest was granted. The Colonial Danes
propose to put these relics in a case in
q position in the corridor of the City
Hall
Richmond Theater were referred to tho
street committee.
| There was no quorum of the board Of
aldermen and that body will hold a
meeting at 7:3O o'clock tomorrow night
to take action on papers acted on by
common council tonight.
|
Cottage Park. formerly a part OF Alex
andria, are anxiously awaiting the ac-
ton of the Postoffice Department on the
proposition for city mail delivery service
to these places. DR.. w. NJ. Smith. city
postmaster has taken UP the matter with
the department
1t is stated that there are about /, 200
people In this territory, and It is pro-
posed to give two deliveries OF a mail
daily. one to be at a. m, and the other
at p. m.
| Among other things 1t is stated that
the Postoffce Department requires that
the houses be numbered, streets lighted,
and sidewalks laid.
The National Loan and Construction
Corporation, Alexandria, with a maxi
mum capital stock of 100000 and a min
imum Of $4,000. has been granted a char
ter by the State corporation commits
sion. Objects are a building and loan
business. Officers are c. E. Nicol, jr.,
president; Gardner L. Boothe, secretary,
both of Alexandria.
The Green Ridge Valley Orchard Com
pany. incorporated, with a capital stock
OF 10000, has also been granted a char
| ter by the State corporation commission,
Officers are: Frederick Mertens, presi-
dent and Otto G. Raymond. secretary.
both of Washington. objects Of the con-
Germ are to engage in fruit production
Mrs. Elizabeth Mumford, SO, wife fo
| Richard j. Mumford, died shortly before
o'clock today at her home, so Queen
street Besides her husband she Is sur
vivcd by four sons and a daughter, as
follows: John. Richard. Charles and Har-
vey Mumford. and Mrs. Kenneth Rich
ardson, the last named of Potomac, Alex
andria Couty.
The body OF John Carroll, a former resi-
dent, whose funeral was held this morn
ing at st. Dominic's Catholic Church,
Washington. was brought here and buried
in Bethel Cemetery.
The three Episcopal churches tonight
held union Lenten services in Grace p, r.
Church, ut which time sermon was
preached by Rev. DR.. De VrIes OF
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