The Washington herald., 1916-09-13
TWO new C0UNCILMEN
NAMED in ALEXANDRIA
C. Keith Carlin and William P. Woolls
to Fill Vacancies.
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G Keith Carlin, Of the Third ward, to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation of
Councilman A. d. Brockett, and William
P. Woolls, from the First ward, to fill
the vacancy caused by the transfer of
+. F. Marbury to the position of alder
man. Mr.. Woells was nominated by
Councilman Ballenger and Louis Wood
ward was nominated by Councilman H.
r. Burke. The vote was Q to & in favor
of woolls. Those voting for Mr.. WooIls
were Kaufman, Pohl, Bryan, Ballenger,
Wattles, Desmond, Bales, Lawler and
Smith, and those for Mr.. Woodward were
Evans, Field and Burke.
Councilman Bales nominated Mr. Car
! lin and he was elected without opposition.
Both new members shortly afterward
were sworn in and took their seats.
The presidents Of each board announced
the appointments Of committees that will
serve for the next two years. In COM
] mon council President Smith designated
| these committees: Finance, Bryan and
Burke; light, Wattles, Pohl and Lawler;
streets, Ballenger, Bales and Field: gen.
eFal laws, Bendheim and CarlIn; public
property, Kaufman and woolIs; poor,
Leadbeater and Kaufman; claims,
| Burke and Bendheim; police, Lawler and
Woolls; schools, Evans and WattIes; fire,
Desmond, Leadbeater and BaIlenger;
health, Evans. Lawler and Carlin.
! President Marbury in the board of
aldermen appointed committees as fol-
| lows: Finance, Ballenger and Wilkins;
| light, Brill and Fitzgerald; public prop-
erty, Summer and Robinson; poor, Sum
mers and Harrison; claims. Brill and
! Harrison; police, Brill and Harrison;
schools, Ballenger and Fitzgerald; fire,
Robinson and Harrison; health, Robinson
and Wilkins.
! A resolution Of Councilman Field that
joint session be held at the next meet
ing for the purpose Of electing four
! from the First ward, city health officer,
physician to the poor and dispenser Of
medicine for the northern district, was
adopted.
| The resolution as offered also pro-
vided for the election of a corporation
attorney, but that clause was stricken
out on motion OF Councilman Bryan, who
explained that he had been Informed that
I the people would have to elect one in
| November and whoever was selected
would, therefore, come up for election
/ in November.
The sum Of $3.50 was appropriated for
putting on a new roof on Armory Hall
and a resolution of Councilman Pohl ap-
| propriating SO for repairing the side
walk in front OF this armory was
adopted. A communication was received
from Douglas Mclean, a lieutenant of
| the Alexandria Light Infantry, asking
the council to take steps to improve the
hall.
Resolution appropriating 81, LEO to lay
concrete base for that part of Russell
road through Rosemont, a distance OF
$50 feet, was referred to committee on
finance and street as was resolution ap-
propriating $500 to improve drive on cas-:
border Of George Washington Park from
Little River turnpike to Leesburg turn
pike.
A resolution Of Councilman Ballenger
approprtating $50 for cleaning spring and
improving surroundings Of same on
Shooters Hill was adopted.
A communication was received from
T. F. Mason, treasurer OF the town OF
Colonial Beach, Va, regarding taxes paid
the city OF Alexandria by the Chesapeake
and Potomac Steamboat Company for the
! year 1915. which with interest amounts
to S5Ss.13. This, it was claimed, should
have been paid to Colonial Beach. The
claim was referred to the committee on
finance and streets.
Communications from the Postal Tele-
graph Company and the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Company were re-
ferred.
Communication from Judge j. K M
| Norton, attorney for the city in the city
suit to collect taxes from the annexed
territory, was received and he was
ordered to take the case to the State
Court of Appeals. the city having lost
in the Circuit Court by a decision
| handed down by Judge Holt.
An ordinance authorizing the mayor to
enter into contract with the Alexan-
dria County Lighting Company for
furnishing lights to the city was referred
to the committee on light and finance.
Through Attorney Robinson Moncure,
Robert NJ. McKeown asked the city to
either run sewer to his property at
Duke and Peyton streets or to purchase
the tract, as under present conditions
the bad odor and high water at times
make conditions obnoxious. This was
referred to the committee on streets and
general laws.
Communication was received from J.
T. Mastin, secretary of the State Board
of Charities. setting forth that an in
spection of the Jail showed 1t to be in
! good condition, but he recommended i'm
provements at the city almshouse. in
Guiding sewerage. Resolution appropri-
ating 500 for improvements at almshouse
was referred to finance. poor and pub
lie property committees.
| Petitions Of Anne Lee Memorial Home
for free gas for its home. to amount to
$50 a year, was referred to the light
/
A number Of petitions for improve
ments were granted
! Communication from Col G. F. Dow
ney, Quartermaster Corps, U. s. A, ask
ing for improvement OF road leading to
the National Cemetery, was referred to
the street committee.
| In the presence OF members of the
board Of trustees, board of lady mana
gers, stan physicians, Architect Waddy
B. Wood and many of the clergymen of
the city, the cornerstone of Alexandria s
new hospital, at Duke and Washington
streets, was laid shortly after o'clock
this afternoon by Alexandria Wa ashing-
ton Lodge Of Masons. The ceremonies
were conducted by Page Waller, worship
tul master of the lodge, and officers, with
F. W. Latham as marshal. The historic
| trowel used by the lodge in laying the
cornerstone OF the United States Capitol
was welded by the worshIpful master.
In the metallic box were placed coins,
papers and other mementoes. Invocation
was pronounced by Rev. John Lee ALI
| son, d. D., chaplain of the lodge, and
vocal selections were given by the Ma
sonic choir. Members of Old Dominion
Commandery. Knights Templar, acted as