Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-13
INSTITUTE GAS PROBE
Council Wants to Know at Next
Meeting Cause of Poor Quality OF
Gas Furnished.

Stsrs 10 ascertain the cause of th'
poo: quality of gas now furnlsnee
consumers we're taken by the City
Council :a.u right when Councilman
Smith introduced a resolution thai
the superintendent of gas be re,
ouc.ted to furnish this information
at the next meeting and also sug
gestion for remedying the same.
Mr. Smith said he offered the res,
olution because there is great deaI
cf complaint: If there is a reason
he thought the people would be sat
:sfied. and he added if there is any
way of remedying conditions it
should be done
On the recommendation OF the joint
committee on finance and public
property the mayor was authorized
tt sign deed for half square of
ground owned on the river front
bounded by Madison, Montgomery
and lee streets to the General Ship
building Company, Inc, upon pay
.ncnt Of The sum of $500 Councilman
Rendheim voted a.. 'nd the meas
ure.
Prior to the vote being taken Mr..
BenGhein. sad property owned by
the city is getting scarce and before
he voted for the measure he would
like to know if it was going to be
used for purposes that would benefit
the city of Alexandria. He added
that he was not going to vote to sell
it "when it was in such vague and
indefinite extent"
Councilman Desmond explained
that within the next two weeks this
company will have pay roll of from
$3,500 to $4,000 a week He favored
giving the concern the property free
of cost.
Councilman Lawler thought big
mistake would be made if a deaf ear
was turned to such proposition.
Councilman Evans expressed HIM
self as favorable to giving the
company the property free of cost.
An ordinance to regulate the speed
of automobiles und other vehicles
in the city was adopted. A general
speed of fifteen miles an konr is
fixed for automobiles and street cars
and six miles at street crossings.
Fines are provided for violations of
the provisions Of the ordinance.
Councilman Bales explained that
the joint committee on streets and
general laws had previously con-
sidered the amendments made to the
ordinance.
A speed not to exceed twenty-five
miles an hour is fixed for fire appara-
tus and ambulances.
The members of the police force pc
titioned council for an increase in
salary of $40 month.
An old paper providing for an in
crease in the salary Of City Engineer
f. c. Dunn effective August, 1916,
to $4,000 a year was referred to the
finance committee.
Councilman Bales stated that the
or;c'ra' netitica introduced year
ago was lost. =
Resolution that the fire committee
he empowered to appoint a man
TO paint. oil all fire hydrants
and report if any need re-
pair at salary of $40 month, in
troduced by Councilman Desmond
was referred to the committee OF
finance and tlre.
Upon the recommendation of the
finance committee the sum of $500 OF
as much thereof as may be neces
sary was appropriated to emplo!
counsel to represent the city at the
hearing before the state corporation
commission in the interest of the cit!
regarding rates of Alexandria Water
Company.
Resolution appropriating $1,5O(
for Improvement of roadway or
Wythe street between Duke ant
Gibbon streets. were referred.
Petition of Joshua Sherwood, su
perintendent of aims house, for in
crease in salary was referred IL
comm ittee on finance and poor. Othe,
business disposed of will be found
in the official proceedings.
Board Of Aldermen.
The business transacted by tn
Board of Aldermen will be found i
the official proceedings. The vote
were unanimous in each measure, an
there were no discussions.
Maryland spring chicken at RaI
mers cafe.
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