Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-12-13
Executive Calls Aldermen : Attention
to inc Ta>t That Certain Measures
i:equire i .iajcrits Nntc,

.lermcn were present last night. The
business which came up was trans,
acted withoa. discussion, and tisC
votes Oh cacn measure unanimous. 7
\ communication was receive
from Mayor Fisher returning without
lis signature u r"porr Of the Filgsnce
and Light Committee: ~cc0m7ncnding
%,at the saL!2ss. Athc Clerk Of Gas
he fxeGGat $500 por annnm instead
4r 81 200, rs IL present. The Al
dcrlncn On November 81 voted apon
the report Of the committee. The
yctc Stoo3 ayes ii, noes !. The
Mayor quotc;' ihc city charter which
SAYS il requires Z majority Of .:at
whole numtcr OF Aldermen elected &C
nnsS such e measure.
Upon in0tion cf Mr.. Ballcn%cg' the
Mayors objections we're sustained ny
4 lnanimous lotc.
The Mayor also returned . report
il the Finance Committee appronrla-
ing $500 Tor the sch0o! nurse which
aad been adopted at the Novtmbe'
meeting BY hotrt honrda Of C"mc'!'
lie =tat,.! that IN doing a. he was
acting nj The request Of The commit
zee.
The Aldermen adopted = rcso!u-
ton providing that wren Council az
,oulneI it he TO meet again on the
second Tuesday il January, 1918.
The .AEtermcn concured in ;hc
,ction Of the Common Council On al
"a pers sent in except the rcsoluno-s
,ppropriating $4,000 10 aid IN defray-
ny the expenses OF operating the
'c,." steamer "Atlantic." which w'"l'n
AID over nfrEf Tie rules
The Commoo Council.
The ordinance recently passed ~
he hoard Of aldermen, providing Eor
,!iI r..yaaer+:. 1f 3G,G%I III 1nas-cA'y
nsta!lncrts Of $500 each to the Wash,
ngton Ste"! and Ordinance
-olnpany. 10 "ssiSu u defrayng
rperating expenses OF the tcr-y
rea.ner Atlanta: between this ci'y
nj GicSbo-o Point, was rc!ntroinc.
d IN the coln,nnn council lasc night
md passed by a vote Of nine to one.
Among the other matters o. IN
crest which came before the counc!!
Sas tho resolution increasing the
.alary Of the clerk OF gas from Sl,2po
@ l,500 q year, which was returned
y Mayor Fisher without MS approx
i because it failed to receive tae
cauisite number o! votes III the a.
.ermauic chamber Another when
.lso came back from the mayor was
hat appropriating $500 for the school
Nurse. Both measures were rtlerrta
} the finance committee for further
onsideration.
The council empowered the ire
ommittee 10 advertise for hose Tor
Sc Of the fire department at cost
,ot to exceed $4,000. ana m ordnance
,roviding for IN increase OF nc
aI,rv Of the fire chief from 5000 20
800 per wear, payable 1T S25 {" mon"
,as also placed in the hands OF nc
nance committee. The sum Of so
vas appropriated for the purchase
# q stove for the Columbia fire com
,auv's house, and $3.50 for the visit
og nurss for sehools TO DC spent IN
or direction Of the Anti-Tubercniosis
Society. According 70 the reports oi
he society the nurse made 9I3 visits
p 10 April 80, 1917.
The resolution 10 employ hcn:?
ooSev 10. the mon,ir o. December at
az TO pain: fire hvGrasyis and 80
.hcr work, vas referred to q conf'
mittee.
President Smith informed the ccI"i-
i, that he had received VIE res!gEa-
ion OF George H. Exams, MEMBER
cron1 the First ward. nov: serving IN
he army. The RESIGNATION o! Rob
,rt E. Gronau as chief Of the Tire
department. was receives and accept
ID with regret, ana communicable
.rom Columbia fire COMPANY was
also read farorine the appointment
i Kenneth ". Ogden as the re"
,,,ief OF the department.
The sum cf $3.50 vas appropriate
for work and humber for use at th'
~Hv a)mshousc, and 2 petition asking
that the policemen be paid SO NOR
Der month each vas sent to Vhe con-
. mistea on finance and police.
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