Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-24
Five School Trustees Chosen With
out Opposition-Leopold Ruben
Elected Member of Common COun-
ell From the First Ward.

There was joint session OF tn,
city Council last night at which
time five school trustees were elect
ed without opposition. Four OF tht
incumbents- Were unanimously re-
elected and the new one is c. r
Yates from the first ward who wa:
nominated by Councilman Woolls.
Others are as follow: First ward
j.. II. Thompson, nominated by
Councilman Smith; second ward-P
NJ. Bradshaw, nominated by Alder
man w. w. Ballenger; third ward
Carroll Pierce, nominated by Alder
man wilkins; fourth ward-Dr. S
B. Moore, nominated by Councilman
Rendheim.
After electing the schoo; trustees
the Joint session dissolved. When
Common Council convened with nine
members present Councilman Woolls
, nominated Leopold Ruben as a mem
her from the first ward to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation
of Councilman Walter c. Foster and
he was chosen without opposition.
Later Mr.. Ruben appeared anu was
sworn in by President Smith and
took his seat. Other new members
who were sworn in were Joseph NJ.
Armstrong, second ward and Silas
Devers, fourth ward, they being
elected at recent meeting of coun-
: ell.
President Smith appointed Coun-
Gilman Ruben member of the
street committee and Councilman
Armstrong member of the commits; !;
on schools and poor and Councilman
Deyers a member of the committee
on fire.
Council adopted the ordinance, al
ready passed by the aldermen, ap-
propriating the sum of $4,000 to the
Washington Steel and Ordnance
Company to help that company de-
] FRAY. the operating, expenses o1 a
steamer which is to operate between
this city and the companys plant
mt Giesboro Point, D. c. 1t is provld-
cd however, that the company
agrees to locate 200 men here who
will be employed at its plant The
money is not to be PAID unseSs II
locates that number here. The con-
tract is to run for period OF a
wear and the money is to be paid
in sums of not less than SOU a
month.
Common Council laid over, under
tho rules the resolution passed by
the board of Aldermen to make q
temporary loan of S6O,ooo to t'oe
the city over for the fiscal year.
Resolution appropriating $l2'ooo
an account of the regular appropria-
ton for the public schools for the
I fiscal year l9l7~lS was -rererred TO
the finance committee.
Petition of F. S. Jackson and l.
], Fannon that pay Tor Seams en-
nloycd on street work be increased
from forty to forty-five cents per
hour and pay for carts on city WORK
to he increased from twenty-five 70
thirty cents an hour was granted
Petition of number OF property
owners for macadam or gravel ROAD
yo, on Pitt street between Queen
and Princess streets was referred eo
tho street committee.
The aldermen non-coneurre0 II
netition granting NJ. L. Horner per
mission to make certain Improve
n,ants at 6Ol Duke street and the
council concurred in their action II
referring it to the street committee
Board Of Aldermen.
~ ore was no discussion IL th'
poard of Aldermen, and allithe vote'
were unanimous. The action OF tn'
r,,nmon Council was concurred Il
noor all papers sent in except
nar,tion of NJ. L. Horner for pei,
mission to erect coal and "oo'
on, Dnke street. The lowe
hoard had granted the permission
nnt the Aldermen non-concurrea Il
+,,o;, action and referred the petition
+ho committee on streets.