Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-20
TWO RESlGNA A7lONSU S.TRANSPoR1Fg sunk
Capt. Albert. Bryan and ", c. Foster
Resign as Members Of Common
Council at Meeting Held Last Night
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The designations of two members
Of Common Cornell were received
| and accepted at meeting Of that
body held last night. They are
Capt. Albert Bryan. chairman C. the
finance committee from the Fourth
ward. and Walter c. Foster from the
First ward.
| Council Immediately afterward
elected two new members.
Silas Devers was elected a member
| from the Fourth ward to take the
place of Capt. Bryan and being nom
mated by Councilman Balienger and
Joseph VI. Armstrong was elected a
member from the Second ward to
fiji the vacancy caused by the death
Of Henry K. Field, he being nonina-
ted by Councilman Desmond.
The vacancy in the First ward
caused by Mr.. Fosters resignation
will be filled at the next meeting
of Council which will be held next
Tuesday night. Leopold Ruben will
probably be elected to the position.
President Smith announced the APP
pointment Of Councilman C.. W Wat
ties as member CT the finance COM
mittee in place Of Councilman Bryan,
who resigned.
An ordinance authorizing Tax Col.
lector P. f. German 10 pay TO the
treasurer uf Alexandria and Fairfax
counties the sums Of $3.50 y and
$126. 81 respectively for taxes col
lected by the city from residents Of
these counties in the annexed terri
tory for the year 1915 was referred
tn the finance committee.
The board If managers of the Alex
anlria Hospital asked for an
appropriation Of $1,000 year. to be
paid quarterly, it being set forth in
the communication that It's running
expenses have greatly increased since
il has gone into the new hospital.
Resolution authorizing the finance
committee to borrow the sum Of
100000 as a temporary loan to tide
the city over for fiscal year 1911.
1918 as referred 10 the finance com
mittee.
Communication from the city school
beard satting forth that the terms Of
the 'ollowing members have expired;
J.. Fl. Thompson. First ward; P. Nj
Bradshaw. Second ward; Carroll
Pierce Third, ward and Dr.. S, +.
Moore, Fourth ward AMI that there
is one vacancy :. in the First ware
caused by the resignation of E. VI.
Anderson was received.
Councilman I.awler moved that the
Aldermen he invited to GO into "a
joint session at the meeting next
Tuesday night and the motion was
adopted 1 H..
Resolution that beginning October
2rd the pay Of the laborer$ On con-
seruction work of streets and sewers
shall be increased from twenty toi
twenty two cents an hour Vas ADOPT
cd
Communication from employees Of
ash department of city asking their!
wages be increased to twenty cents
an hour was referred to committee
on finance and streets.
Petition signed by property owners
asking for tar nlacadam or gravel
street on Royal between Queen ana
Princess streets. was reterre-l 10
street committee.
Petition from Southern Railway
Company to lay spur track at point
near Lee and Montgomery streets
was referred To street committee.
Resolution appropriating $50 for
crossing at Prince and West streets
referred to street committee.
Council concurred in other matters
nresentel which came from the Board
of Aldermen and had already hecn
acted on by that body. They will be
found IN the official proceedings.
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