Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-03-28
SITE FOR new SCHOOL
City Can Purchase Property of VIM.
A. Smoot for Colored School for
Ten Thousand Dollars.

handsome colonial residence of Will.
lam Smoot, bounded by Oronoco
Pendleton, Henry and Fayette
streets, which also embraces square
of ground surrounded by high
brick wall, as a school for colored
children, to be used jointly for boys
and girls, if the recommendation OF
the joint committee on finance and
schools, presented at meeting OF
the Common Council last night, is
adopted. 1t carries with it an ap-
preparation of $4,000 for the pur-
chase of this property.
At the suggestion of Councilman
Bryan the resolution was recommit-
ted to the joint committee for further
consideration.
The idea of the committee Mr..
Bryan explained is to use the present
building known as "Colross" together
with all THE ground surrounding the
same.
He said the committee had con-
suited the city engineer and some
additions and alterations would have
to be made, but added the building
could be remodeled for school pur-
poses.
Councilman Bryan also explained
that the city could sell the old school
property on Pitt street between Glib
bon and Franklin streets, known as
Snowden school, which was destroyed
by fire, and also the building known
as Hallowell building on Alfred
street between Princess and Oronoco
streets, used at present for girls, and
also take $4,000 in fire insurance
money now in hand. He thought
"Colross" a cheap piece of property
A resolution authorizing the finance
committee to borrow the sum of
$4,000, to be borrowed from time
to time, to tide it over for the fiscal
year was adopted.
On the recommendation Of the
street committee the sum of 500 or
as much thereof as may be necessary
was appropriated for the purpose OF
putting the drinking fountain at
Cameron and Royal streets, donated
to the city by the Daughters of the
American Revolution, in order was
adopted: 1t was also the recommen-
dation of the committee that the
fountain be hereafter under police
control.
The proposed improvement to the
fountain will include supply and
drainage pipes and the cutting off
water from what is known as the dog
trough and replacing the dolphin, the
latter will cost about $50 It was
explained by Councilman Bryan that
the ladies desire the dolphin replaced.
The Alexandria High School is
going to have flags, the Board Of
Aldermen having adopted a resolu-
tion providing for an appropriation
of $3.50 for the purchase and erection
of two iron flag poles so feet high
to be. erected in front of the high
school building and Common Council
concurred in the action of the Alder
men, this being the recommendation
of the joint committee on schools and
finance.
An ordinance introduced by Coun-
Gilman Desmond to regulate the
speed of automobiles and other We
hicles was referred to committee on
streets and generals laws.
1t provides for speed of six
miles an hour at street crossings and
twelve miles an hour otherwise and
twenty-five miles an hour is the
speed fixed for fire engines respond
ing to fire alarms and also for fire.
men in automobiles who have pen
nants to indicate they are such. The
ordinance also makes it unlawful
for drivers to pass street car which
has stopped to discharge passengers
and drivers shall draw up to the curb
when fire apparatus is responding
to fire alarms. Fines are provided
for violating its provisions.
Resolution of Councilman Bryan
making it unlawful to have vehicles
stand unattended in street or alley
more than an hour was referred to
street and general laws committee.
He explained his object was to pre-
vent the streets being used for stor-
age purposes. ;,
Permission was granted the South
ern Railway Company to lay spur
1 track 70 connect with the plant of
the Alexandria County Lighting
Company, Incorporated
Councilman Bales said Capt. John