The Washington herald., 1917-08-30
ALEXANDRIA COUNCIL
MAY Aid FERRY Line
Steel Company Submits Offer to
City to Operate Boat
THE HERALD BUREAU.
R. E. knight & Son,
81 -6Z3 King Street.


THE HERALD BUREAU.
| .. r. Z. knight & Son,
| 81 6B King Street.
Alexandria. Va, Aug-The propo-
sal submitted to the city council to-
night by the Washington Steel and
| Ordnance Company, through William
Dalton, general manager, having for
| its object the establishment OF a ferry
| between this city and the company's
plant on the opposite side of the river
| at Giesboro Point, under certain con-
| ditions, for its employees who pro-
pose to make their homes here. was
reported on favorably by the city
! council at a joint session held tonight.
This action was taken by the coun-
ell after hearing the matter explained
! by K. A. Lycett, employment mana
| ger OF that company, who stated that
| his company has on its payroll 1855
men; that its annual payroll is S2.50o.0OU
and there are sixty-seven Alexand-
rians employed at the plant. The pay
is s45, 900 annually in wages. Homes,
he said. are asked here for these
men. His company. he said, wants
this city to give $50 a day toward
| the operation expenses for a year or
| approximately $500 a month, for a
| period of one year, and nothing is
| to be paid until 800 men employed at
the plant reside in this city. The
( operating expenses of the boat are to
be $50 a day, according to Mr.. Lycett.
The meeting was presided over by
F. F. Marbury, president OF the board
of alderman. and nine members of the
council and seven members of the
board of aldermen were present. to-
gether with a large gathering OF repre-
sentative business men.
President Smith explained the COM
pany desires this city to pay 500
month towad the operation ex-
penses of the ferry after 200 employees
are brought to Alexandra to live.
I President Marbury also outlined the
| proposition, saying that after 500 men
are established in homes here moth
| ing is paid by the city as the ferry
then will be self-sustaining The De-
partment of Labor, he stated also.
was behind the movement.
Before council took action on the
matter a committee composed of H.
w. Smith, George H. Evans, from the
common council, and w. w. Ballen-
ger, from the board OF aldermen. was
| appointed TO draft a resolution and
| they reported favorable on the meas
ure.
After their report had been adopted,
which report recommended that three
members OF common council and two
members of the board of aldermen
be appointed to draft the necessary
resolutions on the matter, commit
tee composed OF Aldermen Ballenger
and wilkins and Councilmen Howard
Smith, Lawler and Bales was named.
This committee will make its report
to President Marbury, Of the board OF
aldermen, and first a meeting of the
aldermen will be called and the mat
| ter acted on and three days there
after common council will act on the
measure
| A handsome tablet to commemorate
the memory of the late Rev. Henry
]. Cutler, who, foS q years was
pastor Of St. Mary's Catholic Church.
| this city. will be unveiled with hitting
| ceremonies tomorrow morning fol-
| lowing the celebration OF solemn
high mass of requiem at o'clock, the
| occasion being the second anniversary
Of the death OF Father Cutler. A
eulogy will be delivered by Rev. Louis
Smet, pastor Of the local church. Rev.
IL. F. Kelly. assistant pastor, VIII
be the celebrant of the mass and
Rev. Joseph Kelly. pastor Of st.
Joseph's Church. and Rev. Michael
DAILY. an assistant pastor OF St
Mary's. deacon and sub-deacon, re-
| spectively.