Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-06-27
Bad Coal Cause oa Bad Gas, Says
Superintendent in Report to Coun-
ell Last Night.

80 tcduSeQ Dy poor qudlity, lHiPuLS SoS
and insufficient pressure, all of-whlci
has been due to the coal we hav'
been using" This was the essence o
the report submitted by F. w. Lat
ham, superintendent Of the city ga
works, to the city council at its meet
ing last night. This report was made
!. following the adoption of reso.u
ton at the last meeting calling upor
the superintendent to furnish councl
the cause of the poor quality OF gas
and also remedy for same.
The report was voluminous affair
embracing more than six typewriter
pages. Referring to coal used among
!. other things he said, s3,45O was saved
in it's purchase, the first shipment
being received May 27, 1916. Now
coal, he stated in his report, is be-
ing bought in the open market.
The contract for the present year
is $5.75 f. o. b.
In his report Mr.. Latham stated
that if branches can be renewed and
the new coal is up to the standard ne
thinks the gas troubles will be over
come. Upon motion of Councilman
Evans the report was referred to
IL l;..b+ INV, poiftoe
The aldermen amended the ordl-
nance to regulate the speed of auto
mobiles and other vehicles by elimi-
mating section No. which reads
as follows: "That no part OF any
street shall be used for keeping, de-
posting, storing, displaying or SELL
ing vehicles"
Councilman Bales said the pur-
nose of the ordinance was to prevent
merchants from using the streets for
displaying or storage purposes. He
thought it was good section to re-
tain. A motion of his to non-concur
was adopted by vote of z to 3. Those
for non-concurring were Messrs.
Evans, Wattles, Desmond, Bales'
pohl, Ballenger, Bryan, and those
aqainst were Woolls, Foster and
Kaufman, Mr.. Lawler not voting.
The aldermen then asked for
conference committee on this meas
ure and Councilman Bryan, hrst vice
president of Council, who presided IN
tho absence of President Smith, ap-
nointed Messrs. Bales and Pohl on
This committee. The committee after
ward reported its inability to reach
an agreement and was discharged.
Vice President Bryan announced
that the auditors and treasurers
reports would 60 over until the next
meeting.
Council referred to the finance COM
mitee a resolution that time limit
he extended from July for payment
of taxes with the usual discount until
time designated by the finance
committee because the bills will not
be ready July l.
IJpon the recommendation of the
finance committee $3.50 was appro-
priated today for the services OF a
man for four months to paint, OIL and
make necessary repairs to the fire
bvdrants. This measure was intro
duced by Councilman 'iDesmond at
the last meeting.
A petition for increase of pay for
teams employed by the street
cleaning department from forty to
forty-fve cents an hour and for carts
from twenty-three to thirty cents an
hour was referred to committee on
streets and finance.
Petitions for improvements pre-
sented and referred to committee on
streets and finance follow: S1oO
for macadam roadway On Prince be-
tween St. Asaph and Washington
streets; $1,000 for Improvement, with
macadam roadway. Of Wilkes stree'
from Alfred street to the old corpo'
ration line at Payne street. This
was also referred. The cost Of same
was left blank, this to be determined
later.
Company G, First Virginia Regi
ment, petitioned for toilet and "asf
sink in armory and it was referred
as was also petition of ]. NJ. Dlcker
son offering $lO0 year rental fo'
old-Relief Truck. house, the latte:
being referred to public propert!
committee.
Reports from superintendent ant
clerk of gas, were received by tn
aldermen and common council con
Cured in their action.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Six members of the Board of Al