Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-11-14
MAYOR Is SUSTAINED
His Honor Returns to Council EesO-
lnti0ns Appropriatin: $4,000 as Sub
sidy to Ferry Steamer.

A, had been 2anounc.s, Mayer
Fisher last night returaea TO the CITY
Council resolutions whick had been
adopted BY the uHasimsus votes Of
both boards two months ago appro-
priatinc $4,000 per anaum TO aid IN
the operation Of ferry steamer BE-
tween this city and the plant of the
Washington Steel ana Ordinance Com
pany AZ Geisboro Point, in the Dis
trict Of Columbia. HIS honor taScs
the ground that the resolutions were
not passed legally. also that the Sp-
preparation IS n conflict with the
constitution and laws az t!le State
Legislature. His message enclosed
IN opinion of Corporatiaa Attorney
II. Noel Garner, who sustaurs the
Mayor in his objections. The Mayors
message and the opinion Of the law
officer oi the city win be found in
the official proceedings.
It was at first supposed that rs
meetin: Of the CommoE Council
would be neld, As no quorum had 2p-.
! peared At Z O'clock, Ar! all the papers
upon the clerks desh in the lower
board were sent To the Aldermen.
Later, however, ssveral members sf
the Common Council appeared and the
hody proceeded 10 the dispatch of
mlsine~
Board Of Aldermen.
The bulk of the business disposed
sf by the Aldermen was Of general
nature and Will be found in the offic-
al proceedings.
Worth Hulfish. President of the
Board Of Directors Of the A!exaniri&
Hospital, presented petition asking
Council TO furnish free gas for the
nurses home at the hospital A
bill has hesn presented for $4,000 feet
consumed from Septembec TO No |
evmber !, involving cost of sls 20,
and had been sent by the clerk Of gas
to r. S. Jones, who had assumed the !
responsibility *Qr. the bill.
Mr.. Fitzgerald, chairman Of the
committee on light. stated that the
city furnished about 81 500 worth os !
sas annually to the Alexandria Hos
pital, and he asked Council to take
the matter out Of the hands OF the
COMMITTEES and assume the resporsi- |
b:lty in fut""".
Several Aldermen TOOK part in an
interchange Of views concerning the
consumption Of :2s at tho iastieu-
tion. it beins alleged that gas entered
into lauadryin:, itoni.: cooking, il
l1nhina:... - etc, and ~aa :rswtss
item in the eSpl'ses &C the city.
It was finally de -1ed ss refer the
petition to tbs light committee
When the Mayors veto nSaSe
was read there se.nea>at FIST 70 be
= disposition upoa the part Of the
members 10 suStsin his sbjee.isrs,
not that thes were convinced the ap-
preparation could not be legally made
but the Mayor having questioned the
validity Of the manner in which it |
was passed by both boards of Coua- !;
ell. II was manifest that tho resoiu- |
tions would be reinterduced, ana re-
ferr.d "a the finance committee, az
ter which they would be adopted ay
both boards but at different times
Then should the Mayor intervene
they would be adopt ncthwitkstana-
ing hts honor's objections
Mr.. Rallenser wss ayeEse to sus
tain;ns the Mayor. he odsssvins s:rat
after the resolutions shall have bezs
.s.sSed according TO the recognized
formula. his honor had made othts
,bjections to the measure, n1aAn: il
apparent that it is his intentisn to en-
erc!se his veto power anyhow.
Mr.. Anderson seemed to be look
ink through glass darkly, and ne
asked for further information befor.
voting. He favored the resolutions,
but desired that they passed in
manner which could not be question
ed.
President M2roury thought the
Mayor should be sustained st pres-
ent, but favored the reintToductton
,.f the resolutions, as he desired tho
nassaee of the same.
After further interchange of opln-
ion, President Marbury put the cues
ton, "Shall the resolutions become
operative notwithstanding the Mayors
objections? which resulted in the
Mayor being sustained by the FOL
loyinz vote: Noes. Messrs. Anner-
SON, Robinson. wilkins, and :Ir.
rr<sident-4. ASS, Iesrs. Ba.:en-