The Washington herald., 1918-07-10
ALEXANDRIA
TIE HERALD BUREAU.
r. Z. knight q Son,
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meeting Of that body held tonight,
that the board Of police commissioner
call q special meeting Of that board
to meet a special committee OF counci
to investigate the failure to enforce
numerous city laws. was unanimous
Ily adopted.
Mr.. smith said he did not think the
pollce knew the laws and he favored
an educational campaign. He called
attention to exposing foodstuns
throughout the city for sale, ordi-
napee against unnecessary noises.
unmuzxled dogs. exposing meats
without being properly screened,
|. fruits and numerous other things
!. Such laxity, he said, was bringing
. down condemnation on the city.
Just previous to this the board OF
aldermen had adjourned for the sum-
mer until September, and common
. council nonconcurred in adjournins.
Mr.. Smith thought council should
not adjourn at this time because Of
the Investigation into the sanitary
affairs of the city by the State health
department.
An ordinance to provide for the re-
nloval Of ashes, garbage and house
waste was adopted. Ashes will be re-
moved when put In 30-gallon recepta-
cles and not more than thirty feet
away from an alley, under the direc-
ton Of the street committee and city
engineer, and garbage will be remov-
: ed under the direction of the health
committee and health officer rim
cans and rubbish will not be taken
with ashes, as heretofore, and eiti-
zens will have to have such other
things removed at their own expense.
The Mount Vernon and Camp Hum
phreys Railway Company asked per
mission to erect poles and string
wires from wythe street to east side
Of Royal street to King and Royal
streets to connect with poles Of the
Washington and Virginia Railway
Company. and thence to corporation
line southwark, 1t being stated this
company will run a line to Camp
Humphreys, Va. 1t was referred TO
the finance and street committee.
: Report OF street committee to grant
Southern Railway Company pcrmis-
: sion to erect a sidetrack on Union
street to q point north OF Gibbon
street was adopted
: Ordinance authorizing the Standard
sOil Company to operate three pipe
slines on Union street between Gibbon
and Franklin streets. where they in
Stend to locate their plant, was re-
sferred to the street committee.
! Ordinance authorizing and directing
the city auditor to deliver to police
headquarters the record book of dog
slicenses and dog tags for the year
s1918 and the issuing at police head
quarters Of dog licenses during the
sbalance of the present fiscal year to
June /. 1913, was referred to the gen.
seral laws committee.
Petition Of s. D. De Vaughan for T.
IN. Eddy to make certain improve
sments to building at King and Alfred
streets was granted.
Proposition to give quit claim
deeds, upon payment Of all charges,
to four lot owners in George Wash
'ington Park was referred back for
necessary ordinance.
Permission was granted the Alex
.andria Hay and Grain Company to
Serect a scales on Pendleton street
between Henry and Fayette streets.
Lieut.. Richard Hartshorne Fawcett,
partment for increase in salary.
signed by Chief Goods, was referred
to finance and police committees.
Lieut. Richard Hartshorne awcett.
Is years old. who was killed last night
at $50 o'clock near Scott Field, Belle
Vile, Ill, when his machine fell CO..
feet, also injuring Cadet Lester H.
Cox. New York, was a native of this
1sfy -
Mary G. Hoof Fawcett, 517 Prince
street.
Young Fawcett received his educa-
ton in the public schools here and
afterward graduated from the Episco-
pal High School OF Virginia, situated
in Fairfax County, west of Alex
andria-
He afterward became an electrician
and for some time was employed in
that capacity in the House of Rep
resentatives. He subsequently took
up that work with the American
Blower Company, headquarters De-
troit. Mich Afterwards he went to
work for that company in ~PhIladel-
phia- He registered in Philadelphia
for draft service and while his ap-
plication for the entrance to the
aviation service was pending he was
ScuI 10 Sd1lp meade
where he remained for two months
after which he received his appoint
ment in the aviation service. He was
assigned for training at the Princeton
Field where he graduated February 2,
1913. and later was assigned to Camp
Dick. Dallas, Tex. and thence to
Belleville, Ill. On June Is he gradu-
ated as second lieutenant in aviation.
He had just returned to his duties
after a ten days furlough, having
visited his mother here.
The deceased was a son of the late
DIR. E 5. Fawcett. this CITY, In ad-
dltion to his mother, Mrs. Mary G.
Hoof Fawcett, he Is survived by four
brothers and four sisters as foHows,
Capt Wallace H. Fawcett. Canada;
Edward s. Fawcett. New York; Lewis
H. Fawcett, Naval Ordnance; Laur-