Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-07-26
ADOPT CURFEW LAW.

rens' Hours on Streets. Now Goes
To Aldermen.
A cerfew law for this city was adj
opted by common council at meeting
| held last night. The vote was I 1or u
and 4 against it. Ii provides that 1t
shall apply to children under the age
of sixteen years. Between October
ard May /, they are to turn into their
homes by I D. m., and from May l.
to October l, they may remain on the
streets until $50 p. M.
For failure of the child - comply
with the law the police may cite the
child to appear in the police court, and
the police justice may impose fines
!. nging from 81 to So, or he may
remit the fine.
1t is, however, provided in The law
that children accompanied on the
street by their parents after the cur
few rings or those having note from
their parents, or those on emergency
calls or those who are compelled to
work at night will not he subject to
the prvisions of the ordinance.
Fifteen strokes of the fire engine
bells shall be regarded as sufficient
ringing to warn all children that the
cu,few is in operation.
Those voting for the ordinance were
President Smith and Messrs. Burke,
Ruben, Armstrong, Kaufman, Wat
ties and Matter, and those against it
were Messrs. Pohl, Challenger, Law
ler and Devers. y
An ordinance to advertise for bids
to grant a company permission to
erect poles and string overhead cables,
to furnish current to the railroad be-
ing constructed from Camp Hum
phreys to Mount Vernon, to connect
with the line of the Washington and
Virginia Railway Company, from
Wythe and Royal streets down the
east side of Royal street to the south
side of King street to connect with the
poles of the Observation-Disclosures
Railway Company and thence south
on Royal street to the corporation
line was referred to the joint COM
mittee on streets and general laws.
1t is provided that the ordinance
shall run for a period of thirty years
and that the company may generate
heat. light and power d also it is
provided that if the wi IS or cables
are ever placed undergre nd the city
shall bear the eXpensc o. sme.
1t was explained to the 1embers of
common council that this ordinance
had passed the board of aldermen at
the last meeting Of that day
Many of the counciimen thought the
ordinance rather broad and were oil
the opinion that the city's interests
should be better protected than pro-
vided for in the ordinance.
In the meantime the question OF the
railway company erecting a suitable
waiting station at Spring Park was
discussed Councilmen who partlcl-
pated in the discussion regarding the
granting of this franchise included
President Smith and Messrs Ruben,
Lawler, Devers and Burke.
Resolutions appropriating the sum
of $4,000 for sanitary work in the
city came up and under the rules it
could not be passed last night but was
laid over until tonight when special
meeting will be held at Sis o'clock
for the purpose of acting on the reso-
luton.
Ordinance providing for disposal Of
waste matter etc, and fixing charges
for its removal, was referred to the
Joint committee on health and gen.
eral laws.
Resolution of Councilmen Devers
that an ordinance be prepared provid
ing for placing traffic policeman at
Duke street and Diagonal road, was
referred to the police committee.
Resolution appropriating $50 for
sewer in alley bounded by Fairfax,
Royal. Wilkes and Gibbon streets was
referred to the street committee.
Ordinances were passed for giving
deeds for certain lots in George Wash
ington Park to Mrs. augusta Rammel,
Mrs. Lydia Spofford, Julian y. Will
Jams. II. Noel Garner and Mrs. Mamie
| C. RiShell.
The joint committee on finance and
police made an adverse report on the
petition of Chief of Police Goods anc