Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-13
WITT NOT Raise PRIICCE|RED CROSS ACTIVITIES
Board OF Alderiaen Refuses TO Con-
cur in Acticn Of the Common
Council Increasing Gas Rate.

Council Increasing Gas Rate.
Most @ the measures introduces
in the City Connci! last night were
Of q general nature. They VIII oe
feund in the official proceedings.
Six members wr.'c g.csen- IN the
Boa,;s of Aldermen, and the papers
submitted ,occasioncd no discussion
except in one casc-an ORDINANCE
increasing the price OF gas twenty
cents upon each one thousand feet.
The ordinance had been submitted
at previous meeting and refcrred
10 the committee on light and lir-
cnce and had been favorably repof'
% in the Common Council, whirh
body mad adopted the measure.
When It rcache:E the upper beard
Mir. Anderson made 4 statcment -
which he said that although ne was
not Sponsor Of the ordinance, i had
been demonstrated to his satisfaction
that the measure was rendered nee
essary by the increased cost o every
thing entering into the manutaS-
t,ire O.: gas. He referred to the m
creased cost Of coal especially.
President Marbury took Issue with
Mr.. Anderson. He SAW 10 reason
Why the price CT gas should be IN
creased unde~ the present clrcum-
stances. The gas is of an inferior
quality, ne alleged, and many persons
are unable to use It fer cooking or
lighting purposes. The city, ne said,
is not procuring zeal from wEI.A
proper gas can be obtained. lie IN
tended to vote against the ordinance.
Mr.. wilkins spoke upon similar
lines. The gas, he sail. is n2'atis-
factory
Mr.. Harrison spoke against ths
ordinance. In answer to interiors;
tories from President iarbu'y, tAe
speaker acknowledged that Gas Is
manufactured in ether cities AZ iit;y
cents per thousand feet.
The ordinance, afcel. having been
read the 1lir4 time, was placed upon
its passage ard was rejected by the
following vote: Ayes, Ar. Anderson
i. Noes, Messrs. Robinson, Ball
enger, Harrison. wilkins and Mr..
n esiaent---5.
The Aldermen concrrrcd IN the ac-
ton ,r the Common Cnunci! or al
c!hcr papers sent in.
rhc 81: Council.
From repor.% which reached the
city council chamber last night the
indications were that by this morn
inc the city would be minus severa!
Of its police officers unless som" as
surancc was given them that their
yalnrics would be raised The sn9-
iect was informally discussed by
several or the councilmcn before the
council was called to order for Its
regular session, and after Vice Pres-
ident Burke had gotten other busl-
ness out Of the way the matter came
ND in regular order. Councilman
Iawler, who has generally champl-
ored the cause Of the policemen,
took occasion to say very forcloly
that he did not like the idea Of being
threatened on the part of the poAcc,
and that in all probability. if the
men acted fairly IN the matter, they
would be properly cared for at the
next meeting. Sergeant Scott was
given the privilege of the iloor 70
state the case Of the men and said
that several OF them had intimatad
that unless they got an increase IN
pay they would accept other posi-
tions. but that he thought there
would be TO difficulty in retaining
them after they had learned that the
council woulA favor their reqcst.
The council adopted an ordinance
increasing the price of the city gas
from 81 to $1.20 per thousand feet,
but the board CT aldermen refused
to concur. This was another matter
which was discussed at length by
several of the members, Mr.. Burke
taking the initiative i'll favor Of it in
the council. He stated that the gas
committee is now over $4,000 behind
owing to the higher prices for coal,
etc. Repairs to extent Of $1,000
were made at the gas plant last
year
The sum of 5000 was appropriated
for repairs to the Hunting Greek
bridge and the city engineer was au
thorized to deliver a certain amour
of Icrlshed stone to the Flrgin.s
Shipbuilding Corporation for use Il
the construction of road 10 IN
.,,;,,,,r1 q I.l-a o.,on,,NI OF stone q