The Washington herald., 1918-01-23
ALEXANDRIA GRANTS
RAISE To FIREMEN
Increase Of $40 Month Voted by
City Council.
rHD HERALD BUREAu.
r. Z. KNIGHT q Son.
su-S3 King Street.

AlexaDdria, Va, Jan z.-An m
crease of 80 per month IN the salaries
Of the nine paid employees Of the city
IRE department was made by the city
council tonight.
Council also Increased the salary Of
Kenneth W. ogden. acting chief Of
the fire department from 500 to $50
a year. The increases become eject
i've February L
The Joint committee on nre ana
finance at first recommended that the
salaries be increased 10 per cent and
Councilman Ruben suggested
straight increase of 80 a month. At
tsrward Kenneth W. Ogden, acting
chief OF the IRE department. was
given the floor, and he told the council
that two paid members of the fire de-
partment already had resigned, and
three more contemplate resigning.
and at present the truck is without
a driver, and he added he was unable
TO get q competent man at the present
f, salary. Upon motion of Councilman
Bendheim. the increase was made $40
q month.
A petition signed by forty-six pub
lie school teachers asking that their
salaries be increased % per cent was
referred to the committee on finance
and schools. The teachers in their
petition set forth that they cannot
live on their present salaries in ''these
abnormal times"
p The sum Of $3.50 was sppropriat-
ed for purchase Of 400 feet Of nre
hose.
The sum Of $500 was appropriat-
ed to strengthen the floor system
Of the city's portion Of Hunting
Creek bridge. Another resolution
appropriating $500 to renew the
plank flooring of this bridge, on
the city's side, and to cover same
with asphalt and frestons was re-
fered to street committee.
An ordinance making the speed
limit six miles an hour for all
horses and vehicles on city's part
of Hunting Creek bridge was re-
ferred to street committee. George
W. Bontz, ST.. was elected mes
senger for the aldermen.
John d. Matter, the newly elected
member of common council from
the First ward, was sworn in by
F. F. Marbury, president of the
board Of aldermen, and took his
seat. In the absence of President
Smith. the meeting was presided
over by Vice President H. R.
Burke.
For about fifteen minutes the
members of the board Of aldermen
and common council were without
light because of a frozen gas meter.
A new meter was. obtained and
shortly after o'clock the council got
down to business. Until this was
done a lantern was used in the COM
mon council chamber.
Robert l. Payne. president of the
Chamber of Commerce, announced
the appointment of the following
committees of that organization to
serve for the year:
Executive-R. S. Jones, chairman;
W. A. SmCot, jr.; G. D. Hopkins, c.
s T. Burke and Carroll Pierce.
Arbitration-R. 8. Jones, chair
man; 8. W. Pitts. ]. L Loose, W. A.
Moore, jr.; Arthur Herbert. jr.
Business enterprise-A- D. Brock
EFT. chairman; Harry Hammond, B.
W. Morse. G. E. Warfeld and W. A.
Smoot. jr.
Advertising and trade-w ALA ce
Lindsay. chairman; M L Dinwiddie,
C. ]. Sobotka, NJ. L. Horner and E.
NdENtE.
Insurance and legislation-John
W. May. chairman; G. l. Boothe, ].
V. Williams. ]. G. Graham, C. e.
Nicol.
River and navigation-B. W.
Morse, chairman; J. H. Trimyer.
Harry Hammond, c. W. Wattles and
A. H. Bryant.
Transportation and express-w.
A Cp,aaf Sr W
vey. G. D. Hopkins, G. II. Beuchert
and ]. NJ. Duncan.
MunicipaI-R. NJ. Graham. chair
man: S. P. Cropley, Walter Roberts,
James Bayne and D. N. Hulfsh.
Conventions and celebrations-O. H
Kirk, chairman: K. w. ogden, P. E.
Cliff, r. A. Steel and T. w. Robinson.
Membership-Carroll Pierce, chair
man: o. H. Kirk, G. d. Hopkins, ].
Y. Williams and c. c. Lamond.
Reception and entertaInment-Harry
Hammond. chairman; K. W. ogden, ].
William May. F. NJ. Gould and w. F.
FiCklin, jr.
Streets, roads and parks-A. D.
Crockett, chairman: ]. n. Trimyer. W.
II. Thomas, W. W. Demaine and B.
NJ. Hopkins.
Credits and collections-C. S. T.
Burke, chairman; S. W. Pitts. ]. L.
Perry. H. z Gentry and @. T. Bur-
iroughs.
Postal. telephone and telegraph-G.
d. Hopkins. chairman: c. s. T.
Burke, H. d. Kirk, F. T. King and E.
F. Ticer.
Finance-worth Hulhsh, chairman:
Arthur Bryant. G. E. Warheld. F. T.
King and Calvin Butts.
ADrf1atIfVra and irnpniorafiop- NJ
Duncan. chairman: v. W. Boswell. J.
l. Loose. c. II. May and z. E. Carver.
George W. Jones, well-known
grocer and for many years one of
Alexandria's leading contractors and
builders. died at 1:35 o'clock this after
noon at his residence. $50 North Payne
street. while sitting in a chair. The
deceased had been complaining for the
past week, but his condition did not
Indicate anything serious. It is
thought that Bright's disease was the
cause of his death.
For the past quarter Of a century
the deceased had been engaged in the
grocery and wood and coal usiness at
the southwest corner Of Princess and
Payne streets. Mr.. Jones was sixty
six years old and in addition to his
widow he Is, survived by one son and
ive daughters, as follows: George W.
Jones, jr., Mrs. W. A. Golden, and
Misses Alma, Unica, Evelyn and
Louise Jones. Arrangements for the
funeral have not yet been made.
Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth
B. Norris were held this afternoon at
uSne residence of her sister. Mrs Harry