Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-07-10

President Smith. of Common Soufcl'
| Asks for a Conference Between
Special Committee of Council ane
Police Bcard-Wants Camfign ol
Education.
Common Council last night adopted
| resolution of Councilman Smith
president Of that board, requesting
the board of police Commission to call
special meeting at once to meet a
special committee Of city council to
investigate failure to enforce numer-
Gus city laws.
Mr.. Smith LETT the chair and said
that all noticed the non-cnforcement
Of the city laws. He said he did not
think the police were aware of the
laws. He cited among the laws being
violated one which forbids exposing
meats for sale without being screened;
also foodstuffs on the street, and the
ordinance tht make it unlawful to
| permit dogs to go unmuzZled. He
favored a campaign of education and
added that these things are bringing
down condemnation on the city.
Councilman Ruben said it should be
the duty of some one to tell the police
about the existence of these laws and
he wanted to know whose duty it was.
The Board Of Aldermen, while coun-
ell was discussing business for the
city, had adjourned for the summer
until September l. Common Council,
however, did not adjourn. President
Smith said it would be unfortunate to
adjourn just now when the state
health department is probing into the
sanitary affairs Of the city, and Mr.
Ruben concurred in his views on this
matter.
An ordinance 70 provide for the re-
moval of ashes, garbage ard house
waste was reported by the committee
on streets. The ordinance provides
chat ashes shall be removed under
the direction of the city engineer and
street committee. They shall be
placed in receptacles not to exceed
thirty gallons end not more than
thirty feet from a nalley and garbage
must be placed in light metallic recep-
tacles. Garbage will be removed un-
der the direction of the health COM
mittee of council and the city health
officer. Paper and tin cans cannot be
placed with ashes. Paper must be
burned or hauled way BY the house
holders and cans also must be re-
moved by the householders.
Petition from the Mount Vernon
and Camp Humphreys Railway Com
pany ~ erect poles and string wires
from a point on the Potomac at the
foot of Wythe street, extending on
the south side of said street to the
east side of Royal and King streets.
on Royal, and then south on Royal
street to the corporation limits to
connect with lines of Washington
Virginia Railway Company. This
company will construct line from
Mt. Vernon to Camp Humphreys, Va.
1t was referred to the joint commit
tee on finance and streets.
Ordinance authorizing the Standard
Oil Company to operate three pipe
lines on Union street, between Gibbon
and Franklin streets WAS referred.
Councilman Burke explained that he
understood that the Standrd Oil Com
panyproposes to change the location
Of its plant to- the southeastern sec
ton of the city. whore they want the
pipe lines placed.
An ordinance authorizing and d.
rect the city auditor 10 deliver to po-
lice headquarters the record book Of
dog licenses and dog tags for the
year 1918, and the issuing at police
headquarters of dog licenses during
the balance of the fiscal years to June
l, 1919, was referred to the general
| laws oornifton
Petition of Chief Goods on behalf
Of members Of police department for
increase in salary was referred to the
finance and police committees.
Resolution of Councilman Lawler
appropriating s25 for printing copies
Of the ordinance for removal of ashes
and garbage, to be distributed by the
police, was adopted.
Petition of the Alexandria Hay &
Grain Company to build scales or
Pendleton street between Henry anc
Fayette streets was adopted.
Petitions of four owners Of lots il
| George Washington Park for oui