Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-03-13
POLICE GET MORE PAY
Aldermen Concur in Action Of Cont
mon Council Increasing Monthly
Salary to S75 Month.

! Salary 10 $40 MoHth.
Six Aldermen were present at th'
5; regular meeting last night. Their
was little discussion on any measor'
presented. The report of the commit
tee on finance and police on pet,
tion from the members of the polio;
force for an increase in their salaries
of SO per month, laid over at the las'
meeting, after having been adopted
by the Common Council, was read.
Mr.. Harrison offered the following
amendment to the report: "ProvldeI
that no officer shall work at any oth-
er occupation during the time he sh&:'
be in the employ of the city.
The report and proviso were adops-
ed by unanimous vote. The COM
mon Council, however, returned the
paper, that body having adhered 70
its action, and asked for committee
of conference. Messrs. Wilkins ana
Harrison were appointed on the part
Of the Aldermen, and after con
ference with Messrs. Smith and Law
ler of the Common Council, returned
TO the chamber and suggested that
the Aldermen recede from their ac-
ticn ard concur in that of the Com
mon Council. This was done, and the
report having been adopted by both
boards, will now be presented to the
Mayor for his approval.
Mr.. Wilkins introduced two reso!u-
tions, one apprcpriating 5000 for tire
purchase of asphalt and tar for street
improvements, and a resolution ap,
nropriating $3.50 for TIE purchase OF
broken stone. Mr.. Wilkins asked that
the resolutions be acted upon at once,
as t.re City Engineer was anxious 10
avail himself Of the present price,,
as later there was every reason to BE-
lieve these essentials of street in,-
movements would increase in price.
The resolutions were adopted. Mr..
wilkins incidentally remarked that
the Virginia Shipbuilding Corporation
intends in the near future to erect
or, thousand houses in Alexandria
whicl, they purpose to sell to their
employees upon monthly payments
The tar, asphalt and stone to be pur
chased under the resolutions are to be
used in making street improvements
at the approaches to the plant of this
corporation.
The Aldermen concurred in the ac-
ton of the Common Council on all
papers sent in.
Appropriations Calling for s2l'39o
Presented TO City Councilmen.
Last night seemed to be the night
selected to present resolutions to the
members of the City Council calling
for appropriations, and, as result a
total of S24,39O was asked for from
various sources, most of them for
streets and sewers. Among them
were: sS,7O0 for improvements on
Washington street from Duke TO
Franklin, 5000 for a sewer on falf-
fax street between Gibbon and FRANK
lin street, $500 for a sewer on FRANK
In between Royal and Fairfax streets,
5000 for a sewer on Fairfax between
Wilkes and Gibbon, S1,700 Cor road
way on Franklin between Fairfax ana
Lee streets, S4,400 for roadway on
Fairfax between Wilkes ana Frank
lin streets, 5000 for roadway on
Lee street from Franklin TO Jefferson,
$4,000 for roadway on Lee between
Jefferson and entrance to the ship
building ward of the Virginia Ship
building Corporation, 5000 for the
purchase O. asphalt and tar, and S95o
for broken stone.
A letter was also read from Chle1
Ogden asking fer the purchase o.
new aerial ladder truck at cost OF
about $4,000, in which he recon-
mended that the entire department os
motorized and that new Telegraph
fire alarm system be installed.
The salaries of the policemen were
increased $40 per month, and peti
t;on was received from NJ. w. Gaines
acting for the Marshall estate, asking
that a sewer be built south OF ia
vote street from Cameron street. z
resolution, introduced by Counclllo
I,awler, extending vote ct thanks u
Representative Carlin for his effort
N behalf of the city, in locating neV
Industries here, was unanlmousl.
adopted.
Dance.
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