The Washington herald., 1919-12-10
ALEXANDRIA
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Alexandria. Va. Dec. 9-The need
of an aerial truck to fight fires was
discussed informally following the
transaction of business by the COM
mon council tonight. the matter be-
ing brought up by Councilman Des-
mond. Several councIlmen expressed
themselves as favoring the purchase
Of such a piece Of apparatus.
The board of aldermen adjourned
for the Christmas holidays until the
second Tuesday in January. Common
council, however. non-concurred in
their action.
A communication was received from
the school board setting forth that
the following newly-elected school
trustees had fahed to qualify: George
Z. Warfield. Harry Hammond and T.
Clifton Howard. 1t was decided to
hold joint session at the next meet
ing and elect their successors. Coun-
Gilman Ruben suggested that IL they
could not get men to serve they
should put women on the board.
A resolution appropriating the sum
of $50 to fix up temporary rooms in
property owned by the city for the
free clinic was adopted. II was sug-
gested that the old police court room
directly over police station could be
used and efforts will be made to get
these rooms.
Councilman Fletcher stated he ex-
pected to present the new traffic laws
at the next meeting.
The sum of 500 was appropriated
for the purchase and installation of
fire plugs and $50 for widening doors
and making other arrangements at
the Columbia engine house for the
new motor fire apparatus. The South
ern Auto Supply Company was grant
ed permission to erect gasoffne tank
In GibbOn street west of Alfred street
A three-days' campaign in the inter
est OF building houses for new resi-
dents will be inaugurated tomorrow
by number OF business men. Their
amounting to $2ndOO0 and erect mod.
ern homes for the men who will
come here to work at the U. S. Naval
Torpedo Station. The company has
been chartered by the State corpora
tion commission. with a capital stock
OF $500. 0e0
Most OF the men who will come here
from other government stations have
families. A vastsmajority are skilled
mechanics, whose pay is $40 a day,
and most of these will want to buy
homes. Ninety percent of the men
who will be employed will be skilled
mechanics.
There are at present 16O men en-
ployed at the plant. and after actual
work of assembling torpedoes is be-
gun. which may be expected within
the next month, between 100 and 500
are to be employed. The maximum
number is LOO.
Working on an eight-hour basis, the
plant will turn out two torpedoes a
day and on a twenty-four hour basis
eight torpedoes a day.
Because Of the coal shortage, nine
trains on the Richmond, Fredericks-
burg and Potomac Railroad and two
on the Southern have been discon-
tinued.
Announcement is made that Albert
Fletcher. jr., of Warrenton. Va, SUI
pervisor of census for the Eighth
Virginia District. will hold a public
examination at 10 o'clock Saturday
morning in the Postofice Building
for the positions of enumerators in
the census of Alexandria, beginning
January 2. Seven vacancies exist,
as follows: First ward, one; Second
ward. two: a Third ward. three:
Fourth ward. four.
Orlando beavers. 72. died this
morning at his home. 110 North Pat
rick street. His funeral will take
place at IL o'clock Thursday morn
ing at the residence. Services will
be conducted by the Rev. w. j.
Morton. DID,, rector of Christ P. e.
Church. Burial will be in Ivy Hill
Cemetery.
The FIRST OF a series of dances will
be given by the Master Masons' Club
in the auditorium of the Elks' Home
tomorrow night.
In the interest Of the nation-wide
campaign OF the Episcopal Church
for funds a meeting OF the members
of st. Paul's P. z. Church of this