Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-07-23
2OFFICIAL
Common Council

Il II common COUNCIL
A. regular meeting Of the Com
Moi. Council of the City of Alav&1-
dria, Va, held July %, 1919, there
were present:
| H.. R. Burke, esq.. Presiden. and
Mcssrs. McCaffr':,, latter, TIGER
A:n:.r ng, Kaufiaaa. Wattles, Dos-
. mend, sullivan, liaEgett, Ballenge.
Lawle-, Fletcher, ana beavers.
y yes luton Increasing the salar:'
of the Superintendent of Schools to
sue:. !. amount as vii make the S -.
tatal Of the CO. ocnsation paid H.:
J. nc state ard ely qlal $500 pc:
! an'.m lie SUE i.a:l Y the city u
a, nm a.iraly d..:..>r IS the s::rn
ga ty he St.: l.r'tases, - :rs
the ::..y al $500 'sr annrn' was
recon- endca by n int ra!fI?itt'a
II ;,h.i., ana fare and :asse'i,
81: ;. 80. 0.
A resolution appropriating $3.50 to
the playground and Parent Teachers
association was recommended by the
,oint committee on finance and sch0O.
ard passed ayes II; Noes 0.
A resolution apprcpriating $1,000
for small general repairs of streets
was recommended by the joint conf
msttee on Street and Finance AMI
nassed, Ayes ~; Noes l (Mr. Sui
YAM
A resolution appropriating 500
for sewer on Queen street between
Royal and Pitt Streets was recon-
mended by the joint committee on
streets and finance and passed, Ayes
13; Noes 0.
A resolution appropriating $3.50 r.
purchase car load of vitrified block
was recommended by the joint COM
r;.tee on streets and finance anc
passed Ayes u; Noes 1. (Mr. Sui.
livan)
4 resolution appropriating $500 for
necessary improvements at Reliance
Engine house under the supervision
# rha committee on Public property
and CITY Engineer was Offered by
Mr.. Ticer and passed, Ayes IA. Noes
G.
Upon recommendation of the
committee or finance an agreement
and deed was accepted from Horace
A. Mudd and wife for right of way
for sewer real; Of PROPERTY 331' North
81. Asaph street.
A resolution authorizing the City
Tax Collector to allow discount OF
; per cent on all bills for the year
1919. paid in full prior to September
/, 1919, was passed, Ayes l; Noes 0
A resolution .instructing the Cor
poraton Attorney to collect by law
the license tax due. the city by the
Washington, Va, Ry. Co., amounting
TO $230.5O was offered by Mr.. Bag
gett and passed.
A communication from the chair
man of the City School board submit
ting a bill CT H. Noel Garner for ex-
aiming title and preparing deed,
amount $4,000 was referred to the
committee on Finance.
A communication from DR.. l.. T.
Fou,ks Health Officer notifying the
City Council that he had appointed
Miss Catherine M Brock as Clerk for
the Health Department, was received
and approved.
A communication from the War De
rap.ment relating to the sale CT sur
plus foods by authority Of the zone
supply and transportation officer
was received and referred to the join,
committee on Poor and Finance.
A resolution appropriating $50 to
place window curtains at the Cclum-
hia Engine house was offered by MI.
Kaufman and passed Ayes IA; Noes
| none.
A resolution directing the City En-
pineer to remove all paper and trash
from residences and places Of bust
ness was offered by Mr.. Kaufman
and referred to the committee on
Streets.
A resolution apprcpriating 5000 tc
purchase granite curb was referred
to the committee on Streets.
4 bill of Fl. L. Peyton for prepar-
irp sketch of yard masters office by
ordtr Of the Commonwealth Attorney
amount $500 was referred to the
mint committee on general laws and
finance.
A proposal from the Rev. Louis
smet to purchase material from old
school building on South Washing
ten street was referred to the joint