The Washington herald., 1919-02-26
ALEXANDRIA
THE HERALD BUREAU,
A. S. Doniphsn.

A. S. Doniphsn.
IL King Street
Alexandria, Va, Feb. 25.-Alex-
andria is to have a free medical
dispensary. 1t will be operated un-
der the direction of DIR. r. p.
Sandidge. now acting city health
ofhcer, and will be located in the
old building formerly occupied by
the Relief Hook and Ladder Com
pany. on Prince between Royal and
Fairfax streets. A resolution ap-
propriating $500 to make the
necessary improvements to the
building before being occupied was
adopted by the city council tonight.
DR.. Sandidge was given the floor
and he explained to council that a
| part OF the funds for the operation
VIII be borne by the government in
the treatment OF venereal diseases
free of charge. He also told of the
wonderful possibilities of the es-
! tabllshment of clinics and added that
the government will spend in nurses
and office expenses about $4,000 or
$4,000 annually. The city physicians
may come to the dispensary, he said,
and treat all kinds OF diseases, and
one physician has planned a clinic
for babies diseases and the poor of
the city, he said. will be treated at
that dispensary by the physician to
| the poor.
Tho board of aldermen non-con-
Cured in the resolution increasing
the price of gas and recommitted
the matter to the joint committee
! on light and finance and common
council rescinded their former ac-
| tion in the matter and concurred
in the action of the board of al
dermen.
resolution making a tempo
rary loan of $4,000 for the city gas
plant was adopted.
Separate ordinances of the Navy
| Department for the erection of a
bridge across Union street, putting
! in tanks to hold 500 gallons of gas
OlIne and 5000 gallons OF alcohol
and for a loading platform were
adopted.
Councilman McCarrcy offered a
! resolution apprOpriating $4,000 for
/ Improvement OF Wilkes street lead
ing to the cemeteries, and il was
/ referred TO the committee on streets
/ and finance.
/ Miss Rose NJ. Macdonald sent a
/ communication setting forth she
! had heard nothing from her COM
. mUniCation presented. regulating
| tn" quality Of gas furnished. but
/ that since then tho price had been
/ increased and no mention made OF
| th' quality of gas to be furnished.
T This was referred to the light COM
/ mIttee.
Petition of a number OF King
I street merchants for better light
/ ing system on that thorouGhfare
was referred.
Petition of Virginia ShipbuIldinE
| Corporation 10 reopen Green street be-
tween Lee and Union streets was re-
/ fcrred.
7 Bill of Graham and Ogden for 81
JSj.4J for insurance for city employees
under Workmcn's Compensation Act
was ordered paid.
I The sum of SGn0 was appropriated for
Anti-tubercuIosis Society.
Bill OF DR.. J. J. GarVey for $3.50
/ for supplies furnished at temporary
pest house was ordered paid. The SUM
of $50 was appropriated for expenses
for health department.
I Permission was granted W. :. Jester
| to erect gasoline tank on Patrick
street near northeast corner of King
and Patrick streets.
/ Communication from school boa I'd
setting forth that vacancy exists
/ from the second ward, caused hy the
death of z. NJ. Bra adshaw. received and
/ 1t was decided to 80 into an election
! at next meeting.
! Petition of w. NJ. Priest to erect
bungalow on lot adjoining 1915 Duke
street was referred. y. Z. Williamson
was granted permission to rebuild
shed at So Duke street. Petition OF
+ So
and Patrick streets was referred Pc-
tition of Ernest ]. Simpson for sewer
/ on Lee. between Franklin and Glib
/ bon streets also referred. Ordinance
requiring permits for barber shops.
manicuring parlors and hair dressing
establishments was referred.