Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-10-29
City Council Elects Three
Old and Two New
School Trustees
JOINT SESSION HELD
Seek Aid To Continue War Camp
Community Work-Want Electrical
Inspector-Other Matters.

The deficit in the public schools
this school year for operating eNpen.
ses will be $16,438.92 according to
communication submitted by the
school board to city council at its
meeting last night and they asked for
an appropriation to meet this deficit
The total operating expenses it was
explained viii be $4,000 of which
amount the state pays $18,561.08 and
the city s43 1882. The matter was
referred to the joint committee on
schools and finance.
Communication from the school
board asking that the grounds around
the high school building be put in
proper shape and that sidewalks be
laid at cost of $4,000 was referred
to the joint committee on public prop
erty and finance.
A letter written by H. ]. Palmer, of
the Southeastern Underwriters As
sociation, advocating the establish
ment Of city electrical inspector was
referred.
Kenneth W. Ogden, chief, of the fire
department, also submitted a letter to
council urging upon that body the i'm
portance of electing an electrical in
spector, it being set forth by him that
in some instances the wiring is de-
fective due to the incompetence and
negligence of electricians. This mat
ter also was referred.
A joint session of council was held
and the following school trustees were
chosen:
J. Gilbert Cox and George E. War
field, first ward; w. F. H Finke, Sec
ond ward; Harry Hammond, third
ward; T. C. Howard, fourth ward. Mr..
Warfield takes the place of c. R.
Yates resigned and in the third ward
and Mr.. Hammond takes the place
of w. H. Hellmuth.
The joint session. also reelected
Kenneth w. Ogden chief of the fire
department,
Capt. George H.,iEvans, business
manager of the!l Chamber of Conar
merce, and James Bayne, appeared
before the joint session and addressed
that body, Mr.. Bayne speaking on
the present inequitable form of city
assessment and advocating change
which he said would prove far more
equitable than the prevailing system.
The new assessment will be made next
wear for both state and city.
Resolution appropriating $4,000
for repairs to streets,sand roads was
referred to the joint committee on
streets and finance. Resolution author
;zing the city tax collector to sell all
property on which city taxes have not
been paid to: June /, 1919, beginning
December Is was adopted.
Ordinance directing the Washing
ton-Virginia Railway Company to re-
move switch on King street between
st. Asaph and Columbus streets, was
referred TO special committee.
Resolution that the public property
committee eNpend the sum of S7oo fol
building two fish stands in country
part of city market was referred tc
the finance committee.
Request of Alexandria Free Kin
dergarten for $500 for its work was
referred to the committee on schools
and finance.
Owing to the high cost Of living
the pay of judges and clerks Of eiec
ton was increased from So to s4.oo
day and the commissioners of electlol
will receive 50 additional per day.
T. w. Garvin, district representa-
tive for the state of Virginia, of TIL
War Camp Community Service, ad
dressed common council on that mat