Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-01-29
MAYOR IS SUSTAINED
Council Recommits Resolution Auth
orizing Fire Chief to Take Fire Ap
paratus Beyond City Limits-Othe1
Matters Disposed of Last Night.

\ Matters Disposed oil Last Nlght.
\ Mayor Fisher last night returned 4
.itv council without his approval
.esolution passed at Il recent meetini
| If that body empowering the chic
/ engineer of the fire department to OF
\ er the city's fire apparatus beyonI
H The confines Of the city.
/ Among other things the mayor il
\ lis communication said that the ideI
\ IS to cneck the danger without its re;
/ ference to committee. He alSi
\ thought the adjoining counties shoult
make some provision to help them;
I selves.
On motion OF Councilman Bagget:
\ he mayors veto was sustained by G
\ vote of 10 to ). The board Of Alder
men unanimously concurred IN sus
saining the mayors veto. The mat
.er was then referred to the fire con-
mlIESc lot lUIlle! dlllOlit
Ordinance regulating food estab
,ishments and requiring all such es
adjustments to obtain a permit fron
he city treasurer to cost 81 annual;
vas adopted as also was an ordinanc
regulating the milk supply and re
1uiring permit to cost 81 to be OF
aimed from the city treasurer. Dr.
Roy P. Sandidge explained that tn
ordinance to regulate the milk suppl!
"ill become operative May 81.
Petition from United States Blu
reau of Yards and Docks for the con
;truction of a concrete loading plat
.orm on Union street. and for con
itruction under platform of eight OF
:anks and to construct bridge acros
hat thoroughfare connecting wit
Naval Torpedo Assembly plant wa
adopted.
After a lengthy debate J. \. Tit
comb was granted permission to cree
gasoline tank in front of 104 and 10
South Washington street. The boar
# Aldermen, however, deferred at
ZION on this matter and it went owe
until the next meeting.
Mayor Fisher sometime ago vetoe;
this resolution.
Resolution of Councilman Ruben ap.
oropriating $40 to purchase sanitar,
thinking cups for city council wa:
adopted.
Mount Vernon Chapter, Daughter:
# the American Revolution petitione'
'or council to repair public drinking
sountain at Cameron and Royal
,treets and it was referred.l
Resolution Of Councilman Bagget'
hat the corporation attorney be ask
ID to prepare an ordinance to compe
zhe Washington-Virginia RAILWAY
Company TO remove switch on kins
between Washington and Columbu:
streets, was referred.
Resolution of Councilman Bagget
hat humane officer be appointed
was referred. He SAID DR.. ]. j. Gar
vev would act as such free of charge
I. Resolution Of Councilman McCaf
lrey to rcmov, with city carts al
rash. rubbish, including bottles an'
Ind tin cans. was referred to stree
sommittee.
/ Petitions of J. NJ. Duncan for case.
line tank on Pitt between King ard
Cameron streets, and W.: G.. Jestcl
FOR one 1t northeast corner of King
Ind Patrick streets, were referred.
Mayor Fisher returned without his
approval resolutions appropriatinG
$3.50 for expenses for collection fnl
sanitary boxes and the matter was re
committed to health and finance com
Imittccs.
Resolution appropriating SIOO FOL
Of chain gang prisoners
|iwas referred to finance committee.
Request of William Smithers fo,
garage at 1916 King street was re
rcrrcd. The sum Of 500 for sewer OF
Pavne street south of Commerce
street was adopted. I. G.. Rawlett
| was granted permission for garage a
III South Fairfax street. $500 wa:
appropriated Tor sewer on Pitt stree
1 south of DuEc street. The sum o
$3.50 was appropriated for pur:has
i # ,arload cf vitrlied brick. permis
i son was granted *. X. Williams t
/ erect building at POS North Payn
J street.
il Petition of Alexandria Amusement
| Company for improvements granted
and one of General Realty Compan
referred.
The sum Of S65 appropriated fc
auto clave for health department..
sE S. B., Ross petitioned. for to r
/ model, house. 10lS Oroaoco street ar