Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-02-26
City Council Makes Appropriation OF
S150O-Part Of Expenses to be
Borne by Government-Old Trucl;
House to be Used for the Work.

House to be Used for the Work.
/ This city is to have free medical
E dispensary. 1t will be located on the
second floor of the old Relief Truck
/ fire engine house on the north side
| of Prince between Royal and Fairfax
streets.
An appropriation of $500 for fit
ting up the place was made last right
by the city council. The dispensary
vii! be in charge of DR.. Roy P. San
didge, who is in charge of the govern
ment health work here and who also
is in charge of the city health de-
partment.
President II. R. Burke outlined
what kind of work will be done at the
dispensary after which DR.. Sandidge
was given the floor. He told council
that about year ago the government
appropriated million dollars for
fighting certain diseases and he added
that Alexandria will get about $4,000
or $4,000 of this fund, including salar-
les of nurses etc.
Dr.. Sandidge said the city physi-
clans can go to The dispensary and
hold clinics and study diseases and
one physician he said had promised
to hold babies clinic and the ply
sician of the poor may see his patients
certain afternoons at the dispensary.
More good can be obtained by the es-
tablishment of the dispensary than
anything else the city could invest
It's money in he said.
Increase on Gas Deferred
The board Of aldermen non-concur-
red in the action of common council
a. its last meeting in increasing the
price Of gas and referred the matter
to the light and finance committee and
common council receded from its form
er action and concurred in the ac-
ton of the aldermen.
Fer Cemetery Road
Resolution of Councilman Watt.es
making temporary loan of $4,000 ]
10 the city gas works was adopted.
Resolution of Councilman McCaf-
frey appropriating the sum of $4,000 ,
for the Improvement of Wilkes street
from Alfred street westward to the ,
Of the city was referred to .
the street committee.
Again Queries Council
A communication was received from
Miss Rose NJ. Mac Donald setting
forth that some time ago she asked .
council in a communication to explain !,
the cause of the poor quality of gas
being furnished consumers and that !
she had not received any reply, but
since then council has increased the
price of gas but had not mentioned ,
what quality they propose to furnish.
she praised the milk ordinance pass
cd recently and asked to whom she
rrst appeal to get informatin about
he Gas. The matter was referred to
the light committee.
The sum of $500 was appropriated
for the !Anti-tuber,u Society.
Want white Way"
Petition. signed by a number OF
merchants on King street, presented
bv Councilman Fletcher, asking for
improved lighting system on King
street. was referred TO the joint COM
ntittee on light and streets.
The Navy Department was granted
nernission to place bridge across
Union street and place tanks under
loading platform to hold 800 gallons ;
of gasoline and 5000 gallons of al
sohol for the Naval Assembling plant
and .lso for the erection of a load
inc platform. Each ordinance was read
separately and adopted.
An amendment of Councilman Ticer
that the bridge be not less than
twenty feet two inches from the tails
was adopted.
Miscellaneous Business
Other business disposed of follows
Rill of Graham and Ogden of S1,3S5.-
* for workmen's compensation act
Insurance for city employees was or
,ered paid; resolution Of Councilman
Fletcher granting W. c. Jester per-
nrission to place gasoline tank at
King and Patrick streets, was adopt
cd. resolution of councilman Fletcher
granting permission 10 W. NJ. Priest
TO erect bungalow on lot on Duke
rstreet between ayne and West streets
referred; bill of d.. J. j. Garvey,
deputy health officer for s116.5O Tor
! temporary pest house was adopted;
!, resolution apropriating $3.50 for az