Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-03-26
REPORT ON CITY
MANAGER PLANS
Special Committee of Coun-
Gil Say 1t Is Not An
Experiment
operated IN 121 CITIES
Report On Gas Situation Made-To
Finance Schccl For Colored Child
ren-Gthcr Matters Presented.

The special committee appoint
bd last September by Cit
Council to investigate tn
iity manager on commission form 0
+oyc~nnlcnc made its report las
light. Among other things it "a!
tated in the report that this plar
as ceased to be an experiment. Il
losing their report the committee
aid: In our opinion the city gov
Eminent can be more efficient ant
Economically administered than i:
CIV dcno as the proper results were
ever attained ami the responsible
y fixed because the city charter ]:
Implicated affair"
ut also was recitcd in the repor
lat the cities of Norfolk, Petersburg
' hd Roanoke have adopted the plar
Id it is now in operation in 13l cit
S and sixty-four oi:lcr cities expec.
adopt it. The report was re.
lived The committee making tn
port was composed Of Counci!me'
taudc ". Fletcher, chairman; Z. T
Ger and Aldermen f. NJ. Andcrsc.
i'd j. T. Harrison.
Rcpcrt by Gas Superintendent.
f. W. Latham, superintendent o
ls, made reply to a letter recent
y sent the city courcil by Miss Ros
Macdonald asking about tn
|or quality of gas being furnishc
nsumcrs. Among other things NJ:
btham in his report said THE spe
Rications set fortl, in the comnun
iticn sert council are lived m L
the city gas works gcnrally.
After rccitine the troubles encoun
red Mr.. Latham set forth the n!ar
| IS practically been renewed, the oil
Init being insufficient TO meet tn
Creased consumption of gas in til!
ky. and that the new plant IS noI
B1ple t. take care of present '!a
eds and That the plant q! presor
in good shape.
Steps For New School.
The joint committee on financ
| III schools recommended that step,
taken toward the erection of !;
hool building to be usd jointly 70.
tored boys and girls and that n
liinancc be drawn. The matter wa
serre;l to the finance comm:ttc
hich committee will map out
Ian for financing the proposition.
Offer S225 For Franchise
PThe Mount Vernon and Cam.
Imphrcys Railroad Company sub
Etted bid of 1925 annually for III
Ianchiso to erect poles. string wire
pd cables or Royal street from til
irth to the south end. This was re
bred to the joint committee OF
Irccts and finance.
Accompanying the bid was com
Eunication from the Washington
kreinia Railway Company se.t!nf
rth that they would erect a moo
In waiting station and ticket offic'
the head Of King street, but stated
hat they would immediately aaan
Cn the ticket office at the corner o
)hync and Cameron streets.
Ordinances Adopted
An ordinance requiring all per
pns, firms and corporations to SC
{.re ,permits for conducting barbc'
ncps. hair dressing parlors. man!
'lrc parlcrs or public bath hous'
Ind prescribing sanitary require
kcnts for the conduct thereof wa
3,optcd. Violation is punishable }!
fine cf from s. to SO.
Ordinance to provide for fly tieh
>copticle where manure is kept an
aking it unlawful to store manur
city limits ana making the ofiens
un:shahla by the imposition OF a fn
as adopted.
A. T. Pcake was granted permls
ION 20 erect gasoline tank and scr
lice station in front Of old Cree
actory on Prince street betwce
Fairfax and Lee streets.
Miscellaneous Business
Other business disposed Of follows