Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-11-26
WHY WORRY ABOUT .
BEING FAT Or thin
Fat a Sign of Good Health
Says Health Officer
Foulks.
GOOD NEWS FOR FAT
Persons Who Eat Now Are Open to
Suspicion of Having Buried Treas
ure or Rich Mother-in-Iaw~

An ordinance to provide for the
taking over. of the streets IN East
Rosemont were discussed last night
at a joint session of the city council.
/! Following a general interchange of
opinion the ordinance was recommit-
! ted to the joint committee on street
and finance.
Those participating il, the discus
s!cn included President M:rbury, of
the board of aldermen, who presided
over the joint session; President
Burke, OF the lower board, and Coun-
cibmen Ruben, Desmond, Ticer, Bag
gett.
The joint session when it consid-
ers the ordinance again also will
take up the question of taking over
the streets in West Rosemont and
George Washington Park.
Nine employees of the city fire de
partment petitioned council to increase
their pay to $125 month owing to
the high cost of living, they setting
forth that it is impossible to make
both ends meet on the present salary.
The matter was referred to tfe COM
mittee On fire and finance.
The joint committee on finance and
streets recommended appropriation
of $4,000 for repairs to streets and
roads and the resolution was adopted.
The money willEbe spent under the di-
rection of the committee on streets
and city engineer.
Councilman Fletcher directed atten-
tion to the need of new traffic laws
and regulations and President Burke
suggested that the old laws present
ed in 1917 be taken up and revised TO
meet present day needs and presented
for action.
The resolution providing for omit
ting back taxes on ground belonging
to the Alexandria Hospital, which was
reported on adversely by the board
of aldermen. This resolution was
adopted by the lower board at its last
meeting. The action of the aldermen
kills the proposition.
Other matters acted on follows.
$50 appropriated for construction of
sewer to connect with 1913 Duke
street; Alexandria Lumber Company
granted permission to erect shed at
the northeast corner of Alfred and
Wilkes streets: Charles 7. Blount
granted permission to erect garage in
rear of 32O and 322 South Patrick
streets; Hcrfurth Engine Company
granted permission to erect shed on
Strand, 120 feet south of Duke Street:
petition for sewer on West Street be-
tween Cameron and Oronoco streets,
referred to committee on streets and
finarce; petition of citizens of Brad
dock fer electric lights was referred
to the committee on light; petition OF
Mrs. Belle f. Mudd tc erect three
frame houses on Princess, between st.
Asaph and Pitt streets and one on st.
Asaph between Queen and Princess
streets, was referred to>the street COM
mittee; petition of Armour and Com
pany TO erect gasoline tank on Henry
street" north Of It's building al the
northeast corner of Cameron and
Henry streets. was referred to the
street committee: bill Of health de-
partment for S62 80 was adopted:
resolution to widen doors of Colum-
bia Engine House and remove horse
stalls to make room for motor appa-
ratus was referred to joint committee
on fire end finance; resolution ap-
propriating S7O0 for additional fire
plugs was referred to joint committee
on fire and finance; resolution ap-
propriating $1,000 for making plat
book of tbs :..ty was rcfer''"7 to the
Joint committee on finance and streets