The Washington herald., 1919-11-12
ALEXANDRIA
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Alexandria, Va. Nov. Mayor
Fisher tonight returned to city
council without his approval the
resolution passed by the last meet
ing Of the city council increasing
the salary of Fire Chief Kenneth
w. Ogden. from SIS to $50 a month.
and city council by a vote of Is to
sustained its former action IN
making the increase.
The mayor In his letter. return
Ing the resolution. among other
things. set forth while the COM
pensation for the once was small
IL was not necessary to be on duty
all of the time.
Praise OF the work of Fire Chief
Ogden was given by Councilmen
Desmond. Lawier and Ruben, ana
the vote then taken. All of the
members of council thought he was
being underpaid.
The finance committee reported
| favorably on the petition to re-
I nit $519.5s back taxes on square Of
ground purchased several years ago
, as a site for the Alexandria Hos
pital.
The salary OF w. l. Craven. stew
ard of offices. was increased to
$1.OOO per year.
BY q vote OF to the sum OF
S7o0 was appropriated for the con-
struction of two fish benches in the
south wing of the country market.
Council adopted an ordinance passed
at the last meeting. but again
called for action. to compel the
washington-Virgin Railway Com
pany to remove a switch at King
and Washington streets.
| Petition of T. J. Fannon for sewer
at 1913 Duke street and petition foI
sewer on Duke street between Alfred
and Patrick streets. were referred.
Petition OF c. w. O'Meara to erect
gasoline service station at Alfred
and Gibbon streets was referred. Pc
tition to resurface Cameron street.
between Columbus and Fayette
streets. was referred to committee
on streets and finance.
II. ]. Palmer. representing the South
eastern Fire Underwriters' Associa-
| ton, appeared before the council and
urged the appointment OF an inspector
| of electrical wiring for the city. Con-
ditions here, he declared. are extreme
ly hazardous. and he thought II would
be unwise to defer action longer than
4 possible.
Corporation Attorney H Noel Garner
also appeared before the council and
told of the case now pending before
the State Corporation Commission in
which the telephone company in Vlr-
! ginia is asking for an increase In
rates. and he added II will be some
time before the company completes its
testimony. a voluminous mass Of doc
umentary testimony being presented
by the company In behalf OF its con-
tention for an increase.
| Announcement is made that Virginia
land assessors will be specifically in
structed by the judges appointing
them to make their assessments at
fair market value instead = OF on a
made by the Virginia State Board Is
carried out.
In a letter signed by Gov. Davis,
chairman of the board. and addressed
to each OF the judges of the State
who have authority OF appointing land
assessors the State tax board points
OUT that the Commonwealth short
| age of revenue, which has required
building and other purposes, is at
tributed to under valuation of real
/ estate by assessors.
! Deeds OF transfer for the follow
ing pieces OF property have just been
placed on record in the ONCE OF the
clerk of the corporation court: Sam
ueI A. Moore to Mrs. Mary f.
Sacres. house and bot on the east
side Of Payne between Prince and