Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-07-07
City Now Losing $4,000 q
Year at Gas
Plant
FOR SUMMER
Council Drops Ordinance to Prohibit
Bill Bcards-New School For Col
ored Children Cost $4,000

When a resolution was presented
last night in common council to in
crease the price Of gas it resulted in
general discussion over the poor
quality Of gas now being furnished by
the city and incidentally was respon-
sible for the defeat of the proposition,
although the city at the present time
is losing more than $4,000 Il year On
gas sold to consumers it was stated.
The proposition was to increase the
price Of gas to Sl.70 1000 cubic
feet with a discount Of ten cents en-
the 1000 for prompt payment. effcc-
tive August /. The prevailing price
is $1.40 with 20 cents off the 1000
ior prompt payment.
Councilman McCaffrey moved that
ne dscou&; be made twenty cents ard
lis amendment was defeated and then
when the original resolution came up
% increase tire price it went down in
defeat as it required votes for its
passage 1t obtained eight out Of ten
votes present. MessrS. McCaffrey ard
Sullivan voting against the measure
T. ". Latham superintendent Of gas
vas called before council relative to
the proposed increase, and questioned
about the matter He explained that
the chief trouble is that the small
holder at the gas plant is not .Suffi-
ciently large and that the trouble is
for about an hour during the day the
plant encountering most Ct the trouble
It certain periods during the day
when the consumption is greatest. The
>::t,eS of the big holder he said are be-
ing repaired. Mr. Latham also en-
plained that they were short of oil
at the present time.
Correrning the gas used al the
Alexandria Naval Torpedo Station
Mr.. Latham said they use less than
100000 cubic feet month and this he
said did not keep down the pressure.
Councilman Wattles, chairman CT
me light committee, declared the gas
company had trouble with the big
nc!der and this was repaired. The
.rOuble now he said is an insufficient
supply of coal on hand at the gas
works.
Councilman Lawler thought that if
The city furnished a good quality OF
gas there would be no objection on the
part OF consumers to the increase.
The various officials submitted their
annual reports which were read and
received. They were from City Treas
urer T. ". Robinson. Auditor +. +.
Price, Clark of Gas +. ". Ebharit
Clerk of gas and F. W. Latham, sup
arnteEGent of gas.
The committee having charge Of
he ordinance to prohibit the erection
# sign boards in the city withdrew
The ordinance following the receipt OF
an opinion from Corporation attorney
Il. Noel Garner on this subject IN
which the attorney set forth shat lot
owners may place what they see TT
on their lots providing it does not in
iure others. Some time ago this mat
ter came up when residents of Rose
mont protested against the erection o.
a sign board in that subdivision.
Mayor Fisher returned without his
approval measure passed at the last
meeting Of council relative TO the re-
moval of buildings for which no per-
nit had been granted by council. The
paper was received and referred to
he board of aldermea for its iNdorse-
merit
The finance committee recommend
cd that an appropriation Of $4,000 he
made to meet deficit in public schools
amounting to S1l 1898 and that the
school board proceed to collect $4,000
due for tuition for pupils from Airing
on and Fairfax counties.
President Burke explained to coun-
Gil that the new school building for
.olored children cost the city 5000
to erect and the lot cost $500.
A petition for an arc light at
Washington and Franklin streets was
granted as also was petition for one
in the country part of the city market
The armory was leased to Lee
Sweeney under certain restrictions
1t was decided to advertise for bids
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