Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-07-08
Common Council

At an adjourned meeting of the
Common Council of the City of Alex
andria, Va. held July 9Th, 1920, there
were present:
H. R. Burke, esq, President and
Messrs. Mccartney, Matter, Ticer,
Kaufman, Wattles, Sullivan, Bag
gett, Lawler, and Fletcher.
A message from the Mayor return
ing without his approval resolution
to prohibit distractions on side walks,
and fire proofing buildings erected by
lumber company, in the city was re-
ceived and the resolution and joint
committee report was returned to the
board of aldermen for proper endorse
1nentS.
An ordinance to amend and revise
the health and sanitary department
of the city government, which passed
on June %, 1920, was returned by
the Board of Aldermen, as passed with
an amendment to section 2, council
receded from its previous action and
conquered in the action of the Board
of Aldermen, Ayes 10; Noes 0.
An act to regulate the price off gas,
was recommended by the joint COM
mittee on light and finance and read
the second time, an amendment by
Mr.. Mccartney to strike out dis
count of ten cents on each 1000 feet
and insert twenty cents was lost. the
act was read the third time and lost,
Ayes Messrs. Matter, Kaufman, Wat
ties, Baggett, Lawler, Fletcher, and
Mr.. President; Noes Messrs. Nc
Caffrey. Ticer and Sullivan-3, upon
motion of Mr.. TIGER the action was
reconsidered and upon motion OF Mr.
Lawler the act was recommltted to
the Joint committee on light. and fin
aTce.
On the petition Of Miss E. Cowllng
The finance committee recommended
that when an indemnifying bond is
furnished and the records show that
coupons have not been paid. The
auditor is instructed to pay interest
to July 1st, 1920, on two one hundred
dollar bonds of the city said to have
been lost and the report was adopted
A resolution appropriating ten
thousand dollars for the public schools
to June 3Oth, 1920, and instrncting
the school board to proceed against
Alexandria and Fairfax county, 70 col
lect SIS 900, due for tuition for chill
dren from the two counties, was re-
commended by the joint committee on
finance and schools and passed. Ayes
20: Noes 0.
A resolution appropriating $500
for gutter and spouting at Aims
House was recommended by the .'"'ny
committee on finance and poor and
passed Ayes 10; Noes 0.
A resolution appropriatirg So90.Oo
for Improvement to grounds around
the high school building was recon-.
mended by the joint committee on
finance and schools and passed, Ayes
10; N,es 0.
A resolution appropriating $500 to
invite bids for repairs to the wall OF
the city Jail was recommended by the
Joint committee on public property
and finance and passed Ayes 10; Noes
none
A resolution apropriating $500 for
repairs at Relief Hook and Ladder
house. was recommended by the joint
committee on fire and finance ana
tassed, Ayes 10; Noes 0.
A bill of H. Noel Garner, corpora
ton attorney 1854 to December 10TH
1919. was recommended by the fin
ance committee and ordered paid,
Ayes 10: Noes 0.
Mr.. Fletcher from the commlttee
on streets. submitted an adverse cpln-
ion of the corporation attorney. on an
act to prohibit erection of sign boards
in the city. which was received and
placed on file.
\ resolution TO place an arc light
in market shed was recommended by
the committee on light and passed,
this was returned from the board of
aldermen non-concurred in. Messrs.
Fletcher and I.awler were appointed
a committee at conference. The COM
mittee reported that the board of al
dermen refused to appoint commit
tee to confer, and the committee was