Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-12-15
Masonic Association Asks
City to Sell Holdings
In Geo. Wash. Park
BOOSTS PRICE OF GAS
New Rate Of 50 a Thousand Effective
January Discount Period Re
duced From 20 TO 10 Days

Through Charles II. Callahan the
George Washington Masonic Nation
al Memorial Association last night
submitted to ely council a cammun;-
cation asking the city TO sell the as
soc!a;ion its holdings in George Wash
ington Park in order that they may
have more room for the proposed me-
mcrial temple TO George Washington
The Mason winch i: is proposed to
e.ec.s on George Washington Park and
which temple W.! cost million del
al:. Thc matter was referred 20 the
joint committee en- finance ari pub
-ic properly.
Ccu'n:i'a:an l.aw!er asked TIA.
speedy acton be taken bt the cc,r-
m:ttee "a the association is anxious
. ascertain w',.a2u; dc ay whether or
not they can acquire Tie ata:i::tioral
land.
In the communication Mr.. Callahan
explained that Col. Louis 4. Watres,
prcsiGen. CT the George Washington
National Masccic Memoria! Assoc:a-
ton, was cf the opinion that the pre-
sen. ste they own on George Wash
ir.tcn Fark was inadequate to mec!
the requ:rarn arts cf the c2Etenps sa;ed
structure and all2w proper apprcachea
/ as colonnades, parking, terraces
end the like which would be abso-
lutcly necessary to embellishing ana
aeausfy:ng the surroundings.
On The recommendation of the com
m;ttce on l:@r; the price CT gas was
increased frcm $1.70 10 50 a thousand
with The usTa! tweEty cents eff the
1000 cubic feet for prompt payment
and the leso M.:cn was ameri2i By
C;urc: ma. .BaGgo::t Advancing :he
ia;c CT payment from twenty 10 ten
vs in order to obtain the disccun.
Hereafter ILLS viii have to be pail
ten days from cate Ct ;ssae. This be-
comrs operative Januayv !. Fred ".
Ebhar l.. clerk of gas, was called CT
" council ard asEcl abcut the ques-
.:or cf san&;rg GU. o:l,s At different
oericls instead Of seni;.g them cu;
;hc first Ct each north. Tie thought
( wcr',l er:a;l more work. Council,
ncwever decided 70 aGcyt the pan
and send them out at different per-
:oGs.
Rs Of Gcorge S. French ami
Frank J. Pollard; assessors and Chas.
E. Teraesscn. deputy assessor, for
5000 each for 200 days work in max
ing the assessments. were ordere
SAD c-l the c.crk was directed t.
certify TO their bills of $500 each
lie states part .: the work. Each
therefore, WI receive 81 l.2C0 for their
work.
The joir: committee CT france and
poor reported adversely On :he pcti-
:;cn of tbs Salvation Army asking
scr $500 fc- helping the poor dGt;nc
the winter and the report was adopt.
ed.
The SIM of 5000 was appropriated
20 ray certain bis on file WITH the
auditor n connection with purchase:
CT fire hydra2ts.
Af..r- a lergthy hsbate rsSclu-
lion was passed to give Al. Darrah
Quit claim deed for two lots Il
Gecr~e Washington Park.
The street committee reccTmen5
ID tia; the Mount Vernon Dairy re.
move shed in the rear Of i.s plac:
of business az the southwest corner
cf Prince and Alfred streets and it
re port was adopted and an adverse
repors was made by the same commit
Tee on the proposition Of this ccm.
rany to be permitted to retain TIL
she'd.
Adverse rcport was made. on bill o.
| Mrs. Baggctt for sf3 tocrcin1hurs'
for sewer work on uoner King stree
md The report adopted. The sum o
I; $33 was appropriated for wiring th'
! chambers of both branches of cit,
courHL--Petition Of A. S. Wade. Jr.
% PLACE gasoline tank on Alfrs'
! st-ect. between King and Prime
ctr+cts. was referred ito street r"m
mittee. Ordinance granting Stan
hard Oil Ccnrnany permission, t. us
gasoline. instead OF. oil in. tank pip
/, line On Orenoeo street. was adopted