Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-05-26
Autos May Park on King
Street Thirty Min
utes
ADOPT TRAFFIC RULES
Health Officer F0ulks Urges Council
to Grant Petition for Eight Sewers
Appropriation Bill Presented.

he price of gas may shortly be
raised to $1.70 on the 1000 cubic feet
with q discount of ten cents on the
l,C0O for prompt payment if the re-
commendation Of the light committee
Of city council is adopted. 1t was re-
ferred to the Joint committee on fin
ance ard light at meeting Of coun-
Gil last night. The prevailing rate is
Sl.40, on the l 900 feet with u dis
count Of twenty cents for prompt
payment which make i net to the
consumer $1.20. The new price would
make it net to the consumer Sl.6O.
Letters were read from other Virginia
cites showing higher rate than
Alexandria is paying and showing IN
creases recently made.
Councilman Wattles, chairman OF
the committee on light, stated that
tie holders at the gas plant are rapid
ly being repaired and that better gas
could be expected within the next few
days. The board of aldermen adopted
the proposed ordinance to give the
Alexandria County Lighting Company
permission for slight increase in its
rates and the matter will be formally
presented for act:cn at a meeting o!
city council June 8.
Attorney Leo p. Harlow, represent
ing the Alexandria County Lighting
Company who was present, explained
To council number of paints regard
ing the franchise the electric COM
pany has with the city.
The new traffic ordinance was
adopted after being amended by the
aldermen. The amendment provides
that ears may be parked on k!ne
street for period not longer than
thirty minutes and common council
adopted the amendment. Persons un-
der sixteen years of age, unless ac-
compan!ed by other parents or guard
. ians. cannot operate automobiles.
Dr. Louis Foulks, city health officer,
APPEARED before council and urged ac-
tim on eight sewer petitions. Lack
Of proper sewer connection, he de-
clared was a great menace to the
health of the. community. The cline
he said would close the last of June
and he urged it be continued in con-
nection with city dispensary and
said he later would present a pro-
position along this line. He also re-
commended an ordinance governing
plumbing. The eight sewers urged by
him. he said, would connect 206
hcuSCS
DR.. Fuulks praised the highly et-
fcient work done by his deputy, DR..
J. j. Garvey. whom he said has done
his work conScientiously and eftlc-
ieIkly.
Dr.. Foulks was asked by Council
man Lawler the condition of the city
water at the present time and Dr..
Foulks replied that there is not Z
single indication of pollution at the
present time and that if there Is any
pollution he will give proper warning.
Examinations of the water, he saia,
are made daily.
The annual appropriat3oa
bill for $250000 was presented
and referred. This does not. howeNr1
contain figures for the schools Ter Is.
years and this will be adde6 'He; I,
President Burke explained.
A communication from tn
board asking for an addition at
priation of $ll 5S3.S3 to ! 1vlc,
over for the present school rss
referred to the joint commit iiu-
ance ard schools.
Petition from merchant. shegS
on Royal between King al taNcrun
streets. asking TO be rel sred Ct the
nuisance Of having eX',srsss wagons
and other vehicles parked ~ that