Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-10-13

CIle SecOIlI anu tlIlu I4lIiC oiio- PASSSH
Ayes ID. Noes. O.
| a resolution that interest charges
net exceeding $4,000 and not extend.
ing over five years for construction
bcf road and not available urtil the
length OF Lee Highway from Alexan
dina to Fairfax Courthouse shall have
been completed etc, and that spe-
cial levy of 10 cents per hundred be
added to tax rate on real estate etc.
was submitted by the joint commit
tee on finance and streets and passed.
Ayes ID. Noes 0.
A resolution appropriaGng $4,000
for the operation Of the public schools
for the remainder of the present
school term was recommended by the
jcirt committee on finance and
schools and passed. Ayes IA. Noes 0.
A report Of the committee on
streets granting permission to the
Standard Oil Company to lay pipe
line on Oronoco street from the wharf
to their plant under the terms Of an
ordinance drawn by the Corporation
attorney at The expense of the oil
company was passed.
Upon recommendation of the JOINT
committee on fire and streets permits
sion wat, grarted E. B. Ale to re-
nacve frame building from 1915 Duke
street to 308 South Alfred street.
Permission was granted ". L. Mar
tin to erect shed rear 609 North Co.
lu1n5us street. ~
I An ordinance authorizing the Ma
tional Fruit Product Co., Inc; to- run
a wire cable and a rubber FIBER hose
across Henry Street between Pen
dleton and Wythe streets connecting
their properties, was read the first
second and third time and passed.
Upon request of Mr.. Geo. H. Evans
permission was granted the Cham
Der of Commerce to erect a four foot
sign at Russell Road and King street
An ordinance fixing the number
of policemen and a communication
from the Police Commissioners was
referred to the committee on poiice
and finance.
A resolution to purchase two
motorcycles for the police depart
ment was referred to the commit
tee on police and finance.
A resolution by Mr.. Kaufman to
increase salaries of the police force,
was referred to the committee c
police ard finaree.
A petition from citizens of North
Rosemort to declare public highways
referrcd to committee on streets and
finance
A resolution appropriating $1,000 to
snrface North Washington street,
Queen to Wythe street, referred to
committee on streets and finance.
An ordinance to provide for the
making and improvement of walk
ways ETC.. was offered by Mr.. Down
ham and referred to committee on
streets and Laws.
= An ordinance for insta Nation of
discs in center of street intersections
was offered by Mn. Downlam and re-
ferred to the committee on streets.
Petitions from Abraham Lomax,
First street across the canal, and Mrs.
Sutherland 825 Oronoco street, were
referred to committee on streets.
A resolution to negotiate tempo
rary loan of sixty thousand dollars
as may be necessary from time to
time fer fiscal year 1920 and q Of
fered by Mr.. TIGER and referred to
committee en- finance.
A resolution by Mr.. Lawler re-
queAting the tax collector to furnish
names of all delinquents and the Cor
porstion Attorney to proceed to COL
lect, referred to committee on fin
ance.
A resolution instructing the COM
mittee on public property to secure
bids for wiring and electric fixtures
in the rooms of the common council
and board of aldermen was referred
to committee on public property.
A resolution appropriating four
hundred dollars for repairs to arm
ory hall, referred to committee on
public poperty and finance.
A petition from the Salvation Army
requesting an appropriation of five
hundred dollars. referred to commit
tee on poor and finance.
A resolution appropruating $1,000 to
purchase automatic bell ringing de-
vices for fire department. referred to
committee on fire and finance.
Communication from the City
School Beard relating TO purchase Of