Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-11-10
REFUSE INCREASE
IN POLICE SALARY
Council Also Against In
creasing Membership
of Force
SEEK WATER GAS SET
Purchase Automatic Fire Ringers
F. w. Latham Leaves Gas Works
November 15.

Resolutions that have been pend
ng for Some time past in the city
.cuncil providing for an increase IN
the salaries of the members Of the
police and also for increasing the
membership of the police force
were defeated last night when ad-
varse reports were submitted by
the joint committee on finance and
police.
The first to be presented was the
recommendation for an increase IN
.hp membership 'of the force and
this quickly was defeated following
the recommendation of the commit
tee.
Next came the adverse report Of
the committee on the resolution Of
Councilman Kaufman To increase
The salaries of the members of
the police force as follows: Chief,
$175; sergcants, $50 and privatcs,
1925. A recorded vote was taken
and the report Of the committee was
sustained by vote of s to Z.
The sum of 500 was appropria-
ted for the purchase nf two motors
.ycles for the police department.
A resolution empowering the
l;rht committee Of co"ncil 70 install
water gas set at the city gas
works at cost moi to exceed the
sum of $4,000 was adopted chY a
vote of Ia to ,. Mc$srS. McCaffrey
and Sullivan voting against the
measure. .Artcrward. however. Pres
dent Burke ruled that the measure
would have To have Il unanimous
vote for its passage and il was re-
fcrrcd to the joint committee on
light and finance.
Tbp sum Of 81 800 was appropria-
ted for the purchase Of four auto
matte hell ringing devices for the
fire department., three Of which al
ready have been installed in ihc
towers at tb" engine house and one
in the tower Of the city hall. This
measure carried by n vote of - to
Chief X. W. Ogden was given the
floor TO explain why the devices
were installed in the engine houses
without securing permission of
council. He told council they were
installed during the fircmrn'S con-
vcntion for demonstrating purposes
| and did not think authorization
necessary and stated that such a
| system If procured elsewhere would
'oSt the city $4,000.
This was brought about when
| Cnuncilmen Tircr, chairman nf the
finance committee. stated the de-
vices were installed without per-
mission of city council.
Petition Of North Roscm"nt Citi-
zcns' Association asking that five
sixty watt incandescent lights Ic
| installed in .Johnston's Subdivision
was adontcd on the Recommendation
of the light committee.
Resolution Of residents Of George
Washington Park for city street
light near the property of T. J
| Fannon at that place and asking
that the drainage bitches he cIosct
and other improvements made was
referred 10 the committee on light
anf streets.
The following ordinances present
ed by the city health dcpartment
were read and referred To rceu.
late the sale. exchange and dcliv.
cry of milk and cream and provid
! ing for the cleanliness f>mik ant
! cream bottles.
To prohibit the sale, exchange
and delivery Of bread in the cit,
| unless the same be closely wrappc,
and sealed and making the offens,
punishable by the imnos;tion of
| fine of from 81 to s25.
Ordinance regulating the sail
and exchange of food for huma,
consumption and providing tha
certain described articles be kept il
certain places where feed is store,
for sale and prohibiting tho kccpc
of live poultry in certain places.
a report of the work accomplish
ed by the public health nurse wa
submitted to by DR.. l.. E. Foulks
city health officer. showing tota
of SCI eases attended to from Sep