Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-11-24
BAKERS MUST SEAL
ALL BREAD SOLD
City Council Also Adopts
Ordinance to Regulate
Sale of Milk
NAY BOOST GAS TO 81
|'ouncil To Meet Friday To Consider
Loan of s25.OO0--Defer Electing
School Trustees.


All bread sold in the city sixty days
rom now must be wrapped and seal
ID according TO the provisions of an
ordinance recommended by the city
calth department which was adoPt-
d by the city council at its meeting
hst night.
Council also. on the recommends
ion of the foregoing department,
dopted an ordinance regulating the
ale and delivery of milk and cream
b become operative January ], 1921.
1t was decided to print copies of
he ordinances and have them dis
ributed to bread and milk dealers.
A resolution of Councilman Wat
es, chairman Of the light committee
+ the city to make loan Of S23, 900
purchase a new water gas set for
he city gas plant, and also to pay
or coal, oil and the general upkcep
{ the city gas plant. The matter
as referred to the joint committee
finance and light and it was de-
Edcd to hold a special meeting at
80 o'clock Friday night for the
urposc Of acting on the resolution.
A resolution increasing the pric"
/ gas to 50 1000 cubic feet with
discount of 20 cents on the 1000
paid by the first of the month,
MS to become operative January |,
s21; was referred to the joint COM
hittee on lieht and finance. The
resent price Of gas is $l.10 with the
iscount Of 90 cents. Councilman
rattlcs explained that the city is
. ist now selling gas at loss and ne
lded that after the water set IS in-
tailed and things readjusted the
Fty hopes to reduce the price of gas.
Councilman McCaffrey introduced
resolution in which he set forth
nat an examination Of the city Gas
ant made by him disclosed that
he plant was turning out good gas
nd the trouble was that the mains
te rotten. Instead of spending Sl5,-
b0 for the water set he suggested
resolution that new mains be in
allied. This was referred to the
eht committee.
President Burke told council that
loss of gas at the city gas plant
not more than sixteen per cent and
at the usual loss at gas plants IS
hont twelve per cent. Some Of the
Frvice pipes he said are too small
hd this frequently causes trorble.
Another resolution Of Mr.. McCat-
ey favored reorganization of the
,lice force as suggested BY Prcsl-
mt +. +. Marbury. Of the board OF
dcrmen. and favored a reduction OF
city health department.
After lengthy debate, council ap-
opriated the sum of $542.43 for the
exandra Hospital to paw back
xcs due on a lot they formerly
sned on North Columbus street,
hich lot vas originally purchases
a site for the hospital.
Permission was granted Mount
prnon Chapter. Daughters Of the
ncrican Revolution, to place mile
one on Russell Road. same to be
closed with iron fence. It was sta
l that permission was obta'ned
pm the property owners on that
oroughfare.
The sum of $685. was appropriated
pay the balance due on two motor
cles Just purchased for the police
partment.
ATTORNEY ]. r. Cation on behalf OF
rs. Baggett petit;oned councli Tor
appropriation of S13 for bill for
wcr work on upper King street. 1t
ps referred to the joint committee
streets and finance.
Petition of Mt. Vernon Dairy for
thorization to place shed in rear of
cir building at Prince and Alfred
reefs already erected, was referred
street committee and petition
1orsting against the foregoing
led being used for stable, signed
six property owners, also wa:
ferred to the street committee.
Permission was granted Cart
tothers TO inclose porch At FL
outh PITT street. L..W. Recker wa
fanted permission to make altera
ons 10 garage in rear of 20S S.
ayette street and petitioF = /. /