Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-09-29
Common Council

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AT a regular meeting Of the COM
mon council of the city of Alexandria,
Va. held September %, 1920, there
were present:
II, R. Burke. esq, president, and
Messrs. Mccartney, Matter, TIGER,
Downham, Kaufman. Wattles, Des-
mond. Drury, Sullivan. Baggett, Bal
lenger, Lawler, Fletcher and beavers.
A bill of H. Noel Garner for thirty
dollar $500 was recommended by the
finance committee and ordered paid.
Upon recommendation of the COM
mittee or public property s433 was
appropriated to make alteration to
the heating plant at the city jail.
Ayes Is; Noes 0.
The joint committee on streets and
general laws recommended that the
corporation attorney be empowered to
take action to compel the Alexandria
Water Company to extend water
mains in George Washington Park,
and the report was adopted.
The committee on public property
recommended that the repairs and de-
~coration to the chambers Of the con
mon council and board of aldermen be
! not done at present and the report
was adopted.
Upon recommendation of the COM
mittee on streets permission was
granted Harry A. Bromow to erect
| building at Northwest corner of
! Queen and Henry street, according
to the building laws to be approved
!by the City Engineer, and the report
was adopted.
The committee on streets reported
adversely in a petition from the Alex
andria Lumber Co., to construct shed
on Alfred Street between Gibbon and
Franklin streets and the report was
adopted.
The committee on streets recon-
mended an appropriation of $500 to
construct pipe eastward on
Queen street from Royal to Fairfax
streets and the report was adopted.
Ayes is; Noes O.
The committee on streets recon-
mended that the petition of property
owners in 700 block north Washing
ton street be deferred until all prop
erty owners on the square show will
ingness to pay proportion of cost Of
curb, gutter and roadway and the re-
port was adopted.
The committee on streets reported
adversely on the petition Of the Union
Station Auto Supply Co.. to lower
curbing and the report was adopted.
Upon recommendation CT the COM
mittee on streets permission was
granted Frank L. Foard to erect stuc-
co house at No. 308 South Lee street.
A summary of cost of the public
schools of Alexandria, 1920 and 1921
was received from the finance conf
mittee of the city school board and
referred to the joint committee on
finance and schools.
A bill of DR.. Walter A. Warfield,
physician to poor for services July
and August $50 was referred to the
joint committee on poor and finance.
A resolution to increase the salary
Of the superintendent Of Aims House
to $500 per annum was offered by Mr..
Baggett and referred to the joint com
mittee on poor and finance.
A resolution to investigate condi-
ton of old truck house on Prince
street as to its use to the best advan-
tage Of the city was offered by Mr..
Baggett and referred to the joint com
mittee on public property and fire.
A resolution appropriating $4,000
to make repairs at the Aims House
was offered by Mr.. Baggett and re-
ferred to the joint committee on pub
lie property, poor and finance.
A proposal from Abraham Lomax
to purchase lots located on the south