Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-01-28
viii be Acted on at Special
Meeting of Council
Tonight
DISCUSS IMPROVEMENT
Committee From Chamber Of Com
!. merce Advocates Work at High
School Grounds.

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Gas is now being sold by the city
of Alexandria at less than it costs tt
produce. This statement was made or
The floor of city council last night By
President Burke following the intro,
dlction of a resolution authorizing
the finance and light committee to
borrow the sum of $4,000 to meet 8
deficit of $4,000.
Councilman Baggett asked if the
gas: plant was being run at loss a.
E the present time and President Burke
replied in the affirmative.
Councilman Lawler said he didn't
think it good business to sell gas at
less than it costs to produce, and
Councilman Ruben added that in pre-
vious years the plant showed good
profit, but that in order to make a
Fgood financial showing the plant had
been permitted to run down.
Councilman Wattles, chairman OF
the hight committee, told council thai
las. matter of fact the plant mad
practically been rebuilt, and in sddi-
ton the increased cost Of operation
including, labor, coal had greatly in
creased and that in addition mains
had been laid in different part of the
city.
In previous years the revenue turn
ed into the treasury he said was be-
tween $1,000 and $4,000 annually
Councilman Burke said owing to
fhe Importance of the appropria sion
ssFSv-oniG bssi. eccssary to fhold a spe-
,ia1 meeting at 8 o'clock tomorrow
"wednesday light and council again
viii meet tonight to act on the gas
beficit.
On behalf of the city school board
". F. H. Finke, chairman of the
board, sent communication to city
puncil in which he urged the pur-
base Of the lot at the southwest cor
af Of Wolfe and st. Asaph streets
hom Miss Margaret E. Smith to be
$ed for Washington sch cl for bays.
he also recommended that certain
FORK be done including putting the
igi school grounds in more present
hSle shape, and that sidewalk be
nced in front and on each end CT
Ne colored school now in course of
3ection. The. erection Of fence
Mound the high school building also
lis recommended and that lights be
racted around the high school build
lg for its protection.
Concluding his communication he
IMPRESSED hope that these matters
tbuId not be allowed to die. The com
}unication was referred to the joint
lnmittee on streets, schools and fin
dee.
If. ]. Dempsey, chairman Of spe-
Al committee of the civic bureau OF
lie Chamber of Commerce, appeared
behalf of that bureau in the in.
rest of the Improvement of the high
4hoc! grounds. He read resolution
|op.ed by that bureau to council an'
Ssnes Bayne, also, member of tht
eSal committee, was then given tn
par.s He urged the Importance of tn
lhroyement of these grounds ant
ia Fiat for the past five years meth
gi had been done to the grounds ant
ldad that it was not uncommon t
at comments on the high schoo
rrbundings. These grounds he sal
e not in condition for use. Tn
|ound he said could be made highl
edible Fairgrounds at a moderat
,cnd4ture. The property he said
Unable for Fairgrounds, athleti
Iercises Of community center.
Resolutions appropriatins $4,000
pay cost of construction on schot
hiding being erected for colore
ildren was referred to finance an
hcdl committees.
"A resolution appronriatlng sl1,sC
construction Of q bituminous m.
dam roadway on Washington sire,
cm Duke to Frankllu streets, d;
fee of four squares. was referr;
the lcint comm stsc en- streets q,
lance.
The Mount Verron Garage was F.;
wed rebate of $4,000 or liccn